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Supreme Court Grants Bail To Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira In Bhima Koregaon Case
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Bhima Koregaon-accused and activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, both of whom have been lodged in jail since August 2018 for alleged offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. They were arrested in connection with the 2018 caste-based violence that broke out at Bhima Koregaon in Pune, and for having alleged links with...
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear PIL Raising Alarm Over Mob Lynching ; Issues Notice To Union, States
The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued notice in a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) raising alarm over an increase in cases of lynching and mob violence against Muslims, particularly by 'cow vigilantes', despite the court's Tehseen Poonawalla ruling. In this 2018 judgment, the top court had issued comprehensive...
Manipur : Supreme Court To Hear On July 31 Prof Kham Khan Suan Hausing's Plea Challenging Summons Over Statements Against Meiteis
The Supreme Court has rescheduled to July 31, 2023, the hearing of Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing's plea challenging the summons issued against him by a Manipur Court. The summons was in connection with his alleged defamation of the Metei community during an interview with 'The Wire.'Originally slated for today (July 28, 2023), the matter was supposed to be heard by the bench led by...
Supreme Court Closes Plea By Sri Lankan National For Premature Release After Tamil Nadu Government Arranges For His Return
The Supreme Court recently closed a plea filed by a Sri Lankan citizen for his premature release after being incarcerated in India for over 35 years. The matter was closed on the submission of the Tamil Nadu Government that his release had been arranged for by providing him documents for his travel issued by the Sri Lankan Government. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice...
Kerala High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2023 [Citations 1 - 301]
Nominal Index Citations [2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 1-301]XXXX v. Union Of India and Connected Cases 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 1Sali M.N. v. State of Kerala & Ors. and other connected matters 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 2T. A. Abdul Sathar v. The State of Kerala and Ors. 2023 LiveLaw(Ker) 3Lt. Col. E.V. Krishnan & Anr. v. State of Kerala & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Ker) 4Laila Bhagaval Singh v. State of Kerala...
Centre Entrusts Manipur Sexual Violence Video Case With CBI; Requests Supreme Court To Transfer Trial To Any Other State
The Government of India, in response to the distressing incident involving the video of two women in Manipur being paraded naked and subjected to sexual violence amidst the ethnic conflict in the State, has decided to entrust the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with the investigation in the matter. The step has been taken with the consent of the State Government of Manipur considering...
Supreme Court Hears PIL Petition Raising Corruption Allegations Against Arunachal Pradesh Govt
The Supreme Court on Thursday pondered on whether to entertain a PIL which raises allegations of corruption regarding certain tenders floated by Arunachal Pradesh government years ago at a belated stage.The bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M Trivedi was hearing a Special Leave Petition where the petitioners alleged that contracts were given by the state government...
Madras High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2023 [Citation 1 - 180]
NOMINAL INDEX Manikandan v. State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 1 P Geetha v. V. Kirubaharan , 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 2 M/s.Tirupur Sree Annapoorna Versus Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 3 Easwaran Brothers India Private Limited Versus The Assistant Commissioner (ST) (FAC), 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 4 M Kannadasan v Union Of India, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 5 M/s. Radha...
Supreme Court Expresses Anguish At States Not Implementing Prohibition Of Manual Scavenging Act
The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing a PIL on implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 asked the Centre, why the states have not taken action on implementation of the Act.A Division Bench of Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing the matter During the course of the hearing Amicus Curiae appointed by the...
‘PMLA Abused Enough; Govts Toppled On Basis Of ED’, Says Kapil Sibal In Senthil Balaji Case; Solicitor General Objects To 'Political Arguments'
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal expressed his apprehension over the ‘abuse’ of the Prevention of the Money Laundering Act, 2002 to target political opposition in the country. He made this remark on Thursday during the Supreme Court hearing on the legality of DMK MP and Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji’s custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a cash-for-jobs...
Kashmiri Pandit Body Supports Abrogation Of J&K Special Status; Says Article 370 Was Discriminatory
In yet another development in the case pertaining to the abrogation of Article 370, which the Supreme Court is set to start hearing from August 2, 2023, certain intervenors, advocating for the rights of Kashmiri Pandits, have filed intervention applications in support of the central government's decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, these applications...
"So You Agree Bulldozing Houses Is Wrong?" : Supreme Court Asks When UP Govt Opposed Bail To Person Accused Of Bulldozing House
The objection made by the State of Uttar Pradesh to the grant of bail to a person accused of bulldozing a house elicited a comment from the Supreme Court."So you agree that bulldozing houses is wrongful?", Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul asked UP Additional Advocate General (AAG) RK Raizada. The judge was probably alluding to reports of "bulldozer action" being taken by UP authorities to demolish...