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Supreme Court Dismisses West Bengal Govt's Plea Challenging HC Direction To Transfer Ram Navami Violence Cases To NIA
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the investigation in six FIRs related to Ram Navami violence from March 31 to April 3 to the National Investigation Agency.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra noted that in the...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up : July 17-23, 2023
IBC Overrides Electricity Act; Dues To Secured Creditors At Higher Footing Than Electricity Dues: Supreme CourtCase details: Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd vs Raman Ispat Private LimitedCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 534The Supreme Court observed that Section 238 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code overrides the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003.The provisions of the IBC treat...
‘If ₹1100 Crores Can Be Spent For Ads In 3 Years, Contributions Can Be Made To Infra Projects’: Supreme Court To Delhi Govt On Rapid Rail
The Supreme Court, on Monday, accepted the statement of the Delhi Government that it would make budgetary provisions to make contribution towards the RRTS Project (Regional Rapid Transit System). On the last occasion, being apprised that the Delhi Government is not making contribution towards the RRTS Project (Regional Rapid Transit System) due to budgetary constraints, the Apex Court...
Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Hearing of Umar Khalid in Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the bail hearing of former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid, who has been arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement in the larger conspiracy surrounding the communal violence that broke out in February 2020 in the Indian capital. Khalid has been behind bars since September 2020, awaiting his trial. A...
Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Granted to AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case By 5 Weeks
The Supreme Court on Monday extended interim bail granted to Satyendar Jain - Aam Aadmi Party leader and former cabinet minister in the Delhi government - in a money laundering case. Jain was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in May 2022, but was granted interim bail on medical grounds by the top court last month. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi...
Supreme Court Stays ASI Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Till July 26 5 PM; Asks Masjid Committee To Approach HC Against Varanasi Court Order
In relation to the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute at Varanasi, the Supreme Court on Monday directed that order passed by the Varanasi District Court on July 21 for the ASI survey of the mosque should not be enforced till 5 PM on July 26.The Court passed this order to allow some "breathing time" to the Gyanvapi Masjid committee to approach the Allahabad High Court challenging the District Court's...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [July 1 – 9, 2023]
SUBJECT WISE INDEXBailAnticipatory Bail - Personal liberty is important, but courts must also consider the gravity of offence & impact on society. Pratibha Manchanda v. State of Haryana, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 514Central ExciseSelf-assessment of assessee not rendered malafide merely because it was based on a CETSTAT view which was later overturned. Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs...
CJI DY Chandrachud Cautions About Artificial Intelligence; Says It Can Make Biased Decisions Based On Societal Prejudices
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud recently spoke on how no technology is neutral and how it can reflect human values when deployed in the real world. The CJI spoke on how one must ponder the human and societal values that technology represents, especially the context in which they are deployed. “This is because technology doesn’t develop in a social vacuum. They take place inside...
Supreme Court Upholds Tripura HC Order That Directed State Govt To Pay Remuneration To Retired Judge Who Served As Chairman Of NSA Advisory Board
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the order of the Tripura High Court that directed the State Government to pay former judge of the Gauhati High Court, Justice Alok Baran Pal who retired as the Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board to be paid remuneration at the rate of the salary of a High Court judge minus the pension during the period he held the sole post as Chairman of the...
Accused Not Filing Petition To Quash FIR/Chargesheet Has No Relevance In Deciding Bail Application : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while granting bail to human rights activist Teesta Setalvad, observed that the accused not filing an application for quashing the FRI/Chargesheet is not a relevant consideration for deciding bail application . If such a position was to be accepted, then no bail application be can be accepted unless the accused files an application for quashing the proceedings, the Apex...