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Supreme Court Again Rejects Ashwini Upadhyay's Plea For Urgent Listing Of Plea Related To Exchange Of Rs 2000 Currency Notes
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a third mentioning made by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking urgent listing for his his petition challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications that permit exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without requirement of any identity proof.A Vacation Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal pointed...
Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Of Alleged Gangster Sanjeev Jeeva's Wife To Attend His Funeral
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the plea of Payal Maheshwari, wife of alleged gangster Sanjiv Maheshwari 'Jeeva', seeking permission to attend his funeral.Jeeva is said to be a close aide of Mukhtar Ansari and was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside the Lucknow court premises yesterday. His name had surfaced in the murder of senior BJP leaders Brahmadutt Dwivedi and...
Difficult To Assume 'Mob' From Muslim Community Would Chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’: Court Raps Delhi Police For Clubbing Complaints Without Probe, Acquits 3
While acquitting three Muslim men in a case connected to the Northeast Delhi riots, a court in the national capital pulled up the Delhi Police for clubbing several complaints with the case without investigation. The court acquitted the three accused in the main complaint and referred the matter related to the wrongly clubbed complaints back to the investigating agency.Additional Sessions...
Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Appeal Against Delhi HC's Order Granting Interim Bail To Magunta Raghava Reddy In Delhi Liquor Scam Case
The Supreme Court listed for tomorrow (June 9 2023), an appeal challenging the Delhi High Court order which had granted 15 days of interim bail to Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MP Magunta Srinivasulu’s son Magunta Raghava Reddy. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing by ASG SV Raju before a vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal....
Supreme Court Quarterly Criminal Law Digest [Jan – Mar 2023]
Adultery"It is not as if this court approved of adultery": Supreme Court clarifies 'Joseph Shine' judgment that declared Section 497 IPC unconstitutional. Joseph Shine v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 117Adultery - Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2019) 3 SCC 39 - It is not as if this Court approved of adultery. This Court has found that adultery may be a moral wrong (per Hon’ble Ms....
Can BCI Refuse To Enrol Graduate From Law College Which Was De-Recognized? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement in a plea which dealt which the question whether the Bar Council of India (BCI) has the power to regulate matters pertaining to education or not before enrolment as an advocate. “Despite service of notice, no one has appeared on behalf of the Respondents. We have heard the Advocate for the Petitioners. Judgement reserved”, a Bench...
[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Anticipatory Bail [Part-II]
Q. 6 What are the factors to be taken into account while dealing with an application for anticipatory bail ? Ans.(i) The nature and gravity of the accusation and the exact role of the accused must be properly comprehended before arrest is made;(ii) The antecedents of the applicant including the fact as to whether the accused has previously undergone imprisonment on conviction by a...
Plea In Supreme Court To Declare Results Of Bar Council Of India's Qualifying Exam For Indian Nationals Holding Foreign Degrees
The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rakesh Bindal listed on Friday a plea seeking to direct the Bar Council of India (BCI) to to declare the result of the 18th Bar Council of India Qualifying Examination for Indian nationals holding Foreign Law Degrees (INHFLD). The said examination was conducted from 19 December 2022 to 24 December 2022 at the...
‘How Can You Mention Again?You Can’t Come To A Different Bench’: Supreme Court Questions Ashwini Upadhyay’s Repeated Mentioning Of Plea Related To Rs 2000 Note
A Supreme Court Vacation Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Wednesday sought a report from the Supreme Court registry of the last mentioning of Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay's petition challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications that permit exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without requirement of any identity...
Will(Before Death Of Testator) Or General Power Of Attorney(GPA) Cannot Confer Title In Immovable Property : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Will or General Power of Attorney (“GPA”) cannot be recognized as title documents or documents conferring right in any immovable property. It has been further held that the non-execution of any document by the GPA holder consequent to it, renders the said GPA useless.The Bench comprising of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Pankaj Mithal, while...
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup (29th May 2023 - 4th June 2023)
Judgements/OrdersFact That Co-Accused Has Not Surrendered Cannot Be A Ground To Deny Bail : Supreme Court[Case Title: Sebil Elanjimpally vs The State of Odisha]Citation : 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 474The Supreme Court recently observed that an accused cannot be denied bail on the sole ground that the co-accused has not surrendered. The Court was considering a bail application filed by an accused who...
EPF Pension: Delhi High Court Restrains EPFO From Taking Coercive Steps On Basis Of Recovery Notices For Higher Pension
The Delhi High Court recently restrained the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from taking any coercive steps with respect to the notices issued to various pensioners by it for making recoveries of the differential amount on higher pension received by them from many years. Justice Rekha Palli passed the interim order in the pleas moved by four pensioners who, after...