Can Govt Counsel Appear For Accused In Criminal Cases Registered By State? Calcutta High Court Calls For Report

Criminal cases involve material which have far reaching consequences on movement of investigation. Such diaries are to be handed by the state counsel. Once retainership is accepted by advocate, no private briefs can be accepted. This is a known principle, the Judge said.

Delhi Air Pollution : Supreme Court Expresses Dissatisfaction With Enforcement Of Ban On Trucks, Appoints 13 Lawyers To Inspect Entry Points

In the Delhi air pollution matter, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 22) appointed 13 members of the Bar as court commissioners to visit the entry points to Delhi and verify whether entry of trucks is being stopped.As per the GRAP-IV restrictions imposed by the Commission for Air Quality Management, the entry of trucks is prohibited to Delhi-NCR to combat air pollution.The Court...

Supreme Court Rejects Punjab Govt's Request To Access Witness Statements Before Enquiry Committee On Security Lapses During PM's Visit

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 22) rejected a request made by the Punjab Government for a copy of the statements made by witnesses before the Justice Indu Malhotra Committee which enquired into the security lapses which occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's travel to Punjab in January 2022.The State Government sought to access the statements to conduct enquiry against the...

Supreme Court To Hear West Bengal Govt Plea To Stay HC Judgment Quashing OBC Classifications On December 9

The Supreme Court today (November 22) stated that they will consider the plea of the State of West Bengal to stay the judgment of the Calcutta High Court cancelling all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued after 2010 on December 9.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and KV Viswanathan heard a petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the May 22 judgment, which quashed...

'Socialism In Indian Context Means Welfare State' : Supreme Court Reserves Order On Challenge To Adding 'Socialist' & 'Secular' In Preamble

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 2022) reserved orders on a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution as per the 42nd Amendment passed in 1976.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, which heard the matter, refused the petitioners' plea to refer the matter to a...

Supreme Court Stays HC Direction To Initiate Disqualification Proceedings Against HP MLAs Appointed As Parliamentary Secretaries

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 22) issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Himachal Pradesh against a judgment of the Himachal High Court which nullified a 2006 State Law which permitted the state government to appoint Members of the State Legislative Assembly (MLAs) as parliamentary secretaries.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice...

Supreme Court Seeks Gyanvapi Mosque Committee's Response On Plea For ASI Survey Of Sealed Area

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 22) sought the response of the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee to an application filed by Hindu worshippers for an ASI survey of the sealed area of the mosque (where a shivlinga was claimed to have been found).A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice to the Committee of Management, Anjuman Intezemia Masajid (which manages...

Supreme Court To Hear Manish Sisodia's Plea To Relax Bail Conditions In CBI & ED Cases Over Delhi Liquor Policy

The Supreme Court today (November 22) briefly heard two miscellaneous applications filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in relation to the liquor policy case seeking relaxation of bail conditions. A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and KV Viswanathan stated that they would issue notice and clarify on the next date regarding the bail conditions....

Mobile Towers & Pre-Fabricated Buildings Moveable Properties, Qualify As 'Capital Goods' For CENVAT Credit : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in a recent decision held that mobile service providers (MSPs) could avail the benefit of Central Value Added Tax/CENVAT Credit over excise duties paid on items such as mobile towers and prefabricated buildings. The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh observed that since mobile towers and PFBs could be detached and relocated, they qualified as...

Jail Superintendents Should Make Special Efforts To Identify Women Prisoners Eligible For Release U/s. 479 Of BNSS: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 19) directed Jail Superintendents to make special efforts to identify women prisoners who may qualify for release under Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.“Although the provisions of Section 479 of the BNSS are gender neutral, it is also necessary for this Court to say that special efforts should be made to identify...

Supreme Court Forms SIT To Probe Allegations That TN Police Officials Violated POCSO Victim's Rights & Assaulted Parents

In a case relating to alleged sexual assault of a minor girl in Anna Nagar, Chennai, the Supreme Court recently constituted a Special Investigation Team to conduct a probe into the allegations that Chennai police violated the victim's rights and assaulted her parents. The Court further directed that the probe be monitored by the Madras High Court and awarded a cost of Rs.75,000/- in favor of...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Validity Of BNS & BNSS Provisions, Says 'Sedition' Reintroduced & Police Custody Powers Enhanced

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the various provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Penal Code, 1860 with effect from July 1,The petition challenges the following provisions of BNS and BNSS.- Sections...