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Courts Not Messengers Of Investigating Agencies, Remand Shouldn't Be Allowed Routinely: Supreme Court Holds Magistrate Guilty Of Contempt
Judicial Magistrates are not expected to act as "messengers of the investigating agencies", stated the Supreme Court while holding a Chief Judicial Magistrate guilty of contempt of court for remanding an accused in violation of an order of the Supreme Court granting interim anticipatory bail.The judgment, delivered by a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, emphasised that...
Necessary For Judges To Exercise Restraint On Remarks In The Age Of Live-Streaming & Wide Reporting: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (August 7) highlighted the need for judges to exercise due caution while making remarks or observations in court proceedings which are now commonly livestreamed and widely covered by media. The Top Court made this observation while expunging the "unwarranted" remarks in the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order criticizing a stay order passed by the Top Court.The...
'Out Of 5000 PMLA Cases, Only 40 Convictions In 10 Years' : Supreme Court Says ED Must Focus On Quality Prosecution
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 7) highlighted the low rate of conviction in money laundering cases and underscored that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) should focus on the quality of prosecution.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a bail petition of Chhattisgarh-based businessman Sunil Kumar Agarwal, who was arrested for the offence of...
'You've Money For Ladli Behna, All Money On Freebies; Take Little Bit To Pay Compensation ': Supreme Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Supreme Court today (on August 07), pulled up the Maharashtra government for not filing an affidavit regarding, inter-alia, the details of the compensation given in a case wherein the State illegally occupied a person's property and allotted a notified forest land instead. “Do not take the Court for granted. You cannot treat every order of the Court in a casual manner. You...
PMLA : Supreme Court To Hear Review Petitions Against Vijay Madanlal Choudhary Judgment On August 28
The Supreme Court today posted to August 28 the batch of petitions seeking review of the 2022 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India (VMC).A special bench of Justices Surya Kant, CT Ravikumar and Ujjal Bhuyan heard arguments briefly, but agreed to adjourn the matter at the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who submitted that the matter was listed suddenly (post 9...
PMLA Review : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
A special bench of the Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking review of the 2022 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v.Union of India which upheld the various provisions of the Prevention Money Laundering Act (PMLA) relating to arrest, search, seizure, bail etc.The bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, CT Ravikumar and Ujjal Bhuyan will hear the matters at 2 PM today. The lead...
Supreme Court Holds Police Inspector & Magistrate Guilty Of Contempt For Arrest & Remand Of Accused Violating SC Order
In a major development, the Supreme Court today (on August 07) held a Police Inspector and a Chief Judicial Magistrate from Gujarat guilty of Contempt of Court for arresting and remanding an accused ignoring an interim anticipatory bail order passed by the Supreme Court."we hold R.Y. Raval, Police Inspector, Vesu Police Station, Surat(contemnor- respondent No.4) and Deepaben Sanjaykumar...
Delimitation Commission's Orders Aren't Immune From Judicial Review : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that nothing precludes the constitutional courts from checking the validity of orders passed by the Delimitation Commission on the touchstone of the Constitution if an order is found to be manifestly arbitrary and irreconcilable to constitutional values.“Therefore, while the Courts shall always be guided by the settled principles regarding scope, ambit and limitations...
Supreme Court Provisionally Allows Candidates From Andhra Not Enrolled In Telangana Bar Council To Appear For Telangana Civil Judges Exam
The Supreme Court on August 6 temporarily allowed candidates from Andhra Pradesh, who had not enrolled in the Telangana Bar Council, to appear for the mains of the Telangana Civil Judges Exam. The petitioners, who had cleared the preliminary exam, were unable to submit documents for the main exam because they lacked enrollment certificates from the Telangana Bar Association.It may be noted...
'Redesignation Not Regular Appointment' : Supreme Court Denies CAS Relief To Research Assistants Designated As Lecturers
The Supreme Court has held that those redesignated from Research Assistant to Lecturer and subsequently as Assistant Professor cannot be considered as regular appointments to extend the benefits of the 'Career Advancement Scheme' (CAS).The bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah said: “...the very usage of the term/phrase “regular appointment” has to be given its...
Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea | Can Trial In PMLA Case Proceed Without Trial In Predicate Offence? Supreme Court Asks
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 6) while hearing former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's bail plea asked whether the trial under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) could proceed without the trial of the predicate offence.The MLA and former Minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in June last year in a cash-for-jobs money laundering case. He has challenged...