Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Remands BRS Leader K Kavitha To ED Custody Till March 23

A Delhi Court on Saturday remanded Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till March 23 in the money laundering case connected with the alleged liquor policy scam.Special judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after Kavitha was produced by ED following her arrest yesterday in the case.ED had sought 10 days of remand for Kavitha....

NI Act | Director Not Responsible For Day-To-Day Affairs Of Company Can't Be Held Liable For Cheque Dishonour: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) observed that the Director of the company not responsible for its day-to-day affairs cannot be held liable for dishonor of cheque under the Negotiable Instruments Act,1882. Reversing the High Court's order which had refused to quash the pending proceedings under Section 138 N.I. Act against the accused/director of the company, the Bench comprising...

'Google Charging 4 To 5 Times Of Its Cost To App Developers' : CCI Finds Google Play Billing System To Be Prima Facie Anti-Competitive

In tech companies' challenge to Google's Play Store Billing policy in relation to in-app purchases and paid apps, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has prima facie found a violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act and directed an investigation by the Director General under Section 26(1) of the Act.The order passed by CCI Chairperson Ravneet Kaur alongwith Members Anil Agrawal,...

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act

The State of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court seeking an interim injunction restraining the Union from implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and its recently notified Rules. The Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules to enforce the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, which is the subject of numerous ongoing litigations. This is not the first...

Arvind Kejriwal Sedition Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Adjourns Matter To Await Supreme Court's Decision On Section 124A IPC

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has adjourned the plea seeking to summon Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a Sedition case, citing pendency of Supreme Court's decision on validity of Section 124A IPC.It is alleged that Kejriwal has tweeted a seditious statement in 2019 which encouraged public to "revolt against government of PM Narendra Modi", hence direction is sought to...

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Stay Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024

In a batch of petitions seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024, the leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Asaduddin Owaisi, has filed another application. Several petitioners moved to the apex court after the union government notified the rules by filing interlocutory stay applications in their pending writ petitions. The...

Filing Of Anticipatory Bail Application Through Advocate Can't Be Considered As Appearance Of Absconding Accused : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that the mere filing of an anticipatory bail application by the accused could not be treated as his appearance before the court which had initiated proceedings under Section 82/83 Cr.P.C. against the accused.“We are in full agreement with the view taken by the Gujarat High Court that filing of an anticipatory bail through an advocate would not and could...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

Q 1. The Supreme Court cannot convert the accused acquittal to conviction under Article 136 of the Constitution. Test out the validity of the statement with the following options.a. The Supreme Court couldn't interfere with the order of acquittal.b. It is impermissible for the Supreme Court to convert the order of acquittal to conviction.c. It is permissible for the Supreme Court to convert...

Bhima Koregaon Case | 'Don't Need Shoma Sen In Custody Anymore': NIA Tells Supreme Court; Oral Arguments In Bail Plea Concluded

In a significant development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) made a surprising admission in the Supreme Court this week regarding former Nagpur University professor and Bhima Koregaon-accused Shoma Sen.Represented by Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, the agency admitted that they no longer require Sen's custody, after a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Augustine George...

Can Writ Under Article 32 Be Issued Against A Private Individual? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court is set to examine a crucial point for its adjudication: "whether a writ under Article 32 of the Constitution of India can be issued against a private individual and if so under what circumstances an appropriate writ can be issued.?” The Division bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Vishwanathan posed this question while hearing a writ petition against...

States Are In Prima Facie Violation Of Directions Issued For Exepditing Adoption Process : Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Comply

The Supreme Court (on March 15), while hearing a PIL to simplify adoption procedures, observed that the States are prima facie in breach of the previous directions to expedite the adoption process. In view of this, the Court gave the States one last opportunity to comply with the directions, failing which the Court may resort to coercive proceedings. The bench, led by Chief Justice of...

Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail In ED's Complaints Alleging Non-Compliance Of Summons In Liquor Policy Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the complaints moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for not complying with the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts granted bail to Kejriwal subjecting to him furnishing bail...