LiveLaw Academy: Part II Of Decoding The Supreme Court Clerkship Examination Series - YouTube Live Workshop [TODAY AT 6:30 PM]

LiveLaw Academy is excited to conduct a free two-hour workshop on our YouTube Channel decoding the Part II of the Supreme Court Clerkship Exam wherein will be solving the Sample Question Paper live with Adv. Kritika Goyal AIR 1 in the Supreme Court Law Clerk-Cum-Research Associates Exam 2023.Adv. Kritika Goyal completed her LL.B. in 2021 and B.A.(Hons.) Philosophy in 2018 from University of...

[Attack On ED In West Bengal] Calcutta HC Transfers Probe To CBI, Directs State To Immediately Handover Custody Of Shahjahan Sheikh

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday transferred an investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the assault on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers who had gone to Sandeshkhali, West Bengal to raid the residence of ration-scam accused Shahjahan Sheikh.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya set aside an earlier...

'Narendra Modi Good Man, BJP Also Approached Me' : Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Announces Plan To Join BJP After Resigning As HC Judge

Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Tuesday (March 5) announced his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This development comes after he tendered his resignation in the morning today.After his final day as a judge of the high court, Justice Gangopadhyay told reporters outside the court premises that he has sent his letter of resignation by post to...

Supreme Court Quashes Money Laundering Case Against Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar & Aide

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 5) allowed the appeals filed by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and his aide challenging criminal proceedings in a 2018 money laundering case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan today allowed the special leave petitions filed by the Congress leader and his aide Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah against a 2019 Karnataka High Court...

Written Statement Must Have Para-Wise Reply To Plaint; Allegations Deemed To Be Admitted Unless Specifically Denied : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (March 4) observed that the failure of the defendant to give para wise reply against the claim made by the plaintiff would make the allegations made in the plaint as admitted against the defendant.“Order VIII Rules 3 and 5 CPC clearly provides for specific admission and denial of the pleadings in the plaint. A general or evasive denial is not treated as...

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay Resigns After Announcing His Plan To Join Politics

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay has sent his letter of resignation by post to President Droupadi Murmu, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam.He is likely to announce his future plans of transition into the realm of politics at 2 PM today, in a press conference scheduled to be held at his residence in Calcutta's Salt Lake.In...

No Case Under Karnataka Prevention Of Cow Slaughter Act When Meat Sample Was Collected By Unauthorised Officer : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that a case under the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, is not sustainable when the sample of meat was seized by an officer who was not authorised to do so.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan upheld a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which quashed an FIR under the Karnataka Prevention of Cow...

Supreme Court Asks State Of UP To Inform Details Uploaded In NIC's E-Module On Prisoners' Data

Recently (on March 01), the Supreme Court directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to inform about the details uploaded on the e-module framed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).Pertinently, in this e-module, each State was required to upload the necessary information including status of the convict, the number of years he has put in and such other details. Moreover, as per the...

Interest Rate Matter Of NBFC Policy, Loan Receiver Can't Object To Interest Rate After Repaying Amount : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (March 4) held that once the person has availed the loan at the agreed rate of interest, then after paying out the loan amount along with the decided rate of interest, he can't claim back refund of the interest amount alleging that the higher rate of interest is charged by the Non-Banking Financial Company ("NBFCs") than fixed by the RBI.The Bench comprising...

Bombay High Court Acquits GN Saibaba & 5 Others In Alleged Maoist Links Case

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of former Delhi University Professor GN Saibaba and five others in an alleged Maoist-links case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).A division bench of Justice Vinay Joshi and Justice Valmiki SA Menezes pronounced the judgment.Wheelchair-bound GN Saibaba and his co-accused have been under custody...

'Can't Tolerate Special Leave Petition Filed In A Casual Manner' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs.10K Cost On AoR

Recently (on March 01), the Supreme Court imposed the cost of Rs.10,000/ on the Advocate-on-Record while noting a criminal appeal was filed in a casual manner, and two of the grounds included in the appeal were incorrect and misleading. The Court also stated in its order that such costs should be paid personally to the Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society....

Is Deemed Transfer Of Motor Insurance Policy On Sale Of Vehicle Applicable Only To Third Party Risks? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

In a significant development, the Supreme Court referred the issue of deemed transfer of the insurance policy upon transfer of vehicle ownership under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 to the larger bench after finding an inconsistency amongst two of its previous judgments.The Supreme Court referred the aforesaid issue to a larger bench after witnessing an inconsistency amongst its earlier rulings...