Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court To Hear On March 5 AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) adjourned until March 5 a plea by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, challenging his arrest and remand on charges of money laundering over alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of a now-scrapped liquor policy in Delhi. Singh has been in custody since October, when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).A bench...

Supreme Court Agrees To List Uddhav Sena's Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group Members

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) agreed to list the petition filed by a member of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), challenging the refusal of the Maharashtra Speaker to disqualify the MLAs of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner Sunil Prabhu, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice...

Supreme Court Agrees To List Manish Sisodia's Curative Petitions For Bail In Delhi Liquor Policy Case

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) agreed to list the curative petitions filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the Delhi liquor policy case.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia, mentioned the curative petition before the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud seeking urgent listing.CJI...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Haryana Govt's Plea Against High Court Order Striking Down 75% Domicile Quota As Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) issued notice on the State of Haryana's plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order declaring the 75 percent domicile reservation for locals in the private sector with a monthly salary below Rs 30,000 as unconstitutional.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar today sought responses from industry associations in Haryana,...

Dispute Over Delhi LG's Power To Nominate Members : Supreme Court Adjourns Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor's Plea On Standing Committee

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) adjourned by two weeks the petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Shelly Oberoi, the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), seeking to allow the Corporation to exercise the functions of the Standing Committee.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra heard the...

Jharkhand High Court To Hear Hemant Soren's Plea Challenging ED Arrest On February 12

The Jharkhand High Court has adjourned till February 12, hearing in the petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement for alleged involvement in a significant land scam.While doing so, the division bench consisting of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Rajesh Kumar permitted Soren to withdraw...

Even If Chargesheet Is Filed During Pendency Of Petition To Quash FIR, High Court Can Examine If Offences Are Made Out : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that if the charge sheet is filed against the accused during the pendency of the petition for quashing of the FIR, the High Court is not restrained from exercising its inherent jurisdiction and could still examine if offences alleged to have been committed were prima facie made out or not on the basis of the F.I.R., charge sheet and other...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (29th January- 3rd February, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and also the...

Court Allows Former CM Hemant Soren To Attend Jharkhand Assembly Floor Test, Rejects ED's Objection

A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ranchi has granted permission to the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren, to be present in the state Assembly for the upcoming floor test scheduled for February 5.The decision comes amidst allegations of money laundering and fraudulent land acquisition against Soren, for which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sought...

Jharkhand High Court Schedules Hearing Of Hemant Soren's Petition Against ED Arrest On February 5

The Jharkhand High Court has scheduled the hearing for the petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, challenging his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on February 5.Initially, the Court had set the matter for February 2. However, during the hearing on the same day, Soren's Counsel requested the withdrawal of the writ petition as Soren had...

A Perfectly Valid Provision Can't be 'Read Down' Just Because It Imposes Harsher Consequences: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, observed that if a plain reading of a clause fulfills the object and purpose of the statute, then the rule of 'Reading Down' the clause would not be applied just because the clause imposes harsher consequences.Disagreeing with the observation made by the High Court, the Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra,...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Rehabilitation Of Slum Dwellers Evicted From Jhuggis Near Delhi's Mathura Road

In a plea against demolition of a Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) cluster near Mathura Road, Delhi, at a time when demolition activities in the national capital were banned subject to exceptions, the Supreme Court on Friday(February 2) issued notice to the respondent-authorities.The Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar was hearing a challenge to a Delhi High Court order, whereby a plea against...