BREAKING| Madras High Court Sentences TN Minister Ponmudi To 3 Year Imprisonment In Disproportionate Asset Case

The Madras High Court has sentenced Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudi and his wife Visalakshi to three year simple imprisonment and 50 lakh fine each in a disproportionate asset case.Justice G Jayachandran gave 30 days to the parties to surrender and added that the parties could work out their remedies before the Supreme Court during this time. The court also said that any decision on an extension...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2023 -Part 2[26-50]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers, judges and students.A disclaimer is added...

Supreme Court's Reasoning In Article 370 Judgment Not Convincing, Should Be Reviewed : Justice Madan B Lokur

Not Satisfied With The Reasoning, Court Should Sit In Review: Justice Madan Lokur On The Kashmir VerdictDiving in depth into the Supreme Court's recent ruling on Article 370, Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Madan B. Lokur addressed his concerns in the latest interview hosted by Karan Thapar from The Wire. To begin with, Justice Lokur agreed that neither the judgement was easily written...

Prof. (Dr.) G. Mohan Gopal To Deliver The Fourth Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2023 On 22nd December

LIVELAW is organising 'The Fourth Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture 2023' on the topic 'The Judiciary In A Democracy: Contemporary Challenges And Responsibility. The lecture will be delieverd by Prof. (Dr.) G Mohan Gopal.Dr. G Mohan Gopal, was Director of the National Judicial Academy from 2006 to 2011. From 2012-2019 Prof. Gopal was the founder Chair of the National Court...

Slum Rehabilitation Authority Has To Act In Terms Of Its Own Policies Without Allowing Private Arrangements To Prevail: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently (on December 15) held that private agreements cannot be enforced in Slum Rehabilitation Schemes as against the statutory mandate of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA).To strengthen this, the Court also observed that under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, SRA is the final authority for implementing the...

Highlights Of Bills Replacing IPC, CrPC & Evidence Act As Stated By Home Minister In Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha today passed three criminal law bills, The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita 2023, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita 2023 and The Bharatiya Sakshhya (Second) Bill 2023, which seek to repeal and replace he Indian Penal Code 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act 1872.Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, in his reply speech in the Lok...

"No Material To Infer Gautam Navlakha Committed Terrorist Act": Bombay High Court In Bail Order In Bhima Koregaon- Elgar Parishad Case

There is no material to infer senior journalist and accused Gautam Navlakha had committed a terrorist Act as contemplated under Section 15 of UAPA, the Bombay High Court observed in its detailed order granting him bail in the Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad riots case.“The actual involvement of the appellant in any terrorist act cannot be even inferred from any of the communications and/...

Lok Sabha Passes Criminal Law Bills Seeking To Replace IPC, CrPC And Evidence Act

On the thirteenth day of the winter session, the Lok Sabha passed the three revised criminal law bills, namely, the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, proposing to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, proposing to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Sanhita, which seeks to replace the Indian Evidence Act. The...

CJI DY Chandrachud Flagged Anomalies In GST Appellate Tribunal Provision : Finance Minister Tells Lok Sabha

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (December 19) told the Lok Sabha that the Chief Justice of India highlighted certain discrepancies between the Central Goods and Services Tax 2017 and the Tribunal Reforms Act 2021 regarding the age of qualifications of the members of the GST Appellate Tribunal.It is to resolve the issues flagged by CJI DY Chandrachud that the Central Goods...

High Court Denies Bail To ED Officer Arrested By Tamil Nadu DVAC For Allegedly Taking ₹20 Lakh Bribe

The Madras High Court on Wednesday rejected bail to Enforcement Directorate Officer Ankit Tiwari who was arrested by the Tamil Nadu Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Wing for allegedly collecting a Rs 20 lakh bribe from a government doctor by threatening to reopen a case against him. Justice V Sivagnanam of the Madurai Bench dismissed the bail plea moved by the officer. Ankit was...

Lok Sabha Discussion On Criminal Law Bills : Live Updates [Day 2]

The Lok Sabha has resumed the discussion on three criminal law bills.The bills are Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, which seek to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act 1872.The House started the discussion yesterday amidst the en masse suspension of...

Supreme Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Litigant For Sending Letters To President Suppressing Undertaking Given To Court

The Supreme Court has initiated contempt proceedings against a litigant for writing a letter to the President of India intentionally suppressing an undertaking given by him to the Court.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Sandeep Mehta observed, "Prima facie, we are of the view that this is a fit case to initiate proceedings against the appellant for civil and criminal...