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Supreme Court Judgment In Thwaha Fasal UAPA Case- A Flicker of Hope
Today, the Supreme Court handed down an important judgment reading down Sections 38 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act ["UAPA"]. Thwaha Faisal v Union of India was an appeal from the judgment of the Kerala High Court, delivered on 4th January 2021. In that judgment, the High Court had canceled the bail granted to Thwaha Faisal by the NIA Court, and directed him to return to jail....
TODAY AT 5 PM- LiveLaw Practitioner Series: " The Concept Of Detention Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART- 4 By Justice V Ramkumar
LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series on Criminal Law".Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on " The Concept Of 'Detention' Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-4.Aaratrika Bhaumik will moderate the session.The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: November 1, 2021(Monday), 5:00...
Delay In Release After Bail: Need For "FASTER"(Fast & Secured Transmission Of Electronic Records) In All Courts
Aryan Khan's case has brought to public attention the obsolete jail practices which must be resulting in unjustified extension of custody of thousands of persons across the country on a daily basis.
[TODAY AT 6.30 PM] Gautam Bhatia's Lecture Series On Landmark Cases: State Of West Bengal Vs Union Of India
Livelaw presents Gautam Bhatia's lecture series on landmark cases of the Indian Supreme Court. Case:- State Of West Bengal Vs Union Of India [AIR 1963 SC 241] The details of the event are as follows:- Date: 30 October 2021 (Saturday) Time: 6:30 pm onwards Watch Live on : Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbHiZR-udB4&feature=youtu.beFacebook...
If Banned Firecrackers Found To Be Made Or Used, Authorities Will Be Held Personally Liable : Supreme Court [Read Order]
"Celebration cannot be at the cost of the other's health. Under the guise of celebration, nobody can be permitted to infringe the right to health of the others, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and nobody can be permitted to play with the life of the others, more particularly the senior citizens and the children."
Dishonour Of Cheque Issued As A Security Can Also Attract Offences U/Sec 138 NI Act: Supreme court
The Supreme Court observed that the dishonour of cheque issued as a security can also attract offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.There cannot be a hard and fast rule that a cheque which is issued as security can never be presented by the drawee of the cheque, the bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna observed.The court added that such contention would arise ...
UAPA - If Chargesheet Does Not Reveal Prima Facie Case, Embargo For Bail Under Sec 43D(5) Won't Apply : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the embargo for grant of bail under Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act will not be attracted if the chargesheet does not reveal a prima facie case.'"The stringent conditions for grant of bail in sub-section (5) of Section 43D will apply only to the offences punishable only under Chapters IV and VI of the 1967 Act...The embargo...
Win For Investigative Journalism : N Ram On Supreme Court's Pegasus Order
A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India of Justices N.V.Ramana, Surya Kant and Hima Kohli ordered the constitution of an independent expert committee to look into the allegations of widespread and targeted surveillance of politicians, journalists, activists, etc using the Pegasus software.The functioning of the committee will be overseen by retired Supreme Court judge Justice...
'Centre Thought They Could Bludgeon The Court Like Earlier That We Say This & The Court Will Accept It' : Justice Deepak Gupta On Pegasus Order
The Supreme Court's order in the Pegasus case is getting widely hailed. Yesterday, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India of Justices N.V.Ramana, Surya Kant and Hima Kohli ordered the constitution of an independent expert committee to look into the allegations of widespread and targeted surveillance of politicians, journalists, activists, etc using the...
Aryan Khan, 2 Other Granted Bail : Live Updates From Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court will continue hearing bail applications of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha today.When the court adjourned the hearing yesterday, the single-judge bench of Justice Nitin W Sambre had indicated that the matter will be taken up post 2.30 pm.Today the Court will hear NCB's arguments Yesterday, Senior Advocate Amit Desai completed his arguments for Arbaaz...
[BREAKING] NEET-UG : Supreme Paves Way For Results Declaration By Staying HC Order For Re-Test To 2 Students
The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for the declaration of the results of the NEET-UG 2021 exam by staying a recent Bombay High Court order which had directed the National Testing Agency to hold fresh exam for two NEET UG aspirants. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai issued notice on the special leave petition filed by the National Testing...