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PMLA vs IBC : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns Over ED Attaching Properties Purchased By Resolution Applicants
The Central Government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it will come up with a mechanism with regard to the properties which are proceeds of crime as defined under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act but are purchased by a new owner in insolvency process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).The question involved is whether in cases where the property is acquired by...
"Is Humour Banished From Jail? Even Secondary School Will Have More Books" : Bombay High Court On Scanty Book Collection In Prison Library
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday remarked that even a secondary school would have more books than the 2,800 books provided to prison inmates in Taloja Central Prison. The court stressed on the importance of books for reformation of prisoners and suggested that costs imposed by courts could be used for enriching prison libraries. The bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA...
Parliament Passes Bill To Merge Three Municipal Corporations In Delhi
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation Amendment Bill, 2022, which seeks to merge three municipal corporations in the national capital. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 30.The Bill introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah seeks to amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 and unify South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), North Delhi Municipal...
Law Student Belonging To ST Community Found Dead In NLUO Girls Hostel, Suicide Suspected
A second year law student belonging to the Scheduled Tribe community was found dead in the Girls' Hostel of National Law University Odisha (NLUO), in a suspected case of death by suicide.The student hailing from Haryana was reportedly found dead in her hostel room on Monday (April 4) night following which she was rushed to the S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack. However, the...
Reasons Which Weigh With Court In Cancelling Bail To Co Accused Would Also Apply On Other Accused Seeking Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the reasons which weigh with the Court in cancelling the bail granting to co accused would also apply in case of bail preferred by another accused in relation to the same FIR and incident. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant rendered this observation while considering a criminal appeal assailing Allahabad High Court's...
Supreme Court Criminal Digest With Subject And Statute Wise Index- March 2022
Anticipatory Bail - SLP Against Madras HC Judgment dismissing anticipatory bail with some observations about requirement of custodial interrogation- Dismissed - High Court, after having found no case for grant of pre-arrest bail, has otherwise not given any such direction of mandatory nature - Observations are essentially of the reasons assigned by the High Court in declining the prayer...
Government Contracts, Arbitration And Clause Barring Grant Of Interest
Recent decision of Supreme Court in the case of Union of India vs Manraj Enterprises[1] rendered by Division Bench has held impliedly that the previous decision of co-ordinate Bench in Union of India vs Pradeep Vinod Constructions[2] is not a good law for not considering the three Judge Bench decision in Union of India vs Bright Power Projects (India) (P) Ltd[3] and also for being...
Day Of Recusals In Calcutta High Court : Several Benches Recuse From Hearing SSC 'Group-D' Recruitment Scam Case
In an unprecedented development, the Calcutta High Court on Monday witnessed various Benches either recusing or declining to hear a batch of appeals pertaining to the alleged irregularities in the appointment of 'Group-D' (non-teaching staff) in sponsored Secondary and Higher Secondary schools under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on the purported recommendation by the...
'PG Wodehouse A Security Threat? That's Comical' : Bombay High Court Astonished At Prison Officials Denying Gauatam Navlakha Books
The Bombay High Court on Monday came down heavily on the Maharashtra Government for its callousness in dealing with serious allegations against officials of Taloja Prison, which were levelled by senior journalist Gautam Navlakha who has been imprisoned there in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgar Parishad Case.A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and GA Sanap was informed how Navlakha was...
Chief Justice of India & Judges Greet Advocates As Supreme Court Resumes Full Physical Hearing
As a welcoming gesture on the occasion of the Supreme Court resuming full physical hearings after a gap of 2 years today, the Chief Justice of India N V Ramana along with companion Judges took a round of the Supreme Court corridor to greet the advocates this morning before the commencement of proceedings of the day.It was in March 2020 that the Supreme Court switched to complete virtual mode...