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Lowering India's Reputation Not 'Terrorist Act'; Holding So Would Mean Any Criticism Of Centre Will Be UAPA Offence : J&K&L High Court
While granting bail to Kashmir-based news journalist Peerzada Shah Fahad, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh rejected an argument raised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that any act affecting India's dignity and lowering the country's global image will be a 'terrorist act' as defined under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.The case against Peerzada Shah...
Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court Issues Notice On AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 20) issued notice in 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 last month, when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A bench...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Regular Bail To TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu In Skill Development Scam Case
Andhra Pradesh High Court today granted regular bail to former Chief Minister and TDP (Telugu Desam Party) Chief Chandrababu Naidu in the multi-crore Skill development case.Justice T Mallikarjun Rao said that from the material available on record it cannot be definitively concluded that the misappropriated amounts were diverted to the Telugu Desam Party's bank accounts."The petitioner, A.37,...
Supreme Court Asks Tamil Nadu Govt To Submit Proposal Before Madras HC On Allowing Future RSS Route Marches Without Court Intervention
The Supreme Court on Monday (20.11.2023), directed the State of Tamil Nadu to submit a proposal to the Madras High Court on how it will ensure that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will be permitted to conduct route marches in the state in the future without seeking the intervention of the court. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta directed that the High Court...
'Four Gujarat Judges Not Transferred' : Supreme Court Disapproves Of Centre's Selective Notification Of HC Judges Transfers
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 20) questioned the central government over its delay in notifying the transfer of certain judges, most of them from the Gujarat High Court, even as it cleared the collegium's recommendation to transfer judges from other high courts. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a petition filed by the Advocates Association...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Kerala Government's Plea Against Governor's Inaction In Assenting Bills
The Supreme Court on Monday (20.11.2023) issued notice on the plea filed by the Government of Kerala alleging that the Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammed Khan, was delaying the consideration of bills that the State Assembly had passed. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra also sought for the assistance of Attorney General R Venkatramani...
'What Was Governor Doing For 3 Years?' : Supreme Court Questions TN Governor's Delay In Disposing Bills Pending Since January 2020
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 20) questioned the delay on the part of the Tamil Nadu Governor in disposing of the bills submitted for his assent since January 2020.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra noted that the Governor decided to "withhold" assent on ten bills, only after the Court issued notice on the writ...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up [13th-19th Nov, 2023]
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 975 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 994Nominal IndexM/S. RAJASTHAN ART EMPORIUM V. KUWAIT AIRWAYS 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 975M/S Modi Naturals Ltd v The Commissioner of Commercial Tax UP 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 976Union of India v. D.G.O.F. Employees Association 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 977Shaikh Uzma Feroz Hussain v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 978J. Johnson v. S. Selvaraj,...
Plea In Supreme Court For Contempt Action Against SEBI For Not Completing Probe In Adani-Hindenburg Matter
An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the initiation of contempt proceedings against the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for not completing its investigation into the Adani-Hindenburg matter despite the timeframe fixed by the Court.The applicant, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, one of the petitioners who filed PIL seeking a Court-monitored probe on the issue,...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [October 1 – 8, 2023]
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 844 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 863SUBJECT WISE INDEXBurden of ProofDistinction between the burden of proof and the burden of going forward with the evidence. Generally, the burden of proof upon any affirmative proposition necessary to be established as the foundation of an issue does not shift, but the burden of evidence or the burden of explanation may shift from one...
UK Supreme Court's Verdict On Rwanda Asylum Policy & Reflections On Indian Supreme Court's Approach To Rohingyas
In a significant legal development, the United Kingdom Supreme Court recently issued a ruling, declaring the UK government's policy of relocating asylum seekers to Rwanda unlawful. Led by the UK Home Secretary, this policy drew intense scrutiny for its potential breach of the principle of non-refoulement, a bedrock of international refugee and human rights law, as per which, a country...