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Delhi Court Issues Notice To Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi In National Herald Money Laundering Case
A Delhi Court on Friday issued notice to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. Earlier this month, ED filed the prosecution complaint against the Gandhis in the case. The fresh prosecution complaint has been filed under sections 44 and 45 of Prevention of...
Gang Rape | Penetrative Act By One Can Implicate All If There's Common Intention; Need Not Prove Rape By All : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the accused individuals found guilty of gang rape, rejecting their argument that they had not personally committed any act of penetration. The Court clarified that under Explanation 1 to Section 376(2)(g) of the Indian Penal Code, if a penetrative act is carried out by even one person, all others sharing a common intention can also be held liable...
Church Of South India Dispute : Supreme Court Holds Election Of Dharmaraj Rasalam As CSI Moderator Illegal, Freezes Amendments
In relation to the dispute concerning the Church of South India (CSI), the Supreme Court on Friday (May 2) held that the election of Bishop Dharmaraj Rasalam as the Moderator of the CSI Church in the elections held in 2020 was illegal.The Court also ordered that the resolution passed by the Synod in its Special Meeting held on 07.03.2022 approving the amendments related to the age of Bishops...
Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Pragya Singh Thakur's Bail, Notes NIA Court Has Reserved Judgment In 2008 Malegaon Blasts Case
The Supreme Court today (May 2) disposed of a Special Leave Petition filed in 2017 by Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, father of one of the blast victims, challenging the Bombay High Court Judgment granting bail to Pragya Singh Chandrapal Singh Thakur alias Sadhvi alias Swami Purnchet Anand Giri, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blasts.Before a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish...
Customs Act | Engineering Services Fees Having Direct Nexus With Import Of Goods Fall Within Assessable Customs Value : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court yesterday (May 1) ruled that engineering and technical service fees paid by the importer must be included in the assessable value of imported spare parts under the Customs Act, 1962. The bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan upheld that the 8% technical and engineering fee charged to the appellant(Coal India) should be included in the assessable value for...
Supreme Court Disposes Petitions Against 1982 J&K Law On Return Of Pre-1954 Migrants To Pakistan, Cites Non-Enforcement & 2019 Repeal
Recently, the Supreme Court disposed of a batch of petitions, pending since 1982, challenging the constitutionality of the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Permit for Resettlement in (or Permanent Return) to the State Act, 1982.The Court noted that the provisions of this Act never came into force, and that its operation was stayed by the Court by an order passed in 2002. Subsequently, it was...
Plea Filed In Supreme Court Against Blocking Of YouTube News Channel '4 PM'; Validity Of IT Blocking Rules Also Challenged
Journalist Sanjay Sharma has moved the Supreme Court against the blocking of his YouTube news channel '4PM' on purported grounds of 'national security' and 'public order'. Among other things, he has sought urgent restoration of access to his platform and challenged the vires of IT Blocking Rules, 2009.Terming the blocking action "arbitrary and unconstitutional", Sharma, the Editor-in-Chief of...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Death Row Convict's Plea To Apply 'Manoj' Judgment
The Supreme Court today(May 1) reserved judgment in a writ petition seeking to determine whether the benefit of the 2022 Manoj judgment would apply to the present petitioner on the death row.The present petitioner is on death row for raping and murdering a 4 years old child. A writ petition has been filed for the Court to determine if the subsequent judgment in Manoj, wherein practical...
If Doctors Are Mandated To Prescribe Only Generic Drugs, Issue Of Pharma Companies Bribing Will Be Resolved, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today orally remarked that the issue of pharmaceutical companies allegedly bribing doctors toprescribe excessive or irrational drugs and push for high-cost overpriced brands would be resolved if there was a statutory mandate for doctors to prescribe generic medicines. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing a petition...
Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Order That Sentenced Woman For Contempt Over 'Dog Mafia' Comment Against Judges
The Supreme Court has stayed the Bombay High Court order which convicted a woman for contempt of Court, and sentenced her to 1-week simple imprisonment, over her “dog mafia” remark against the Supreme Court and the High Court/their judges.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and KV Viswanathan passed the order, issuing notice on the woman's plea against the High Court decision. To recap,...