‘How Can You Mention Again?You Can’t Come To A Different Bench’: Supreme Court Questions Ashwini Upadhyay’s Repeated Mentioning Of Plea Related To Rs 2000 Note

A Supreme Court Vacation Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Wednesday sought a report from the Supreme Court registry of the last mentioning of Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay's petition challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications that permit exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without requirement of any identity...

Chennai Court Grants Bail To Kalakshetra Faculty Member In Sexual Harassment Case

The Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet, has granted bail to Hari Padman, a faculty member of Rukmini Devi College, run by Kalakshetra foundation, who has been accused of sexually harassing students.In December 2022, one the former Directors of the foundation had made a Facebook post accusing the male teacher of molesting and threatening the students. This led to many other students...

Bar Council Of Delhi’s Special Committee Opposes BCI’s Rules For Entry Of Foreign Lawyers And Foreign Law Firms In India, Calls For Stay

A special committee constituted by the Bar Council of Delhi has opposed the Bar Council of India Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022. The Special Committee comprised of various members of Bar Council of Delhi, President and Secretary of Delhi High Court Bar Association, other Bar Associations of the national capital, Chairman and...

Ailing Senior Citizen Granted Medical Bail By Mumbai Court Two Days After His Demise

A Sessions Court in Mumbai granted medical bail to a 62-year-old man two days after his demise in the state-run Sir JJ Group of Hospitals.Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Gaike granted medical bail to Suresh Dattaram Pawar for six months on May 11, 2023, while he passed away on May 9, 2023. The bail was granted on humanitarian grounds.Pawar was arrested in a cheating case in 2021. In the...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup (29th May 2023 - 4th June 2023)

Judgements/OrdersFact That Co-Accused Has Not Surrendered Cannot Be A Ground To Deny Bail : Supreme Court[Case Title: Sebil Elanjimpally vs The State of Odisha]Citation : 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 474The Supreme Court recently observed that an accused cannot be denied bail on the sole ground that the co-accused has not surrendered. The Court was considering a bail application filed by an accused who...

Karnataka High Court CJ Visits Central Prison On World Environment Day, Inaugurates Manufacturing Unit

Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Prasanna B Varale on the occasion of “World Environment Day”, on Monday, inaugurated the new Areca Nut Leaf Products Manufacturing Unit inside the Central Prison, Bengaluru. The unit aims to promote an eco-friendly environment and to say no to plastic. Attending an awareness programme organised at the Central Prison. The Chief Justice inaugurated...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Internet Shutdown In Manipur

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the internet ban imposed in Manipur since May 3 in response to reported incidents of violence.Chongtham Victor Singh, a lawyer in the Manipur High Court, and Mayengbam James, a businessman, both stated to be residents of Manipur, have filed the petition.The petitioners state that the shutdown has had a significant economic,...

BCI Signs MoU With Bar Council Of England & Wales For Mutual Exchange Program Of Lawyers & Law Students

The Bar Council of India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Bar Council of England and Wales & Law Society of England and Wales for an exchange programme of Lawyers and Law Students for mutual exchange of training & learning amongst each others jurisdiction.Under the MoU, the Bar Council of India has been authorized to recommend some young Lawyers to the Law Society...

Prayagraj Violence| 'Serious & Anti-Social Acts': Court Denies Bail To Javed Pump In Damage To Public Property Case

The Prayagraj/Allahabad Court on Monday denied bail to the former Welfare Party Of India Leader Javed Mohammad 'Pump' in a case pertaining to the June 2022 Prayagraj Violence incident wherein he has been accused of causing damage to public property.The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Birender Singh observed that the alleged acts of the accused are anti-social and are of serious nature...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Former Encounter Specialist Pradeep Sharma To Meet Ailing Wife

The Supreme Court on Monday granted three weeks of interim bail to former “encounter specialist” Pradeep Sharma, an accused in the Antilia Terror Scare and Manshukh Hiran Murder Case. The vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal granted bail so that Sharma could meet with his ailing wife. Sharma had produced before the bench a medical certificate issued...

NLSIU Tops NIRF Ranking 2023, NLU-Delhi At Second Place

National Law School of India University at Bengaluru has retained its No. 1 position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for Law Institutions in 2023. This is the 6th year in a row that the University has secured the top spot in the NIRF rankings. NLSIU has scored 80.52 in this years rankingNational Law University at Delhi has secured the second rank with 73.91....

Delhi Riots: Court Pulls Up Delhi Police For ‘Insensitive Approach’, Imposes Rs 2,000 Cost To Be Paid To Each Accused

A Delhi Court recently pulled up the Delhi Police and the special public prosecutor for their “insensitive approach” in failing to file on time a calendar of evidence and supplementary chargesheet in a case concerning the 2020 North East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts granted last opportunity to the prosecution for complying with...