PC Act | Constitution Bench Judgment Allowing Circumstantial Evidence Does Not Dilute Requirement Of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that the Constitution Bench ruling that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary for a conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 does not dilute the requirement of proof beyond reasonable doubt.Though circumstantial evidence can be relied upon to prove the offence under the PC Act, there has to be proof beyond...

Supreme Court Directs Withheld Salaries Of 7 Patna High Court Judges To Be Paid

The Supreme Court on Friday, as an interim measure, directed the release of the salaries of seven judges of the Patna High Court which had been withheld following the closing of their GPF accounts. The plea claiming that the General Provident Fund accounts of the seven judges had been closed was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice...

Plea In Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeking Probe Into Lawrence Bishnoi’s TV Interview Dismissed As Withdrawn

A plea moved before the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a probe into the recent News Channel interview of alleged gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was today dismissed as withdrawn.The plea moved by Gourave Bhayyia, a Chandigarh-based lawyer, was withdrawn after the bench of Justice Vikram Aggarwal after giving him the liberty to move a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea in...

S.25F ID Act Not Complied: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Says Acceptance Of Compensation Won't Estop Workmen From Challenging Retrenchment

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that in cases where there is a failure on the part of an employer to abide by the prescription of Section 25 of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, the application of doctrine of Estoppel cannot lie against the employee who accepted compensation, while challenging his retrenchment order.A bench comprising Justices Rajnesh Oswal and...

Centre Should Say Yes Or No On Declaring Ram Setu As National Heritage Site : Subramanian Swamy To Supreme Court

Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subramanian Swamy, once again mentioned the plea seeking National Heritage Status for the 'Ram Setu' before the Supreme Court of India. Swamy, appearing before the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala submitted that despite multiple requests, the Centre had yet not notified its stand on whether Ram Setu was to be given a...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Former Congress MLA Accused Of Misbehaving With Cop, Asks Him To Offer Services At Education Centre

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail to former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan who is accused of allegedly misbehaving with a police officer, subject to the condition that he will offer services at an adult education centre.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma noted that Khan is an alumni of Jamia Millia Islamia University and directed him to offer the service thrice a week. The FIR...

Plea Challenging Senior Designation System : Supreme Court Pulls Up Petitioner For Adding CJI & Full Court As Respondents In Petition

The Supreme Court, on Monday, expressed displeasure that the petition challenging the system of designating senior advocates has impleaded the Chief Justice of India and the Full Court of the Supreme Court as two of the respondents. The Apex Court made it abundantly clear that if the Supreme Court of India is to be added as a party then there is a prescribed method for doing that. “You...

‘Practising Christian, Not A Scheduled Caste Member’: Kerala High Court Annuls CPM MLA A Raja's Election From Reserved Constituency

The Kerala High Court on Monday declared CPM candidate A. Raja's 2021 election from the Devikulam Assembly constituency as void. Justice P. Somarajan said Raja is not a member of 'Hindu Parayan' within the State of Kerala and thus not qualified to be chosen to fill the Devikulam Assembly constituency that had been reserved for Scheduled Caste among Hindus.Factual MatrixThe petitioner, D....

Gyanvapi| Allahabad HC Directs ASI To File Reply On Safe Evaluation Of 'Shiva Linga' Age Sans Any Further Delay, Matter Posted For April 5

The Allahabad High Court today granted another chance to the Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI) to file its reply on the issue as to whether a safe evaluation of the age of the 'Shiva Linga', purportedly found inside the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, can be done. The Court has now posted the matter for hearing on April 5.The bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra-I, however, asked it to expedite...

UAPA | Supreme Court Reserves Verdict in Appeal by Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi Against High Court Setting Aside Discharge Order

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict in an appeal filed by activist-turned-politician Akhil Gogoi against the Gauhati High Court’s decision to set aside the order of the trial court which discharged him from a case under under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The High Court had remanded the discharge application for fresh consideration after finding fault with...

Supreme Court Asks Subramanian Swamy To Show Specific Instances Of Lapses By RBI Directors In Banking Scams

The Supreme Court of India on Monday, while hearing a petition filed by Dr Subramanian Swamy seeking an enquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the role of Reserve Bank of India officials in various banking scams, asked the former Rajya Sabha MP to file an affidavit showing specific instances where the central agency had not proceeded against independent directors despite...

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Illegal Salt Mining In Wild Ass Sanctuary

The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the State on a PIL seeking urgent remedial legal action to curb non-forest activities of alleged illegal salt mining and illegal extraction of minerals, without requisite and legal permissions in the Wild Ass Sanctuary. The division bench of the Acting Chief Justice A.J. Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav further directed:“The present petition which...