Supreme Court Refuses To Stay HC Order Suspending Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal's Conviction

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a plea filed by Union Territory of Lakshadweep challenging the order of Kerala High Court which suspended the conviction and sentence of Member of Parliament Mohammed Faizal in an attempt to murder case. Two petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court, one by the prosecuting agency and the other by the original complainant. Notices were...

General Power Of Attorney Holder Can Sub-Delegate His Powers If There Is A Specific Clause Permitting Sub-Delegation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a general power of attorney holder can sub-delegate his powers to another person if there is a specific clause authorising sub-delegation."The law is settled that though the general power of attorney holder cannot delegate his powers to another person but the same can be delegated when there is a specific clause permitting sub-delegation", the Court...

Villupuram Anbu Jothi Ashram Case: Madras High Court Asks Police To File Action Taken Report

The Madras High Court has directed the Tamilnadu police to file an Action Taken Report (ATR) with respect to the investigations in the Villupuram Ashram Case. The bench of Justice M Sundar and Justice Nirmal Kumar sought the report while hearing a Habeas Corpus petition with respect to the missing of a 70-year-old inmate Zafirullah from the Ashram. Anbu Jothi Ashram is a...

No Incriminating Material Found During Search: Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Department’s Appeal

The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Indore Bench dismissed the department's appeal, ruling that no incriminating documents were discovered during the search.The division bench of Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Prakash Chandra Gupta observed that the order in appeal did not suffer any illegality that would give rise to a proposed substantial question of law.The department raised the...

Shiv Sena Case | Election Commission's Order Recognising Eknath Shinde Not Logical : PDT Achary [Interview]

Interview of PDT Achary, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha, with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the Election Commission's decision recognising Eknath Shinde group as the official Shiv...

False Claim About Educational Qualification In Election Affidavit Not 'Corrupt Practice' As Per RP Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Monday, observed that in India, no one votes on the basis of education qualification and therefore providing false information regarding education qualification of an election candidate can not be termed as a ‘corrupt practice’ within the meaning of Section 123(2) and Section 123(4) of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. A Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph...

Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's Plea Challenging Money Laundering Charges

On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to interfere in an SLP moved by ex-MCD councillor and AAP leader Tahir Hussain seeking relief in a money laundering case.A Bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal, in the order, said,“The case is only at the stage of framing of the charges. Therefore, we see no reason to interfere with the impugned order at this stage. It is needless to...

CBDT Notifies Authority To Share Info Of Income-Tax Assessees For Proper Implementation Of Welfare Schemes In Tamil Nadu

The Central Board Of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified the Authority for sharing of information regarding income-tax assessees for Centrally sponsored schemes and welfare schemes for Tamil Nadu.The Secretary (Information Technology & Digital Service Department), Directorate of e-Governance, Government of Tamil Nadu has been notified by the Board empowered under Section 138 of the Income...

Channel Pricing Disagreements: Kerala High Court Hears Cable TV Federation Amid Disconnection Notices By Broadcasters

The Kerala High Court today held an urgent hearing on a request made by the All Indian Digital Cable Federation which has challenged TRAI's new Tariff Order, under which broadcasters have increased channel prices for cable TV operators.Though the matter was listed for February 22, AIDCF counsels sought an urgent hearing following disconnection notices issued by the Indian Broadcasting and...

‘Remove Hate From The Mind, Don't Belittle Our Great Civilization : Supreme Court

In a batch of petitions seeking directions to regulate hate speech, the Supreme Court, on Monday, indicated that not everything said would amount to hate speech. The invocation of Section 153A would largely depend on the interpretation of the provision by the Supreme Court. In this regard, a Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice B.V. Nagarathna referred to its recent direction to...

UPSC Civil Services Exam : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Extra Attempt, Says ‘Let Govt Take a Call’

A division bench of the Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a plea by civil services aspirants for a compensatory attempt to clear the Union Public Service Commission examination. The preliminary examination is scheduled to be held in May this year, while the main examination will be held later in September. The petitioners claimed that owing to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Arrest Of Dismissed DSP Who Circulated 'Derogatory' Videos Against HC Judges

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday directed the Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana to arrest dismissed Punjab Police DSP Balwinder Singh Sekhon and one Pardeep Sharma and produce them before Court to answer the charge of contempt on Feb 24 for circulating 'malicious', 'libelous', and 'derogatory' videos on social media pertaining to judicial proceedings of the Judges of the HC.The bench...