[Breaking] Delhi Court Grants Bail To Lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay In Jantar Mantar Anti-Muslim Sloganeering Case

A Delhi Court today allowed the bail plea of former Delhi BJP Spokesperson and Supreme Court lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, who was arrested and remanded to two days judicial custody in connection with the anti-Muslims slogans raised at an event organized at Jantar Mantar.He has been asked to deposit a surety of Rs. 50,000.The order has been passed by a Court of Metropolitan Magistrate Udbhav...

Section 106 Evidence Act- 'Failure To Explain' Can Only Be An Additional Link To Complete Chain Of Circumstance: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the failure of the accused to explain can only be held as an additional link to complete the chain of circumstance. If the other circumstances in the chain are not established, such failure to explain cannot be the sole basis to convict the accused, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and AS Bopanna observed.Section 106 of the Evidence Act provides that...

'Nothing Was Done Before Act Was Introduced' : Supreme Court Directs Centre To Conduct Legislative Impact Study Of Consumer Protection Act 2019

The Court has given 4 weeks time to Central Government to do the legislative impact assessment.

AOR Exam : Appropriate That Candidates Should Have Taken Both Doses Of COVID Vaccine, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 will be conducted on 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd of December, 2021.The notification issued by the Supreme Court states that 'it will be appropriate that the candidates desirous to appear in the Advocates-on-Record Examination should have taken both doses of COVID-19 vaccine'. This is to ensure the safety and well-being of the candidates...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of C P Mohammed Nias & Viju Abraham As Kerala High Court Judges

The President of India has notified the appointment of Advocates C.P. Mohammed Nias and Viju Abraham as Additional Judges of High Court of Kerala for two years with effect from the date they assume charge.The Kerala High Court Collegium's recommendation for the elevation of Viju Abraham and six other Advocates was first considered by the Supreme Court Collegium on 9 October 2018. ...

BREAKING : Kerala High Court Stays Govt Order Constituting Judicial Commission Against ED In Gold Smuggling Case

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and thereby stayed the Government notification that constituted a judicial commission to probe into the alleged implication of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the gold smuggling case. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar passed the interim order in a writ petition preferred by the Directorate challenging...

Impact Of Supreme Court Direction : Karnataka HC Says Govt Order Withdrawing Prosecution Won't Apply To MPs/MLAs

In the light of the order passed by the Supreme Court yesterday, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said that the order issued by the Karnataka Government on August 31, 2020 to withdraw criminal prosecutions will not apply to sitting or former MPs/MLAs.Yesterday, a bench led by the Chief Justice of India had ordered that no criminal prosecution must be withdrawn against MPs/MLAs without...

Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea By Lawyer Seeking Home Delivery of Liquor

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a PIL which sough a direction to the State for framing necessary policy for home delivery of liquor.A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Subhash Chandra Sharma noted that the petitioner did not cite reasons like avoiding overcrowding rather it relied on argument of increase in revenue of the State."Petitioner has shown...

Kerala Given 60% More Vaccine Doses Than Proposed Allocation : Centre Tells High Court

The Central Government has filed a statement before the Kerala High Court today stating that the State has been supplied with adequate doses of covid vaccines under the National Covid 19 Vaccination Programme. The statement was filed in a matter where the Liberalized Pricing and Accelerated National Covid 19 Vaccination Strategy of the Centre was challenged. During the previous hearing,...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Former Karnataka Minister & Congress Leader Vinay Kulkarni In Yogesh Gowda Murder Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Vinay Kulkarni who was arrested on November 5, 2020 in relation to murder of BJP worker, Yogesh Gowda. A bench of Justice UU Lalit and Justice Ajay Rastogi while allowing Kulkarni's bail plea has directed for producing Kulkarni before the concerned trial court within 3 days from today...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On MJ Akbar's Plea Against Priya Ramani's Acquittal In Criminal Defamation Case

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on an appeal preferred by former Union Minister MJ Akbar, challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in the criminal defamation case filed by him over the "metoo" sexual harassment allegations made by her.Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the Respondent and fixed the case for hearing on January 13, 2022.The Court heard Senior Advocate's...

'Perversity' Or 'Patent Illegality' Not Grounds To Refuse Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitration Award: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that perversity of an award is not a ground to refuse enforcement of a foreign award under Section 48 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, after 2015 amendment.The Court held that the ground of "patent illegality" is only available to set aside domestic arbitration awards made under Part 1 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act and will not apply to...