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UAPA: All India Annual Digest 2024
SUPREME COURTBail under UAPA, 1967 – Applicability of Section 43-D(5) – Principles and Constitutional Considerations – Long Incarceration and Delay in Trial - Prima Facie Assessment - Fundamental Rights and Speedy Trial - Precedence of Constitutional Rights - The Supreme Court reiterated the principles governing the grant of bail under Section 43-D(5) of the Unlawful Activities...
Legal Profession Not 20-20 Match; It's More Like A Test Match, Be Ready To Play Long Innings: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Saturday urged lawyers to be 'vigilant' and ensure that the factors like belief, faith, caste etc does not affect the brotherhood and fraternity in the profession as the same can adversely affect the country's democracy and also the independence of the judiciary."I do not have any magic mantra but can only tell the young lawyers today that your...
'Conspiracy To Frame Me' : Justice Yashwant Varma Denies Storing Cash In Residence, Points Out No Currency Was Seized
Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge of the Delhi High Court who is facing an in-house inquiry initiated by the Chief Justice of India, has denied allegations of keeping illicit cash at his residence.In his response given to Justice DK Upadhyay, he Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice Varma said that there was a conspiracy to frame him. The response of Justice Varma, along with the report...
Supreme Court Publishes Video & Pictures On Cash At Justice Yashwant Varma's Premises; Makes Report Of Delhi HC CJ Public
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Saturday uploaded on its website the reports and documents, including photos and video, with respect to the allegations of the discovery of unaccounted currencies at the outhouse in the residential premises of Justice Yashwant Varma, sitting judge of the Delhi High Court.The inquiry report of the Delhi High Court Chief Justice and the response...
CBI Files 'Closure Report' In Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case, Rules Out Foul Play
After huge hue and cry and a probe that went on for more than four years, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed a 'closure report' in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, stating that it did not find any evidence to conclude any 'foul play' in the death of the actor.According to PTI, the CBI through its officials have submitted its 'closure report' in the death case before...
SC Judges' Manipur Visit | Justice Gavai Appeals For Peace, Urges Citizens To Help Rebuilding State
Supreme Court Judge, Justice BR Gavai today (March 22) expressed the need to uplift and provide legal support to the internally displaced persons and appealed to the citizens in aiding to restore peace and harmony in the violence-stricken state of Manipur. Justice Gavai delivered his address at the virtual inauguration of Free Legal Services Camps, Free Medical Camps and 4 Legal Aid Clinics...
1990 Kashmir University VC Murder Case | 'TADA Procedural Safeguards Violated' : Supreme Court Dismisses CBI Appeals Against Acquittals
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by the CBI challenging the acquittal of seven persons in the case for the abduction and murder of Kashmir University Vice Chancellor and his Personal Secretary in 1990 by the Jammu & Kashmir Students Liberation FrontThe Court affirmed the acquittal of the accused persons citing a lack of credible evidence and procedural lapses in...
Challenge To Delhi HC's Senior Designations | Can Deferred Candidates Be Considered Again By Full Court? Supreme Court Asks HC
The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court whether the controversy concerning recent senior advocate designations could be resolved by the Full Court by considering the cases of candidates whose designation was deferred. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan posed this query during the hearing of a petition challenging the Delhi High Court's designation of 70 lawyers...
Explained | Can FIR Be Registered Against A Sitting Judge? What Is In-House Enquiry Procedure On Complaint Against Judge?
Reports regarding the alleged recovery of unaccounted money from the residence of Justice Yashwant Verma of the Delhi High Court have sent shock waves across the legal fraternity.While it is understood that the Supreme Court Collegium is considering a proposal to transfer Justice Verma and that the Delhi HC CJ is enquiring into the matter, several concerns are being raised, quite rightly, by...
Supreme Court To Hear On 8 May Pleas Relating To Deportation & Living Conditions Of Rohingya Refugees
The Supreme Court today listed for hearing on 8 May a batch of petitions/public interest litigations pertaining to deportation and living conditions of Rohingya refugees.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order.Advocate Prashant Bhushan (for petitioners in one of the petitions) submitted during the hearing that Rohingya refugees, who have suffered ethnic cleansing...
NDPS Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
SUPREME COURTInterpretation of the NDPS Act - The NDPS Act must be interpreted strictly, focusing on its purpose, object, and societal impact. A literal interpretation is necessary to avoid frustrating the Act's objectives. The judgment addresses several key points regarding the interpretation and application of provisions under the NDPS Act. Narcotics Control Bureau v. Kashif, 2024 LiveLaw...