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Supreme Court Summons Chief Secretaries Of AP, Delhi & JK To Explain Failure To Act Against Misleading Medical Ads
The Supreme Court today asked Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir to appear on March 7 virtually and explain why they haven't complied with directions passed by the Court earlier to act against misleading medical advertisements.Hearing a writ petition filed by the Indian Medical Association, the Court also asked them to explain why they have not filed...
'How Could Governor Send Re-passed Bills To President?' : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Tamil Nadu Govt Plea
The Supreme Court today(February 10) reserved judgment on the writ petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu Government against its Governor Dr RN Ravi withholding assent for 12 bills, the oldest of them pending since January 2020. Once the Bills were re-enacted in a special session by the Government, the Governor sent some of the re-passed laws to the President for reconsideration....
'How Can Convicted Politicians Come Back?' : Supreme Court Seeks Union, ECI Stand On Lifetime Bar For MPs/MLAs After Conviction
In a PIL challenging election of convicted persons as MPs/MLAs, the Supreme Court today observed that criminalization of politics is a very major issue and sought the responses of Union of India and Election Commission on the challenge to constitutional validity of Sections 8 and 9 of Representation of People Act.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan was dealing with the public...
'No Response By State On Enquiry Into Complaint Of Defence Witness Intimidation' : Supreme Court Stays Trial Against MP Congress MLA
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10) stayed the trial in a cheating case against Congress Madhya Pradesh MLA Rajendra Bharti after taking note of his allegation that the defence witnesses are being pressurised.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in a petition filed by Bharti seeking to transfer the trial to another State. During the hearing,...
DMK MP P Wilson's Private Bill Proposes Reservation For SC/ST/OBC Community In Judicial Appointments
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP and Senior Advocate P. Wilson on Friday moved a private bill, proposing a fixed timeline and larger transparency in judicial appointments. The bill also seeks to ensure reservation for members belonging to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Communities. The bill, in its Statement of objects and reasons, states that a...
In Conversation With Justice Hrishikesh Roy On Challenges In The Profession; Women In Law & Artistic Expression
In an exclusive interview with Live Law, Supreme Court Judge, Justice Hrishikesh Roy spoke extensively on various pressing challenges the youngsters of the legal profession face today and his experience as a Judge who takes inspiration from artistic expression and thought.Justice Roy expressed the need for practical solutions to tackle the issue of low pay and ignorance of mental health in...
Prevention Of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): All India Annual Digest 2024
SUPREME COURTWhether the High Court was justified in quashing the summons issued to the respondent merely on the premise that the respondent was discharged in the predicate offence. The permissibility of continuing proceedings under the PMLA, despite the discharge in the predicate offence. Held, the issuance of summons cannot be quashed solely because the respondent has been discharged in...
S.498A IPC Not Misused By All But Is Misunderstood, Society's Mindset Obstructs Women From Reporting Domestic Abuse: Justice Neela Gokhale
The mindset that "Doli me baith ke aayi hai toh Arthi pe hi jayegi" (if she comes in a palanquin she will leave in a pyre) is one of the biggest hurdles for women to report domestic violence, the judge said.
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Provisions Allowing Outstation Students To Vote In Their Place Of Study
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 8) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the electoral manual provisions allowing students studying out of their constituency to transfer their names from the electoral rolls to the place of their education.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the matter.Justice Kumar explained that for students studying...
Income Tax Act | Offence Committed Before Show-Cause Notice Compoundable As Covered By 'First Offence' In Compounding Guidelines: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on January 7 set aside the Gujarat High Court's judgment dated March 21, 2017, through which the rejection to the compounding application of the Appellant for the assessment year 2013-2014, for having filed the belated income tax return, was upheld on the ground that only for the "first offence" compounding of offence is possible. Since the Appellant had filed delayed income...