Latest News
Can HC Appoint Sole Arbitrator When Arbitration Clause Provides For Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator ? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Monday ( January 20) agreed to consider the issue of whether the High Court can appoint a sole arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 if the arbitration agreement between parties provides for unilateral appointment in violation of the decision in CORE v. M/S ECI SPIC SMO MCML. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing...
Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Police Response On Tahir Hussain's Plea For Interim Bail For Delhi Elections
The Supreme Court today sought Delhi Police's response on the plea filed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate and Delhi Riots case accused Mohd Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail in order to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.To recapitulate briefly, Hussain initially sought interim bail from the Delhi High Court in a murder case registered in relation to...
Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Plea To Cancel Bail Of Former Maharashtra Dy CM Chhagan Bhujbal In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21) dismissed pleas by Directorate of Enforcement seeking bail cancellation of former Maharashtra Deputy CM and current NCP MLA Chhagan Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer in a money laundering case connected to the Maharashtra Sadan scam.“Impugned orders granting bail have been passed way back in the year 2018. Therefore, at this stage no case for...
Record ACRs Of Judicial Officers Without Delay : Supreme Court To High Court Judges
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21) urged the High Court judges to record the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of judicial officers promptly so that they do not lose opportunities of promotion.The Court also urged the appellate committees of the High Courts to decide the representations made by judicial officers regarding ACRs at the earliest.A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai,...
Bengal Govt Approaches Calcutta High Court Challenging Life Sentence For RG Kar Convict, Calls For Death Penalty
The West Bengal government has approached the Calcutta High Court demanding the death penalty for the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sessions court. The court had held that the case did not fall within the "rarest of rare" category.Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her 'X' handle criticised the verdict, and vowed to appeal against...
Serious Doubt About NGT's Jurisdiction To Direct Prosecution Under PMLA: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently expressed doubt over the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) jurisdiction to direct prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).“There is a serious doubt about the jurisdiction of the NGT to direct prosecution of an individual under the PMLA. However, we are not going into this question, as the direction contained in paragraph 230 will have to...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Annual Digest 2024
Supreme Court:Jail Superintendents Should Make Special Efforts To Identify Women Prisoners Eligible For Release U/s. 479 Of BNSS: Supreme CourtCase Title: In Re-Inhuman Conditions In 1382 PrisonsCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 908The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 19) directed Jail Superintendents to make special efforts to identify women prisoners who may qualify for release under Section 479...
Deoghar Airport Case : Supreme Court Affirms Quashing Of Jharkhand FIR Against BJP MPs, Asks Aircraft Act Authority To Decide On Filing Complaint
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21) dismissed the appeals filed by the State of Jharkhand against the Jharkhand High Court's decision to quash an FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari, and other persons related to the 2022 Deoghar Airport incident.The Court however granted liberty to the State of Jharkhand to forward the materials collected by them during investigation to...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: January 13, 2025 To January 19, 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsNational Insurance Company Ltd. v. Maya Devi and Others, Civil Appeal Nos. 15016-15017 of 2024 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 58Vijay Prabhu v. S.T. Lajapathie & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 59State (GNCT of Delhi) v. Vipin @ Lalla 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 60Abdul Nassar v. State of Kerala 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 61State of Punjab v. Hari Kesh 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 62M/S Utkal Highways Engineers...
Supreme Court Disposes Of PIL Questioning Quality Of Anti-Rabies Vaccines, Allows Petitioner To Approach Union Health Ministry
The Supreme Court on January 20 disposed of a writ petition seeking to constitute an independent expert committee to study the efficacy of the Intra Dermal Rabies Vaccines (IDRV) currently being administered to Humans and Rabies Veterinary Vaccine, administered to dogs in India. The Court however granted liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to the Union Ministry of Health...
Order Passed On Oral Consent Given By Counsel Can't Be Reviewed On Ground That There Was No Written Consent : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 20) emphasized that all constitutional courts in India accept oral statements made by counsels on behalf of parties, and an order cannot be reviewed solely on the ground that consent was not provided in writing.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court that allowed a review petition in a...