Supreme Court Stays Proceedings Against Rahul Gandhi In Criminal Defamation Case Over Remarks Against BJP & Amit Shah

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 20) stayed the trial court proceedings in the criminal defamation case filed against Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for allegedly saying that Bharatiya Janata Party members were "liars" and "drunk with power" and for calling Union Home Minister Amit Shah a "murder-accused".A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Telangana HC Decision Which Struck Down Local Quota Criteria For PG Medical Admissions

The Supreme Court recently refused to stay a Telangana High Court judgment which struck down amended criteria for determining 'local' status of candidates in post-graduate medical admissions.For context, the provisions struck down by the High Court(on December 17, 2024) included explanation clause (b) to Rule 8(ii) of the Telangana Medical Colleges (Admission into Post Graduate Medical...

Kerala Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against Patanjali Ayurved's Baba Ramdev And Managing Director In Misleading Advertisements Case

A Kerala Court has issued bailable warrant against Divya Pharmacy and its co-founder Baba Ramdev and its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna in a case of publishing misleading advertisements in English and Malayalam newspapers.The bailable warrant is issued on Janauary 16 by Judicial First Class Magistrate Court II, Palakkad. The next date is February 1, 2025.Divya Pharmacy is an...

CJ Ramesh Sinha Inaugurates Workshop To Enhance Technical Skills Of Chhattisgarh HC Staff, Assistant Programmers From 23 State Districts

In a landmark step towards empowering the judiciary of Chhattisgarh with cutting-edge technology, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Sunday organized a workshop titled “A deep dive into the controls within New CIS Version 4.0 and Equipping the Technical Staff with Laptops” at the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy, Bilaspur for Technical Staff of the High Court and Assistant Programmers from...

Supreme Court Asks 3 High Courts If Commercial Divisions Dealing With Admiralty Law Are Constituted

The Supreme Court recently sought a response from the Registrar Generals of the High Courts of Karnataka, Kerala and Orissa on the status of setting up Commercial Divisions dealing with admiralty cases.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a commercial suit relating to admiralty and maritime law, when a circular dated 24.02.2022 issued by the High Court...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

Q 1. The High Court passed an interim order in a second appeal without framing a substantial question of law. According to the High Court, because the interim order was passed at the pre-admission stage by exercising its inherent powers under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure ('CPC'), thus it was not necessary to frame a substantial question of law. Decide.a. The High Court didn't...

Mumbai Court Remands Accused In Saif Ali Khan Attack Case To 5 Days Police Remand

A holiday court in Bandra on Sunday remanded the accused Shariful Islam Shehzad, an alleged Bangladeshi citizen, who attacked and injured Bollywood Actor Saif Ali Khan on Thursday after he was caught trespassing the actor's Bandra residence.Shehzad was arrested by the Mumbai Police on early Sunday morning from Thane's Labour Camp area, where he worked as a housekeeper in a bar and restaurant....

Kolkata Court Convicts Accused Sanjoy Roy In RG Kar Rape-Murder Case

A sessions court in Kolkata has held main accused Sanjoy Roy as guilty in the RG Kar rape-murder case. The sentencing hearing will take place on Monday.At the hearing, accused Roy claimed his innocence and stated that he was not involved in the incident. Court held Roy guilty of rape and murder of the trainee doctor.The court relied on forensic reports which pointed to the involvement of Roy...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024- BNS/ Indian Penal Code

THE BHARTATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 (BNS) AND THE INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 (IPC) | SUPREME COURT ANNUAL DIGEST 2024CORRESPONDING SECTIONS and COMPARISON SUMMARYSection 3 (5) - General explanations - Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention[Section is included as sub-section in BNS sans heading. No other change.]Section 34 – Applicability of - Murder - Sentencing...

Prior Sanction For Entertaining Private Complaint Under PC Act? Supreme Court To Hear Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa's Pleas From February 28

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 17) said it will begin hearing matters pertaining to cases registered under Prevention of Corruption Act (PC) involving former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S Yediyurappa from February 28. In the 5 matters listed against the former Karnataka CM, arising out of five different factual backgrounds, the common issue raised is whether prior sanction would be...

Assam Court Returns Suit By Bisleri's Ex-Franchisee Against Termination Of Contract As Parties Had Agreed To Mumbai Court's Jurisdiction

An Assam court granted relief to Bisleri International Private Limited in its application under Order 7 Rule 10 CPC for return of plaint in a lawsuit by an ex-franchisee of Bisleri, on the ground that both the parties had agreed that a Court in Mumbai would have exclusive jurisdiction to try any action/litigation arising out of the Franchise Agreement.The Court of Civil Judge Priyanka...

Know The Law | Banks' Liability When Customers Lose Money Due To Unauthorised Transactions

While upholding State Bank of India's liability for a fraudulent and unauthorized transaction reported in a customer's bank account, the Supreme Court recently observed that banks cannot shy away from the responsibility to safeguard their customers from unauthorized transactions reported from their accounts.The order was passed in the case of a customer who indulged in online shopping and...