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Calcutta High Court Stays FIR Against Former Judge & BJP Lok Sabha Candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay; Cites SC Order In Arvind Kejriwal Case
The Calcutta High Court has extended interim relief to former judge and BJP Lok Sabha candidate Abhijit Gangopadhyay in an FIR registered against him for allegedly assaulting protesting teachers who had lost their jobs pursuant to a High Court order in West Bengal's Tamluk, while participating in a BJP rally.Earlier, Gangopadhyay's plea was placed before Justice Jay Sengupta who recused...
S.494 IPC | Friends/Relatives Can't Be Held To Have Common Intention For Offence Of Bigamy By Mere Presence In Second Marriage: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, held that the charge under the offence of bigamy, punishable under Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, can be framed only against the spouse to the second marriage.By the mere presence of friends and relatives in the second marriage, it cannot be held that they had the common intention to commit the offence of bigamy unless the complainant prima...
Should Timelines Fixed For Selection Process By PSC Be Relaxed For Women Due To Pregnancy/Maternity? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on May 13 agreed to consider the issue of whether timelines fixed in the Notification for selections to public appointments issued by the Public Service Commission (KPSC) can be altered and postponed on account of the maternity period endured by women aspirants. The Kerala Public Service Commission has challenged the impugned order of the Kerala High Court to permit...
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Elected As President Of Supreme Court Bar Association
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has won the election to the post of the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association.Sibal secured 1066 votes, while the next contender Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai got 689 votes. The inumbent President Senior Advocate Dr Adish C Aggarwala secured 296 votes (the figures are tentative).The other contenders were Priya Hingorani, Tripurari Ray, Neeraj...
Parts Of UP Anti-Conversion Law Seem To Be Violating Article 25 Of Constitution: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday orally commented that the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law [UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021] in some parts may seem to be violative of the fundamental right to religion guaranteed under Article 25 of the ConstitutionThe bench of Justices J. B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing petitions by Vice Chancellor of Sam...
Supreme Court Directs Union To Immediately Deport 17 Foreigners Detained In Assam's Transit Camps As No Cases Are Pending Against Them
The Supreme Court today (May 16) directed the Union Government to take immediate steps for deporting 17 declared foreigners detained in transit camps of Assam. The Court gave this direction considering that no pending cases were registered against them. The bench of Justices AS Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the matter pertaining to condition of detention centres in Assam where individuals...
Supreme Court Refuses To Consider ED's Objection To Arvind Kejriwal's Statement That He Won't Be Back In Jail If Votes Are Given For AAP
The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 16) refused to act against the statements made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that if votes were given to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), he would not have to go back to jail.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing Kejriwal's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of...
Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Plea Of Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji Till July 10
The Supreme Court today (May 16) has relisted to July 10 the bail plea of former Minister Senthil Balaji after adjournment was sought on behalf of the Solicitor General (SG) Mr Tushar Mehta as he was engaged in the matter of CM Kejriwal before the bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna. The MLA and former Minister has challenged a Madras High Court order denying him bail in a money laundering...
Relaxation Of Additional Fees: LLP BEN-2 & LLP Form 4D Deadline Extended
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a circular dated 07.05.2024 intimating that the deadline for filing Form LLP BEN-2 and LLP Form No. 4D has been extended to 01.07.2024 without the need of payment of any additional fees. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified Limited Liability Partnership (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2023 vide G.S.R. No. 832(E)...
Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Plea Of Bhima Koregaon Case Accused Jyoti Jagtap To July
The Supreme Court today (on May 16) has adjourned the bail plea of activist and Bhima Koregaon case accused Jyoti Jagtap to July. It may be noted that the plea for interim bail was listed before the three-judge Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh, and Bela M Trivedi yesterday. However, it was re-listed for today. Today, the matter was before the Bench of Justices MM...
Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against ED Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court is hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.Last week, the Court had allowed Kejriwal's release on interim bail till June 1 for the purposes of election campaigning. A bench comprising Justices...