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Indian Citizenship Should Not Be Doubted Due To Minor Variations In Name Spellings In Electoral Rolls Or Govt Records: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 11) highlighted the challenges faced by uninformed or illiterate individuals in rural areas, particularly in Assam, to prove Indian citizenship without having official documents.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah highlighted that it is common for such persons to lack government-issued documents, especially when they do not own...
Petitioners In Contempt Case Against DDA Should Not Be Harassed : Supreme Court To Delhi Police
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 12) stated that no authority shall harass the petitioners who filed a contempt case against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) over illegal tree felling in Delhi Ridge Forest Area.The petitionesr in the contempt case has alleged harassment by the Delhi police after the contempt petition was filed. The petitioners stated that the Delhi police was...
Truth About Delhi LG's Site Visit Now Out After Much Cover-Up, Specify If Tree Cutting Was Ordered By Him : Supreme Court To DDA
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 12) remarked that a "cover up" was going on at the instance of the Delhi Development Authority regarding the role played by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena in directing the illegal felling of trees in Delhi Ridge Forest Area.The Court also warned that it will consider issuing a contempt notice to the Delhi LG. A special bench comprising...
Supreme Court Seeks Affidavits From States/HCs On Establishment & Functioning Of Gram Nyayalayas
In a public interest litigation seeking establishment and effectuation of Gram Nyayalayas in the country as per the mandate of Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, the Supreme Court today directed states/UTs and their High Courts to file fresh affidavits on the establishment and functioning of Gram Nyayalayas."We therefore direct the Chief Secretaries of all the states and the Registrar Generals of...
Supreme Court Rejects PIL Alleging Discrepancies In Voting Data Of 2024 Lok Sabha Elections
The Supreme Court today (July 12) dismissed a petition seeking disclosure of data regarding alleged discrepancies in the counting of votes by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the recent general elections.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra considered the matter.The petition seeks directions from the ECI to release the data...
ED Officer Must Also Consider Materials Exonerating Accused Before Deciding To Arrest, Can't Pick & Choose: Supreme Court
A crucial development in the PMLA jurisprudence took place on Friday (July 12) when while granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court held that an officer of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), exercising power of arrest under Section 19(1), Prevention of Money Laundering Act cannot ignore material which exonerates the arrestee."The legality of the “reasons...
Supreme Court Extends Former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik's Interim Bail By Two Weeks
The Supreme Court today (July 12) extended the interim bail granted to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik last August by two weeks. Malik was arrested on February 23, 2022, by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case but was released on interim bail. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing a special leave petition filed by...
PMLA| ED Cannot Arrest On Grave Suspicion Alone; There Must Be Written Reasons To Believe That Accused Is Guilty : Supreme Court
While granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday (July 12), the Supreme Court observed that arrest under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act cannot be made simply for the purposes of investigation. Rather, the power can be exercised only when the concerned officer is able to form an opinion, based on material in possession, and upon recording...
Supreme Court Directs Kejriwal To Not Visit CM Office While On Interim Bail, Says He May Decide Whether To Step Down From CM Post
While granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday (July 12) in the case registered by ED under PMLA over the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, the Supreme Court today directed that Kejriwal shall not visit the CM office and Delhi Secretariat during the period of interim release.The judgment, passed by Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, imposed the...
'Idea Was To Stop Channel From Airing News On Sex Scandal' : Supreme Court Stays Broadcast Restraint On Kannada News Channel
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 12) stayed the order of the Karnataka High Court which restrained the broadcast of Kannada news channel 'Power TV'. The stay will operate till next Monday when the Court will continue hearing the matter.The Court orally observed that the case against the TV channel appeared to be "sheer political vendetta" and was filed with the motive of blocking the...
SEBI Introduces New Guidelines To Enhance Credit Rating Agency Operations
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released a new set of guidelines designed to streamline operations and enhance business ease for Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs). These new regulations, set to take effect from August 1, 2024. One of the changes introduced by SEBI is the establishment of specific timelines for various actions taken by CRAs. Previously, timelines...
SEBI Releases Master Circular On Surveillance of Securities Market
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently issued Master Circular on the Surveillance of the Securities Market. Under the new guidelines, SEBI mandates that trading in certain securities, including those affected by corporate actions such as mergers, demergers, and capital reductions, must initially occur in the Trade for Trade (TFT) segment. Trade for...