No Assertion In ED Complaint That Scheduled Offences Generated Proceeds Of Crime : Supreme Court Grants Bail In PMLA Case

The Supreme Court recently granted bail in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after noting that the prosecution complaint did not have any assertion that the scheduled offence generated proceeds of crime directly or indirectly..“Prima facie, there must be factual assertions in the complaints to show that the offences which are named as scheduled offences on the basis...

Supreme Court Says Telangana Governor's MLC Nominations Will Be Subject To Outcome Of BRS Leaders' Petition

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) issued notice on a petition filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leaders Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana seeking to prevent the Telangana Governor from nominating members of the State Legislative Council.While the Court declined to pass an order of status quo on the nomination of Member of Legislative Council (MLC), it clarified that...

INI CET 2024 : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Declaration Of INI CET Seat Allotment Results In Plea Challenging AIIMS Quota

The Supreme Court today (August 14) refused to stay the declaration of final seat allotment results of the Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET) 2024 exam.The plea for stay was raised in a petition challenging the 'Institutional Preference' Quota exceeding 50% given to graduates from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the...

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder: Calcutta High Court Bar Library Club Express Solidarity With Medical Practitioners, Condemns 'Barbaric' Incident

The Calcutta High Court Bar Library Club has passed a resolution condemning the brutal rape and murder of a 2nd year PG medical student on the campus of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, after she had completed her night duty, in the early hours of the morning.In a resolution signed by Ajoy Krishna Chatterjee, the Vice-President, the Bar Library Club stated:The horrific incident...

Can Online Portals Publish Advocates' Advertisements? Supreme Court Seeks Response Of Bar Council Of India

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) sought the response of the Bar Council of India on whether online portals can be allowed to publish advertisements of advocates.A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti was hearing a petition filed by 'JustDial', an online portal listing local services, challenging the recent judgment passed by the Madras High Court directing the...

Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea : Supreme Court Seeks Clarification From ED On Predicate Offences

The Supreme Court today (August 14) sought clarification from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on whether it intends to rely on all three predicate offences in the money laundering case against Senthil Balaji or exclude one of the cases that involves more than a thousand accused.The predicate offences are registered against Balaji under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant sections of...

NEET-SS : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Hold NEET-SS 2024 This Year, Asks NMC To Announce Exam Schedule In 30 Days

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 14) dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the National Medical Commission(NMC) to not hold the NEET- Super Speciality Exam (NEET-SS) 2024 this year.The petition was filed by thirteen doctors under Article 32 of the Constitution.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud,Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the data given by the...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Designates 39 Lawyers As Senior Advocates

The Supreme Court on Wednesday designated 39 advocates as senior advocates.They are :1. Mr. Abhimanyu Bhandari, Advocate2. Dr. (Ms.) Anindita Pujari, Advocate-on-Record3. Mr. Aniruddha Anant Joshi, Advocate4. Ms. Aparna Bhat T G, Advocate-on-Record5. Mr. Ashok Panigrahi, Advocate-on-Record6. Mr. B. Balaji, Advocate-on-Record7. Ms. Bansuri Swaraj, Advocate8. Mr. Davinder Pal Singh, Advocate9....

Uttrakhand High Court Achieves Zero Pendency In Death Reference Cases

Recently, the Uttarakhand High Court achieved the milestone of attaining zero pendency in Death Reference cases.At the beginning of this year, there were a total of 11 Death Reference Cases pending before the High Court. (The oldest of those cases was Reference No. 1 of 2018), and with the conscious efforts of the Bench and the Bar, the High Court has successfully disposed of all the...

'Sanatana Dharma' Row | Cases Should Go Outside Tamil Nadu, Says Supreme Court Issuing Notice On Udhayanidhi Stalin's Plea To Club Cases

The Supreme Court today issued notice on Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's plea for clubbing of criminal cases registered against him across multiple states over his controversial 'Sanatana Dharma' remarks.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar passed the order, expressing orally that the cases will have to go outside Tamil Nadu. "You can't be in State of Tamil Nadu, you...

'You've Crores To Waste On Freebies, But No Money To Compensate Person Whose Land Was Illegally Taken' : Supreme Court To Maharashtra Govt

Today (on August 14), the Supreme Court orally told the State of Maharashtra that while the State has money "to waste" on freebies, there is no money to compensate the person whose land the State had occupied illegally. "You have thousands of crores to waste on freebies from public exchequer, you do not have the money to give to the person whose land has been deprived without following...

Supreme Court Stays NCLAT Order Closing Insolvency Process Against Byju's, Asks BCCI To Deposit Rs.158 Crores In Separate Escrow Account

The Supreme Court today (August 14) stayed the NCLAT order which closed the insolvency proceedings initiated by the Board of Controllers of Cricket in India (BCCI) against ed-tech firm BYJU's over the dues of Rs. 158 Crores based on a settlement between the parties.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge to the...