Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment On AAP Leader Sateyender Jain's Bail Plea On March 18

The Supreme Court will deliver the judgment on the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case on March 18.A bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal on January 17 reserved judgment on the petition filed by Jain challenging the April 2023 order of the Delhi High Court which denied him bail under the Prevention of...

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS” For Short) At A Glance-Comments By Justice Ramkumar

This is in continuation of my earlier article titled “IS THE LEGISLATIVE MEASURE OF REPEAL AND SUBSTITUTION OF THE THREE EXISTING MAJOR PENAL STATUTES, AN INEVITABLE DESIDERATUM?”. On a closer scrutiny I find BNSS fraught with certain other illegalities and improprieties, although some of the provisions are welcome changes. I am sharing my thoughts with respect to the same. A The first and foremost hindrance experienced by all concerned is the fact that the numbers of most of the...

Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Remands BRS Leader K Kavitha To ED Custody Till March 23

A Delhi Court on Saturday remanded Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till March 23 in the money laundering case connected with the alleged liquor policy scam.Special judge MK Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after Kavitha was produced by ED following her arrest yesterday in the case.ED had sought 10 days of remand for Kavitha....

'Google Charging 4 To 5 Times Of Its Cost To App Developers' : CCI Finds Google Play Billing System To Be Prima Facie Anti-Competitive

In tech companies' challenge to Google's Play Store Billing policy in relation to in-app purchases and paid apps, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has prima facie found a violation of Section 4 of the Competition Act and directed an investigation by the Director General under Section 26(1) of the Act.The order passed by CCI Chairperson Ravneet Kaur alongwith Members Anil Agrawal,...

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act

The State of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court seeking an interim injunction restraining the Union from implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and its recently notified Rules. The Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules to enforce the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, which is the subject of numerous ongoing litigations. This is not the first...

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Stay Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024

In a batch of petitions seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024, the leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Asaduddin Owaisi, has filed another application. Several petitioners moved to the apex court after the union government notified the rules by filing interlocutory stay applications in their pending writ petitions. The...

Bhima Koregaon Case | 'Don't Need Shoma Sen In Custody Anymore': NIA Tells Supreme Court; Oral Arguments In Bail Plea Concluded

In a significant development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) made a surprising admission in the Supreme Court this week regarding former Nagpur University professor and Bhima Koregaon-accused Shoma Sen.Represented by Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, the agency admitted that they no longer require Sen's custody, after a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Augustine George...

Can Writ Under Article 32 Be Issued Against A Private Individual? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court is set to examine a crucial point for its adjudication: "whether a writ under Article 32 of the Constitution of India can be issued against a private individual and if so under what circumstances an appropriate writ can be issued.?” The Division bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Vishwanathan posed this question while hearing a writ petition against...

States Are In Prima Facie Violation Of Directions Issued For Exepditing Adoption Process : Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Comply

The Supreme Court (on March 15), while hearing a PIL to simplify adoption procedures, observed that the States are prima facie in breach of the previous directions to expedite the adoption process. In view of this, the Court gave the States one last opportunity to comply with the directions, failing which the Court may resort to coercive proceedings. The bench, led by Chief Justice of...

Arvind Kejriwal Gets Bail In ED's Complaints Alleging Non-Compliance Of Summons In Liquor Policy Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the complaints moved by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for not complying with the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts granted bail to Kejriwal subjecting to him furnishing bail...

The Basics Of “Criminal Trial” For The Novices In The Bench And The Bar [Q and A-Part-I]

Q.1 What is a “cognizable offence” and a “cognizable case”? Ans. Section 2 (c) Cr.P.C defines both the above expressions as follows:- “2 (c) – “cognizable offence” means an offence for which, and “cognizable case” means a case in which, a police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or under any other law for the time being in...

Primary Teachers | Any Bridge Course To Put B.Ed. Holders At Par With D.El.Ed. Candidates? Supreme Court Asks Union

In a service-related matter, the Supreme Court has asked the Union of India to apprise if there is any bridge course in operation that teachers with Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) qualification, who were appointed prior to its judgment in 2023, can take to train themselves to be at par with D.El.Ed candidates.The direction has come in an order passed by the Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose...