TN Court Dismisses Second Bail Petition Of Arrested ED Officer Ankit Tiwari

The Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Act Cases (Chief Judicial Magistrate) in Tamil Nadu's Dindigul has dismissed the second bail application filed by the arrested Enforcement Directorate officer Ankit Tiwari. The Special Judge, J Mohana ML noted that Anki was not eligible for statutory bail under Section 167(2) CrPC as the Supreme Court had stayed the investigation in the...

How Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Impacts Hindu, Muslim & Christian Succession Laws

The Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, 2024 (“UCC”) passed by the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand has brought substantial changes to the law of inheritance of property i.e., succession law. The Code will apply to all persons irrespective of their religion.Section 390 of the Code also says that any law, custom, or usage in force in the State, that is inconsistent with the Code, will...

Can SC/STs Be Subcategorized To Give Reservations For More Backward Groups? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

A 7-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud today culminated the 3 day-long hearing on the issue of permissibility of subclassification within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for reservations.In the 3 daylong hearing, the Court deliberated upon the social history of untouchability, the notion of Scheduled Castes and...

S.377 IPC | Curative Petitions Against 2013 Judgment Infructuous Since Homosexuality Was Decriminalised Later : Supreme Court

A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (February 8) held that the curative petition filed against the 2013 judgment, which upheld Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (which criminalised homosexuality), has become infructuous in the light of the 2018 judgment which decriminalised homosexuality.In 2009, the Delhi High Court, in the case Naz Foundation v. Union of India had struck...

Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Challenge To HC Order Granting Bail To Ex-Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi's Nephew

The Supreme Court (on February 05) confirmed the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order allowing the bail to former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh. Singh had moved the bail application before the High Court in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act arising out of an alleged illegal sand mining case. Notwithstanding, the Division Bench of...

Prosecution Sanction Under Section 197 Cr.P.C Explained By Justice V Ram Kumar [Part-3]

L. Can it be said that certain offences committed by public servants cannot constitute acts done in performance of official duty ? 13. Unfortunately yes, in the light of certain decisions of the Supreme Court. In State of H.P. v. M.P Gupta (2004) 2 SCC 349 = AIR 2004 SC 730 - Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat - JJ, it was held by the Apex Court that it was no part of...

UAPA | Mere Delay In Trial No Ground To Grant Bail When Grave Offences Are Involved : Supreme Court

While denying bail to a man charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 ("UAPA") for allegedly promoting Khalistani terror movement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 7) held that mere delay in trial is no ground to grant bail in grave offences.To quote the Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar, "...material on record prima facie indicates the complicity of...

Union Government Planning Rules For Annual Declaration Of Assets By Judges

The Union government is contemplating the formulation of Rules under the High Court Judges Act, 1954, and the Supreme Court Judges Act, 1958, to establish a procedure for the annual declaration of assets by judges, as disclosed in the 'action-taken report' of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law, and Justice.The report emphasized the necessity for judges...

Is Subclassification Permissible Within SC/ST Reservation ? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment [Live Updates Day 3]

A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing the reference on the permissibility of Sub-Classification Within SC-ST Reservation.The Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud also comprises Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela M Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal, Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma. The report of the Day 1 hearing can be read here. Day 2 report can be read here.The matter...

SC/ST Reservation-Validity Of Sub-classification- Supreme Court 7 Judges Bench Hearing- [DAY-3] WATCH LIVE

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Court Seeks Delhi Police's Action Taken Report On Sameer Wankhede's Complaint Against IPS Officer Gyaneshwar Singh

A Delhi Court has sought an action taken report from the Delhi Police on the complaint filed by IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede against IPS Officer and NCB DDG Gyaneshwar Singh. Wankhede has sought registration of an FIR against Singh under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities ) Act, 1989. He has alleged that Singh harassed him during the enquiry conducted to probe...

Law Ministry Accepts Parliamentary Standing Committee's Recommendation To Establish Regional Benches Of Supreme Court

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice on Wednesday presented the 144th Report outlining the response of the Union Law Ministry to the recommendations made for judicial reforms in the 133rd Report of the Committee. The 133rd report was presented before the Rajya Sabha on August 7, 2023, and tabled before the Lok Sabha on the same day.The Union...