Supreme Court Directs SBI To Disclose All Electoral Bond Data Available With It Including Unique Alphanumeric Numbers

In the latest development in the electoral bonds case, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) asked the State Bank of India (SBI) to disclose all 'conceivable' details available with it regarding electoral bonds, including the alphanumeric number corresponding to each bond. It pronounced -“SBI required to make a complete disclosure of all details in its possession. This will also comprehend...

Supreme Court Denies Bail To AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case, Asks Him To Surrender Forthwith

The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) declined to grant bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. It also cancelled the interim bail granted to him and asked Jain to surrender forthwith.Jain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in May 2022 on charges of money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. He, along with others,...

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. Last Friday, the bench had taken exception to the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (11 March-16 March, 2024)

Live Law has got you covered with all the latest updates this week. You'll find it all here, whether it's news on the Electoral bonds, appeals against Professor GN Saibaba's acquittal, or applications seeking stays on recently notified CAA rules. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Over OBC Exclusion From Reservation In Bihar Municipal Bodies

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) issued notice in a plea raising the issue of exclusion of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from the scope of 'triple test' for reservation in Municipal Elections of Bihar.The order was passed by a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan in petitioner's challenge to a Patna High Court judgment delivered on January 31, which dismissed his writ...

Direct SBI & ECI To Disclose Details Of Electoral Bonds Worth Rs 4K Crores Sold Before April 2019 : Plea In Supreme Court

An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to disclose the details of the electoral bonds which were sold between March 1, 2018 to April 11, 2019.Presently, the Supreme Court has directed the disclosure of the electoral bonds sold between the period April 12, 2019, till February 15, 2024.The applicant "Citizens for Rights Trust" submitted that 9,159 bonds worth Rs...

Governor Can Consult Only High Court On District Judges' Appointment: Supreme Court Faults Haryana Govt For Seeking Union's Opinion

The Supreme Court underscored that the Governor of a State can only consult the High Court in the matter of appointments of District Judges in terms of Article 233 of the Constitution.Holding so, the Court found fault with the Haryana Government for seeking a legal opinion from the Union Government regarding the recommendations made by the Punjab and Haryana High Court for appointments in...

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

“POLICE REPORT” Q.7 What is a “Police Report” ? Ans. A “Police Report” as defined under Section 2 (r) Cr.P.C. is the “final report” filed under Section 173 (2) Cr.P.C. by a Police Officer after the conclusion of investigation under Chapter XII Cr.P.C. A case can be instituted before a Magistrate either by means of a “police report” or...

Supreme Court To Examine Validity Of ECI's 'First-Come-First-Serve' Rule To Allot Election Symbols To Unrecognised Parties

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 15) issued notice in a SLP filed by the Tamil Nadu-based Political Party 'Naam Tamilar Katchi' challenging the 'first-come-first-served' criteria of allotting a free symbol to an unrecognized party under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968. The petitioner had earlier approached the Delhi High Court challenging the provisions of the...

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....