Appoint Arun Goel's Replacement In Election Commission Only As Per SC Judgment & Not New Act : Plea In Supreme Court

In a pivotal development, Congress leader Jaya Thakur has filed an application before the Supreme Court to restrain the Union from appointing a new Election Commissioner (EC) as per the latest Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 (Act). This development occurred two days after Election...

Supreme Court Dismisses SBI's Plea For Extension Of Time For Furnishing Electoral Bonds Details; Directs Disclosure By March 12

In the latest development in the electoral bonds case, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 11) dismissed an application for extension of time filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) for complying with the court's earlier directions to furnish electoral bonds details. Concluding that the requisite information is sufficiently available with the bank, the court asked it to disclose the information...

Srinagar Court Fines Traffic Cop ₹1000 For Inaccurately Issuing E-Challan Against Wrong Vehicle

Highlighting deficiencies in the e-challan system a Srinagar Court has levied a ₹1000 fine on a traffic cop for issuing a wrong challan. The court observed that either traffic police officers lack proper training in operating the e-challan system or are not exercising due diligence while issuing challans.Directing SSP Traffic (City), Srinagar to sensitise cops manning e-challans Special...

Jharkhand's National Lok Adalat: Over 8.69 Lakh Pre-Litigation Cases And 89,000 Pending Cases Disposed, Settling Claims Worth Rs 489 Crores

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) organized the National Lok Adalat across the state, alongside the efforts of the Jharkhand High Court Legal Services Committee. Under the guidance of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, Judge of the Jharkhand High Court and Executive Chairman of JHALSA, meticulous preparations spanning several weeks culminated in...

National Lok Adalat In Bihar: Over 99,000 Cases Settled, Rs 390 Crore In Claims Resolved

Under the directive of the National Legal Services Authority and the esteemed guidance of Justice K. Vinod Chandran, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court cum Patron-in-Chief, and Justice Ashutosh Kumar, JAD-1 cum Executive Chairman of the Bihar State Legal Services Authority, a significant "National Lok Adalat" addressing pre-litigation and pending cases took place on March 9, 2024. This...

Is The Legislative Measure Of Repeal And Substitution Of The Three Existing Major Penal Statutes, An Inevitable Desideratum?

On principle, I am against the proposed repeal of the existing major criminal laws namely, the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (which is a substantial reproduction of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898) and the replacement of the same by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS” for short), the Bharatiya Sakshya Abhiniyam, 2023 (“BSA” for short) and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (“BNSS” for short) respectively. When...

Electoral Bonds Case Live Updates : Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea, Contempt Petitions Against SBI Chairman

The Supreme Court will hear today the application filed by the State Bank of India seeking an extension of time till June 30 to furnish information relating to the Electoral Bonds.As per the judgment delivered on February 15, the Bank had to furnish the information to the Election Commission of India by March 6. The SBI was required to share information such as the purchaser of the bonds,...

Justice Prathiba M Singh's Book On Patent Law Launched By Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Delhi High Court judge, Justice Prathiba M Singh's book on Patent Law was launched on Saturday by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, along with other foreign dignitaries. The book, which has been published by Thomson Reuters, was launched at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan. The book launch event witnessed the presence of the following:- Union Finance Minister Niramla Sitharaman-...

National Legal Services Authority: 1st National Lok Adalat Of 2024

"1.13 Crores of Cases Settled in the 1st National Lok Adalat of 2024, Making Strides Towards Swift and Amicable Justice" In a significant stride towards fostering an accessible and inclusive justice system, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) successfully organized the 1st National Lok Adalat for the year 2024 in the Taluks, Districts and High Courts in the 34 States/UTs on...

Law Commission Recommends Whistleblower Protection, Says Amendments May Be Brought To Mandate Test Data Disclosure

In a recent development, the Law Commission of India has recommended in its 289th Report dated March 5, 2024 that there should be a special legislation for protection of Trade Secrets, with exceptions pertaining to whistleblower protection, compulsory licensing and government use, and public interest. In the same report, it has proposed a separate legislation for Economic Espionage as...

CJI DY Chandrachud Urges Judges To Write Judgments In Simple Language

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, today (March 09), while speaking at an event, said that if judges should write the judgments in a simple language if they should reach the common people. CJI went on to say that an attempt is being made to make Court decisions available to people in their regional languages. CJI was speaking at the inaugural event of the regional/state-level...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [February 25 to 29]

Abuse of Process of LawSpecial Leave Petitions - Several matters, wherein the special leave petitions are filed either against the order seeking adjournment or the order issuing notices or grant/refusal of interim protections. Filing of such petitions not only wastes the time of the Court but it also puts unnecessary burden on the Courts and adds up to the pendency of matters before the...