BREAKING| Bombay High Court Dismisses Maharashtra's Plea To Stay Judgment Acquitting Prof GN Saibaba & Others

The Bombay High Court has dismissed an application filed by the State of Maharashtra Government seeking to stay the implementation of the acquittal of former Delhi University Professor GN Saibaba and five others in a Maoist-links case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The State filed an application before the HC bench of Justices Vinay Joshi and Justice Valmiki SA...

Sandeshkhali Violence : West Bengal Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Asking CBI To Probe Attack On ED Officials

The State of West Bengal on Tuesday (March 5) approached the Supreme Court, appealing against the Calcutta High Court's decision to transfer the probe into the attack against ED officials at Sandeshkhali to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). This development comes within hours of the high court's order directing the transfer of the case and the custody of prime accused TMC leader...

LiveLaw Academy: Part II Of Decoding The Supreme Court Clerkship Examination Series - YouTube Live Workshop [TODAY AT 6:30 PM]

LiveLaw Academy is excited to conduct a free two-hour workshop on our YouTube Channel decoding the Part II of the Supreme Court Clerkship Exam wherein will be solving the Sample Question Paper live with Adv. Kritika Goyal AIR 1 in the Supreme Court Law Clerk-Cum-Research Associates Exam 2023.Adv. Kritika Goyal completed her LL.B. in 2021 and B.A.(Hons.) Philosophy in 2018 from University of...

[Attack On ED In West Bengal] Calcutta HC Transfers Probe To CBI, Directs State To Immediately Handover Custody Of Shahjahan Sheikh

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday transferred an investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the assault on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers who had gone to Sandeshkhali, West Bengal to raid the residence of ration-scam accused Shahjahan Sheikh.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya set aside an earlier...

'Narendra Modi Good Man, BJP Also Approached Me' : Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Announces Plan To Join BJP After Resigning As HC Judge

Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Tuesday (March 5) announced his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This development comes after he tendered his resignation in the morning today.After his final day as a judge of the high court, Justice Gangopadhyay told reporters outside the court premises that he has sent his letter of resignation by post to...

Supreme Court Quashes Money Laundering Case Against Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar & Aide

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 5) allowed the appeals filed by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and his aide challenging criminal proceedings in a 2018 money laundering case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan today allowed the special leave petitions filed by the Congress leader and his aide Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah against a 2019 Karnataka High Court...

Kerala High Court Seeks Advocates Association's Opinion On Suggestion To Curtail Court Vacations By Judges Taking Turns To Go On Leave

In a Full Court meeting held on January 30, 2024, the Kerala High Court has decided to obtain suggestions from the Kerala High Court Advocates' Association regarding vacations in the High Court and Supreme Court.The Ministry of Law and Justice had forwarded recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on 'Judicial Processes and their Reform' regarding vacations in the Supreme Court...

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay Resigns After Announcing His Plan To Join Politics

Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay has sent his letter of resignation by post to President Droupadi Murmu, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam.He is likely to announce his future plans of transition into the realm of politics at 2 PM today, in a press conference scheduled to be held at his residence in Calcutta's Salt Lake.In...

No Case Under Karnataka Prevention Of Cow Slaughter Act When Meat Sample Was Collected By Unauthorised Officer : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that a case under the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, is not sustainable when the sample of meat was seized by an officer who was not authorised to do so.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan upheld a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which quashed an FIR under the Karnataka Prevention of Cow...

Supreme Court Asks State Of UP To Inform Details Uploaded In NIC's E-Module On Prisoners' Data

Recently (on March 01), the Supreme Court directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to inform about the details uploaded on the e-module framed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).Pertinently, in this e-module, each State was required to upload the necessary information including status of the convict, the number of years he has put in and such other details. Moreover, as per the...

Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority Disburses Rs 10 Lakh Compensation To Spanish Tourist Allegedly Gang Raped In Dumka

The Spanish tourist, who allegedly fell victim to a horrific gang rape incident in Jharkhand's Dumka, has been granted compensation amounting to Rs 10 lakh (approximately 11,126.20 Euros). The District Legal Services Authority facilitated the transfer of this sum directly into the victim's account.The transfer was confirmed through the issuance of a cheque and a formal letter, both of which...

'Can't Tolerate Special Leave Petition Filed In A Casual Manner' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs.10K Cost On AoR

Recently (on March 01), the Supreme Court imposed the cost of Rs.10,000/ on the Advocate-on-Record while noting a criminal appeal was filed in a casual manner, and two of the grounds included in the appeal were incorrect and misleading. The Court also stated in its order that such costs should be paid personally to the Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society....