'Affects Right To Liberty' : Kapil Sibal Urges Supreme Court To Reconsider PMLA Judgment Upholding ED's Powers

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Wednesday (November 22) urged the Supreme Court to refer to a larger bench to reconsider its Vijay Madanlal Choudhary ruling, which is known for bolstering the powers of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). Raising concerns about the wide-ranging powers of the central agency, the senior counsel said – “The issues involved are very serious and affect...

LMV License Issue : Supreme Court Says 'Mukund Dewangan' Decision Will Continue To Apply While Reference Is Pending

A Supreme Court Constitution Bench today (22.11.2023) directed that the decision in its 2017 judgement of Mukund Dewangan v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited will continue to hold field during the pendency of reference on the issue related to "Light Motor Vehicle" (LMV) driving license requirements for transport vehicles.The issue before the Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of...

ED Can't Invoke PMLA Using Section 120B IPC When Conspiracy Is Not Related To Scheduled Offence : Justice Sanjiv Khanna

Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna observed that the Enforcement Directorate cannot invoke the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against an accused citing Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code (which deals with the offence of criminal conspiracy), if the alleged conspiracy is not related to a scheduled offence under the PMLA.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul,...

PMLA Judgment Reconsideration : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today a batch of applications seeking reconsideration of its judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India which upheld the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) relating to arrest, search and seizure by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the stringent bail conditions and the reversal of burden of...

My Transfer To Allahabad High Court By Collegium In 2018 Was Ill-Intended, To Harass Me: Retiring CJ Pritinker Diwaker

Retiring Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice Pritinker Diwaker on Tuesday said that his transfer from Chhattisgarh High Court to the Allahabad High Court by the Collegium led by then CJI Deepak Misra in 2018 was "ill-intended" and meant to "harass" him.“My transfer order seems to have been issued with an ill intention to harass me," Justice Diwaker said adding "however, as...

Following Closure Of Bribery Case, Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor Reinstated As President Of Kerala High Court Advocates Association

The Executive Committee of the Kerala High Court Advocate Association (KHCAA) has unanimously decided to appoint Advocate Saiby Jose Kidangoor as their President. The Executive Committee has taken this decision today based on Rule 12 of the KHCAA bye-law. As per Rule 12 of the bye-law, when there is a casual vacancy in the Executive Committee, they can fill up the vacancy by Co-option from...

Supreme Court Rejects NIA's Challenge To Chhattisgarh Police FIR Alleging Larger Conspiracy Behind 2013 Maoist Attack On Congress Leaders

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (21.11.2023) refused to entertain an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging a fresh FIR registered, in 2020, by the Chhattisgarh police to probe the allegations of larger political conspiracy behind a Maoist attack that had killed several senior Congress leaders in Bastar in 2013. The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI...

Kerala High Court Transfers Temporary Magistrate Facing Lawyers' Protest Over Direction To Arrest Advocate

The Judicial First Class Magistrate (JFCM) on temporary service, Tirur, Lenin Das, who was alleged to have verbally abused a junior lawyer and directed his arrest, has been transferred to Kannur to the post of Additional Munsiff. Bar associations had launched protests against the Magistrate following reports that the officer misbehaved with a young lawyer. The Magistrate was alleged to...

Delhi Pollution : Supreme Court Suggests Excluding Farmers Burning Stubble From Minimum Support Price

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 21) suggested excluding farmers burning their stubble from the purview of the minimum support price (MSP) infrastructure, as a part of a carrot-and-stick policy to disincentivise stubble burning in Punjab and other states adjacent to Delhi. It also recommended completely subsidising baling machines for poor farmers and financing their operating costs...

Stop Misleading Advertisements, Will Impose Rs 1 Crore Cost On Every Product Claiming False Cure: Supreme Court To Patanjali Ayurved

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 21) reprimanded the Patanjali Ayurved for continuing to publish misleading claims and advertisements against modern systems of medicine.While considering a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association against misleading advertisements, the bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra issued a stern warning to the...

'Appointments Only On Advertised Vacancies' : Supreme Court Holds 2 Judges To Be Wrongly Appointed; Refuses To Unseat Them Noting 10 Yrs Service

The Supreme Court recently held the procedure adopted by the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission and the High Court in the selection of Civil Judge (Junior Divisions) in 2013 to be wrong and consequently, the appointments of two judicial officers were found to be irregular. At the same time, the Court refused to unseat the two officers, considering the fact that they have rendered over...

Delhi Govt's Advertisement Funds Will Be Transferred To RRTS Project If Budgetary Allocation Not Made In 7 Days: Supreme Court

However, the Court kept the order in abeyance for one week, stating that it would come into operation if the Government did not voluntarily transfer the funds for the project within a week.