Supreme Court Extends Bombay HC's Stay On Bail Granted To Gautam Navlakha In Bhima Koregaon Case

In the National Investigation Agency's petition challenging the grant of bail to journalist Gautam P Navlakha in the Bhima Koregaon case over alleged Maoist links, the Supreme Court today extended the stay granted by the Bombay High Court on the order granting bail. A Division Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti ordered for the matter to be listed before the Chief Justice of India...

Supreme Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Christian Missionary In MP For Alleged Illegal Conversion

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 5) ordered a stay of criminal proceedings pending in a trial court in Madhya Pradesh against Christian missionary Ajai Lall in a case for alleged forced conversion of two foster children and their parents to Christianity.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra passed the stay order, which will remain...

Supreme Court To Hear In February Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's Plea Challenging Trial In 'Cash-For-Vote' Case

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 5) adjourned the hearing of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's plea challenging the trial court's jurisdiction to try a cash-for-vote scam case. This matter is now expected to come up after four weeks. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was scheduled to hear a special leave petition filed by A Revanth Reddy, the current Chief...

'Governor Can't Dismiss Minister Without CM's Recommendation' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Remove Senthil Balaji As TN Minister

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 5) concurred with a judgment of the Madras High Court which refused to direct the removal of Senthil Balaji as a Minister of the Tamil Nadu Government due to his implication in a money laundering case."...perusing the impugned judgment of the High Court, we concur with the view taken... no interference is called for under Article 136," said the Bench...

Halal Ban : Supreme Court Seeks Uttar Pradesh Govt's Response To Plea Challenging Ban On Halal Certified Products

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 5) issued notice in two pleas challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's ban on the manufacture, sale, storage and distribution of halal-certified products. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta was hearing the writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by Halal India Private Limited and Jamiat Ulama-e-Maharashtra challenging the...

Accused Doesn't Lose A Defence Merely Because That Plea Wasn't Taken In S.313 CrPC Statment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in its recent judgment (on January 04), reiterated the well-established law that the statement recorded under Section 313 (Power to examine the accused) of the Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973, cannot form the sole basis of conviction. The Court underscored that such a statement of an accused is not evidence. The reasons are twofold. Firstly, it is not on...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With High Court's Dismissal Of PIL Seeking Removal Of Mosque

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 5) refused to entertain a plea against an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a public interest litigation (PIL) for the recognition of Mathura's Shahi Eidgah Mosque site as Krishna Janmabhoomi and the removal of the mosque. However, it was clarified that the petitioner could move a separate petition challenging the vires of any legislation.A bench...

IBC | Inappropriate For NCLAT To Direct NCLT To Admit Petition Under Section 7 Without Evaluating Rival Contentions On Merits: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside an order passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) whereby the National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) was directed to admit a petition under Section 7 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”).The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, has held...

Section 27 Evidence Act Vulnerable To Abuse, Courts Must Be Vigilant : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in its verdict delivered on January 03, while making somepertinent observations regarding Section 27 of the Evidence Act, also cautioned that the police frequently use this provision and the courts must be vigilant about its application. “Section 27 of the Evidence Act is frequently used by the police, and the courts must be vigilant about its application to...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute : Mosque Committee Approaches Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Appointing Commission To Inspect Masjid

In the latest development in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the mosque committee has approached the Supreme Court against a December 14 order of the Allahabad High Court by which it had allowed an application for the appointment of a court commissioner to inspect the mosque. Earlier, on December 15 last year, the top court had refused to interfere with this order when...

Supreme Court Asks High Court To Not Unnecessarily Summon Officials Of J&K Administration

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 4) asked the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to not “unnecessarily” insist on personal presence of the officials of the J&K Union Territory in connection with the creation of posts in the High Court.The Court was considering a special leave petition filed by the J&K administration aggrieved by the repeated passing of orders by...

IBC | Statutory Set Off Or Insolvency Set Off Inapplicable To Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held statutory set off or insolvency set off is not applicable to Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”). Further, Regulation 29 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016 (“Liquidation Regulations”), which provides for mutual dealing and...