Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up(23rd-29th October)

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 914-933]Tottempudi Salalith v State Bank Of India 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 914M/S Unibros v. All India Radio, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 918Debasish Paul v. Amal Boral, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 919Mumtaz Yarud Dowla Waqf v. M/S Badam Balakrishna Hotel Pvt Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 920Manmohan Gopal v. State Of Chhattisgarh, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 921Ambalal Parihar v. State...

Stray Dog Issue | Supreme Court Lists Matter For Final Hearing On 10th January

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (01.11.2023) listed the matter relating to the curbing of stray dog attacks in the country on 10th January for final hearing.A bench of Justice J K Maheswari and Justice K V Viswanathan have been considering a batch of matters including the plea filed by the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KeSCPCR) citing increase in stray dog attacks...

Is Electoral Bonds Scheme Legalising Kickbacks? Are Means Proportional? Supreme Court Asks Union Govt [Day 2]

On the second day of the hearing in the Electoral Bonds case, the Supreme Court questioned if the scheme was legalising 'kickbacks' made to political parties. The Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra also discussed if the bonds were actually confidential or merely "selectively anonymous". During...

Bhima Koregaon Case | Will See If Jyoti Jagtap's Bail Plea Will Fit In Formula Of 'Vernon' Judgment, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 1) adjourned until November 30 the hearing of activist and Bhima Koregaon-accused Jyoti Jagtap's bail application.A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Karol was hearing Jagtap’s petition challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision to reject her bail application. She has been lodged in jail since September 2020 for offences under the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (16th-22nd October)

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 895-918]Chain Singh v. State of Chattisgarh 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 895M/S Triveni Glass Limited v Commissioner of Trade Tax UP 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 896Mathews J. Nedumpara & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 897Supriyo v. Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 900M. Hemalatha Devi & Ors V. B. Udayasri 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 902Mohamed Ibrahim...

BREAKING | Review Petition Filed Against Supreme Court's Marriage Equality Judgement

In a recent development, review petitions have been filed against the Constitution Bench judgement of the Supreme Court which had, on 17.10.2023, refused to grant legal recognition for queer marriages in India saying that it was a matter for the legislature to decide. A five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat,...

Section 362 CrPC Bar Not Applicable To Bail Orders : Supreme Court

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court recently, while setting aside the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, held that Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which prohibits modification of a judgment or final order, will not be applicable in an order for refusal of bail. The rationale given by the Court was that such an order has the characteristics of an interlocutory...

Electoral Bonds Scheme Discriminatory For Excluding Parties With Small Votes Shares? Supreme Court Refuses To Consider In Ongoing Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 1) refused to entertain an intervention application filed by 'Dalit Panthers' party challenging the Electoral Bonds scheme as discriminatory for not allowing parties with small votes share to accept the bonds.The Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra said...

Supreme Court Confirms Order Granting Teesta Setalvad and Husband Interim Anticipatory Bail in Donations Embezzlement Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 1) granted anticipatory bail to social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand who are facing charges of embezzlement of funds raised to help and commemorate victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots, confirming an earlier order granting the duo interim protection from coercive action.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sudhanshu Dhulia,...

Electoral Bonds Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 2]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing today a batch of petitions challenging the electoral bonds scheme.A Constitution bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing the matter. Yesterday, Adv Prashant Bhushan, for Association for Democratic Reforsm, commenced arguments for petitioners & asserted that amendments to FCRA,...

Delhi Riots: Court Slams Delhi Police For Wrongly Clubbing 19 Complaints In One FIR, Orders Separate Probe

A Delhi Court has slammed the Delhi Police for wrongly clubbing 19 complaints in a Delhi riots case without having any sound basis and ordered that the incidents be investigated separately. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts observed that there were 20 different places of different incidents taken up for investigation in one FIR, but none of the IOs bothered...

Electoral Bonds Violate Citizens' Right To Information, Promote Corruption: Prashant Bhushan To Supreme Court [Day 1]

Arguing before the Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra in the batch of petitions challenging the Electoral Bond Scheme, Advocate Prashant Bhushan submitted that 99% of Electoral Bonds went to the ruling parties in the Centre and in the States while the opposition parties were left with less than 1%...