Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court To Hear On March 5 AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Arrest By Enforcement Directorate

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) adjourned until March 5 a plea by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, challenging his arrest and remand on charges of money laundering over alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of a now-scrapped liquor policy in Delhi. Singh has been in custody since October, when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).A bench...

Supreme Court Agrees To List Uddhav Sena's Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group Members

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) agreed to list the petition filed by a member of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), challenging the refusal of the Maharashtra Speaker to disqualify the MLAs of Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner Sunil Prabhu, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice...

Supreme Court Agrees To List Manish Sisodia's Curative Petitions For Bail In Delhi Liquor Policy Case

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) agreed to list the curative petitions filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the Delhi liquor policy case.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia, mentioned the curative petition before the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud seeking urgent listing.CJI...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Haryana Govt's Plea Against High Court Order Striking Down 75% Domicile Quota As Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) issued notice on the State of Haryana's plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order declaring the 75 percent domicile reservation for locals in the private sector with a monthly salary below Rs 30,000 as unconstitutional.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar today sought responses from industry associations in Haryana,...

Dispute Over Delhi LG's Power To Nominate Members : Supreme Court Adjourns Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor's Plea On Standing Committee

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) adjourned by two weeks the petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Shelly Oberoi, the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), seeking to allow the Corporation to exercise the functions of the Standing Committee.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra heard the...

Plea Moved In Varanasi Court Seeking ASI Survey Of Remaining Blocked Cellar (Tehkhana) In Gyanvapi Mosque Premises

An application has been moved before a Court in Varanasi seeking a direction to the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a thorough survey of the unreached cellars within the Gyanvapi Mosque premises. This involves removing the blocked entrance and debris hindering access to the areas not yet surveyed by ASI during its recently concluded survey.The application, filed under Section...

NALSA Announces Schedule For National Lok Adalats To Be Held In 2024

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has released the schedule for the National Lok Adalats in the year 2024, following the provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and the National Legal Services Authority (Lok Adalats) Regulations, 2009.The National Lok Adalats across the country are organized as per the provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 read...

MCC Violation Case | BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi Sentenced To 6 Months In Jail By Lucknow Court

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district last week sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi to six months imprisonment after finding her guilty of violating the code of conduct during the 2012 UP assembly polls. Additionally, a fine ₹1,100 has also been imposed upon her. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA Court) Ambrish Kumar Srivastava convicted Joshi,...

UP Woman Judge 'Suicide' Case | Police Registers FIR Against Unidentified Persons For Murder On Father's Complaint

Two days after a woman judge posted in Uttar Pradesh's Badayun district was found hanging in her official residence, the police have lodged a case for murder against unidentified persons on a complaint moved by her father. Earlier it was claimed that 27-year-old Civil Judge (Junior Division) Jyotsna Rai, who hailed from Mau and was currently posted in Badayun, had died by suicide as...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (29th January- 3rd February, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and also the...

Liquor Policy: ED Moves Delhi Court Against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal For Not Complying With Summons

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved a Delhi Court against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not complying to the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. A fresh complaint case has been filed by the Enforcement Directorate against CM Kejriwal for non-compliance of the summons received by him in the money laundering case. So...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Rehabilitation Of Slum Dwellers Evicted From Jhuggis Near Delhi's Mathura Road

In a plea against demolition of a Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) cluster near Mathura Road, Delhi, at a time when demolition activities in the national capital were banned subject to exceptions, the Supreme Court on Friday(February 2) issued notice to the respondent-authorities.The Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar was hearing a challenge to a Delhi High Court order, whereby a plea against...