Bar Council Of Kerala To Enquire On Kottayam Lawyers Agitation Against Chief Judicial Magistrate

The Bar Council of Kerala has constituted a Sub-Committee comprising K. P Jayachandran, Joseph John, K. K Nazzer , S. Sudarsanakumar, K.R Rajkumar and P.A Mohammed Sha for inquiring into the reasons that led to the Kottayam lawyers’ agitation against the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the subsequent developments. K. P Jayachandran is the Convenor of the Sub-Committee and Joseph John is...

Lack Of State Intervention Allows Dominant Social Groups To Oppress Historically Marginalised Sections : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while delivering the keynote address on “Identity, the Individual and the State: New Paths to Liberty,” said that lack of State intervention allowed socially dominant groups to oppress historically marginalised sections.“Traditionally, liberty has been understood as an absence of State interference in a person’s right to make choices....

Special CBI Court In Mumbai Acquits Delhi Man Accused Of Demanding Rs. 30 Lakhs From Journalist For Favourable Order From Bombay High Court

A Special CBI Court in Mumbai presided over by Special Judge MR Purwar, recently acquitted Faraz Sultan Khan, a Delhi-based individual accused of demanding Rs. 30 lakhs from journalist Ketan Tirodkar. The demand was allegedly made for securing a favourable order from the Bombay High Court regarding a case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in which Tirodkar...

Delhi Chief Secretary Appointment: Let Delhi Govt Select Name From Panel Given By LG & Union Govt, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (24.11.2023) recommended a unique solution to solve the tug of war between the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) and the Delhi Government over the appointment of the Delhi’s Chief Secretary. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra suggested that the Delhi LG and the Union Government could propose a panel of names for...

Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To IPS Officer Who Allegedly Got Conman To Pose As HC Chief Justice To Influence Corruption Probe

The Supreme Court recently denied anticipatory bail to IPS officer and former Superintendent of Police Aditya Kumar who had allegedly involved a conman to pose as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court in order to influence a corruption probe against him.A bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Augustine George Masih denied him bail stating that the...

'Yellow Journalism' : Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To HC's Contempt Sentence Against Newspaper For Publishing Anonymous Letter Against Judges

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by the editor and publisher of Patrika Daily Newspaper against a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court holding them guilty of contempt of court for a report published in 2012 levelling allegations against judges.After the bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshhu Dhulia expressed disinclination to...

'Unfair' : Supreme Court On Allegation Of Bias Against Somasekhar Sundaresan Over Appearance For Adani Group

During the hearing of the Adani-Hindenburg matter, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 24) expressed disapproval of the allegations made by a petitioner against the impartiality of the members of the Expert Committee constituted by the Court.Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, the presiding judge of the bench, went to the extent of terming the allegations "unfair" and told Advocate...

'Read Judgment In Punjab Governor's Case : Supreme Court To Kerala Governor On State's Plea Against Delay In Assenting Bills

The Supreme Court on Friday asked Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to refer to the recent judgment passed in the case related to Punjab Governor's inaction on bills and adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by the State of Kerala till next Tuesday (November 28).When the matter was taken, Senior Advocate and former Attorney General for India KK Venugopal, appearing for the State of...

Adani Hindenburg : No Material To Doubt SEBI Probe & Impartiality Of Expert Committee Members, Says Supreme Court; Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 24) reserved its judgment in a batch of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) seeking a Court-monitored investigation into the allegations made by US-based short-selling firm Hindenburg Research against the Adani group of companies regarding violations of stock market regulations.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala...

Reconvening A Sitting Of Vidhan Sabha Which Isn't Prorogued Permissible In Law & Within Exclusive Domain Of Speaker: Supreme Court

In its judgement pertaining to the Punjab Government's plea challenging the Governor's inaction on four bills passed by the state legislature, which was decided by the Supreme Court on November 10 but uploaded on November 23, the Apex Court stated that reconvening a sitting of the Vidhan Sabha which had not been prorogued was permissible in law and is within the exclusive domain of...

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Law Students Accused Of Injuring Two Advocates

The Supreme Court recently (on November 22) granted anticipatory bail to law students who were accused of injuring two advocates inside their chamber.Earlier, the students had filed the plea seeking anticipatory bail before the Hyderabad bench of Telangana High Court. However, the Court, after taking note of the fact that the accused persons had trespassed into the advocates’ office...

Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Hearing Of AAP Leader Satyendar Jain In Money Laundering Case Until December 4; Interim Bail To Continue

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 24) adjourned the hearing of Satyendar Jain's bail plea until Monday, December 4. However, it agreed to extend the interim bail granted earlier this year to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader until the next date of hearing. A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi is currently hearing the former Delhi government cabinet minister's special...