'One Nation, One Election' Will Reduce Democratic Accountability : Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi

Holding simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, State Assemblies and local bodies can result in the dilution of democratic accountability, opined former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi.He was speaking in an interview with LiveLaw about the concept of "One Nation, One Election". Recently, the Central Government constituted a High-Level Committee to examine the feasibility of...

MoU Signed Between Supreme Court Of India & Supreme Court Of Singapore For Judicial Cooperation

During an official visit to Singapore, Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud met with the Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Supreme Court of India and the Supreme Court of Singapore in the field of judicial cooperation. The two chief Justices witnessed the signing of the said MoU. During his official visit to...

Litigants Liable For Civil Contempt On Violating Undertaking Given On Their Behalf By Advocate To Court : Supreme Court

In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court held that litigants will be liable for 'civil contempt' on wilful breach of undertaking given on their behalf by their advocate to the Court."We hold that an assurance in the form of an undertaking given by a counsel / advocate on behalf of his client to the court; the wilful breach or disobedience of the same would amount to “civil contempt”...

IBC - Liquidator Can't Cancel Valid Auction On Mere Expectation Of Fetching Higher Price; No Unfettered Discretion : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that even though the highest bidder in an auction sale under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 has no indefeasible right to demand acceptance of his bid, the liquidator, if such a bid is rejected must furnish reasons for the same in the rejection order. A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that the mere expectation...

Accounts Office Can't Overturn Pension Claim When There Is Positive Declaration By Authorities: AFT Grants Relief To Widow 24 Yrs After Pilot's Death

The Chandigarh Bench of Armed Forces Tribunal recently granted 'Liberalized Family Pension' to the wife of a deceased Air Force Pilot whose helicopter crashed due to the treacherous weather conditions while undertaking life saving missions in 1999 in Himachal Pradesh."It is settled law that when there is a positive declaration in favour of the claimant by the concerned authority, it cannot...

Ensure Advocates Representing State Are Paid In Time, Unfortunate That They've To Approach Court : Supreme Court To UP Govt

Court asked the UP Government to “set its house in order”.

Supreme Court Stays Disqualification Of Elected Members Of Anjuna Panchayat, Goa

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 6) stayed the disqualification of two elected members (Sarpanch and Ward member) of the Anjuna Panchayat, Goa. The Court, while issuing notice to the State Government of Goa, also restored the position of the sitting Sarpanch and Ward Member. The proceedings before BDO(Block Development Officer) who was given 15 days to decide as regards...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Bihar Caste Survey Case Until October

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in a batch of pleas doubting the constitutionality of the caste-based survey conducted by the Bihar government last month. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti is hearing a plea by non-governmental organisations Youth for Equality and Ek Soch Ek Prayas against the decision of the Patna High Court to uphold the Bihar...

Sessions Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Chartered Accountant In 38 Years Old Case Over Smuggling Of Foreign Currency Worth ₹46 Lakh

A sessions court in Mumbai recently set aside the conviction of a chartered accountant from Ahmedabad in a 38-year-old case for allegedly attempting to smuggle US dollars’ worth Rs. 46 lakhs.Additional Sessions Judge Dr AA Joglekar set aside Ashutosh Nanavaty’s conviction ordered by the Metropolitan Magistrates Court in 2014. He was sentenced to six years imprisonment and fined Rs. 2.5...

'Unprecedented' : Supreme Court Slams Ladakh Administration For Denying Symbol To JK National Conference In LAHDC-Kargil Elections

The Union Territory of Ladakh has come under the harsh criticism of the Supreme Court for denying the 'plough' symbol for the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) party in the upcoming Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) election for the Kargil region.Noting that the plough symbol was reserved for JKNC by the Election Commission of India because of its status as...

Delhi Riots: Court Pulls Up Prosecutor For Showing Aggression And Throwing Files, Refers Matter To Commissioner Of Police

A Delhi Court on Wednesday pulled up a special public prosecutor representing the Delhi Police in a case relating to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots for “showing aggression and throwing files” in the court. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala referred the matter to the Commissioner of Delhi Police Sanjay Arora to take stock of the situation, observing that “it is after all...

'One Can't Apply One Bail Order To All Subsequent Cases' : Supreme Court Refuses Bail In PACL Scam

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (05.09.2023) refused to grant bail to Gurmeet Singh and Subrata Bhattacharya, erstwhile directors of PACL (Pearls Agrotech Corporation Limited), a real estate company embroiled in a scam involving more than 40,000 crores that is said to have duped several investors across the country. A bench of Justice A S Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh was...