Retired CJ Muralidhar Calls Justice Akil Kureshi A ‘Great Source Of Inspiration’; Recalls Lessons From Justices AP Shah & Vineet Saran

Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar bid adieu to the Orissa High Court upon his superannuation on Monday. A Full Court Reference was made in the honour of the outgoing Chief Justice, which was presided over by Justice Subhasis Talapatra, Chief Justice Designate of the Court.While addressing the reference, Justice Muralidhar acknowledged the lessons and inspirations which he derived from his...

Parliament Passes Registration Of Birth and Death (Amendment) Bill Which Seeks To Create National Database

Late at night, after clearing the Delhi Services Bill, the Rajya Sabha passed the Registration Of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on Monday. The Bill had already been approved by the Lok Sabha on August 01. It seeks to amend the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, for the first time.According to its “Statement of Objects and Reasons”, the Bill seeks to create a National...

Parliament Passes Delhi Services Bill ( GNCTD Amendment Bill)

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the contentious Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 - which seeks to dilute the powers of the Delhi Government over services. The Bills was passed with 131 votes in its favour and 102 votes against it.It was already approved by Lok Sabha on August 03.Notably, the Bill has significant changes from the Ordinance promulgated by the Centre on May 19...

‘Custody' Under Section 167 CrPC Includes Custody Of Other Investigating Agencies Such As ED, Not Just Police: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday held that ‘custody' under Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 includes custody of other investigating agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate and not just the police alone.The said observation was made by a division bench of Justice A S Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh while dismissing Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji's plea challenging...

Supreme Court Dismisses Go First Airline RP's Plea Against Delhi HC Order Permitting Lessors To Access Aircrafts On Lease

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the appeal filed by the Resolution Professional of Go Airlines India Ltd against the Delhi High Court order which had permitted various lessors to carry out inspection and interim maintenance tasks of their aircrafts, which are currently on lease with crisis-hit Go First airline. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala,...

ICMAI Proposes Draft on Cost and Works Accountants (Amendment) Regulations, 2023; Invites Stakeholder Comments

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) on 01.08.2023 vide notification no. CWR(1)/2023 notified proposed amendments to the Cost and Works Accountants Regulations, 1959. The draft on “Cost and Works Accountants (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.”The proposed draft comprises significant changes to the existing regulations aimed at modernizing and streamlining the practices of...

'GNCTD Amendment Bill Perfectly Valid; Basic Structure Doctrine Has A Debatable Jurisprudential Basis': Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi In Rajya Sabha

In his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha as a Nominated member of the Upper House, former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi today called the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 as a "perfectly legitimately valid, correct and right""What is permissible need not necessarily be right. To me, the Bill is right but if someone disagrees, his conscience...

Do Men Who Committed 3 Gangrapes & Murdered 14 People Including Kids Deserve Leniency? Bilkis Bano's Lawyer To Supreme Court

Do the men convicted for brutally gang-raping Bilkis Bano and killing her entire family in front of her eyes deserve the leniency they have been accorded, Advocate Shobha Gupta asked the Supreme Court of India on Monday, while arguing that the punishment befalling the convicts ought to be proportional to the nature and seriousness of the crime committed by them. A bench of Justices...

Kerala Court Acquits MP Hibi Eden, LoP VD Satheeshan, 6 Other Congress Leaders In 2020 Case For Participating In Protest During COVID-19

A Kerala Court recently acquitted eight Congress leaders in the case alleging that they had organized themselves into an unlawful assembly in the year 2020, so as to spread COVID-19, thereby flouting then in force government orders and guidelines of the health department in this regard. The case was registered in June 2020 against Member of Parliament Hibi Eden, Leader of Opposition...

Bihar Caste 'Census' | Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Against Patna HC Upholding State Govt's Survey; Says, 'No Status Quo Order Now'

The Supreme Court of India on Monday adjourned the hearing of a petition filed by non-governmental organisation 'Ek Soch Ek Prayas' against the decision of the Patna High Court to uphold the Bihar government's caste-based survey. This verdict was delivered by a division bench of the high court, which rejected the contention that an attempt to collect data on the basis of caste amounted to...

Manipur Violence Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today at 2 PM the cases related to Manipur ethnic violence. The Manipur Director General of Police has been asked by the Court to be personally present.On the last hearing, a bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud had slammed police investigation as "tardy". The bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, had noted that the FIRs were registered several...

'Bogus Petition' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Alleged Voice Clips Of TN Minister PTR

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking judicial probe into the alleged voice clips of Tamil Nadu Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in which he had allegedly made remarks about the amassing of wealth by the family of TN Chief Minister MK Stalin.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud termed the petition as "bogus" and said that the Court cannot be made...