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%...

Plaint Cannot Be Rejected In Part Under Order VII Rule 11 Of CPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (31.10.2023) held that a plaint cannot be rejected in part under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court also reiterated that when a plaint does not disclose a cause of action, it is liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11.“In simple terms, the true test is first to read the plaint meaningfully and as a whole, taking it to be...

Supreme Court To Hear Umar Khalid's Bail Plea Along With His Petition Challenging UAPA Provisions On Nov 22

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 31) decided to hear former JNU scholar and activist Umar Khalid's plea challenging various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, along with his pending bail application in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, on November 22. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi was hearing a writ petition filed by the UAPA...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing In SNC Lavalin Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (31.10.2023) adjourned the appeals filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other accused in the SNC Lavalin Case.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyyan adjourned the hearing following a request for passover made on behalf of Additional Solicitor...

'Advocates-on-Record Are Not Not Mere Signing Authorities': Supreme Court Lambasts AoRs Filing Frivolous Petitions; Seeks Reform Measures

Advocates-on-record cannot be reduced to mere signing authorities, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday (October 31), while lambasting the practice of signing off on petitions without examining their content. The Court has called for suggestions from the bar for framing a "comprehensive policy" to curb the practice of AoRs merely acting as signing authorities and filing frivolous...

CCI Publishes Draft For Leniency Plus, Invites Comments From Stakeholders

The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) has issued the draft CCI (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2023 (“Draft Regulations”) dated 16.10.2023, inviting comments from its stakeholders. Earlier, the Competition Act, of 2002 was amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act 2023, and the amended act introduced a ‘Leniency Plus Framework’. Under the Leniency Plus...