Supreme Court Turns Down Plea To Halt Bihar Caste Survey; Adjourns Hearing Till August 18

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a plea against Bihar government's caste-based survey, with a direction to re-list it along with similar petitions filed in the top court on Friday, August 18. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a plea by the non-governmental organisation ‘Ek Soch Ek Prayas’ against the decision of the Patna High Court...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing of Brinda Karat's Plea for Registration Of FIRs Against Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma For Alleged Hate Speeches

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing in a plea filed by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders Brinda Karat and KM Tiwari seeking the registration of first information reports (FIR) against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speeches during election rallies in January 2020. A bench of Abhay S Oka and Sanjay Karol was...

BREAKING| SEBI Requests Supreme Court To Grant 15 More Days To Complete Adani-Hindenburg Probe; Says 'Substantial Progress' Made

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking15 more days to complete the investigation into the allegations made by US-based short-seller firm Hindenburg Research against Adani group companies. The deadline set by the Supreme Court is expiring today, August 14.In its application,SEBI informed the court that "it has...

Delhi Court Denies Bail To Woman Accused Of Stealing Bags From Delhi High Court Complex

A Delhi Court yesterday denied bail to a woman accused of stealing bags and other valuables articles from outside the courtrooms of Delhi High Court.Duty MM Paras Dalal of Patiala House Courts remanded the woman, who was produced after one day police custody, to judicial custody till August 26. “Having considered the seriousness of the allegations, this court deems it appropriate to commit...

Chennai Court Sentences Actress Jayaprada To Six Months Imprisonment Over Non-Payment Of ESI Dues

A Metropolitan Magistrate court has sentenced actress and former Member of Parliament Jayaprada and others to six months sinple imprisonment and a fine of Rs.5000 over non-payment of dues under the Employee State Insurance Act. Metropolitan Magistrate C Sundarapandian found Jayaprada guilty for commission of offence U/s. 85 (a), 85 (i) (b) of the Employees State Insurance Act for failing...

“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-XIII]

Q.61 Who can apply for the Letters of Administration ? Ans. In case the deceased died intestate and was a Hindu, Mohammedan, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina or exempted person, Letters of Administration can be issued to a person entitled to the whole or any part of the estate of the deceased in view of Section 218 of the Act. In the case of an Indian Christian (who is not a Hindu,...

Jharkhand High Court Organizes Jharkhand State Multistakeholders Consultation On Children In Conflict With Law In Collaboration With UNICEF

The Juvenile Justice-cum-POCSO Committee, Jharkhand High Court in association with Department of Women, Child Development and Social Security, Government of Jharkhand on Saturday organized the Jharkhand State Multi- Stakeholders Consultation on “Children in Conflict with Law (Prevention, Restorative Justice, Diversion and Alternatives to Detention)”.The Consultaion was organized ...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (New CrPC Bill) Allows Police Custody After First 15 Days Of Arrest

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023(BNSS), which seeks to repeal and replace the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973(CrPC), proposes to make a significant clarification regarding police custody period.Section 187(2) of the BNSS, which is the mirroring provision of Section 167(2) CrPC, says that the 15 day police custody can be sought on a whole, or in parts, at any time during...

Quashing Of FIR : Recent Supreme Court Judgments Lay Down Novel Approach

Last week, the Supreme Court pronounced a few judgments making important observations related to the jurisprudence surrounding the quashing of an FIR either under Section 482 (the inherent powers) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) or Article 226 (extraordinary jurisdiction) of the Indian Constitution.The judgments were delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and...

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill Allows Using Draconian Police Powers For Political Ends: Kapil Sibal

Expressing his concerns about the new bills introduced by the Union Government which propose repeal and replacement of the IPC, CrPC and the Indian Evidence Act , Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal said that the bills allows for "using draconian police powers for political ends".Taking to his ‘X’ account, formerly known as Twitter, former law minister Sibal said that ...

B.Ed. Graduates Ineligible For Post Of Primary School Teachers, Holds Supreme Court; Says 'Right To Education Includes Quality Education'

The Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Rajasthan High Court which had made B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education) degree holders ineligible for appointment to the post of primary school teachers. The bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia opined that the fundamental right of primary education in India as guaranteed under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution...

RFCTLARR Act | Supreme Court Sets Aside Award Passed During COVID Lockdown; Says 'Fair Opportunity Of Hearing Must Be Given To Claimant'

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta, recently examined the objective of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (2013 Act) while allowing an appeal. The Court held that for fair compensation under the said act, “it is imperative that a fair opportunity of hearing is...