Parliament Passes Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill To Decriminalise Minor Offences In Various Statutes

Rajya Sabha passes the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023 on Wednesday, it was already approved by Lok Sabha last week. It aims to amend 42 laws administered by 19 ministries.According to the Bill, It intends to decriminalise and rationalise minor offences to further “enhance trust- based governance for ease of living and doing business.”The Acts which are proposed to be...

Article 370 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 2]

A Constitution Bench will resume hearing today the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article370 of the Constitution which took away the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.In yesterday's proceedings, Sr Adv Kapil Sibal argued that Article 370 could not be abrogated as J&K Constituent Assembly never recommended it before its dissolution. The bench also discussed the...

Parliament Passes Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023

Days after it was cleared by Lok Sabha, the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.According to the text of the Bill, “One of the major reforms proposed in the Bill is to introduce an exploration licence for deep-seated and critical minerals.”The exploration licence granted through auction will allow the licencee from...

Parliament Passes Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023

After opposition walked out over their demands for discussion on Manipur Violence, the Rajya Sabha passed the contentious Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 today. It aims to amend certain provisions under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, to extend and exempt specific types of land from the Act's applicability. The Bill was approved by Lok Sabha last week with voice vote.In...

Newspaper Reports Only Hearsay Evidence, Extra-Judicial Confession Has No Greater Credibility Because Newspapers Reported : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that a newspaper report is only hearsay evidence and it can only be treated as secondary evidence under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.A division bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Pankaj Mithal, while setting aside the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to two appellants accused of murder due to insufficient evidence,...

I'm Not Guilty; If I Had to Apologise, Would’ve Done It Earlier: Rahul Gandhi Tells Supreme Court In 'Modi-Surname' Defamation Case

Congress leader and former MP Rahul Gandhi, in his latest affidavit filed in the Supreme Court in his plea to stay the conviction in the criminal defamation case, has asserted that there is no need for him to apologise for the "why all thieves share Modi surname" remark."The petitioner maintains and has always maintained that he is not guilty of offence and that the conviction is...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Order Sentencing Business Tycoon’s Son To 3 Months Prison For Not Paying Maintenance To Ex-Partner

The Supreme Court recently stayed the order of the Delhi High Court which sentenced the son of a business tycoon to three months simple imprisonment for failing to pay maintenance to his former partner.The Court also stayed the High Court direction to issue a Look Out Circular against the appellant. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, CT Ravikumar and PV Sanjay Kumar passed the interim...

Parliament Passes Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to amend the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. The Bill was approved by Lok Sabha on July 25.The Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 was enacted to consolidate and amend the law relating to co-operative societies, “with objects not confined to one state and serving the interests...

Parliament Passes Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023

Rajya Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on Tuesday, it was already cleared by Lok Sabha on July 25. The Bill seeks to amend the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 .The Law was enacted in 2002 with the aim to conserve biodiversity, promote the sustainable utilization of its elements, and ensure just and fair distribution of the advantages arising from the use of...

Article 370 Can't Be Abrogated As J&K Constituent Assembly Never Recommended It Before Dissolution : Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court [Day 1]

The hearing witnessed discussions on the 'temporary' nature of the provision.

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict in TN Minister Senthil Balaji’s Plea Against HC Verdict Allowing ED Custody

'To say Section 167 CrPC would not apply is a dangerous proposition,' Justice MM Sundresh remarked during the hearing.

Nuh Violence | Ensure No Hate Speeches, Violence Take Place In VHP-Bajrang Dal Rallies In Delhi-NCR: Supreme Court To Authorities

The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the authorities to ensure that no violence or hate speeches take place in the protest marches being held by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal in various parts of Delhi-National Capital Region today in the wake of the communal violence in Nuh and Gurugram in Haryana.In a special sitting held at 2 PM to hear an urgent application filed to stop...