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[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Anticipatory Bail [Part-VII]
Q.31 Can anticipatory bail be granted in respect of economic offences involving violation of FERA to the tune of millions of US Dollars ? Ans. Yes. In Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia (Supra - AIR 1980 SC 1125), which arose out of the verdict of a Full Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Gurbaksh Singh Sibbia (Supra - AIR 1980 SC 1125), did not approve Proposition No. 7 laid...
No Proposal To Take Assistance Of Retired Judges, Senior Advocates In Drafting Legislations: Law Ministry
The Legislative Department has been taking necessary steps to ensure that legislative drafting is simple and unambiguous and at present, there is no proposal to take the assistance of retired judges or senior advocates in drafting legislations, the Law Ministry said on Friday in response to a question raised by Lok Sabha MP D K Suresh during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.The MP had...
Central Govt Party To 6.3 Lakh Court Cases; Has Spent ₹272 Crore On Litigation In Last Five Years: Law Ministry
On the second day of the 2023 Monsoon Session of Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha MP Dushyant Singh raised questions regarding cases that involve the Central government. He sought answers to following questions: (a) the total percentage of cases that involve the Government as a party; (b) the expenditure on all of these cases, categories by year and type; (c) the nature of...
75% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Are From General Category: Law Ministry
On the second day of the 2023 Monsoon Session of Indian Parliament, Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi, asked the Ministry of Law and Justice whether it is a fact that 79% judges appointed in all High Courts were from upper castes during the last five years indicating inequitable representation of backward and minoritiesHe also asked whether it is true that only 2.6% of the total 537...
Person Summoned Under Sec 69 CGST Act Cannot Seek Anticipatory Bail Under S 438 CrPC; Only Remedy Is Under Art 226 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday held that if a person is summoned under Section 69 (Power to arrest) of the CGST Act, 2017 for the purpose of recording of his/her statement, the provision of Section 438 (Anticipatory Bail) of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 cannot be invoked.A division bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra observed: “Thus, the position of law is that...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Akhil Gogoi's Plea Challenging Sedition Law And Similar Offences
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in the writ petition filed by the Assamese activist-turned-politician Akhil Gogoi challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition contained in Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 along with related offences “which employ similar logic of sedition inasmuch as they entail the same ingredients”. The bench comprising CJI...
UP Police Ignored Allahabad HC's Direction To Ensure Safety Of Atiq Ahmed's Brother, Alleges PIL Petitioner In Supreme Court
The Uttar Pradesh Police failed to act as per the Allahabad High Court's order to ensure the safety of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf Ahmed, said Advocate Vishal Tiwari who has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking independent investigation into the killings of Ahmed brothers in police custody.In a rejoinder filed to the UP government's affidavit, Tiwari alleged that the...
Gyanvapi | 'Conduct Detailed Scientific Survey To Find Out If Mosque Built Over Pre-Existing Hindu Temple': Varanasi Court To ASI
The Varanasi District Court today directed the Director of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a “scientific survey” of the Gyanvapi mosque premises except for the area that was sealed earlier (wuzukhana) to find out if the same has been built over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple. The court of District Judge AK Vishwesha passed this order in an application moved...
Central Government Notifies 18.07.2023 As Effective Date For Section 12 Of The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023
On July 18, 2023, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued a notification in the Gazette of India, stating that the provision of section 12 of the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 would come into effect from the same date, July 18, 2023. Section 12 of the Competition (Amendment) Act relates to the Appointment of a Director General, by the Commission with prior approval of the...
Senior Designation : Supreme Court Removes 5-Year Limit To Consider Judgments, Pro-Bono/Amicus Works Accepting SCBA Request
The Supreme Court has further modified the criteria to designate senior advocates by removing the 5 year limit for considering reported and un-reported judgments in which the applicant has appeared and also probono/amicus curiae workIn a fresh notice issued on Friday, the Supreme Court Committee for Designation of Senior Advocates informed that the 5 year limit has been removed. On July 17,...