Latest News
Constitutional Institutions Important To Check Abuse Of Power & Safeguard Rights : CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, in a recent lecture delivered at the Cambridge Law University, highlighted the importance of Constitutional institutions, without which the constitutional rights and values cannot be safeguarded.He was delivering a lecture on the topic "The relationship between Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Structure" as part of the Cambridge Pro Bono...
Supreme Court Quashes Departmental Proceedings Against Judicial Officer In Odisha
The Supreme Court recently quashed a charge sheet filed against a retired judicial officer in Odisha who was facing departmental proceedings for alleged irregularities committed in the process of selection of caretakers. The bench comprising Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Ajay Rastogi further held that the judicial officer was entitled to all retirement benefits.The issue arose when a...
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For West Bengal Govt’s Plea Against HC Order In Teachers’ Recruitment Scam Case
The Supreme Court of India on Friday refused to urgently list a special leave petition filed by the state of West Bengal against the Calcutta High Court’s decision to not give interim relief with respect to an earlier order giving liberty to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to interrogate the national general secretary of Trinamool...
Delhi Government Moves Supreme Court Against NGT Order Appointing LG As Head Of Solid Waste Management Committee
The Delhi Government has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to appoint Lt. Governor as head of the high-level committee for the purposes of handling solid waste management in Delhi.The appeal was filed through Advocate Shadan Farasat under Section 22 of the NGT Act, arguing that the appointment of LG as the head of the...
Will Hold Consultations On Sedition Law, Law Commission's Report Not Binding : Union Law Minister
Union Law Minster Arjun Ram Meghwal said that the Government will hold consultations with all stakeholders before taking a final decision on sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code). The Minister further said that the recommendation made by the Law Commission of India to retain the provision with certain amendments and increased punishment is not binding."The law commission report...
Supreme Court Vacates Madras HC's Stay On JPC Notice On Forest Bill After Assurance To Publish Tamil Version Of Bill
The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the order of the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench restraining the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Forest (Conversation) Amendment Bill 2023 from proceedings in terms of the press communique issued by it, which had invited suggestions and objections from the public at large and NGOs/experts/stakeholders and institution.The Madras High Court had passed...
Law Commission Recommends Retention Of Sedition Law With Certain Amendments
In a significant development, the Law Commission of India has recommended against the total repeal of sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code) and has instead proposed that the provision be retained with certain amendments.The Law Commission stated in its 279th report that it is of "the considered view that Section l24A needs to be retained in the Indian Penal Code, though...
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea Challenging Notifications Allowing Exchange Of ₹2000 Notes Without ID Proof
The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice KV Viswanathan on Thursday refused to entertain an urgent mentioning by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications that permit exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without requirement of any identity proof. The bench stated that it would not take...
Courts Can Delete Unnecessary Parties In PILs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea which challenged an interim order of the Uttarakhand High Court which deleted certain respondents from the array of parties while issuing notice in a case. The plea before the High Court pertains to an inquiry being conducted on the orders Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand for the alleged ‘illegal’ appointment of 396 employees...
Mumbai Court Directs Economic Offences Wing To Investigate Former FMC Chairman Ramesh Abhishek's Role In NSEL Crisis
A Special Court in Mumbai recently directed the Economic Offences Wing to investigate the role of former Forward Markets Commission (FMC) chairman Ramesh Abhishek in the 2013 National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL) payment default crisis.Special Judge A.S. Sayyad under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 (MPID Act) opined that NSEL has...
Rape On Woman's Dead Body Will Not Attract Section 376 IPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that sexual assault on the dead body of woman will not attract the offence of Rape punishable under Section 376 of Indian Penal Code. It thus acquitted a man of rape charges for committing sexual assault on the dead body of a 21 years old girl, after murdering her.A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice Venkatesh Naik T partly allowed the appeal...