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...

'Can't Direct Govt To Introduce Bill': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Directions To Make Law Commission Statutory Body & Codify Tort Law

The Supreme Court on Friday reiterated that a writ court cannot mandate to the legislature to legislate on a particular subject. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol observed that it is not within the power of a writ court to direct the Government to introduce a particular bill in the legislature and that it can only recommend amendments...

Challenge To Anand Mohan's Remission : Bihar Govt Expresses Reluctance To Share Records With Petitioner; Says Will Submit Only To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday(Aug 11) allowed the Bihar Government to file a further affidavit with regard to the remission granted to former MP who was serving a life term in the 1994 murder case of then Gopalganj District Magistrate G. Krishnaiah. The bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Dutta was hearing a petition filed by Umadevi, the widow of Krishniah, challenging...

SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Amendment Regulations, 2023 | SEBI Empowers Panel Of Whole Time Members For Settlement Proceedings

In a significant development, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced an amendment to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018, via the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Settlement Proceedings) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023. The amendment, issued through notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/142 on August 10,...