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Judges Handling Criminal Cases Against MPs & MLAs Should Not Be Transferred Until Further Orders: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Judges hearing the criminal cases against sitting or former MPs/MLAs should continue in their current posts until further orders of the Supreme Court, to ensure the disposal of pending cases. "To ensure the disposal of pending case, the presiding officers of special courts, or CBI courts involved in prosecution of MPs MLAs to continue in...
Supreme Court Bars Withdrawal Of Criminal Prosecution Against MPs/MLAs Without Permission Of High Court
The Supreme Court on Monday directed that no prosecution against sitting of former MPs snd MLAs will be withdrawn without the permission of the High Court of the concerned state.The Court further directed that judges hearing the criminal cases against MPs/MLAs in Special Courts should continue in their current posts until further orders of the Supreme Court. This direction will be subject to...
'Please Have Faith In System' : Supreme Court Disapproves 'Parallel Debates' By Petitioners On Pegasus Issue
In connection with the Pegasus issue, the Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed some reservations regarding the petitioners, who have an interest in the matter, from conducting "parallel proceedings and parallel debates" on social media while the Court is seized of the issue and is dealing with it."Mr. Shyam Diwan, Mr. Kapil Sibal, Mr. C. U. Singh, Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, all...
Pegasus Snoopgate: Solicitor General Seeks Time For Instructions, Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Pleas Seeking SIT Probe Till Aug 16
The Supreme Court today granted time till Monday to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seek instructions from the Government on the nine petitions seeking probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy, on a request made by him While doing so, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Surya Kant asked the Petitioners to refrain from indulging...
Pegasus- Supreme Court Hearing-Day 2- Live-Updates
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Surya Kant will hear the petitions seeking a direction for an independent probe into allegations that illegal surveillance has been carried out on inter alia journalists, lawyers, government ministers, opposition politicians and civil society activists using the Pegasus spyware.The Bench will hear...
Political Parties Must Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates Within 48 Hours Of Their Selection : Supreme Court Modifies Earlier Direction
With the objective of decriminalization of politics, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the political parties must publish the criminal antecedents, in any, of the candidates within 48 hours of their selection.A bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai modified the direction in its February 13, 2020 judgment in that regard.In paragraph 4.4 of the February 2020 judgment,...
Rajya Sabha Returns Taxation Laws Amendment Bill To Nullify Retrospective Tax Demand
The Rajya Sabha on Monday returned to Lok Sabha the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the Lok Sabha which seeks to nullify the effect of the amendment brought by Finance Act 2012 to impose tax liability on gains arising from indirect transfer of Indian assets with retrospective effect.Since Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 is certified as a money bill by the Lok Sabha Speaker, the...
Post Expiration Of Probation Period, Automatic Confirmation Cannot Be Claimed As Matter Of Right: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The court noted that a government employee could not be permitted to remain on unauthorized absence without informing the Department and specifically when he was a Constable in SAF.
'Spark In A Powder Keg': Delhi HC Women Lawyers Forum Condemns Inflammatory Slogans Raised In Jantar Mantar Rally, Seeks Action
The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum has addressed a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court condemning the allegedly inflammatory slogans raised by Supreme Court Lawyer Ashwini Updhayaya during a rally at the Jantar Mantar on 8th August 2021. The letter urged the concerned authorities such as the Bar Council to take note of the incident and to initiate appropriate action immediately...
Res Judicata Is Not A Ground To Reject A Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the Res Judicata cannot be a ground for rejection of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure."Since an adjudication of the plea of res judicata requires consideration of the pleadings, issues and decision in the 'previous suit', such a plea will be beyond the scope of Order 7 Rule 11 (d), where only the statements in the plaint...