SEBI v Sahara: Subarata Roy's bail Plea Rejected Again; Matter referred to a Three-Judge Bench[Read the Judgment]

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice A.K. Sikri today dismissed Sahara Chief Subrata Roy's plea for his transfer to house arrest. The court however, modified the order restricting sale of property, to raise the amount for his interim bail.The Bench further referred the proceedings to a larger three-judge to be constituted by the Chief Justice of India, keeping...

Madras High Court declares Section 21 of the Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act Unconstitutional

The cases regarding the release of bonded laborers will now be decided by the judicial magistrate courts, in an ordinary manner, and not by tahsildars and revenue divisional officers (RDOs). A Madras High Court bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Satish K Agnihotri and Justice M Sathyanarayanan reportedly struck down Section 21 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, along with...

365 Working Days for the Judiciary - Debate Frenzies

In the beginning of this year, soon after assuming the highly regarded post of the Chief Justice of India, Justice R.M. Lodha stunned the country with his revolutionary vision of a speedy and free justice delivery system, which works “365 days a year”. While addressing the legal fraternity in Jodhpur at the foundation-stone laying ceremony of a Bar Council of Rajasthan building, he...

Special Investigation Team on Black Money holds it First Meeting, Plans to Recover Stashed Unaccounted Money lying abroad

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the newly elected government had held its first meeting on Monday to discuss and chalk out the roadmap of the investigation.  The team headed by Retired Supreme Court Judge, MB Shah has the CBDT Chairman and the RAW Chief amongst its members. The SIT team discussed the way ahead and also plans to recover all the stashed unaccounted money back...

Judge Kamini Lau demands directions for strict compliance with the law regarding arrest of women, requests letter to be treated as PIL

The troubles endured by three widows last year have reportedly caught notice of Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau, who wrote a letter to Chief Justice G. Rohini, elucidating upon the widespread desecration of law by the Delhi Police on the issue of arrest of women. The women were arrested by the Delhi Police and allegedly tortured by male officers in the police station at night. Both...

Enercon Case: Supreme Court simplifies Patent Revocation Procedures to Avoid Multiplicity of Proceedings

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, in a momentous decision yesterday, simplified the course of action to be adopted in patent litigation, in order to avoid multiplicity of proceedings.The appellant in the instant case, Dr. Aloys Wobben was a scientific engineer who has to his credit, several inventions in the field of wind turbine...

Appointment of Justice K.Narayana Kurup as Chairman of Kerala State Police Complaints Authority is in violation of SC directives

The appointment of Justice K.Narayana Kurup as the Chairman of Kerala State Police Complaint Authority [SPCA] stirs controversy in Kerala. Justice Kurup, a former Judge of the Kerala High Court, was appointed as the Chairman of the Police Complaint Authority last week by the State Government.The Supreme Court in Prakash Singh case (Prakash Singh and Others v Union of India and Others (2006) 8...

Delhi Gang-rape: Convicts approach the Supreme Court against the Death Sentence

Two death row convicts, in the brutal December 16, 2012 Delhi gang rape case, have reportedly moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi Court verdict.Live Law had reported, that the High Court of Delhi had confirmed the death sentence awarded to the accused in the Delhi Gang Rape Case by upholding the decision of a Delhi fast-track court awarding death penalty to four convicts. A Bench...

SC stays the execution of Yakub Memon convict Mumbai blasts case 1993

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Further, the apex court referred a plea that review petitions in death penalty cases should not be heard and decided in chamber proceedings to the Constitution bench.The 1993 series of bomb blast in Mumbai had claimed 257 lives and left 713 injured.In 1994, Yakub was arrested...

CBI Special Judge allows A. Raja’s plea to depose as a Defense Witness

Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini granted former Telecom Minister A. Raja’s wish to depose as a witness in order to defend himself in the current 2G spectrum case.Reportedly, the judge while accepting the proposition, which was unopposed, asserted that, “Accused A. Raja shall ensure that either he himself is ready for his examination as a witness, as prayed by him, or some other witness is...

CLAT Results withheld owing ‘techinical discrepancies’

Disappointing thirty thousand Students who appeared for CLAT 2014, within 24 hours the CLAT committee has withheld the results citing technical discrepancies. The Committee has posted the following message on the CLAT website.“Due to some technical discrepancies, the CLAT 2014 results declared on 31 May 2014 stands withheld till further intimation and guidelines on the admission...

Delhi Kirana Shop Owner imprisoned under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act [Read the Judgment]

A small kirana shop owner in New Delhi has been sentenced to 3 months imprisonment under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 by a Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice B.S. Chauhan.The accused was running a small kirana shop in Delhi. Officials from the Food Adulteration Department, in 1993, detected salt as an adulterant in 450 gram of red chilli powder...