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Section 319 CrPC : 12 Guidelines Issued By Supreme Court's Constitution Bench To Summon Additional Accused During Trial
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court issued elaborate guidelines today regarding the excercise of powers under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for summoning additional accused during trial.A bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian and BV Nagarathna issued the guidelines while answering certain issues referred to it.What are...
We Gave The Recommendation For Demonetisation, All Procedures Followed : RBI Tells Supreme Court
Insinuating procedural impropriety without having concrete evidence, when allegations of procedural lapses were denied by both the central government and the Reserve Bank of India, was nothing but a 'fishing and roving enquiry', Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta, appearing on behalf of the central bank, told the Supreme Court on Monday. "The process was followed. For instance, we have stated...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Death Row Convict's Plea To Transfer Him From Kerala To Home State Assam
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the plea filed by Muhammed Ameer-ul-Islam, who has been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a woman in Kerala in 2016, seeking transfer from the prison from Kerala to a prison in his home state Assam.The bench comprising of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy heard Advocate K. Parameshwar, who submitted before the Court that...
CBI Manual On Seizure Of Electronic Devices Needs To Be Updated, Says Supreme Court
In a plea, inter alia, seeking guidelines for the seizure of personal electronic devices by investigating agencies, the Supreme Court, on Monday, indicated that the CBI Manual needs to be updated.During the course of the hearing of a plea seeking directions on police and investigative agencies, working under the control of Central and State Governments for specifying guidelines with regards...
Punjab A Border State, Easy For Anyone To Destroy Youth By Illicit Liquor & Drugs : Supreme Court Cautions State Govt
Observing that "the drug-problem is increasing in Punjab", the Supreme Court of India on Monday slammed the state government for its inaction regarding the issue of large-scale manufacture and sale of illicit liquor in the state."So many FIRs have been registered under the Punjab Excise Act. So, isn't it a failure on the part of the state to curb illegal transportation, manufacture of...
Supreme Court To Organise Hackathon Event For Innovative Ideas To Make Filing & Listing More Efficient
Under the aegis of the Chief Justice of India, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Supreme Court of India will have its first ever Hackathon Event. The aim of the exercise is to identify innovative ideas and explore practical propositions to make the existing filing and listing process efficient.Duty holders (officers, officials of Registry, law clerks deputed in residential officers of Supreme...
"Errors Apparent On Record" : DMK Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Review Of Judgment Upholding EWS Quota
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has moved Supreme Court of India seeking a review of the Constitution Bench judgment upholding the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced provisions for reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). The judgement dated 07.11.2022, by a 3:2 majority, had upheld the validity f the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced...
'AoR's Job Is Sacrosanct, Can't Just Sign Everything' : Supreme Court In Contempt Plea Against ML Sharma & Advocate-on-Record
The Supreme Court, on Monday, forbade the Advocates-on-Record of the Apex Court from putting down their signatures on petitions that they are filing without reading and verifying them. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka noted that there is a great responsibility on Advocates-on-Record and they should exercise caution while signing petitions."What is troubling me is...
Section 319 CrPC Power Has To Be Exercised Before Pronouncement Of Sentence In Case Of Conviction : Supreme Court Constitution Bench
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday pronounced the judgment answering the reference made on the ambit of powers under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which gives power to the trial court to summon additional accused.The following are the issues answered by the Constitution Bench comprising Justices Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian and...
"Question Everything, Have A Spirit Of Enquiry; But Have Fun Too In College" : CJI DY Chandrachud To Law Students
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud urged the law students to have a "spirit of enquiry" and "question everything". The CJI was inaugurating the first academic session of the India International University of Legal Education and Research, Goa (IIULER) where he underlined that university education stands for reason, tolerance, adventure of ideas and the search for truth."In the academic arena...