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Bombay High Court Grants Bail To Bhima Koregaon Accused Anand Teltumbde
The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to former IIT professor and Dalit scholar Prof. Anand Teltumbde, booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case. A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Milind Jadhav passed the order on an appeal filed by Teltumbde in 2021 challenging the rejection of his bail application on merits by the...
Each Bench Will Hear 10 Bail Applications & Transfer Petitions Daily : CJI DY Chandrachud Reveals Full Court Meeting Decision
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday made an important announcement regarding the full court decision taken that each bench will hear 10 bail applications and 10 transfer petitions every day."After having a full court meeting we have decided that every bench everyday we will take 10 transfer petitions every day. So we have 13 benches going on with the present strength. So we will...
Benefit Of Set Off U/Sec 428 CrPC Can Be Invoked Only If Detention Undergone By The Convict Is In The 'Same Case' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the benefit of Section 428 CrPC can be invoked only if detention undergone by the convict during investigation, enquiry or trial is in the 'same case'.Section 428 CrPC provides when the period of detention undergone by the accused to be set off against the sentence or imprisonment. It reads as follows : Where an accused person has, on conviction, been sentenced...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Andhra Govt's Challenge Against HC's Stay On Probe Into Amaravati Land Scam
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgement on an appeal preferred by the Andhra Pradesh government challenging a High Court order staying the government orders sanctioning the constitution of a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe into the allegations of land scam in Amaravati during the previous dispensation under the Telugu Desam Party.The Bench comprised Justices M.R. Shah and...
Bar On Civil Court Jurisdiction U/Sec 34 SARFAESI Applicable Only In A Case Where DRT/DRAT Is Empowered To Decide The Matter: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the bar on Civil Court jurisdiction under section 34 of the SARFAESI Act shall be applicable only in a case where the Debt Recovery Tribunal and/or Appellate Tribunal is empowered to decide the matter under the SARFAESI Act.In this case, the Bank secured a property in exercise of powers under the provisions of the SARFAESI Act. A notice for ...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Andhra CM For Accusing Justice NV Ramana Of Bias
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday has agreed to consider a writ petition against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for accusing Justice N.V. Ramana, who was next in line to be the Chief Justice of India at the time, of impropriety, in a letter that was subsequently released to the media. The petitioner, Sunil Kumar Singh, who appeared in person, informed the...
'Need Of Custodial Trial' Is Not A Relevant Aspect While Considering A Bail Application U/Section 439 CrPC : Supreme Court
Setting aside a bail granted to a rape accused, the Supreme Court observed that the 'need of custodial trial' is not a relevant aspect while considering a bail application under Section 439 Cr.P.C.The relevant aspects which are required to be kept in mind while considering the bail application are seriousness of the offence alleged; material collected during the ...
BREAKING: MP Freedom Of Religion Act | HC Finds Provision Requiring Inter-Faith Couples To Declare Conversion Before Collector 'Prima Facie Unconstitutional'
In a significant order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained the State Government from taking coercive action against any person who contravenes Section 10 of the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 which requires a person desiring to convert religion to give a declaration in this regard to the District Magistrate.Finding this provision to be prima facie unconstitutional, a...
'Whether Section 319 of CrPC Can Be Invoked After Judgment Reserved?": Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserved Judgement
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on 'whether section 319 of the Cr. P. C. can be invoked after judgment is reserved'.The 5-Judge Bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer, B. R. Gavai, A. S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian and B. V. Nagarathna was hearing the matter. Earlier, Senior Advocate P. S. Patwalia, for the petitioner, had submitted that in his opinion his case is covered by...
Neutral Body To Appoint Election Commissioners| "How Do We Get Somebody Who Is Above Politics?": Supreme Court Constitution Bench Commences Hearing
"How do you actually get somebody who is above politics?", the Supreme Court of India asked on Thursday, noting the reality of persons having 'political bias', A Constitutional Bench headed by Justice KM Joseph was considering a batch of petitions recommending reform in the process of appointment of members of the Election Commission of India. The Bench also comprised of Justices...
Cheque Dishonour- Additional Accused Cannot Be Impleaded After Expiry Of Limitation Period Under Sec 142 NI Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that impleadment of additional accused subsequent to the filing of a cheque bounce complaint is not permissible once the limitation prescribed for taking cognizance of the offence under Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act has expired.In this case, the High Court quashed a summoning order passed by a Magistrate in a cheque bounce complaint on the ground that...
NIA Moves Supreme Court To Vacate Order Allowing House Arrest Of Gautam Navlakha, Says Medical Reports Are Vitiated By Bias
The National Investigation Agency has filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court seeking to vacate the order allowing the shifting of activist Gautam Navlakha to house arrest from the Taloja prison in Mumbai where he is lodged in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case.The NIA said that the medical reports cited by Navlakha, which were relied upon by the Court to grant him relief, are...