[Breaking] Tripura Violence: Supreme Court Stays Further Proceedings In FIRs Registered Against HW Networks Journalists

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the FIRs registered by the Tripura police over the reports on communal violence in the state.The plea has been filed by media company Theos Connect (which operates the digital news portal HW News Network), two of its journalists Samridhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, and its Associate Editor Arti Ghargi.The bench headed...

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheswari and CT Ravikumar will hear the matter today.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal will continue his arguments today on behalf of Zakia...

'Judiciary Failed To Stem Tide Of Militant Majoritarianism' : Shashi Tharoor During Lok Sabha Discussion On Judicial Independence

The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 was taken up for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha yesterday. The Bill which seeks to amend Acts that regulate the salaries and conditions of service of the judges of High Courts and the Supreme Court of India, clarifies that the pensioner-judges will be entitled to the additional...

Case Of Minor Girl Found Hanging In School In UP: Supreme Court Issues Notice In Mother's Plea Seeking CBI Inquiry Alleging Rape & Murder

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a plea filed seeking transfer of investigation from UP and Haryana to CBI or Delhi Police in case of death of a minor girl in a boarding school in Uttar Pradesh. The present case relates to death of a 14 year old girl who was allegedly found hanging in classroom of her boarding school in 2020. The family of the deceased girl has alleged...

Insolvency Law In Review – October 2021

The enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code) has had significant ramifications on the corporate insolvency landscape. Over time, the Code has witnessed a manifold increase in litigation, and consequently in the number of decisions. This has made it difficult for insolvency practitioners to stay updated with developments in the field. This column fills this...

Mullaperiyar Dam Case : Petitioners Urge Supreme Court To Prevent Tamil Nadu From Discharging Water At Night

The Kerala-based petitioners have filed an additional affidavit before the Supreme Court accusing the Tamil Nadu Government and its officials of handling the operation of the Mullaperiyar dam carelessly and callously. The petitioners submit that the Tamil Nadu has been "terrorising" Kerala residents by discharging massive amounts of water at night without proper warnings.The primary...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging 18% GST On Mining Operations

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on two writ petitions challenging the October 6 circular through which the government of India has clarified that GST is applicable on services by way of grant of mineral exploration and mining rights at the rate of 18%.The writ petitions are filed by a group of firms involved in mining and crushing operations. The bench of Justices D. Y....

'Forum Shopping Cannot Be Approved; A Ground To Refuse Relief' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Interim Bail

While setting aside an interim bail granted by the High Court in a MCOCA case, the Supreme Court observed that "forum shopping" can also be a ground to refuse relief.The accused was facing offences under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crimes Act(MCOCA) and various IPC offences. He was refused bail by the Special Judge/MCOCA and also the single judge of the Bombay High Court. After that,...

Gujarat Riots- "If You Stoke The Fire, The Pot Will Boil.": Kapil Sibal In Response To SIT And States's Critique Of Petitioner's "Attempt To Keep The Pot Boiling"

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard the closing arguments of the Solicitor General, Mr. Tushar Mehta on behalf of the State of Gujarat, defending the proactive measures taken by the State in the aftermath of the Godhra massacre. This was followed by the submissions made by Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal appearing on behalf of Zakia Jafri, who has approached the Apex Court assailing...

Sec 120B IPC - Not Safe To Convict A Person For Criminal Conspiracy In Absence Of Evidence Showing Meeting Of Minds : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that in absence of any evidence to show meeting of minds between the conspirators for the intended object of committing an illegal act, it is not safe to hold a person guilty for offences under Section 120-B of IPC.The bench of Justices R Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy was considering a criminal appeal against the judgement dated March 17, 2020, passed by...

NCDRC Can Direct Deposit Of Entire Or More Than 50% Of Amount Determined By SCDRC For Stay : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment on the Consumer Protection Act 2019, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission(NCDRC) can direct the deposit of the entire amount or more than 50% of the amount determined by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for conditional stay.The Court added that however to pass such an order, the NCDRC has to pass...

Kerala Abkari Act-Whether Conviction Sustainable When Independent Witnesses To Search Turned Hostile: Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court recently agreed to examine whether conviction under Kerala Abkari Act ("Act") was sustainable when independent witnesses to search turned hostile.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka issued notice in the special leave petition assailing Kerala High Court's order dated June 11, 2021 ("impugned order").In the impugned order, the High Court bench of Justice K Haripal...