BREAKING | Supreme Court To Hear TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Appeal Against CBI Notice In School Jobs Scam Case On May 26

The Supreme Court has agreed to list on May 26 an appeal filed by TMC leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee against Calcutta High Court's order dismissing his plea to recall the order passed by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay on April 13 giving liberty to the CBI and ED to interrogate him in the West Bengal School Job Scam case. A vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sanjay...

“Confession” And “Statement” Under Section 164 CrPC- Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar [Part-IX]

Q.41 Is the examination of the Magistrate who recorded the statement under Section 164 (5) necessary ? Ans. Not always. If there are contradictions or omissions elicited from the person when examined as a witness, then examination of the Magistrate also may be necessary for proving the contradiction and corroboration. The view taken in State of Kerala v. Thomas 2005 KHC 1823...

Poly Centric Nature Of Supreme Court One of Its Biggest Strengths: CJI Chandrachud

Speaking at the farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association in honour of retiring judges of the Supreme Court Justice K M Joseph, Justice Ajay Rastogi & Justice V Ramasubramanian, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said that the poly centric nature of the Supreme Court was one of its biggest strengths. “This is a sign of strength because it reflects our diversity. Today...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index(Citations 372 - 402) [May 1 – 7, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEXAdverse PossessionThe onus to prove acquisition by adverse possession shifts on the defendant, once the title of the property has been upheld in the name of Plaintiff by a judgment/decree in an earlier suit between the same parties. (Para 7) Prasanna v. Mudegowda, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 381Amravati Land ScamThe Supreme Court set aside the High Court order which stayed the probe...

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Live Law is hiring for the position of correspondents for the following courts: • Supreme Court • Gujarat High Court • Calcutta High Court • Madhya Pradesh High Court • Andhra/Telangana High CourtsRoles & ResponsibilitiesAs a legal correspondent, you would be expected to keep track of all the developments from the courts and submit timely news reports after attending the hearings. You also have to keep track of the orders/judgments that are uploaded and make factual and concise reports as...

Delhi Govt v. LG | Centre's Reasons For Review Of Supreme Court's Judgment

The Central Government, in its petition seeking review of the Supreme Court's judgment holding that the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has legislative and executive power over administrative services in the National Capital, excluding matters relating to public order, police and land, has stated that the Constitution Bench judgement suffers from various errors...

BREAKING | Central Government Seeks Review Of Supreme Court Judgement Which Held That Delhi Govt Has Control Over "Services"

The Central Government has moved the Supreme Court today against its judgement holding that the National Capital Territory of Delhi has legislative and executive power over administrative services in the National Capital, excluding matters relating to public order, police and land. The Constitution Bench judgement had also held that the Lieutenant Governor shall be bound by the decision of...

Hiba: Gift Under Muslim Law- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-V]

Q.15 Can there be a gift of “mushaa” where the property is indivisible ? Ans. Yes. A valid gift may be made only of an undivided share which is not capable of partition. E.g. gift of an undivided share in a staircase is valid; a gift of an undivided share of the banks of a tank is valid if the banks are regarded as indivisible. (Vide Ala Baksa v. Mahabat Ali AIR...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code [Jan – Mar, 2023]

Constitution of India, 1950; Article 142 - Insolvency of Reliance Home Finance Ltd (RHFL) - the Supreme Court allowed the Resolution Plan (RP) proposed by Authum Investments and Infrastructure Ltd. (AIIL) to cover the debenture holders of RHFL - the plan will not cover dissenting debenture holders - the dissenting debenture holders should be provided an option to accept the terms of...

Delhi Govt vs Centre | Central Government Issues Ordinance Providing LG Powers Over "Services" In GNCTD

Just a few days after the Supreme Court's judgement holding that the National Capital Territory of Delhi has legislative and executive power over administrative services in the National Capital, excluding matters relating to public order, police and land, the Central Government has issued an ordinance to constitute ‘National Capital Civil Services Authority’ in Delhi. As per the...

Sameer Wankhede Cites Alleged Chats With Shahrukh Khan To Counter CBI's Extortion Allegations In Cruise Ship Case, Says Khan Praised His Integrity

Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede has cited before the Bombay High Court his alleged chats with actor Shah Rukh Khan after Aryan Khan’s arrest in the Cordelia Cruise Ship Case, to counter the allegation of extortion against him in CBI's FIR.“Mr. Shahrukh Khan has, vide his messages, clearly portrayed that he has no grievances against the Petitioner (Wankhede) and has only requested to...

'Judges Are Not Employees Of State, District Judiciary's Independence Part Of Basic Structure' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today pronounced its judgement in the All India Judges Association v. Union of India matter, which was pertaining to pay hike of judicial officers as per the recommendations of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC). Through its judgement, which was authored by Justice PS Narasimha, the court examined and accepted various recommendations of the SNJPC on...