Supreme Court Quarterly Digest on Prevention of Corruption Act [July - September, 2022]

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 482 - Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Corruption by a public servant is an offence against the State and the society at large. The Court cannot deal with cases involving abuse of official position and adoption of corrupt practices, like suits for specific performance, where the refund of the money paid may also satisfy the...

'Shocking That Private Medical Colleges Are Asking For Bonds From Students' : Supreme Court Affirms Direction To Refund Rs 5 Lakhs To Student

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up a private medical college for compelling a post-graduate student to pay five lakhs in lieu of compulsory service after completing her course. A Single Judge Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2020 had held that the appellant college refusing to release the original documents and the certificate of the petitioner till she deposited the bond money...

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate ML Sharma & AoR For Scandalising High Court In Petition

The Supreme Court on Friday took serious objection to the averments in a petition which attributed motives to a division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in deciding a case and issued contempt notice to the lawyers connected with the Special Leave Petition- Advocate ML Sharma, Advocate-on-Record Deepak Goel.The Court also issued contempt notice to Vijay Singh, Assistant Accountant...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 18.11.22

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Assam Govt Decision To Discharge Members Of 200 Foreigners Tribunals

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the decision of the Assam government to discharge the members of 200 additional Foreigners Tribunals, who were appointed to, inter alia, dispose of the appeals of people left out of the National Register of Citizens. The appointments had followed an order of a Bench headed by the then Chief Justice, Ranjan Gogoi, in...

Supreme Court Cautions NIA : Will Take Serious View If Orders On Gautam Navlakha's House Arrest Are Violated

The Supreme Court of India on Friday cautioned that it would take a serious view if the National Investigation Agency is looking for ways to defy the Court's orders.A Bench comprising of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy orally made this statement while dismissing the NIA's application seeking to vacate the Court's order dated November 10 which permitted the transfer of Bhima Koregaon...

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Creation Of Indian Environment Services As Part Of All India Services

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking mandamus for the creation of a separate Indian Environment Services as part of All India Services on the lines of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) and Indian Police Services (IPS). The above direction was sought in pursuance of the TSR Subramanian Committee Report. A Bench of Justices SK Kaul and AS Oka, observed that a...

Supreme Court Stays HC Order Granting Parole To POCSO Convict To Beget A Child With Wife

The Supreme Court today stayed the order of the Rajasthan High Court granting parole of 15 days to a convict on the ground for want of progeny.A bench comprising Justices A. S. Bopanna and P. S. Narasimha issued notice on the plea filed by the State of Rajasthan where the State has submitted that grant of parole is not a matter of fundamental right.The State of Rajasthan has approached the...

Judicial Service Exams: Question And Answers(MCQs) Based On Latest Judgements

Q1. In which of following recent judgments the Supreme Court emphasized the need for a special Bail Act? a. Satender Kumar Antil v. UOI b. Court on its own motion v. UOI c. Nasib Singh v. State of Punjab d. Marino Bruno v. UOI Answer: a [Satender Kumar Antil v. Union of India] Explanation: In Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, the Supreme Court observed: "The Government of...

Supreme Court Refuses To Recall Order Allowing House Arrest Of Gautam Navlakha, Directs NIA To Execute It In 24 Hours

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the application filed by the National Investigation Agency 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.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy also engrafted certain additional conditions for...

Listing Of Chhattisgarh NAN Scam Matter Before Justice MR Shah's Bench Attracts Controversy

The listing of the petitions filed by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) in relation to the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam in Chhattisgarh has attracted a controversy, with the Chhattisgarh Government taking objection to the bench led by Justice MR Shah hearing it.The matter was being heard by a bench comprising the previous Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice...

'Not For This Court To Interfere'- SC Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Two-Child Norm And Implementation Of Population Control Policy Across The Country

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to frame stringent and effective rules, regulations and guidelines to control population explosion in the country and ascertain the feasibility of making Two Child Norm as a mandatory criterion for government jobs, aids, subsidies as well as right to vote, right to contest and right to free shelter. A bench...