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PMLA Review: Supreme Court Agrees To Relook Into Aspects Of Providing ECIR To Accused & Negation Of Presumption Of Innocence
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition filed by Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram, seeking review of its July 27 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary vs Union of India which upheld the power of arrest, attachment and search and seizure conferred on the Enforcement Directorate by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.A bench headed by CJI NV Ramana opined that prima...
Supreme Court Appointed Committee Finds That Punjab SSP Failed To Discharge His Duties In Ensuring Security Of PM During His Punjab Visit In January 2022
The Supreme Court on Thursday noted that as per the committee appointed by the Supreme Court, Punjab SSP, Harmandeep Singh Hans, had failed to discharge his duties in ensuring security of Prime Minister during his visit to Punjab in January 2022. The case, which had sought probe into the security lapse during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab in January 2022 was heard by...
Bilkis Bano Case-Remission To Convicts- Supreme Court Hearing LIVE UPDATES
The Supreme Court is hearing the petition challenging the premature release of 11 convicts sentenced to life in the Bilkis Bano case for gangrape & murder.A bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Vikram Nath shall hear the matter.The bench will hear the petition filed by CPI (M) MP Subhasini Ali, journalist Revati Laul & Prof Roop Rekha Verma challenging...
Supreme Court Constituted Committee Finds Malware In 5/29 Devices Though Not Clear If Its Pegasus; Says Centre Did Not Cooperate
The Supreme Court on Thursday took on record the sealed cover report submitted by the independent committee probing the allegations of illegal surveillance using Pegasus spyware.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli orally remarked that Government of India did not cooperate with the Committee and that the Government followed the same...
Teesta Setalvad Bail -Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates
The Supreme Court will hear today Social activist Teesta Setalvad's Petition seeking bail in the case registered by Gujarat ATS alleging falsification of records to implicate high state functionaries in the Gujarat riots conspiracy case.On August 22, a bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat, and Sudhanshu Dhulia issued notice on the plea and posted the matter for today...
Breaking: Delhi High Court Dismisses Appeals By Whatsapp, Meta Against CCI Investigation
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the appeals filed by WhatsApp and its parent company Meta (formerly Facebook) against a single bench order declining to interfere with CCI's investigation into WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy.While pronouncing the order, a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the appeals are devoid...
PMLA Review,- LIVE UPDATES From CJI Ramana's Bench In Supreme Court
Outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana is hearing several crucial cases on his second last working day(August 25) as a judge of the Supreme Court.On Thursday, CJI Ramana is sitting in six different bench combinations and will hear important cases such as Pegasus, Bilkis Bano remission, review against the PMLA...
'Don't Confuse Or Confound Readers" : Supreme Court Issues Guidelines On Writing Simple & Lucid Judgments
Observing that the purpose of a judgment is not to "confuse or confound the readers", the Supreme Court has urged the Courts and Tribunals to "provide an easy-to-understand analysis of the issues of law and fact" in their verdicts.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna made this crucial observation while dealing with a judgmnet of the Himachal Pradesh High Court which was...
Pegasus, Bilkis Bano, PMLA : CJI Ramana To Hear Crucial Cases A Day Before His Retirement
Outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana is hearing several crucial cases on his second last working day(August 25) as a judge of the Supreme Court. On Thursday, CJI Ramana is sitting in six different bench combinations and will hear important cases such as Pegasus, Bilkis Bano remission, review against the PMLA judgment.At 10.30, CJI will sit in combination with Justices Krishna Murari and...
Plea Bargaining : Supreme Court Explores Options Of Allowing Accused To Consent For Lesser Sentence While Not Conceding Guilt
The Supreme Court is exploring options of popularizing the concept of "plea bargaining". However, the Court noted that the major stubmling block is the reluctance of accused persons to avail "plea bargaining" option due to the fear of bearing the taint of guilt. At times the accused have hesitancy in accepting their conviction under a particular offence which may lead to other...
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Election Of Kerala Health Minister Veena George In 2016 Assembly Elections
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the election of Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George in the Kerala State Assembly Elections, in 2016. The petitioner alleged that Veena had involved in corrupt practises as per the Representation of People's Act while contesting in the 2016 elections. Though a Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna...