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Bihar Elections: Plea In SC Seeks Contempt Against CEC, Political Parties For Alleged Failure To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates
A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Bihar's Election Commission Officer for failing to comply with the Top Court's which had directed uploading names candidates of political parties who had criminal cases pending against them on their website.This petition was filed on November 6, while the...
'Unfair To Target A Lawyer For Appearing For A Particular Client' : Justice Lokur
I think that it's unfair to target a lawyer for appearing for a particular client", said Justice (Retd.) Madan B. Lokur, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India at a virtual session hosted by Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum and Women in Criminal Law Association. "If a lawyer is dealing with hundreds of COFEPOSA cases, you can't say that he is also a smuggler. I don't think the...
COVID 19- "Whether Liberty of Accused May Be Curtailed When The Trial Courts Are Unable to Proceed Trial?"Asks Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (17th November) sought response of the Law Department of the State of Uttar Pradesh as to whether in absence of trial, liberty of the accused-applicant may be curtailed.The Bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan was hearing a Bail matter, wherein, in compliance of the order dated 22.10.2020, the in-charge Additional District and Sessions Judge, Gonda...
Scope Of Art. 15(3) Much Wider Than Article 16(4): CAT Upholds 80% Reservation For Women Nurses In AIIMS
The Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal at Delhi has upheld 80% reservation for women in nursing officer posts. A Bench of Pradeep Kumar, Member (A) and RN Singh, Member (J) on Thursday dismissed two pleas against 'gender-based reservation' and said, "The reservation of 80% posts of Nursing Officer for female, as notified, is considered to be a special provision...
'Frivolous' Plea To Protect Pending Ram Temple Artefacts At Ayodhya:Supreme Court Partially Waives Cost And Closes The Matter
Noting that such pleas "create aspirations" and "disrupt emotions", the Supreme Court on Friday partially waived the costs imposed on the petitioners for two 'frivolous' PILs seeking preservation of artefacts recovered from the Ram Janmabhoomi site at Ayodhya, with the warning that such ventures not be indulged in in the future.On July 20, the writ petitions were dismissed with costs of Rs. ...
"Can HC Grant Protection From Arrest To Accused Till Filing Of Chargesheet While Refusing To Quash FIR ?": Supreme Court to Examine
The Supreme Court will examine the issue whether a High Court, while considering a petition to quash FIR, pass an order protecting the accused from arrest until the submission of the charge sheet under Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure? The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra issued notice in an SLP filed against Allahabad High Court order which granted...
Default Bail Granted Erroneously Can Be Cancelled By High Court U/s 439(2) CrPC: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a 'default bail' illegally or erroneously granted under Section 167(2) Cr.PC can be cancelled under Section 439(2) Cr.PC.In this case, the High Court had allowed the petition filed under Section 439(2) CrPC, by the Intelligence Officer, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Bangalore Zonal Unit, Bangalore, requesting to cancel the regular bail granted to...
'Will Not take Any Coercive Action Against Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar In Money Laundering Case': ED Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday was informed by the ED that no coercive action would have proceeded against former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar in a money laundering case.The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy was told that the agency would not take any coercive step in connection with the ICICI Bank-Videocon Group loan case. "Although there is a sword...
New Tweet Against CJI: Attorney General Grants Consent To Initiate Contempt Against Comedian Kunal Kamra
The Attorney General for India, KK Venugopal has granted his consent for initiation of contempt proceedings against comedian Kunal Kamra, over his latest tweet passing comments on the Chief Justice of India. Responding to the request made by Advocate Anuj Singh, the AG said, "The depiction of the two fingers, with the legend that he means the middle one, is to deliberately insult...
Siddique Kappan Was Using 'Garb Of Journalism' To Disturb Law & Order In Hathras: UP Govt Tells SC
The State of Uttar Pradesh has submitted before Supreme Court that Journalist Siddique Kappan has no locus to approach the Top Court under an Article 32 petition, since he is not in an illegal custody/confinement but is in judicial custody in "pursuance of the valid judicial order passed by the competent court".The counter-affidavit filed by the UP Government states that the petition filed...
Supreme Court Records State Of UP's No Objection To Siddique Kappan Meeting Lawyer In Jail; Hearing Deferred To Next Week
The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the statement of the Solicitor General, who appeared for the State of Uttar Pradesh, that there was no objection to Kerala journalist Siddiqque Kappan meeting a lawyer while in jail to sign a vakalatnama."There was no objection and there is no objection," said the Law officer. SG Tushar Mehta denied the allegations of the petitioner that Kappan was...