'Request Justice Arun Mishra To Be Little More Patient In Dealing With Lawyers' : SC Advocates On Record Association Passes Resolution

In the context of Justice Arun Mishra threatening Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan with contempt action during a hearing, the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association has passed a resolution.The Executive Committee of the SCORA expressed deep concern over the incident, which happened during the hearing in the Indore Development Authority case before the Constitution Bench headed...

Denial Of Bail On Findings Based On Sealed Cover Documents Presented By Prosecution Is Against Fair Trial : SC [Read Judgment]

In the judgment granting bail to P Chidambaram in the INX Media case, the Supreme Court made certain pertinent observations regarding the practice of courts relying on sealed cover documents produced by prosecution during bail hearings.The SC observed that recording of findings based on the sealed cover documents submitted by the prosecution as if the offence has been committed, and using of...

Electoral Bonds : SC To Hear ADR's Plea For Stay Of Scheme In January

The Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Wednesday said that the plea for a stay on electoral bonds scheme will be taken up in January.This was after a mentioning for urgent listing of the application filed by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) was made by its counsel Advocate Prashant Bhushan.ADR had filed a writ petition in 2017 challenging the provisions of Finance Act 2017...

SC Paves Way For Release Of P Chidambaram After 105 Days In Jail As He Gets Bail In INX Media [ED] Case [Updated With Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Union Minister and Senior Advocate P Chidambaram in the case registered by Enforcement Directorate in INX Media scam.He has spent 105 days in custody since his arrest by CBI on August 21.The SC bench of Justices R Banumathi, A S Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roya observed that Chidambaram satisfied the triple tests for granting bail, and...

GST: HC Should Be Loathe To Entertain Writ Petitions Questioning Seizure Of Goods: SC [Read Order]

"There is no reason why any other indulgence need be shown to the assessees, who happen to be the owners of the seized goods. They must take recourse to the mechanism already provided for in the Act and the Rules for release."

Urban Land Ceiling Has Undone Several Land Reforms, Distributive Justice Has Been Snatched Away:Observes Justice Mishra

A Five Judge Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on Tuesday resumed the hearing of cases relating to the interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013."Urban Land Ceiling and this Act (Land Acquisition) have been misused like anything! The deserving is not getting...only the one having the...

"If You Make One More Retort, I Will Take Contempt Against You":Justice Arun Mishra To Sr. Adv. Gopal Sankaranarayanan [Courtroom Exchange]

The hearing in the Indore Development Authority Case on Tuesday was privy to a heated exchange between Justice Arun Mishra and Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan.When Justice Mishra observed more than once that the Senior Counsel's arguments were repetitive, having already been advanced by earlier respondents' advocates, Mr. Sankaranarayanan submitted that he was not accustomed to...

Section 228 CrPC: Detailed Reasons Need Not Be Recorded While Framing Charges, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"At the time of framing the charges, only prima facie case is to be seen; whether case is beyond reasonable doubt, is not to be seen at this stage."

[Breaking] High Court Can Intervene If NCLT Passes Order In A Matter Pertaining to Public Law: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court has held that the High Court can exercise its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution, if NCLT has passed an order pertaining to a matter falling under the realm of public law.The Division Bench of Justice Nariman, Justice Bose and Justice Ramasubramanian held that wherever the corporate debtor has to exercise a right that falls outside the purview of the IBC, 2016,...

SC Agrees To List Plea Seeking Greater Autonomy For Election Commission After 4 Weeks [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde on Tuesday agreed to list after four weeks the PIL seeking greater autonomy to Election Commission for free and fair elections.The plea seeks a direction to provide similar protection to Election Commissioners so that they shall not be removed from their office except in the like manner and on the like grounds as the Chief...

"I Have Been Sacked From The Ayodhya Case': Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan Who Led Arguments For Muslim Side

Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who led the arguments for the Muslim side in the Ayodhya Case alleged that he has been sacked from the Case.In his Facebook post Dr Dhavan wrote;"Just been sacked from the Babri case by AOR Ejaz Maqbool who was representing the Jamiat. Have sent formal letter accepting the 'sacking' without demur. No longer involved in the review or the caseI have been informed...

SC Quashes All Criminal Cases Against Salman Khan In Connection With Movie 'Loveratri' [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, last week, quashed Criminal Cases registered against Bollywood Actor Salman Khan in connection with the controversy surrounding the release of the movie "Loveratri– a journey of love". The actor, who is also the producer of the movie, had moved the Apex Court in September 2018 after many complaints and FIRs were lodged against him. The then Chief Justice Dipak Misra...