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Digital Arrests | Banks, Telecom Cos Be Held Liable If Victim's Loss Attributable To Their Negligence : MHA Committee
Pursuant to the Supreme Court's order in the suo motu case taken up over "digital arrest" scams, the Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a High-level Inter-Departmental Committee to comprehensively examine all facets related to "digital arrests”. The Committee will work under the Chairmanship of Special Secretary (Internal Security), MHA. It further comprises members at the...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Constitutional Law
75 years into our republic, we cannot be seen to be so shaky on our fundamentals that mere recital of a poem or for that matter, any form of art or entertainment, such as, stand-up comedy, can be alleged to lead to animosity or hatred amongst different communities. Subscribing to such a view would stifle all legitimate expressions of view in the public domain which is so fundamental to...
ED v. Mamata Banerjee Over I-PAC Raid : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear today ED's petition against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over alleged interference during the search of I-PAC, the election consultant of the All India Trinamool Congress.A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra & Justice Vipul Pancholi will hear the matter the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate under Article 32 of the Constitution.ED seeks...
'Jana Nayagan' Movie Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear the 'Jana Nayagan' movie case today.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta & AG Masih will hear the plea of film's producer KVN Productions seeking CBFC clearance for the Vijay film.The petition has been filed challenging the Madras High Court Division Bench's order staying the Single Bench direction to the Central Board of Film Certification to immediately clear...
Supreme Court To Hear ED's Plea Against Mamata Banerjee Over I-PAC Raid Tomorrow
The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly obstructing the ED's search of the office of I-PAC, the political consultant of the All India Trinamool Congress.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M Pancholi will hear the writ petition filed by the ED...
Calcutta High Court Disposes Of TMC Plea After ED Says It Hasn't Seized Anything From I-PAC Office
After the Enforcement Directorate(ED) told the Calcutta High Court that it has not seized anything from the office of the I-PAC and Prateek Jain on January 8, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday disposed of Trinamool Congress's plea seeking preservation of confidential political data which has been allegedly seized by the central agency. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV...
Arbitration | Arbitral Award Can't Be Interfered With Just Because Another Interpretation Of Contract Is Possible : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that an arbitral award cannot be set aside under Section 34, nor can it be interfered with in an appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, merely because the arbitrator has not adopted an alternative or second possible interpretation of the substantive contract. A Bench comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal set aside the...
ED Plea In Calcutta High Court Against Mamata Banerjee : Live Updates
The Calcutta HighCourt is heading the plea by the ED alleging interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during raids at the offices of the I-PAC pertaining to a 2020 coal scam.The agency alleges that the CM took away important documents while the raid was ongoing.The Trinamool Congress has also filed a plea stating that the ED took away election-related documents from the...
'Trial Likely To Take Time To Conclude' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused In Mahant Narendra Giri Murder Case
The Supreme Court on January 12 granted bail to Aadya Prasad Tiwari, an accused in the case relating to the death of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri.A Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma set aside the October 14, 2025 order of the Allahabad High Court which had rejected Tiwari's plea for bail.Tiwari was arrested on September...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Central Excise, Customs, CGST & Finance Laws
Distinction between 'Levy' (Section 3) and 'Measure of Tax' (Section 4)– Valuation cannot determine Excisability- Held, Section 3 creates the charge and defines the nature of the levy (manufacture of excisable goods), whereas Section 4 provides the measure (value) for the levy- The Revenue Court erred by conflating the two- The "transaction value" under Section 4 is relevant...