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Supreme Court Flags Delay In Amending Calcutta High Court Rule Requiring Division Bench Instead Of Single Judge For Certain Bail Cases
The Supreme Court recently raised concerns over the delay in amending the Calcutta High Court Rules on the aspect of the strength of the bench hearing bail applications, pointing out that the proposal to amend the Rule has been pending for 12 years.The issue relates to the proviso to Rule 9(2) of the High Court Appellate Side Rules, which requires certain bail applications to be heard by...
Karnataka High Court Quashes ED Summons Issued To Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Wife, Minister BS Suresh In MUDA Case
The Karnataka High Court on Friday allowed the pleas by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi and Minister B S Suresh for quashing summons issued by Enforcement Directorate for their alleged involvement in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.Justice M Nagaprasanna while pronouncing order said, "Allowed and quashed". The court had reserved its order last month. During...
Advocate Cannot Give Undertaking To Court Without Client's Explicit Authority : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that given the fiduciary relationship between an advocate and a client, an advocate cannot provide an undertaking without explicit authorization from the client. “a lawyer-client relationship is fiduciary and the former is cast in terms of agency of the latter. It is also clear that the lawyer is to respect the decision-making right of the client. It flows...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Repatriation Of Justice Atul Sreedharan Back To Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium, during its meeting on March 6, 2025, has recommended the repatriation of Justice Atul Sreedharan, currently serving as a Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, to his parent High Court in Madhya Pradesh.Justice Sreedharan was initially appointed as a Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 7, 2016. In early 2023, he sought a transfer...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To UP MLA Abbas Ansari In Gangsters Act Case
The Supreme Court today (March 7) granted interim bail to Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari in a criminal case registered against him under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh has imposed stringent bail conditions while giving interim relief to Ansari, including that he cannot leave Uttar Pradesh...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Award Of Dharavi Redevelopment Project To Adani, Petitioner Offers Higher Bid Than Adani
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea by SecLink Technologies challenging the Bombay High Court decision which upheld the tender awarded to Adani Properties for Dharavi Slums Redevelopment Project. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a challenge against the Bombay High Court order upholding the Maharashtra government's decision to cancel Dharavi ...
High Court Can't Direct ED To Register ECIR Merely On Prima Facie Finding That Predicate Offence Existed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently set aside a direction passed by the Kerala High Court to the Enforcement Directorate to register a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in an alleged Co-operative bank fraud case.The High Court could not have passed a "drastic order" to register an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) merely on the basis of a prima facie conclusion that a...
'Burger King' Trademark Dispute: Supreme Court Gives Interim Relief To Pune Burger King, Stays HC's Restraint Order
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order of the Bombay High Court which restrained Pune's iconic Burger King from using the trademark 'Burger King'.A Bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma passed the interim order while issuing notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by the proprietors of the Pune eatery against the High Court's order.The case relates to...
No Illegality In Considering S.319 CrPC Application After Trial Based On HC's Revision Order : Supreme Court
In a key ruling on Section 319 of Cr.P.C., the Supreme Court on Thursday (March 6) held that while the power to summon an additional accused must be exercised before the trial concludes, if a pre-trial application for summoning is rejected and the High Court, in revision, sets aside the rejection and orders reconsideration, the application cannot be dismissed solely because it was heard after...
'Attempt To Suppress Journalistic Freedom': Rajasthan High Court Orders No Coercive Steps Against Republic's Arnab Goswami In 'Hatred' FIR
The Rajasthan High Court in an interim order directed that no coercive steps will be taken against media house Republic's Editor in Chief Arnab Goswami in a "hatred" FIR registered against him in respect to a news report by Republic Bharat on the demolition of a temple.In doing so the court underscored that "mere reporting of an event of public interest, devoid of inflammatory intent or...
SCAORA Launches Help Desk To Support Advocates-on-Record With Supreme Court Practice
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has launched a Help Desk to assist its members with procedural and substantive matters related to Supreme Court practice. The Help Desk will be staffed by experienced AORs who can guide a wide range of issues, including filing deadlines, case preparation, and court procedures.In a letter to the Secretary General of the Supreme Court,...