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Ensure Criminal Background Check Before Enrolling Advocates, Confirm Declarations On Degree & Job: BCI Directs State Bar Councils
The Bar Council of India (BCI) issued a circular on September 25, 2024, to all State Bar Councils (SBCs) mandating strict compliance with BCI directions of criminal background check, declaration of simultaneous degree or employment and compliance with attendance norms before enrolling candidates for legal practice.The notification highlights two recent BCI circulars that provide for...
S. 464 CrPC | Conviction Can't Be Challenged Based On Conversion Of Charges Unless 'Failure Of Justice' Is Proved : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that to challenge the conviction based on the alteration of charges, the accused must demonstrate that substantial 'failure of justice' is caused to them by such conversion of charges. The Court held so while upholding the conviction of the appellants in a murder case where they were initially charged under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC (Common Object)...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Challenging Byju's-BCCI Settlement; Orders Status Quo & No CoC Meet Till Verdict
The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 26) reserved judgment on the petitions filed by US-based lender Glas Trust Company LLC challenging the decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to close the insolvency proceedings against ed-tech company Byju's (Think and Learn Pvt Ltd) accepting a settlement between it and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for...
Mumbai Court Sentences Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut To 15 Days Jail In Defamation Case By BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya's Wife
The Mazgaon Metropolitan Court in Mumbai on Thursday convicted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut and sentenced him to 15 days jail term for defaming BJP leader and former MLA Kirit Somaiya and his wife Medha Somaiya.The Court has also ordered Raut to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000 to the complainant - Medha Somaiya, the wife of the BJP leader. According to the complaint filed by Medha in...
Third Case Of Suicide In Three Months At NLU Delhi; Student Body Calls For Inclusiveness, Solidarity
The Student Bar Council of National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi) has released a statement addressing an incident of suicide by one of its students. Notably, this is the third such incident to have occurred in the past three months."The Student Bar Council is committed to standing by the student body during these trying times and ensuring your concerns are heard and acted upon. We are...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Orders Women's Reservation In Delhi High Court Bar Association Posts
The Supreme Court today ordered that there should be women's reservation for posts in the Delhi High Court Bar Association. The Court directed that a meeting of the General Body of DHCBA be held as early as possible, not later than 10 days. The GB shall consider the desirability of reserving the post of Treasurer for women members. In addition to reserving the post of Treasurer, GB shall be...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On CPI(M) MLA A. Raja's Appeal Against Kerala HC Annulling His Election In 2021 Assembly Polls
The Supreme Court today (September 26) reserved judgment on a plea by Kerala CPI(M) MLA A. Raja challenging the March 23, 2023 order of the Kerala High Court which annulled his elections on grounds that he was not a member of the Scheduled Caste to contest from a seat reserved for SC category. The challenge to Raja's election was raised by D. Kumar before the High Court in an election...
Bombay High Court Allows Kunal Kamra's Plea, Strikes Down 2023 Amendment To IT Rules On 'Fact Check Units'
After receiving the 'opinion' of "tie-breaker" Judge, the Bombay High Court division bench today declared amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, "unconstitutional" and struck down the said amendment, which allowed the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and false" information about its business, being circulated on digital platforms. The bench of Justices...
Master The Law Of Evidence: LiveLaw Academy's Advanced Course On Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 With (Former Judge) Sr. Adv. BG Harindranath
In 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. On 11th August 2023, three bills titled Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 seeking to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 and the...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Former TN Minister Senthil Balaji In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court today (September 26) allowed the bail plea of former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji in the money laundering case arising out of the cash for jobs allegations.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih had reserved its judgment and flagged delay in trial on August 12, 2024.Justice Oka, while pronouncing the verdict today, said that stringent...
Domestic Violence Act Applicable To Every Woman In India Irrespective Of Her Religious Affiliation & Social Background : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is applicable to every woman in India irrespective of her religious affiliation."The Act is a piece of Civil Code which is applicable to every woman in India irrespective of her religious affiliation and/or social background for a more effective protection of her rights guaranteed under the...
Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Police Officers' Convictions In Decades-Old Custodial Death Case
The Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict in an appeal by police officers convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other offences in a decades-old custodial death case for alleged torture and death of a man in police custody in December 1995.A bench of Justice CT Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Kumar delivered a split verdict, particularly on the issue of conviction of...