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Supreme Court Questions Registry Over Missing Files, Seeks Secretary General's Report
The Supreme Court asked its Secretary-General to submit a report on lapses pertaining to missing relevant documents in a case. Due to these lapses, the Court ended up wasting one hour while hearing a case. The Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal were hearing a contempt petition that had 43 connected cases. While the first paper book was available before the Court,...
BREAKING | Krishna Janmabhumi Dispute: Suits Of Hindu Worshippers & Deity Maintainable, Says Allahabad HC; Rejects Masjid Committee's Challenge
In a significant ruling with potential implications for the pending suits before the Allahabad High Court regarding the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute in Mathura, the High Court today DISMISSED the plea of Shahi Idgah Masjid filed under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC. This plea challenged the maintainability of 18 suits filed by the deity and Hindu worshippers.With this decision, a bench...
PMLA Provides No Procedure On Summoning, So CrPC Will Apply : Sibal Tells Supreme Court In Abhishek Banerjee's Case
During the hearing of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea against ED summons in a school jobs scam case, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal urged before the Supreme Court on July 31 that the Prevention of Money Laundering Act provides “power” to summon an accused, but does not prescribe the “procedure” for summoning. “Power to summon is there, but procedure to summon is absent”, he...
Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bibhav Kumar's Bail Plea
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar against Delhi High Court's denial of bail in the Swati Maliwal assault case.The order was passed by a bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan, upon hearing Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared and argued for Bibhav. The matter has...
No Prima Facie Case For Money Laundering Against Nalini Chidambaram In Saradha Chit Fund Scam: PMLA Court
A Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court at Kolkata has dismissed the Enforcement Directorate (ED's) complaint against Senior Advocate Nalini Chidambaram in relation to the Saradha Chit Fund Fund scam. Presiding judge Prashanta Mukhopadhyay said that there was no prime facie offence of money laundering and "no case was made out for the offence under Section 3 punishable under Section...
PMLA | Is Accused Entitled To Documents Which Prosecution Isn't Relying Upon In Trial? Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court is set to examine the applicability of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (or its new replacement the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) to cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on the issue of the prosecution's obligation to supply documents to the accused.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice...
Supreme Court Directs Performance Audit Of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act, Raises Concerns With Its Working
A Supreme Court bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Aravind Kumar has suggested that a comprehensive statutory audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 (Maharashtra Slum Areas Act) should be performed. It has done so by stating that "reviewing and assessing the implementation of a statute is an integral part of Rule of Law. It is in recognition...
Sub-Classification Of SC/ST Categories Permissible? Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow
Update on August 1 - Sub-Classification Permissible Within Scheduled Castes To Give Separate Quotas For More Backwards : Supreme CourtA seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow on the permissibility of sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices BR Gavai,...
Saradha Chit Fund Case : Supreme Court Disposes Of Nalini Chidambaram's Plea Against ED Summons Noting She Has Been Named As Accused
The Supreme Court today disposed of as infructuous a plea filed by Senior Advocate Nalini Chidambaram (wife of ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram) against ED summons requiring her to appear outside her ordinary place of residence. It may be recalled that she has been roped in by agencies in relation to the Saradha chit fund scam case.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra...
Supreme Court Initiates Enquiry After Petitioner Denies Filing Petition & Claims Ignorance Of Advocates Who Represented Him
The Supreme Court today expressed utter shock in a case where the petitioner, in whose name a special leave petition (criminal) was filed, appeared and told the court that he had not filed the case. Rather, someone had impersonated him and filed it under a conspiracy, he claimed.The matter was first listed on May 17, 2024, when notice was issued by a bench of Justices Trivedi and Pankaj...