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Arvind Kejriwal Not A Threat To Society; Liberal View Needed In Lok Sabha Elections' Backdrop : Supreme Court In Interim Bail Order
While allowing the release of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on interim bail from judicial custody, the Supreme Court has rejected the contention of Enforcement Directorate(ED) that his release for the purposes of election campaigning would amount to putting politicians in a beneficial position, compared to ordinary citizens. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta categorically...
Supreme Court Upholds Lucknow-Akbarnagar Demolition Drive, Prevents Eviction Of Dwellers Before Giving Alternative Accommodation
While upholding the demolition drive of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) against unauthorized constructions in the Akbarnagar area of Lucknow city, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) clarified that no slum dweller should be evicted without being given alternative accommodation.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta upheld the Allahabad High Court's observations...
Arvind Kejriwal Should Not Visit CM's Office Or Delhi Secretariat During Interim Release Period Till June 1 : Supreme Court
While directing interim release of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal from judicial custody till June 1, 2024, the Supreme Court today imposed the following conditions:(a) he shall furnish bail bonds in the sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent;(b) he shall not visit the Office of the Chief Minister and the Delhi Secretariat;(c) he shall...
Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping Case: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To Nominate Senior IPS Officer To Ensure Proper Prosecution
The Supreme Court (today on May 10), while hearing Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to nominate an appropriate senior IPS officer for conducting the prosecution properly.The Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan passed this order after Additional Solicitor General N. Venkataraman informed that the chargesheet in this case had...
Supreme Court Allows Interim Release Of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Till June 1
In a significant development, the Supreme Court on May 10 (Friday) allowed interim release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in the Delhi liquor policy case, till June 1.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the order.The bench remarked that the liquor policy case was registered by ED in August 2022, yet Kejriwal was arrested only in...
'ECI's Delay In Publishing Voter Turnout Data Raises Apprehensions' : ADR Moves Supreme Court For Immediate Publication Of Vote Numbers
The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to direct the Election Commission of India to publish the absolute numbers of votes polled immediately.ADR stated that in the ongoing Lok Sabah elections, the ECI published the voter turnout data of the phases after several days. The data regarding the first phase of polling held on April 19...
Supreme Court Disposes Hemant Soren's Petition As 'Infructuous', Says Challenge To ED Arrest Can Be Raised In Fresh Petition Against HC Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) disposed of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate as "infructuous" in view of the Jharkhand High Court's dismissal of his petition seeking the same relief. Soren had filed the present petition aggrieved by the delay of the High Court in pronouncing the judgment despite concluding the...
RP Act | Election Petitioner Can File Replication To Respondent's Written Statement If New Facts Aren't Introduced: Supreme Court
Explaining the law on the filing of the replication in an election petition, the Supreme Court observed that the High Court is vested with the power to allow the filing of a replication by an election petitioner against the written submissions of a returned candidate subject to the condition that the replication should not introduce new facts which goes against the facts originally contained...
Supreme Court Rejects NIA's Challenge To HC Order Granting Bail To Businessman In UAPA Case For Allegedly Funding Maoists
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) upheld the decision of the Jharkhand High Court granting bail to a construction firm partner who was booked by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly funding banned organization CPI (Maoist).The bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar said that the interference wasn't warranted...
Court Doesn't Sit In Appeal Over Arbitral Tribunal's Interpretation Of Contract : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that it is for the Arbitral Tribunal to adjudicate upon the construction of the terms of a contract and the Court under Section 34, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not sit in appeal over the findings of the arbitratorThe bench of Justices A. S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal was pronouncing its judgment on an appeal by the NHAI against concurrent findings of the...
Ambiguities In Uploading Of NCLT Orders, Requirement Of Enclosing Certified Copies With Appeal : Supreme Court Seeks IBBI Clarification
The Supreme Court (on May 06) issued notice to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, inter-alia, on the requirement to obtain a certified copy of the order and attach the same with the appeal. The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta has issued notice considering that there is “considerable ambiguity” in certain issues concerning the service of the orders...
Arvind Kejriwal's Interim Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will consider today the grant of interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister #ArvindKejriwal in the Delhi liquor policy case.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter (item no.50)Kejriwal has been under custody since his arrest on March 21. ED filed a new affidavit yesterday opposing the grant of interim bail for Kejriwal for election campaigning....