Supreme Court To Hear Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In PMLA Case On May 15

The Supreme Court today posted to May 15 plea filed by MLA and former Minister V Senthil Balaji against a Madras High Court order denying him bail in a cash-for-jobs money laundering case.The bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, taking into account Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's submission that the case would take some time.During the hearing, Justice Oka...

Trial Of Summons Cases Explained By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-II]

TRIAL OF “SUMMONS CASES” – Ch. XX Cr.P.C. - Let us now examine the procedure for trial of a summons case instituted on a “complaint”. TRIAL OF SUMMONS CASE INSTITUTED ON A COMPLAINTS.251: Substance of accusation to be stated - When in a summons-case the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate, the particulars of the offence shall be stated to him, and he shall be...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

Q 1. Recently, in an important ruling of ______________ the Supreme Court clarified the legal requirements and sanctity of Hindu marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act 1955. Also, the court held that the registration of marriage doesn't confer sanctity to the marriage but only acts as proof of the marriage.a. Baby Rani v. Manish Kumar Chanchalb. Dolly Rani v. Manish Kumar Chanchalc. Dolly Rani...

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XIV]

Municipal Corporation Act (Delhi) Municipal Corporation Act (Delhi) - Delhi Municipal Corporation (Procedure and Conduct of Business) Regulations - These provisions make it abundantly clear that the election of the Mayor has to be held first. The elected Mayor is then required to preside over the election of the Deputy Mayor as the presiding authority. Consequently,...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Welfare Measures For Farmers, Price Stabilisation Fund, Agriculture Cess Etc.

The Supreme Court (on May 03) issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking several directions to the Union, including the implementation of the National Policy for Farmers, 2007, recommendations of the National Commission of Farmers, 2004, establishing price stabilisation fund, levying agricultural cess for poor farmers and many others. Agnostos Theos, Managing Director of...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (29 April-04 May, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and also the...

Bank Vicariously Liable For Conduct Of Its Employees: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that recipients of a fixed deposit cannot suffer at the cost of the criminal conduct of the Bank officials and that, in such an event the Bank would be held vicariously liable for the conduct of their employees.The bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Aravind Kumar, while hearing an appeal against the order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal...

If There Are Lapses By Prosecutors, Trial Judges Should Play Active Role In Evidence Process : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said that trial judges should take a proactive role instead of acting as "mere tape recorders" recording witness statements. If there is any lapse by the prosecutor, then the judge should intervene and ask necessary questions to the witness to elicit relevant information."It is the duty of the court to arrive at the truth and subserve the ends of justice. The courts have to...

Essential To Address Socio-Economic Factors Leading To Juvenile Delinquency; Need Focus On Reformation : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday (May 4) delivered a lecture on juvenile justice at a symposium organized by the Supreme Court of Nepal in association with UNICEF. In his lecture, CJI Chandrachud made a comparative analysis of the juvenile justice systems in Nepal and India.He also spoke about the challenges facing India's juvenile justice system. A major challenge is...

S.319 CrPC | Stronger Evidence Needed To Summon Person As Additional Accused During Trial : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that to summon a person as an additional accused invoking powers under Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the degree of satisfaction is much stricter. The evidence should be such that it should lead to the conviction of the accused if it is unrebutted.Section 319(1) of Cr.P.C. states that “where, in the course of any inquiry into, or trial of, an offence,...

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XIII]

Labour Law EPF Act can be applied even to factories not engaged in schedule 1 industries: Supreme Court rejects plea of umbrella making unit. Thankamma Baby v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 972 Provident fund - when can two establishments be clubbed together for epf act coverage? the supreme court explains. Mathosri Manikbai Kothari College of Visual Arts...

Challenge To Surrogacy Law : Supreme Court To Consider Prohibition On Commercial Surrogacy, Etc., Hearing In July 2024

The Supreme Court on May 3 broadly indicated the issues it would be considering in a batch of pleas challenging provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022.After taking into account the submissions made at the Bar, the bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and AG Masih called for written submissions on the issues (proposed by the Union),...