'Very Well Reasoned Judgment' : Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Challenge To HC Order Granting Bail To Hemant Soren

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the Jharkhand High Court's judgment dated June 28 which granted bail to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan opined that the High Court's judgment - which entered a prima facie finding that...

Supreme Court To Hear Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In Liquor Policy Case On August 5

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) posted the petitions filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the liquor policy case to August 5.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan adjourned the hearing after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju sought time to file the counter-affidavit on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate. ASG told the bench that...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Bihar Govt On PIL Over Bridge Collapses

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) issued notice in a PIL seeking directions to the Bihar government for a thorough structural audit and constitution of a high-level expert committee to identify any weak bridges that might need to be demolished or strengthened.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra agreed to consider the matter and passed the...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay HC Judgment Nullifying Bihar's 65% Quota Law At Present Stage, Agrees To Hear State's Appeal

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) admitted the petition filed by the State of Bihar challenging the Patna High Court's order which had set aside the Bihar Amendment Laws increasing reservation for Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes(STs), Scheduled Castes(SC) and Extremely Backward Classes to 65% from 50%. As soon as the matter was taken, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act Supersedes Muslim Personal Law : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 will supersede the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. The Court stated that every Indian citizen regardless of their religion and location is bound to adhere to the law prohibiting child marriage.Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan stated that a person's primary status as a citizen of the country...

Pension Can Be Claimed Only When It Is Permissible Under Relevant Rules : Supreme Court

While dealing with a batch of civil appeals filed by former employees of Uttar Pradesh Roadways seeking pensionary benefits, the Supreme Court recently held that pension can be claimed only under relevant rules or scheme. If an employee is covered under the Provident Fund Scheme and is not holding a pensionable post, he cannot claim pension."pension is a right and not a bounty. It is...

Supreme Court Expedites Hearing Of Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Plea For Information From PMO On Black Money Brought From Abroad

The Supreme Court recently agreed to expeditiously hear the petition filed by whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeking information from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) about the corruption complaints against Union Ministers from June 1, 2014, to August 5, 2017, and the quantum of black money claimed to have been brought back from abroad by the government...

Supreme Court Biannual Digest 2022 -2023: Code Of Criminal Procedure

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973High Courts should endeavour to ensure that all basic essentials (i.e. FIR No., Date, the concerned police station and the offences allegedly committed etc.) are duly recorded or reflected in the format of the bail orders. Ravish Kumar v. State of Bihar, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 206No accused can be permitted to play with the investigation and/or the court's process....

Compliance Of An Order Under Threat Of Contempt Cannot Take Away Party's Right To Challenge That Order: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, through its order dated July 19, reiterated that the compliance of an order under threat of contempt cannot take away the right of the party to challenge the same order. “This Court made it clear that compliance of an order under threat cannot take away the right of a party as available to challenge the same, in law (See the decision of this Court in Subodh...

Ableist Perspectives Must Be Abandoned For Equal Participation Of Persons With Disabilities: CJI DY Chandrachud

Advocating for a more inclusive approach towards persons with disabilities, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that our physical infrastructure and some of our policy considerations are ableist. They stem from lack of participation and they also further entrench the lack of participation of persons with disabilities, forming an endless loop of exclusion, he said."Legal framework...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (22 July-27 July, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest to provide you with the latest judgments pronounced this week, including on the cases pertaining to genetically modified mustard and States' power to levy tax on mineral rights. This digest also aims to inform you about the latest orders and public interest litigation (PILs) filed in...

Capacity Building In Forensic Sciences Necessary To Effectively Implement BNSS Provisions: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that capacity building in the arena of forensic science is a sine qua non for effective and proper implementation of the provisions of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) which emphasizes on use of forensic science in investigation. A division bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Biswaroop Chowdhury further elaborated on the various provisions of the...