ED Withdraws Petition Filed In Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Coal Scam Accused From Chhattisgarh

In a recent development in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy Scam case, the Directorate of Enforcement has withdrawn its plea to transfer 2 accused out of the State of Chhattisgarh, which was pending before the Supreme Court.On February 9, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju apprised the Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan that he had instructions from the probe agency to withdraw...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Google India On Indian App Developers' Plea Against Play Store Billing Policy

The Supreme Court on February 2 issued notice on a petition to Google India on petitions filed by filed by tech start-ups challenging Google Play Store's billing policy as exploitative. However, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma refused to immediately stay Google's decision to remove apps from its Play Store over...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (4th February-10th February)

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...

Prosecution Sanction Under Section 197 Cr.P.C Explained By Justice V Ram Kumar [Part-5]

T. Can the Government empower a responsible and senior officer to accord sanction on behalf of the Government either under the Cr.P.C or under the P.C Act, 1988 ? 21. Yes. Where it is the Government which has to accord prosecution sanction, the Government can empower a responsible and senior officer to accord such prosecution sanction. As per an amendment to the Rules of Business...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest-January 2024

Administration of JusticeIn the instant case, we find initiation of criminal proceedings before a forum which had no territorial jurisdiction by submitting incorrect facts and giving frivolous reasons to entertain such complaints. A closer look at the respondent's actions reveals more than just an inappropriate use of jurisdiction. The core issue of the dispute, which involves...

Explainer | Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status Case : Issues & Arguments In Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the case concerning the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).Being recognised constitutionally as an “Institution of National Importance” under Entry 63 of List I, AMU is the only one of the two educational institutions (the other being Benaras Hindu University) which has been bestowed this title. Founded...

Supreme Court Of India Much More Open To Evoke International Law Than Apex Courts Of Other Countries : ICJ Judge Hilary Charlesworth

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judge Hilary Charlesworth today (February 10), in her lecture on “The International Court of Justice: A legal forum in a political environment” at the Supreme Court of India, shared her experience and observations on the aspects of judicial impartiality, scholarly criticism and the political dilemma that the ICJ faced over the...

Police Officer Expecting An Accused To Prove His Innocence During Investigation Is Shocking: Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court criticized Bihar Police for expecting an accused to prove his innocence during the investigation. The Court termed such an approach to be shocking. “The Police Officer seems to be under an impression that the accused has to appear before him and prove his innocence. Such approach cannot be countenanced.” The Division Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka...

Soft Copies Of HC/Trial Court Records Should Be Called As Soon As Leave Is Granted : Supreme Court Asks Registry To Obtain Instructions From CJI

The Supreme Court has opined that the Registry should call for the soft copies of the records of the High Court and the Trial Court immediately after leave to appeal is granted in a petition challenging orders of conviction/acquittal."In our opinion, whenever leave is granted in an appeal challenging the order(s) of conviction or order(s) of acquittal, there has to be a practice of...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Army's Order Discharging Four Personnel Over Alleged Fake Certificates, Says AFT Acted In Casual Manner

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 9) directed the reinstatement of four army personnel (selected in the general category) who were discharged from the service on the allegation of joining the service based on the false relationship certificate with ex-army personnel. Setting aside the impugned order of the Armed Forces Tribunal (“Tribunal”), the Bench Comprising Justices Bela M....

High Court Issues Contempt Notice To DRT Chandigarh Presiding Officer For "Lying" About Status Of CCTV Cameras In Tribunal

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a contempt notice to the Presiding Officer of Debt Recovery Tribunal-II, Chandigarh (DRT-II) for failure to submit CCTV footage of its proceedings, as sought by the Court.The officer claimed the footage is not available since CCTV cameras are not installed in the Tribunal. On the contrary, the Court found that CCTV cameras are installed.A...

Fashionable Now To Demolish Houses Without Due Process & Publish In Newspapers; Demolition Should Be Last Recourse : MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to a petitioner whose houses were illegally demolished by the Ujjain Municipal Corporation without following due procedure.While granting the compensation, the Court also directed the Commissioner of Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) to take disciplinary action against officials involved in fabricating a...