Former Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac Moves High Court Challenging ED Summons In Connection With KIIFB Transactions

Dr.Thomas Issac, former Finance Minister of Kerala and a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), has approached the Kerala High Court challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate seeking his appearance in connection with the financial transactions of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).In the writ petition, Issac stated that the ED,...

Rule Of Evidence To Prove Charges In A Criminal Trial Cannot Be Used While Deciding Motor Accident Compensation Claims: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the rule of evidence to prove charges in a criminal trial cannot be used while deciding an application seeking motor accident compensation. Such an application has to be decided on the basis of evidence led before it and not on the basis of evidence which should have been or could have been led in a criminal trial, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta...

Statement U/S 164 CrPC Is A Public Document, But Third Party Has To Establish Direct Interest To Get A Copy: Kerala High Court In Saritha's Plea

In a significant decision, the Kerala High Court on Thursday held that a statement recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is a public document falling under Section 74(1)(iii) of the Indian Evidence Act since it is the record of an act of a public officer done in the discharge of his duty.However, Justice Kauser Edappagath also clarified that no person is entitled to a...

Supreme Cout Grants Bail To Varavara Rao On Medical Grounds In Bhima Koregaon Case [Video]

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PMLA Judgment A Blackspot On The Supreme Court, ED Has Been Weaponised : Dushyant Dave

In a strongly worded criticism, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave said that the judgment which upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was a "blackspot on the Supreme Court".The senior lawyer was referring to the judgment delivered by a three-judge bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar on July 27 in which the vast powers of the...

Supreme Court's Order Against Teesta Setalvad Is Unconstitutional & Highly Immoral : Dushyant Dave

In an interview with LiveLaw, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave fiercely criticised the Supreme Court's order in the Gujarat riots case(Zakia Jafri versus State of Gujarat), which led to the arrest of social activist Teesta Setalvad and former Gujarat ADGP RB Sreekumar.While dismissing Zakia Jafri's petition challenging the SIT clean chit to the high state functionaries in larger conspiracy...

'Sends Bad Message To Efficient Judges' : Supreme Court Urges Patna HC To Drop Proceedings Against Judge For Deciding POCSO Cases Within Days

The Supreme Court of India on Monday urged the Patna High Court to drop all disciplinary proceedings initiated against a suspended Additional Sessions Judge from Bihar for deciding POCSO cases within days.During the hearing, a division bench comprising of Justices UU Lalit and Ravindra Bhat orally observed,"Our sincere advice is to drop everything. If you don't want to, we'll go threadbare...

Supreme Court Grants Protection From Coercive Action To Times Now's Navika Kumar Over Prophet Row [Video]

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No Hope Left In Supreme Court : Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal

Expressing anguish at some recent judgments of the Supreme Court, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said that he has no hope left in the institution.The senior lawyer was speaking at the People's Tribunal which was organized on the 6th of August 2022 at New Delhi on the "Judicial Rollback of Civil Liberties" by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR), People's Union for...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 1 To August 7, 2022

Nominal Index [ Citation 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 391-416 ]Olorumemi Benjamin Baba Femi v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 391P.K Shanmughan v. District Collector & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 392 Tresa K.J v. State of Kerala 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 393Rajesh Chandran v. M.R. Gopalakrishnan Nair & ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 394Gouri Dev S.B & Ors. v. University Grants Commission & Ors....

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: August 1 To August 7, 2022

NOMINAL INDEXCitations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 728 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 764NAMANPREET S DHILLON v. STATE 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 728HIMANSHU GOEL v. THE STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) AND ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 729NATIONAL SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD. v. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 730SOUMITRA KUMAR NAHAR v. PARUL NAHAR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 731ANIL SAMANIYA...

Syllabus For Upcoming AIBE Will Be Published In 15 Days; Examination Within 3 Months : BCI Tells Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court was informed by the Bar Council of India that the syllabus for the upcoming All India Bar Examination would be published within 15 days and the examination would be held within a period of three months thereafter. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S. Ravindra Bhat and M.M. Sundresh was hearing the Bar Council of India's challenge to the...