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The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court was hearing a petition challenging the demonetisation by the Central government in 2016, for Rs. 500 and Rs.1000 rupee currency notes. The court had ordered the Centre on 12.10.2022 to file a comprehensive affidavit and to disclose all relevant documents. li style="te..

On 24 November, 2022, CJI D.Y. Chandrachud announced that the portal for filing applications to the Supreme Court under the Right To Information Act, 2005 has been made operational. The CJI said, “Before we start with the mentioning, I wanted to say that the RTI portal is all ready. It will start working in 15 mi..

INTRODUCTION When exercising criminal jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, the district court is referred to as the sessions court. The State government establishes a court for each session division under Section 9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The court is presided over by a Judge chosen by the ..

Allahabad High Court had directed the government of Uttar Pradesh to grant a minimum payment that is on par with regular employees to IV-class contractual employees who are working under the UP State Legal Services Authority since 2005. Justice Alok Mathur referred to the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Sta..

Key takeaways Harshad Mehta scam is one of the largest financial and stock market scammers in India. His conduct in misleading people about the stock and financial markets, caused numerous banks to lose money and go bankrupt. Harshad Mehta’s offences under the Indian Penal..

Key takeaways On November 11, SEBI unveiled the rules governing online bond marketplaces that sell listed debt instruments. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)'s regulation on the online bond platform may aid in the growth of the fixed-income market and boost i..

Key takeaways In this case, the plaintiffs claimed that the company's property had been misused, wasted, and the wrong kinds of mortgages had been granted on it. They demanded that a receiver be appointed and that the responsible people be made liable to the business. Wigram..

To be a successful specialist in the law field is not simple as it may seem. There is a need to play professional roles and bear a lot of responsibilities. However, it is still possible to build a prosperous career in law. For this, you should possess the below-mentioned key skills. 1. Attention to Details There is no doubt that the law field is one of the most c..

Key takeaway The urgent necessity is to control banks and financial entities. The behaviour of bank personnel and the desire for financial gain were highlighted in this case. In order to reduce greed and reform the financial system to stop fraud and irregularities, the judicial ..

The High Court of Madras held that a suit will be affected by Section 12 A of the Commercial Courts Act if it doesn’t have an “urgent interim relief”. Section 12 A hinders filing a commercial suit when pre-institution mediation was not executed. Justice M. Sunda..

The High Court of Allahabad held thatLARRA [Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority] is not a civil court under Section 24(1)(a) of CPC, to be  subordinate to the High Court. Thus High Court cannot transfer a case pending before LARRA to another court. LA..

A BMW driver was discharged by the Delhi Court for a case filed against him in June 2019, under Sec 429 IPC for killing a stray dog in a road accident. The case was filed in 2019 at Mayur Vihar Police Station by a woman who had witnessed the BMW driver killing a stray dog at the Mayur Vihar red light. li style=..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Modes of recording evidence before the Magisterial Courts, Sessions Courts and the High Courts. Certain attributes of fair trial incorporated in Part XXXIII-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. INTRODUCTION..

A PIL challenging the appointment of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the new Chief Justice of India was dismissed on 11.11.2022 by the Delhi High Court. The High Court of Delhi held that offices of constitutional functionaries shall not be open to denigration by "self-styled warriors of public interest" on grounds ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Chapter 15 and Chapter 16 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 cover complaints made to the magistrate.  Chapter 15 specifically talks about the scrutiny and registration of complaints to the magistrate. Four sections (200-203) fall under the ambit of this ..