Eduquity Career Technologies’ Alleged Fraud, Political Donations, and Constitutional Rights Violations in the Wake of SSC Protests
At the heart of a crisis of integrity in the Indian system of public examination, and a firm that markets…
Category: Current Legal Update
Supreme Court Rebukes Rajasthan Court Staff for Paralysing Judiciary, Sanctions Disciplinary Action
The Supreme Court unequivocally dismissed requests to shield Rajasthan district court employees from punitive action after their employees collectively exercised mass leave to protest delays in restructuring. In an important ruling, the Supreme Court stated that the staff in subordinate courts could not “hold the judicial system at gunpoint” by conducting a strike/collective leave. The ruling reiterated that judicial functions are an essential service that cannot be interrupted and that the courts can maintain strict discipline in the institutional environment.
Newfound Power Granted to Environmental Regulators
The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment granted Pollution Control Boards the power to impose fines by way of restitutionary or compensatory damages for causing harm to the environment. These damages can be imposed in the form of bank guarantees or fixed sum of monies. This judgment reflects the embracing of environmental principles by the Indian judiciary, while also respecting the statutory rights framed within the relevant acts.
Custodial Torture: A Cry for Reform
A few months ago, the Madras High Court in a painstaking custodial torture case made a statement claiming custodial torture…
SEBI mulls allowing credit rating agencies to rate financial products under other regulators’ purview
SEBI has proposed allowing credit rating agencies to rate financial products under other financial sector regulators, even where no rating…
SC summons Bihar IPS officer for supporting accused
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has summoned a senior Bihar police officer to appear in-person after he submitted an affidavit supporting…
Supreme Court Cancels Medical Bail of DHFL’s Dheeraj Wadhawan in Bank Fraud Case
https://cbi.gov.in/press-detail/NzE4Mg==In a big blow to Delhi-based former DHFL promoter Dheeraj Wadhawan, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the medical bail…
Supreme Court Draws the Line: School Certificate Alone Won’t Save Murder Accused from Being Tried as an Adult.
In a potentially game-changing ruling on the way that Indian courts assess age of accused, the Supreme Court dismissed the…
Bombay High Court Shows Some Compassion – Interim Bail Granted in Pune Porsche Case for Funeral
Criminal Procedure Last Thursday, the Bombay High Court showed some compassion in respect of the high-profile Pune Porsche case, as…
From Parliament to Prison: The Fall of Prajwal Revanna
Prisoner No. 15528: Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, who once was touted as…