Supreme Court Dismisses SBI's Plea For Extension Of Time For Furnishing Electoral Bonds Details; Directs Disclosure By March 12

In the latest development in the electoral bonds case, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 11) dismissed an application for extension of time filed by the State Bank of India (SBI) for complying with the court's earlier directions to furnish electoral bonds details. Concluding that the requisite information is sufficiently available with the bank, the court asked it to disclose the information by the close of business hours of March 12, 2024. Read More>>

Is The Legislative Measure Of Repeal And Substitution Of The Three Existing Major Penal Statutes, An Inevitable Desideratum?

The impact which the new laws are going to make on the various stakeholders mentioned above, will be abysmal. Instead of amending the existing laws wherever necessary by keeping the “sections” in those laws intact, enacting new laws and changing even the “sections” in them can only result in total chaos besides unnecessary and avoidable litigative sprouts at different tires in the hierarchy of Courts. Read More>>

Amusement Parks Must Be Established & Operated In Strict Compliance With Law & Safety Requirements: Kerala High Court

“There can be little doubt that any Amusement Park - be that temporary or permanent - will have to adhere to every requirement in law, particularly safety criteria, because if any mishap is to happen, it would have a cataclysmic effect, especially when it is common knowledge that large number of devotees and others would throng the festival.” stated Justice Devan Ramachandran Read More>>

S.138 NI Act | Cause Of Action U/S 142(1)(B) Only Arises After Expiry Of 15 Days For Payment Of Amount: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that the cause of action under Section 142(1)(b) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 arises after expiry of 15 days granted to the drawer to pay the amount to the payee/cheque holder under clause (c) of Section 138 of the Act. Read More>>

A Comprehensive Evaluation Of Section 31 Cr.P.C Regarding The Sentence To Be Passed For Several Offences At One Trial [Q And A] [PART-II]

This decision was partly overruled by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court on another point, namely, regarding the consequence of failure to comply with Section 232 Cr.P.C by a Court of Session. The Full Bench decision is Moidu K. v. State of Kerala 2009 (3) KLT 369 = 2009 Cri.L.J 4045 – S. R. Bannurmath CJ, Kurian Joseph, R. Basant – JJ Read More>>