India’s financial crimes agency challenged a lower court order in the money laundering case of businessman Satinder Singh Bhasin.
Category: Legal
Supreme Court Rules Appellate Courts Reversing Acquittals Must Hear Convicts on Sentencing
The apex court held that high courts that overturn lower court acquittals are obligated to conduct their own sentencing hearings rather than remanding the case.
SC Upholds Election Commission Power to Conduct SIR of Electoral Rolls
The Supreme Court validated the poll body’s authority to undertake a Special Intensive Review of voter lists ruling it as a constitutional exercise of power.
Party Cannot Challenge Arbitration Award on Mandate Expiry After Accepting Extension Rules SC
The apex court said acceptance of an arbitrator’s extended timeline constitutes estoppel and prevents later challenge of the resulting award on timeliness.
Delhi High Court Told Centre’s Gymkhana Vacate Directive Was an Option Not a Forced Order
The Union government clarified before the high court that its instruction to the Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate was not a mandated eviction but a suggested timeline.
SC Collegium Recommends Five New Judges Including Four High Court Chief Justices
The Supreme Court collegium recommended the elevation of four high court chief justices and senior advocate V Mohana in meetings held May 22 and 27.
Hostile Witness Ruling Creates Landmark Precedent on Criminal Convictions Standard
A landmark acquittal ruling held that when key witnesses turn hostile the evidentiary foundation of a prosecution can be fundamentally undermined.
Alabama Congressional Map Blocked as Federal Court Finds Intentional Racial Discrimination
A three-judge panel ruled the Alabama redistricting plan violated the Voting Rights Act and constituted intentional racial gerrymandering.
SCOTUS Blocks First Amendment Lawsuit Involving Immigration Judges Gag Orders
The US Supreme Court ruled to prevent a challenge to broad nondisclosure rules imposed on immigration judges from advancing in federal courts.
Trump Admin NDA Policy for Federal Workers Raises Democratic Accountability Concerns Says ACLU
The ACLU’s free speech director warned that the administration’s proposed broad gag orders on federal employees would undermine public oversight.