Jahanvi Agarwal On 23rd February 2024, the Supreme Court settled a crucial legal issue regarding the interplay between the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSSA), and certain sections of the Indian Penal Code. Justices Abhay S. Oka and Sanjay Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent development, the Supreme Court has issued directives to its own Registry, urging the cessation of the term “lower court” in reference to trial courts. Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan presided over the matter Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 26th February, 2024, the Supreme Court took a significant step in response to a bail petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh, directing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to submit its response. The Court, comprising Justices Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On February 26th, the Supreme Court deliberated over directing the Centre and the Airport Authority of India to develop a wheelchair-accessible passenger standard operating procedure. A wheelchair-bound lady who was repeatedly ordered to stand up for her Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court ruled on February 20th that a judge other than the one who had granted the accused’s bail could not hear a motion to revoke it. Justices B.R. Gavai and Sandeep Mehta made up the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court ruled on February 15 that unrestricted corporate funding goes against free and fair elections, in addition to invalidating the electoral bonds. In its ruling that the electoral bond plan is unconstitutional under Article 19(1)(a) of the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In an ongoing case where the Supreme Court is debating whether advocates would fall under the purview of the Consumer Protection Act of 1986, the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has made the decision to get involved. Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In a groundbreaking verdict announced on 15th February 2024, the Supreme Court declared the electoral bonds scheme as “unconstitutional”, shaking up the political landscape just months before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The decision, delivered by a five-judge Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and K.V. Viswanathan noted that merely urging a partner to follow their parents’ wishes for marriage would not be punishable under Section 306 of the IPC as aiding Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On Monday, February 12, the Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that the appointment of Deputy Chief Ministers in multiple states violated Article 14 of the Constitution. According to the Court, the Deputy Chief Read more