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[Liquor Excise Policy scam] Rouse Avenue Court extends Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s ED custody till April 1
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on 21-03-2024 for his alleged involvement in Delhi Liquor Excise Policy scam.
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Delhi High Court dismisses another plea by Indian National Congress against tax reassessment proceedings for four years
Indian National Congress objected to the tax reassessment proceedings stating that they are time-barred.
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Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: Delhi High Court issues notice to ED; No interim bail for now in Liquor Excise Policy case
Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested on 21-03-2024 in connection with the Delhi Liquor Excise Policy, implemented in November 2021 to tackle the liquor mafia and boost revenue.
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Former Law Commission Chairperson, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, takes oath as the new Judicial Member of Lokpal
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi was functioning as the Chairperson of Law Commission of India and resigned from this post on 26-03-2024 after a tenure of 17 months.
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Khaitan & Co | India still has scope for improvement in Domestic Arbitration
Mumbai, 21 March 2024: Premier full service commercial law firm Khaitan & Co recently conducted a survey entitled ‘Current Trends in Domestic
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New Additional Judges of J&K and Ladakh High Court and Kerala High Court, take oath of office
Justice Mohd. Yousuf Wani of J&K and Ladakh HC took oath of office on 25-03-2024 while 6 new Judges of Kerala HC were sworn in on 22-03-2024.
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[Delhi Liquor Policy Scam] Delhi Court extends ED Custody of BRS leader K Kavitha till April 9
K Kavitha, MLC, Telangana Legislative Council, was arrested on 15-03-2024 by the ED in Delhi Liquor Excise Policy Scam.
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[Liquor Excise Policy scam] Rouse Avenue Court reserves order on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s custody to ED
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED at his residence in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case on 21-03-2024.
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Karnataka High Court gives green signal to the State Govt. to conduct Board Exams for 5th, 8th, 9th and 11th standard students
The Division Bench today reversed the decision of the Single Judge, who on 06-03-2024, had struck down this Scheme.
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal withdraws SC plea against arrest by ED in Delhi Excise Policy scam
A Special Bench comprising of Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela Trivedi, JJ. was hearing the matter.
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Delhi Liquor Policy Scam: SC directs Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s K Kavitha to move before Trial Court for bail
K Kavitha, MLC, Telangana Legislative Council, was arrested on 15-03-2024 by the ED.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of Justice Arvind Singh Chandel from Chhattisgarh High Court to Patna High Court
Earlier the Collegium proposed to transfer Justice Chandel to Madras High Court, but upon appreciating his difficulty, the Collegium partially acceded to his request and recommended to transfer him to Patna High Court.
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Supreme Court stays Union’s Notification of ‘Fact Check Unit’ under IT Rules till Bombay HC’s final decision
Supreme Court viewed that there exist prima facie grounds for staying the notification dated 20-03-2024, which makes the impugned Rules operational.
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SC takes suo motu cognizance of incident against Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia and young woman lawyer during strike in Gautam Budh Nagar District Court
Senior Advocate and Bharatiya Janata Party’s spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia was physically manhandled, and his band was snatched.
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Delhi Liquor Policy Case | Supreme Court grants interim bail to Hyderabad businessman Abhishek Boinpally
Abhishek Boinpally was arrested on 9-10-2022 in a money laundering case in connection with Delhi Liquor excise policy.
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Supreme Court grants interim bail to ED officer Ankit Tiwari in bribery case
The Enforcement Officer Ankit Tiwari was accused of an offence punishable under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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[Highlights] International Judicial Conclave on Intellectual Property Rights at Delhi High Court
The conclave was hosted in collaboration with Delhi Judicial Academy, United States Patents and Trademarks Office and United States Department of Justice.
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Supreme Court temporarily allows Ajit Pawar faction to use Clock symbol for elections; Directs ECI to recognise Sharad Pawar with new symbol
The Nationalist Congress Party split into two factions in July 2023, after a rebellion by the Ajit Pawar group, that supports the ruling Eknath Shinde Government in Maharashtra
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CAA Implementation: Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on pleas to stay CAA and Rules; posts matter on April 9
The Central government notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules last week, on 11-03-2024, which effectively brought into force the CAA.
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