Democratic Institutions
Amid the din and bustle of the Lok Sabha elections, we have overlooked a few crucial judicial interventions aimed at curbing the misuse of powers by investigating agencies against political opponents of the ruling party.
Just before the general election was set in motion, the Supreme Court forced the State Bank of India (SBI) to reveal details of the electoral bonds, including the names of donors and beneficiaries and the donation amounts.
The second judicial intervention came in the midst of the elections when the Supreme Court released Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from jail on bail, overruling the ED’s objections.
The court ruled that the ED has no powers to arrest an accused after a special court has taken cognizance of the complaint.
by P. Raman
17/06/2024
#Collegium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V__fNNP8c9Q 'I Personally Watched Justice Victoria Gauri’s Videos And I Was Terribly Shocked': Justice AP Shah What is not known is that most progressive legal minds prefer a Judicial Commission type system over the Collegium. However the playing up of the Law Minister as the debate being that between the Collegium v/s a more govt supervised process. Justice shah speaks of the need for a Judicial Commission, However in this lecture he speaks about
how we can improve the Collegium system.
We Can't Have Independent Judiciary If Judges Look For Post-Retirement Jobs: Justice Deepak Gupta Feb 23, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDfivdrLmFU
Collegium System Of Appointing Judges Is Near Perfect : Former Chief Justice UU Lalit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdTaw0Dhtlo His experience of 325 names suggested by Collegium getting cleared by Executive. (state govt inputs, IB clearance central govt inputs..)
Supreme Court is Afraid of Modi, Collegium System Failing, Many Judges Undeserving: Dushyant Dave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X81TOVMKhzI
Supreme Court Bar Association Presidential Debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJchJDEpUtw | Kapil Sibal, Adish Aggarwala | Law Today May 16, 2024
Supreme Court Bar Association elections are scheduled for May 16, 2024. On Wednesday there was a debate held between the six candidates battling it out for the presidential post. The candidates include Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Adish C Aggarwala, Priya Hingorani, Pradeep Kumar Rai and Advocates Tripurari Ray and Neeraj Srivastava. The voting will be held 10 am onwards on May 15 in the Supreme Court premises.
After Winning The Election Of Bar Association | Kapil Sibal ने बड़ी बात बोल दी अब क्या | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h19R3O_g4j4 . In his address, Sibal emphasized the importance of upholding the integrity of the legal profession, advocating for judicial reforms, and ensuring justice for all. His remarks have sparked discussions on the future of the legal landscape and the role of the Bar Association in fostering an equitable and transparent judicial system.
Stop! How Can HC Do? SC Slam HC & ED Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRIMLBil7C0 Law Chakra
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Stop! How Can HC Do? SC Slam HC & ED Action #lawchakra #supremecourtofindia #analysis
'वो कोई आतंकवादी नहीं..' ED ने 1 साल तक जमानत रोकी, Supreme Court ने खूब लताड़ा, Delhi HC को भी घेरा https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7OAYdXDbPI
The Lallantop On July 11, the Supreme Court questioned the ED as to why it was opposing the grant of bail to the accused in the money laundering case for the last one year.
Four sensitive cases listed before this Supreme Court bench were withdrawn https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/four-sensitive-cases-listed-before-this-supreme-court-bench-were-withdrawn
Accused in politically sensitive cases under the UAPA and PMLA seem to be avoiding a bench that has been rejecting similar bail pleas.
The recent spate of withdrawals of important cases listed before a Bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal has led one to question the possible reasons behind the legal strategy.
1. Umar Khalid: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal sought permission to withdraw the bail plea. Sibal referred to “changed circumstances” and said he would seek relief in the trial court. The Court permitted him to withdraw the plea.
2. Hany Babu, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, withdrew his bail plea from the Supreme Court on May 3, citing a change in circumstances. His counsel had added they would move the High Court afresh for bail.
3. Manik Bhattacharya The Court allowed Bhattacharya to file a fresh plea with any additional documents before the High Court and asked the High Court to consider the matter afresh and expeditiously.Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra sought to place additional documents on record, but Justice Trivedi remarked that "procedurally no new documents could be relied upon before the Supreme Court if they do not form part of the earlier High Court records."
4.Salim Malik
In response to protests against matters.. the Supreme Court had clarified that "any attempt of bench and judge hunting will be thwarted" and that the Supreme Court "cannot be a lawyer-driven court".
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