Today, On 21st October, the Supreme Court found Senior Advocate Rishi Malhotra made false statements in at least 15 cases, leading to concerns over Advocate-on-Record (AoR) guidelines. The Court appointed Dr. S. Muralidhar as Amicus Curiae and scheduled a hearing for November 11 to address these issues and reform oversight of AoRs.
In a recent critique, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal dismissed the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as “Pradhan Mantri ki Lal Ankh” (PM’s glare), highlighting concerns about unchecked authority of the Enforcement Directorate. Sibal criticized arbitrary arrests based on oral statements and lack of transparency in the enforcement process, emphasizing the absence of concrete evidence in many cases.
The Patna High Court on 25th April fined lower court judges Rs 100 each for wrongly convicting a man in a dowry harassment case. Sunil Pandit appealed against his conviction and was acquitted by Justice Chaudhuri, who emphasized the duty of courts to carefully examine complaints before proceeding. The fines were to address the petitioner’s suffering due to the lower courts’ approach.