Solicitor General Tushar Mehta today requested adjournment for the bail plea hearing of former TN minister Senthil Balaji. The Supreme Court agreed, rescheduling the matter for July 12. Balaji was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case. The case has faced multiple rejections in lower courts, with the Madras High Court denying his bail petition in February.
The election for the Lok Sabha Speaker is set for June 26, coinciding with the start of the Parliament session. Om Birla, NDA’s candidate, filed his nomination while the INDIA bloc nominated K Suresh. The Speaker is a crucial figure and is elected from among the Lok Sabha members by a simple majority. The Speaker holds significant powers and responsibilities within the House.
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Today (9th May): The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in response to Lava Mobiles’ Managing Director Hariom Rai’s plea seeking an extension of interim bail in the Vivo PMLA case. The Court emphasized Rai’s critical health condition and scheduled a further hearing on May 13. This comes amid allegations of fraudulent activities involving Chinese shareholders of Grand Prospect International Communication Private Ltd. and the subsequent money laundering case.
Today(on 3rd May), the Supreme Court declined to halt the CBI’s probe into alleged illegal mining involving Hemant Soren’s associates. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta directed the CBI to continue the investigation but refrain from submitting any chargesheet temporarily. The matter will be further heard in July. The state had questioned the legality of the CBI’s FIR.
Today(on 8th April), The Supreme Court has granted former Mumbai Police officer Pradeep Sharma temporary relief from surrendering to serve a life sentence in a 2006 fake encounter case. The court has requested a response from the Maharashtra government regarding his bail plea. Sharma’s appeal challenges the Bombay High Court’s verdict. The case involves a reversal of acquittal.
The Supreme Court of India issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government regarding non-functional CCTV cameras in a courtroom where Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia was assaulted, emphasizing the state’s accountability for court safety. The Court ordered the report to be widely circulated and condemned actions compromising legal proceedings, following an assault on Bhatia and Advocate Muskan Gupta.
The Bombay High Court has issued contempt notices to Kishore Mehta, founder trustee of Lilavati Hospital, and his son Rajesh Mehta for failing to deposit the required 25% of a substantial debt to HDFC Bank. The legal battle dates back to 2002, and the court has given the Mehtas four weeks to respond, underscoring the complex relationship between corporate entities, legal obligations, and the healthcare sector’s governance.
