Challenges to PMLA: CJI to Confer with Justice Surya Kant on Joint Listing of Review and Fresh Pleas

CJI B.R. Gavai said he would speak to Justice Surya Kant on whether to list fresh writ petitions along with review pleas against the 2022 verdict upholding PMLA. Petitioners seek a larger bench reference on ED’s powers.

Telangana High Court Grants Bail to Gali Janardhan Reddy in Illegal Mining Case, Suspends Sentence

The Telangana High Court has suspended the seven-year prison sentence of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and granted bail, along with three co-defendants in an illegal iron ore mining case. They must provide personal bonds and cannot leave the country without permission. The case highlights significant corruption in mining.