The Supreme Court asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to respond to a petition against its three-year ban on opening new law colleges. The plea argues that the moratorium is unfair, unconstitutional, and harmful to aspiring law students.
The Supreme Court Yesterday (Feb 27) ruled that authorized officers can legally arrest under the GST & Customs Act, rejecting challenges to their powers. The judgment clarifies arrest conditions, legal safeguards, and enforcement rights against tax evasion.
The Supreme Court Today (Oct 18) observed that broad police powers regarding arrest and handcuffing of accused under the new criminal laws may be justified in serious criminal cases. Bench was hearing a petition challenging provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure. Court expressed his doubts with the challenge to the constitutional validity of the handcuffing provision in particular.
