Supreme Court finds further extension of tenure of Director of ED Mr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra illegal.: SC strikes down the same since it is contrary to the specific Mandamus issued in Common Cause v. UOI (2021) Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Union of India and Ors. Hon’ble Justice B.R. Gavai, Hon’ble Justice Vikram Nath and Hon’ble Justice Sanjay Karol Decided on 11th July 2023

In the first instance in the country, machine scrutiny of bail applications introduced by High Court of Kerala gets a kick start w.e.f 10th July 2023. In furtherance of the earlier notice regarding AI scrutiny the Court has issued several guidelines for information and compliance. For Guidelinesclick here

Anuvadini, an AI tool translates 300 plus High Court judgments and 5000 plus District Court judgments into Malayalam. The first phase proposes to translate all judgments of High Court of Kerala certified for reporting in Malayalam.

Right of repurchase in a sale deed assignable or transferable and cannot be treated as personal to the contracting parties.: Supreme Court Indira Devi v. Veena Gupta Hon’ble Justice Abhay S. Oka & Hon’ble Justice Rajesh Bindal Decided on 04th July, 2023 For full textclick here

A Court may choose to give primacy to life imprisonment over death penalty in cases which are solely based on circumstantial evidence or where the High Court has given a life imprisonment or acquittal.: SC commutes death penalty to life imprisonment without remission in Lajpat Nagar,Delhibomb blast case Mohd. Naushad v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) Hon’ble Justice B.R. Gavai, Hon’ble Justice Vikram Nath & Hon’ble Justice Sanjay Karol Decided on 6th July, 2023 For full te...