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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2022

May 2022

Feb 14, 2023

Unlicensed Firearms: Supreme Court Directs Uttar Pradesh to File Affidavit on Possession, Usage

The Supreme Court took a suo motu cognizance of the possession and the use of unlicensed firearms in Uttar Pradesh.
It was while a Bench of Justice K. M. Joseph and Justice B. V. Nagarathna While was hearing a bail plea by a man who is accused of murdering a victim by firing a gun, that they took note of the misuse of unlicensed firearms.
The Uttar Pradesh government was directed by the Court for filing an affidavit on the number of cases that were registered for the possession and use of unlicensed firearms.
The court has asked for the state's stand on the same, along with the steps that have been taken to tackle this issue.

Feb 13, 2023

PIL in Supreme Court Seeks Formation of Commission to Find Out Original Names of Ancient Places R...

Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union Home Ministry to set up a Renaming Commission for finding out the original names of 'ancient historical, cultural and religious places', which had been renamed after foreign invaders, in order to maintain the sovereignty of the country, besides securing the right to dignity, religion and culture guaranteed under Articles 21, 25 and 29 of the Constitution.
The petitioner, while citing names of hundreds of such cities, further sought directions to the Archaeological Survey of India for conducting a research and publishing the initial names of ancient historical cultural religious places, which were renamed by barbaric foreign invaders, in order to secure the 'right to know' guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution.
The plea contended that the country was celebrating its 75th anniversary of independence, but it still had historical, cultural and religious places named after brutal foreign invaders, their servants and family members.

Feb 12, 2023

BCI has Powers to Prescribe All India Bar Examination

The Supreme Court Constitution bench held that the Bar Council of India has powers to hold the All-India Bar Examination. Whether the AIBE should be held at pre-enrolment or post-enrolment stage is a matter which the BCI can decide. It was held that law graduates are required to take bar license to be allowed to practice before courts.
A Constitution Bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice A. S. Oka, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J. K. Maheshwari said that the held powers of the Bar Council of India to conduct the exam were adequate.

Feb 11, 2023

Allahabad High Court Slams Advocate for Fraud in Bail Plea

The Allahabad High Court allowed a bail cancellation application and observed that the advocate, has, prima facie, conducted himself against the Bar Council Rules, professional ethics, contemptuous manner and he has played fraud with the Court and also interfered with the course of justice by misleading the Court as he concealed the material fact regarding rejection of the first bail application by the Bench.
The application under Section 439(2) CrPC was filed seeking cancellation of the order dated 22.3.2022 enlarging the accused-applicant on bail passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application in case under Sections 379, 411, 412, 413, 414, 419, 420, 467, 468, 471, 484 and 120-B IPC, Police Station Gomti Nagar, District Lucknow.
The Court noted Parmanand Gupta, counsel for the accused-respondent, deliberately styled the Criminal Misc Bail Application as the first bail application and, therefore, it got listed before the Court which was dealing with the subject matter.

Feb 10, 2023

Centre Notifies Appointment of 2 more Supreme Court Judges

The Centre notified appointment of two more judges in the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 34, which is its sanctioned strength.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju announced it and congratulated the newly appointed judges -- Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Aravind Kumar.
The notification came 10 days after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended elevation of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar as judges of the top court.

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