The World This Week by LatestLaws.com | May 2024 | Week 3 |

[Supreme Court ] 1. SC Rules: ED cannot arrest the accused after Special Court takes cognizance of PMLA Complaint Link: https://latestlaws.com/latest-news/sc... 2. SC Rules: Services rendered by Lawyers to not fall under Consumer Protection Act, ca't be sued for deficiency Link: https://latestlaws.com/latest-news/sc... 3. Power to arrest is far more intrusive & consequential than the authority to investigate: Supreme Court Link: https://latestlaws.com/latest-news/po... 4. Communicate 'Grounds of Arrest' to UAPA Accused too: SC rules provision in Sec- 43B(1) verbatim the same as in Section 19(1) PMLA Link: https://latestlaws.com/case-analysis/... 5. Land Acquisition by State unconstitutional without proper procedure, rules SC, lays Guidelines Link: https://latestlaws.com/latest-news/la... [High Courts] 6. HC Reiterates: Summons in a criminal case to face trial cannot be issued against positions or posts as a post is not a juridical person Link: https://latestlaws.com/case-analysis/... 7. HC: Once the Civil Court is seized of the matter, it goes without saying that the proceedings u/S. 145/146 CrPC cannot proceed and must come to an end Link: https://latestlaws.com/case-analysis/... 8. HC Expounds ‘Pendency of an Eviction Suit between the parties is a Civil Dispute and cannot be a ground for Quashing a Criminal Complaint Link: https://latestlaws.com/case-analysis/... 9. HC holds: In each case, the need to appoint a Commissioner is to be independently examined Link: https://latestlaws.com/case-analysis/... [International News] 10. Nepal Supreme Court limits number of climbing permits for Mount Everest Link: https://latestlaws.com/international-... 11. German Court allows surveillance of far-right party AfD by Agency as ''potentially extremist party' Link: https://latestlaws.com/international-... 12. Donald Trump Hush Money Trial: Michael Cohen admits he ‘lied’ and ‘bullied’ people for his Ex-Client Link: https://latestlaws.com/international-... [Miscellaneous News] 13. Sr. Advocate Kapil Sibal elected as Supreme Court Bar Association President Link: https://latestlaws.com/latest-news/se... 14. EVM-VVPAT Case: Review Petition filed in Supreme Court against turn down of 100% verification of data Link: https://latestlaws.com/latest-news/ev...