Analysis

DESK BRIEF: In Week 31 of 2022, the Supreme Court heard matters on bail, political defection, privacy and retirement

Despite SC Judgments to the contrary, it remains difficult for an accused to get bail from lower courts.

Justice Khanwilkar wrote a number of impactful Judgments including a flurry of decisions delivered at the end of his 6-year tenure.

Justice Khanwilkar became the fourth Judge to retire from the SC in 2022. SCO reviewed his tenure in numbers.

Desk Brief: J Khanwilkar's closing act at the SC will be the Judgment on the powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the PMLA.

The SC granted bail to Mohd. Zubair over the FIRs filed against his tweets and said that the power of arrest must be pursued sparingly.

The SC asked the Centre to provide information on state-wise compliance with the Court’s earlier decisions on hate speech

With the application of defection law being unclear, the SC will decide whether the case needs to be heard by a larger Bench.