Digests
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On Consumer Law [Jan – Mar, 2023]
Amend Consumer Protection Rules on appointment process of commission members within 3 months: Supreme Court to Centre, States. In Re: Inaction of the Governments in appointing President and Members/Staff of Districts and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and inadequate infrastructure across India v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 201Consumer Commissions can't decide...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest - Constitution Of India [Jan-Mar, 2023]
Constitution of India, 1950 - Constitution does not prohibit lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court to be appointed as a Judge of the High Court - in fact, the Supreme Court has given imprimatur to the principle that in suitable cases Advocates practicing in the Supreme Court can be considered for appointment to the High Court. Ashok Pandey v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 5Constitution...
Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: April 2023 [Citations 176 - 222]
Nominal Index [Citation 176 - 222]The Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Bhagyashri Ganesh Gaikwad 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 176A v. B 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 177X v. Y 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 178Anil Jaisinghani and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 179Sameer Amrut Kondekar v. State of Maharashtra 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 180M/s Omanand Industries & Anr. vs The Secretary to the...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On Code Of Criminal Procedure [Jan – Mar, 2023]
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Remand - There seems to be a practice followed by Courts to remand the accused to custody, the moment they appear in response to the summoning order. The correctness of such a practice has to be tested in an appropriate case. (Para 10) Mahdoom Bava v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 218Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - High Courts...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE 1908 [January - March 2023]
Section 24 - General power of transfer and withdrawalCode of Civil Procedure, 1908; Section 24, 25 - The power under section 24 of the CPC can be exercised by the High Court even for inter-State transfer of a suit, appeal or other proceeding, if it is the common High Court for two or more States under Article 231 of the Constitution and both the Civil Courts (transferor and transferee)...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index (Citations 282 - 307) [April 10 – 16, 2023]
SUBJECT WISE INDEXAdvocateDuty of all genuine lawyers to get their degrees verified: Supreme Court forms expert committee to oversee verification. Ajay Shankar Srivastava v. Bar Council of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 307ArbitrationSection 34 application must be filed within 90 days limitation to claim exclusion of period when court remain closed. Bhimashankar Sahakari Sakkare Karkhane Niyamita...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2023 On BAIL [January To March, 2023]
All those undertrial prisoners and convicts who have been released on emergency parole / interim bail pursuant to the recommendations of the High-Powered Committee in compliance of the orders passed by this Court have to surrender before the concerned prison authorities within 15 days. In Re: Contagion of COVID-19 Virus in Prisons, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 238Bail & Remand - Supreme Court...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On ADMINISTRATIVE LAW [Jan – Mar, 2023]
Administrative Tribunals Act 1985 - The relevant State Government has the implied power to issue a request to abolish the SAT in its state to the Union Government. The Union Government in turn has the implied power to rescind the notification by which that SAT was established, thereby abolishing the SAT. (Para 59) Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest March 2023
SUBJECT WISE INDEXAccess to JusticeFundamental right of Access to Justice - Abolition of OAT does not violate right of access to justice as cases will be heard by High Court - The fundamental right of access to justice is no doubt a crucial and indispensable right under the Constitution of India. However, it cannot be interpreted to mean that every village, town, or city must house every forum...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index (Citations 211 - 242) [March 20 – 26, 2023]
SUBJECT WISE INDEXAccess to JusticeFundamental right of Access to Justice - Abolition of OAT does not violate right of access to justice as cases will be heard by High Court - The fundamental right of access to justice is no doubt a crucial and indispensable right under the Constitution of India. However, it cannot be interpreted to mean that every village, town, or city must house every forum...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statue Wise Index (Citations 181 - 210) Part 3 [March 13 – 19, 2023]
SUBJECT WISE INDEXBailEnsure basic essentials such as FIR number, police station are recorded in bail orders: Supreme Court to all High Courts. Ravish Kumar v. State of Bihar, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 206'Bail can be cancelled if serious offences are subsequently added to FIR': Supreme Court sets aside bail in 'casting couch' case. Ms. X v. State of Maharashtra, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 205Bhopal...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index(Citations 164 - 180) Part 2 [March 6 – 12, 2023]
SUBJECT WISE INDEXAuctionPossession of license to do business in shop does not entitle party to allotment of auction platform as matter of right. Gurjit Singh v. Union Territory, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 180ConstitutionPetition under article 32 to challenge a binding judgment not maintainable. Vijayalakshmi Jha v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 179ContemptCourts should not summon the appearance...