Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Clarification On Direction To Delete Caste Column In Prison Registers

Journalist Sukanya Shanta, in whose petition the Supreme Court issued directions to end caste-based segregation and division of work in prisons, has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking clarification with respect to the direction to delete caste columns in the prison registers.Senior Advocate Dr.S Muralidhar, for the applicant, mentioned the application before Chief Justice of...

Holder Of LMV Driving License Doesn't Need Separate Authorisation To Drive Transport Vehicle Weighing Less Than 7500 KG : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (November 6) held that a person holding a driving license for a light motor vehicle(LMV) can, without any specific endorsement, drive a transport vehicle having an unladen weight of less than 7500 kg.If the gross weight of the vehicle is within 7500 kg, the driver with an LMV license can drive such a transport vehicle. The 5-judge Constitution Bench noted that no...

True Measure Of Justice System Is In How It Treats Those Under Custody : CJI-Designate Sanjiv Khanna Flags Prison Overcrowding

Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Supreme Court on Tuesday highlighted the significance of open prisons in addressing the critical issue of overcrowding in Indian prisons, noting that the country's prison facilities currently house approximately 520,000 inmates despite being designed for far fewer.He emphasized that the true measure of a justice system extends beyond its verdicts, lying instead in...

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: October 2024

IndexCitationK. Vadivel v. K. Shanthi & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 757Sub Inspector Sanjay Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., C.A. No. 010894 / 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 758State of West Bengal v. Jashimuddin Mondal and Ors., SLP(C) No. 9628/2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 759Atul Kumar v. Chairman (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) and Ors| Writ Petition (Civil) No. 609/2024 2024 LiveLaw...

Supreme Court Directs NMC To Issue Fresh Guidelines To Admit Persons With Disabilities Into Medical Courses

In a significant stride towards social recognition of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), the Supreme Court recently stressed the need to give opportunities to PwDs in the medical sector and devise qualitative standards for testing disabilities in the procedure for medical course admissions. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra in...

Supreme Court To Hear Ex-Indian Army Officer's Plea To Quash Criminal Proceedings In Rape Case

The Supreme Court today (November 5) issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by ex-officer of the Indian Army, Rakesh Walia, seeking quashing of the FIR and other consequential proceedings against him on grounds of malicious prosecution and abuse of law under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin...

I Have Always Granted Bail From A To Z, From Arnab To Zubair : CJI DY Chandrachud

Speaking at yesterday's discussion organised by The Indian Express, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud answered many pressing issues and controversies including whether the Supreme Court stands true to the 'bail is the rule, jail an exception' principle. Set to demit the office on November 10, CJI was asked by Apurva Vishwanath, The Indian Express, what institutional processes and...

CJI Chandrachud Credits President Murmu's 2022 Constitution Day Speech For Inspiring Supreme Court Report On Prison Reforms

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today credited President Droupadi Murmu's 2022 Constitution Day address for igniting the conversation that led to the development of the report, Prisons in India: Mapping Prison Manuals and Measures for Reformation and Decongestion.“I must take this opportunity to thank the honourable President not only for accepting our invitation to attend this...

Why All Private Properties Cannot Be Distributed For Common Good As Material Resources Of Community? Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court, by 7:2 majority, has overruled the judgment in Sanjeev Coke which held that all private properties can be distributed by the State as "material resources of the community" for the common good as per Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The majority judgment authored by CJI DY Chandrachud listed out the following reasons.a. The interpretation is inconsistent with the text...

Relying On Kejriwal's Case, Man Booked Under PMLA Moves Supreme Court Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Jharkhand Assembly Elections

The Supreme Court today issued notice on one Subhash Prasad Yadav's plea assailing rejection of his writ petition seeking interim/provisional bail in a money laundering case for the purpose of contesting Jharkhand Assembly elections.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in Yadav's challenge to a Patna High Court order, while orally instructing that proof in support...

Supreme Court Overrules Views Of Justices Krishna Iyer & Chinnappa Reddy On Private Property, Says Constitution Allows Economic Democracy

The Supreme Court, by 7:2 majority, has held as erroneous its previous views that all private properties can be regarded as "material resources of community" which the State is obliged to distribute for common good as per Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The majority judgment authored by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud held that the views expressed by Justice VR Krishna Iyer (in State...

Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Challenge To Quashing Of LOC Against Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's House Help-Samuel Miranda

The Supreme Court today dismissed Union of India's challenge to a Bombay High Court order whereby Look-Out-Circular opened in respect of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's house help-Samuel Miranda was quashed.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, considering that none appeared for the Union despite the matter being called out twice, as well as on merits."Matter...