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Delay Shouldn't Be Condoned Merely As Generosity; Bona Fides Of Explanation Necessary : Supreme Court
On Tuesday (May 13), the Supreme Court overturned the Madras High Court's decision that had condoned the 1,116-day delay in filing an appeal against an ex-parte decree, which had become final after being dismissed by the Supreme Court in a different proceeding. The Court stated that it would be impermissible for a litigant, against whom an ex-parte order was passed, to file an appeal...
Investigation Officer's Testimony Based Only On S.161 CrPC Statements Of Witnesses Inadmissible In Evidence : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that while police officers may be considered reliable witnesses for recoveries of physical evidence, such as weapons or narcotics, based on voluntary disclosures by an accused, this reliability does not extend to their testimony regarding witness statements recorded under Section 161 Cr. P.C. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K....
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Jitender @ Kalla v. State (Govt.) of NCT of Delhi & Anr [3-Judge Bench on Senior Designation] 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 555
Supreme Court Discards Point-Based Assessment For Senior Designations, Asks HCs To Amend RulesHigh Courts Must Consider Advocates Practising In Trial Courts & Tribunals For Senior Designation : Supreme Court'Subjecting Advocate To Interview Violates Dignity' : Why Supreme Court Scrapped Point-Based System For Senior...
'Subjecting Advocate To Interview Violates Dignity' : Why Supreme Court Scrapped Point-Based System For Senior Designation
The Supreme Court held that the 100-point based assessment mechanism for the designation of Senior Advocates, instituted Indira Jaising judgments of 2017 and 2023 (Indira Jaising-1 and 2) had failed to achieve its intended objectives over the past seven and a half years.A bench Justice Abhay Oka, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice SVN Bhatti observed –“The experience of the last seven and...
Non-Public Servant Can Be Convicted For Abetting Offences Under Prevention Of Corruption Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (May 13) ruled that even a non-public servant can be found guilty of abetting a public servant in committing an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”), particularly when assisting the public servant in accumulating disproportionate assets in his/her name. Holding thus, the bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran...
'Volume-Based Discounts Not Anti-Competitive' : Supreme Court Rejects CCI's Appeal
The Supreme Court today (May 13) dismissed the plea filed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) challenging a glass manufacturing company's use of volume-based (target) rebates, holding that such rebates do not constitute an abuse of dominant position under the Competition Act, 2002 ("Act").The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B Varale heard the matter, where it...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of S.5A, Kerala General Sales Tax Act and S.7A, Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act
The Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutional validity of Section 5A of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 and Section 7A of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959."The challenge to the constitutional validity must be rejected on the basis of the ratio elucidated by this Court in Kandaswami (supra), Hotel Balaji (supra) and Devi Dass (supra)...Hotel Balaji (supra)...
Premature To Link 2,988 kg Heroin Seizure At Mundra Port To LeT Terror-Financing: Supreme Court On NIA Allegation
Even though the Supreme Court refused to grant bail to the accused in the case related to the seizure of a 2,988-kg heroin consignment in Mundra port in September 2021, it discarded the allegations of the National Investigation Agency that the proceeds of the crime were used for terror financing as "premature and speculative."A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh...