Person Convicted For Rape-Murder Found To Be Juvenile : Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Sentence, Sustains Conviction

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the death sentence imposed on a convict for the rape and murder of a minor girl after he was found to be a juvenile at the time of the offence.The convict had approached the Top Court after the Madhya Pradesh High Court confirmed the death sentence awarded by the trial court. While the appeal was pending in the Supreme Court, he filed an application...

Spotlight On Recent Appointments To Supreme Court - Justice Sanjay Karol

A general criticism of the Indian Courts has been that very little is known to the public about the judges being recommended by respective Collegium before their appointment, on merit and suitability. A designated Secretariat ideally should do the job, unfortunately we don’t have such a mechanism. Livelaw has taken an initiative to share relevant information about the appointees and we...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And. Subject/Statute Wise Index [February 20 – 28, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEXCCTVComply with directions to install CCTVs in police stations: Supreme Court gives warning to Centre, States. Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 134ChequeCheque cases can be transferred from one state to another invoking Section 406 Cr.P.C. Yogesh Upadhyay v. Atlanta Ltd., 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 125Civil LawSection 24 CPC power can be invoked by the common...

Mere Breach Of Contract Can't Be Basis For Criminal Case For Cheating : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a mere allegation of failure to keep up promise will not be enough to initiate criminal proceedings.A breach of contract does not give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest intention is shown right at the beginning of the transaction, the bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal said.The bench added that the criminal...

UP Local Body Polls | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Allow Mayors To Continue In Office Till Election Of Successors

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed by the All India Council of Mayors seeking to allow Mayors in Uttar Pradesh local bodies to continue in their offices till their successors are elected. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. On 4th January 2023, in a petition filed by the State of...

Sec 256 CrPC - Not Proper To Acquit Accused Merely For Non-Appearance Of Complainant Who Was Already Examined : Supreme Court

Where the complainant had already been examined as a witness in the case, it would not be appropriate for the Court to pass an order of acquittal merely on non-appearance of the complainant, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment today.In this case, the complainant filed eight complaints against the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The statement of the...

Why There Are Less Women In Higher Judiciary? CJI DY Chandrachud Answers At ABA Conference

On February 23, 2023, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud inaugurated the American Bar Association (ABA) Conference, a three-day international conference on "Law in Age of Glocalisation: Convergence of India and the West". During his keynote address, CJI Chandrachud highlighted the importance of inclusivity and diversity in the legal profession. While doing so, he answered a...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 3.3.23

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'Relax Bail Condition, Allow To Go To Kerala' : Plea Of Abdul Nazar Maudany In Supreme Court In 2008 Bengaluru Bomb Blast Case

Abdul Nazir Maudany, the chairman of Kerala People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and a prime accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, has approached the Supreme Court again seeking a relaxation of his bail conditions allowing him to live in his hometown in Kerala. This is the second time Maudany is moving such an application on health and other grounds before the top...

Can HC Exercise Jurisdiction Over A Tribunal Situated Outside Its Territorial Limits? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

In a case relating to whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the Supreme Court referred to a larger bench the issue regarding the jurisdiction of a High Court to entertain a challenge against an order passed by a Tribunal which is situated outside its territorial limit.The issue arose in an appeal filed by the Union Government against the decision of the Uttarakhand...

Supreme Court Extends Interim Protection Granted To Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi In UAPA Case Till March 20

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the hearing in an appeal filed by activist turned politician Akhil Gogoi against the Gauhati High Court’s decision to set aside a discharge order in connection with offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, till Monday, March 20 A division bench of Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal was told that Senior...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict In Bail Pleas Of Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the bail applications of Bhima Koregaon-accused and activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, both of whom have been lodged in jail since August 2018 for alleged offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. They were arrested in connection with the 2018 caste-based violence that broke out at Bhima Koregaon in Pune,...