Top Stories
Important MCQ's Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations
Q 1. A litigant filed an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 seeking condonation of delay on the grounds of a subsequent change in law. Decide the maintainability of such an application.a. Application would not be maintainable as subsequent overruling of a judgment cannot be "sufficient cause" for seeking condonation of delay.b. Application would be maintainable as...
LAST FEW HOURS LEFT TO REGISTER! LiveLaw Academy's Comprehensive Course on CrPC and BNSS
Link to register - https://livelawacademy.graphy.com/courses/Practical-and-Procedural-aspects-of-Criminal-Laws--The-Old-CrPC-and-the-New-BNSS-6683c4a7000d434e736beb93Registrations closing on 12th July 2024 (11.59 PM)Background:In 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. In an attempt to decolonise the criminal justice...
Supreme Court Biannual Digest 2022 - 2023 -Evidence Act
AbscondingEffects of Absconding - Mere absconding by itself cannot constitute a sole factor to convict a person. It may be because an accused may abscond as he might fear an illegal arrest. (Para 25) Harvinder Singh @ Bachhu v. State of Himachal Pradesh, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 889AdmissionAny concession or admission of a fact by a defence counsel would definitely be binding on his client, except...
Supreme Court Reopens Tomorrow : Key Hearings & Verdicts Anticipated
As the Supreme Court is set to reopen on July 8 after its summer vacation period, here is a brief recollection of the major verdicts and hearings anticipated for the coming half of the year. Key Pronouncements Which Are Awaited : 1. Constitutional Validity Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 allows foreign migrants of Indian origin, who came to Assam...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: June 2024
As the Supreme Court prepares to reopen on July 8 and the vacation period concludes, LiveLaw brings you its monthly digest of June. This digest will keep you updated on all the significant developments that occurred before the Vacation Benches. From the progress in Kejriwal's plea against the Delhi High Court's interim order staying his bail to updates on the NEET-UG 2024 matter, we've got...
Life Sentence Can Be Suspended Only If It's Apparent That Conviction Isn't Sustainable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a life convict can be granted the benefit of suspension of sentence only if prima facie it appears that the conviction is unsustainable and the convict has a high chance of succeeding in appeal against the conviction. The Court said that the benefit of suspension of sentence cannot be granted to the convict if there is nothing palpable to conclude that...
High NEET-UG 24 Scores Majorly Due To Reduction In Syllabus; Wrong To Say Top Scorers Are From Certain Centres : NTA To Supreme Court
The National Testing Agency (NTA), in its affidavit filed in the NEET-UG 2024 case, has submitted that the allegations of students scoring high marks exclusively from certain centres are “unsubstantiated”. To strengthen this, the testing agency cited an analysis of the top 100 candidates' results. Based on this, it was submitted that the top results were distributed across 95...
NEET-UG 2024 | Giving Two Correct Options For One Question Didn't Affect Exam : NTA To Supreme Court
The National Testing Agency (NTA) recently refuted the allegation that a physics question in NEET-UG 2024 has adversely impacted the candidates because it had two correct options. The NTA refuted the challenge to the NEET-UG 2024 exam on this ground as “untenable.” To support its arguments, the testing agency has cited one of the instructions in the information bulletin: “If...
Aadhaar Card Has Nothing To Do With Citizenship, Can Be Given To Non-Citizens: UIDAI Tells Calcutta High Court
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Calcutta High Court that granting of Aadhaar cards has nothing to do with citizenship and that even non-residents who have lawfully entered the country can be granted Aadhaar cards if applied for.These submissions were made before a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, who were hearing...
Confiscate Electoral Bonds Donations Received By Political Parties: Plea In Supreme Court
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the legitimacy of funds received by political parties through the Electoral Bond Scheme of 2018 which was recently struck down in ADR v. Union of India. The petition argues that these funds, amounting to a staggering Rs. 16,518 crores, were not mere donations but rather transactions that involved quid pro quo, where benefits...
No Systemic Failure In NEET-UG 24, Instances Of Paper Leak & Unfair Means Isolated : NTA To Supreme Court, Opposes Cancellation Of Exam
Like the Union Government, the National Testing Agency (NTA) also filed an saffidavit in the Supreme Court opposing the pleas for the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2024 exam.The NTA stated that the instances of alleged malpractices are isolated and confined to centres in two cities, i.e., Patna and Godhra. Thus, in view of that, it is submitted that if the entire examination is cancelled, then...
High Courts & Trial Courts Have Forgotten That Bail Is Not To Be Withheld As A Punishment: Supreme Court
Sending an important message to the Courts across the country, the Supreme Court recently lamented that the High Courts and Trial Courts have forgotten that bail cannot be denied as a punishment."Over a period of time, the trial courts and the High Courts have forgotten a very well settled principle of law that bail is not to be withheld as a punishment," observed a bench comprising Justices...