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Witness Cannot Be Prosecuted For Perjury U/s 193 IPC For Mere Inconsistency In His Statements: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a witness cannot be prosecuted for perjury under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code merely because he made inconsistent statements before the Court.The bench led by CJI NV Ramana observed that the prosecution for perjury cannot be ordered if there is no intentional falsehood uttered. Mere reference to inconsistent statements alone is not...
State Cannot Plead Financial Burden To Deny Salary For Legally Serving Doctors : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the state cannot be allowed to plead financial burden to deny salary to legally serving doctors. Allowing such an excuse raised by the state would amount to violation of fundamental rights under Articles 14(right to equality) , 21(right to life) and 23(right against bonded labour) of the Constitution."The State cannot be allowed plead financial ...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Legality Of Attaching DRTs In One State To Those In Other States
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre on a plea filed against Delhi High Court's order deferring by 6 weeks the challenge to validity and legality of the notification issued by the Union Ministry of Finance transferring & attaching the jurisdiction of Debt Recovery Tribunal, Jabalpur to Debt Recovery Tribunal, Lucknow in the absence of availability of presiding officer...
"It Will Otherwise Apply Across India": SG Urges SC To Quash HC Order Granting Anticipatory Bail On The Sole Ground Of Apprehension of Death Due To COVID
The state of UP had moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court to Grant Anticipatory bail on account of the looming danger to life from Covid-19.
West Bengal Post Poll Violence- Calcutta High Court Reserves Judgment
Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reserved orders on a batch of petitions pertaining to the alleged post-poll violence in the State of West Bengal. A 5 Judge Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justices I.P Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Subrata Talukdar heard concluding arguments from the concerned parties on Tuesday. The West Bengal government made...
"We Are Not In Position To Take A Call On Account Of Uncertain COVID Situation": Justice Nageswara Rao On Resumption Of Physical Hearings In Supreme Court
Justice L. Nageswara Rao on Tuesday remarked that on account of the uncertain COVID situation, the Supreme Court is "not in a position to take a call" as to when and how to resume physical hearings. Justice Rao, sitting with Justice Aniruddha Bose in the Supreme Court premises, had asked Senior Advocate P. S. Narsimha if the latter prefers to argue virtually from the confines of...
'Peculiar Circumstances': Supreme Court Quashes 'Rape Case' As Couple Reached Mediated Settlement
The Supreme Court quashed a rape case after taking into account the mediated settlement arrived between the accused and the prosecutrix.In this case, the girl had filed a complaint against the accused, alleging that he had sexual relationship with her by misrepresenting to her that he is divorced.The accused later approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings on...
'Harsh': Supreme Court Reduces Condition Imposed On Public Interest Litigant To Deposit 1% Of Project Cost As Security
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Bombay High Court, requiring a PIL-petitioner to deposit 1% cost of a sewage treatment plan project, estimated to be around Rs. 390 crore, before hearing his case. Instead, the Court directed the Petitioner to deposit Rs. 10 lakh as security to proceed in the matter."We understand that the impugned order of the High Court was intended...
[BREAKING] 'Freedom Of Press Relies On Non-Interference By Govt' : Editors Guild Of India Moves Supreme Court Seeking SIT Probe Into Pegasus Snooping Row
In a significant move, the Editors Guild of India(EGI) has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the reports of state surveillance of journalists, activists and politicians using the Isreali spyware Pegasus."Freedom of the press relies on non-interference by the government and its agencies in reporting of journalists, including their ability...