Top Stories
Ocular Evidence Is The Best Evidence Unless There Are Reasons To Doubt It: Supreme Court
Ocular evidence is considered the best evidence unless there are reasons to doubt it, the Supreme Court observed while setting aside an order of High Court that acquitted an accused in a murder case.The bench comprising Justices Navin Sinha and R. Subhash Reddy observed that the ocular evidence may be disbelieved only when there is a gross contradiction between medical evidence and...
Letter Of Intent Is Not A Binding Contract Unless Such An Intention Is Evident From Its Terms: Supreme Court
A Letter of Intent is not a binding contract unless such an intention is evident from its terms, the Supreme Court observed while dismissing an appeal filed by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd, a Government company.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta observed that such intention must be clear and unambiguous as LoI normally indicates a party's intention to enter into a...
'Public Should Not Be Cheated' : Supreme Court Records Franklin Templeton Will Not Launch Any New Debt Scheme Till Disposal Of Appeal Before SAT
The Supreme Court on Monday recorded that Franklin Templeton Asset Management India Pvt Ltd will not launch any new debt scheme till disposal of its appeal pending before the Securities Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai.The appeal being referred to here has been filed before the SAT against the order dated June 7, 2021 passed by Whole Time Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India...
[BREAKING]: West Bengal Govt Constitutes Panel Headed By Justice Madan Lokur To Probe Pegasus Scandal [Read Notification]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday constituted an Inquiry Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur and former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya to investigate into the allegations pertaining to the Pegasus spyware scandal. A notification to this effect was issued on Monday by B.P Gopalika, Additional...
[BREAKING] 'People Were Going Helter-Skelter To Procure Drugs During Second Wave' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Gautam Gambhir Foundation's Plea Against Enquiry On COVID Drugs Hoarding
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by Gautam Gambhir Foundation against the order passed by the Delhi High Court for enquiry into alleged hoarding of COVID-19 drugs by the trust headed by former Indian team cricketer and present BJP MP from Delhi Gautam Gambhir.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah made oral observations disapproving...
ISRO Espionage Case - Justice DK Jain Committee Report By Itself Cannot Be Basis To Proceed Against Accused; CBI Will Have To Collect Materials Independently : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that the enquiry report submitted by former Supreme Court judge Justice DK Jain on the conspiracy angle against former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in the infamous espionage case cannot be the sole basis to proceed against the alleged errant police officers.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna made it clear that the Central Bureau...
The Definition of "Terrorist Act" in UAPA Is So Vague That It Is Susceptible To Misuse: Justice Anjana Prakash
Former Patna High Court judge Anjana Prakash on Saturday asserted that while the anti-terror and national security laws are to be used towards the sovereignty and protection of the State, in India, they are being employed for the sovereignty and protection of a political party.The Supreme Court Senior Advocate was speaking at a webinar by CJAR- "Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN...
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, July 19- July 25, 2021
JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Supreme Court Strikes Down 97th Constitutional Amendment To The Extent It Relates To Co-operative SocietiesCase Title : Union of India vs Rajendra Shah and othersCitation : LL 2021 SC 312The Supreme Court this week upheld a 2013 judgment of the Gujarat High Court which struck down the provisions of the Constitution(97th Amendment) Act 2011 to the extent it introduced Part...
Are Offences Under Bihar Prohibition Act Quantity Based? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in appeal filed by the State of Bihar against a 4th March 2020 order passed by the Patna High Court wherein bail had been granted on the grounds that offences under the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, are not quantity-based.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta heard the submissions of Advocate Shivam Singh and proceeded...
In UAPA Cases The Process Itself The Punishment, It Stares Us In The Face In The Death Of Father Stan Swamy Without Trial: Justice Aftab Alam
""Where has this draconian law in the world's largest democracy taken us? The results are all there for everyone to see. It stares us in the face in the death of Father Stan Swamy without a trial"
'Trust Has Provided Free Medical Insurance to Lawyers, Clerks Every Year': Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Welfare Trust Responds To SCAORA's Resolution
The Supreme Court Advocates On Record Welfare Trust has responded to the Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association's recent Resolution calling upon the Trust to desist from using SCAOR in its name along with SCAORA's address in its operations and activities. Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra on behalf of the Trust has stated that since its creation the Trust has raised funds...
Supreme Court's Watali Judgment Requires Reconsideration As It Rendered The Grant Of Bail Impossible In UAPA Cases: Justice Gopal Gowda
“The Supreme Court judgment in NIA v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali (2020) ruled that it is not permissible for courts to even engage in a detailed analysis of prosecution case while considering bail under UAPA and to weigh whether evidence adduced by prosecution is even sufficient or not.
 "The Watali judgement further ties the hands of the defence. The grant of bail is rendered impossible till the end of the trial, which could take generations. The judgment needs to be reconsidered"