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Unnecessary Prosecutions In Abetment Of Suicide Cases Due To Inability Of Courts To Apply Correct Principles Of Law : Supreme Court
While quashing an abetment to suicide case against senior officials of Hindustan Unilever Limited (“HUL”), the Supreme Court recently cautioned the courts as well as the police against the incorrect application of the principles governing abetment to suicide."Over a period of time, the trend of the courts is that such intention can be read into or gathered only after a full- fledged...
Supreme Court Disapproves Uttarakhand HC Judge's Proclivity In Making Unjustified Remarks Against Advocates
The Supreme Court recently set aside two orders of the Uttarakhand High Court that contained adverse remarks made by a High Court judge against an advocate.A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Sandeep Mehta ruled that the comments made by Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma of the HC regarding the advocate's conduct were unjustified and illegal. “We disapprove the proclivity...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Sentence Of Watchman Convicted For Dacoity And Murder
The Supreme Court recently set aside the death sentence of a watchman convicted for the dacoity and murder of his employers to life imprisonment.A bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice PK Mishra, and Justice KV Vishwanathan set aside the death penalty imposed by the Bombay High Court in 2022.“The learned Trial Judge upon consideration of the material placed on record had come to a...
'Non-Restoration Of Statehood Violates Federalism' : Plea In Supreme Court To Restore Jammu and Kashmir's Statehood In 2 Months
An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to direct the Union Government to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir within 2 months.The application has been filed as a Miscellaneous Application in the disposed of matter "In Re : Article 370 of the Constitution" in which the Supreme Court upheld the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. In that judgment,...
'Acknowledge Women's Struggles In Occupying Public Offices' : Supreme Court Flags Discriminatory Attitude Towards Women Representatives
While granting relief to a female Sarpach of a village who was disqualified on technical grounds, the Supreme Court raised concerns about the discriminatory attitudes which permeate through all levels of administration towards women representatives.The Court observed that the matter related to the removal of an elected representative should not be taken lightly, especially when it concerns...
Calcutta High Court Directs Post-Mortem At AIIMS Hospital For Child Rape Victim, Orders Inclusion Of POCSO Charges
The Calcutta High Court has ordered an autopsy of a nine-year-old child rape-murder victim to take place at AIIMS Hospital, in Kalyani, West Bengal. The child was allegedly raped and murdered in Bengal's Jayanagar area.A single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh also directed that charges under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, be added against the accused.The...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest- July 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index
Citations 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 435 to 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 537Advocate All miscellaneous amounts charged by Bar Councils for enrolment are 'enrolment fees'. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 519Bar Councils can't collect any amount exceeding fee specified under Section 24 of advocates act for enrolment. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 519Every advocate is expected...
Supreme Court Monthly Round Up : September 2024
IndexCitationsSalam Samarjeet Singh v. High Court of Manipur at Imphal | Writ Petition (Civil) No. 294/2015 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 636Rama Kt. Barman (Died) Thr. Lrs. v. Md. Mahim Ali & Ors., Civil Appeal No.3500/2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 637Union of India v. Bahareh Bakshi 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 638K. Arumugam v. Union of India & Others Etc., Civil Appeal Nos.2842-2848 of 2012 (and connected...
S. 389 CrPC | Suspension Of Sentence Can't Be Denied Merely Because Another Trial Is Pending Against Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court yesterday (Oct. 4) observed that a pendency of trial against the accused in one case cannot be a ground to deny him the benefit of a suspension of sentence. The bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra granted a relief to the accused who were convicted in a murder case but denied the benefit of the suspension of sentence by the High Court. The...
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Review Of Judgment Which Struck Down Electoral Bonds Scheme
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a review of the Constitution Bench judgment which struck down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, JB Paridwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the review petition filed by Advocate Mathews Nedumpara and another"Having perused the review petitions, there is...
In 31 Months, Three Out Of Four Bombay HC Benches Recuse From Hearing Plea To Clear Father Stan Swamy's Name From Bhima-Koregaon Case
Last month, Bombay High Court judge Justice Revati Mohite-Dere recused from hearing a plea filed in December 2021 by the next of kin of Father Stan Swamy, who sought clearing the now deceased (Swamy's) name from the Bhima-Koregaon case.The plea filed by Father Fraser Mascarenhas, the former principal of Xavier's College in Mumbai, recently came up for hearing before a bench of...
'No Scheduled Offence In Complaint Or Chargesheet' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 4) granted bail to two accused, Laxmikant Tiwari and Shiv Shankar Naag, in a money laundering case connected with the Chhattisgarh coal levy scam case.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted bail on the grounds of prolonged incarceration and the absence of a scheduled offence at the time of filing of the...