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Punjab Police File Multiple FIRs Over Objectionable Social Media Posts Against CJI BR Gavai
In the aftermath of an advocate hurling a shoe at Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai during court proceedings, the Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs against individuals accused of posting objectionable and casteist remarks against the CJI on social media.According to Punjab Police, several complaints were received in several districts of the state against more than 100 social...
Bengaluru Police Register FIR Against Advocate Rakesh Kishore For Bid To Attack CJI BR Gavai In Supreme Court
The Bengaluru police have registered an FIR against advocate Rakesh Kishore for attempting to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court earlier this week. The FIR has been registered as a "Zero FIR" by the Bengaluru City Vidhan Soudha Police Station. Zero FIR is registered for transferring to the jurisdictional police station of the place of offence.The FIR...
CJI BR Gavai Calls For Reforms In ITAT Appointments, Members' Tenure; Flags Problem Of Conflicting Judgments
At a symposium on “Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) – Role, Challenges and Way Forward” held in New Delhi on October 8, Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai underscored the vital role of the ITAT in ensuring fairness and consistency in tax adjudication, while stressing the need for structural reforms to enhance its functioning, independence, and public credibility.The event was attended...
Supreme Court Stays MP High Court Order For Vigilance Enquiry Into Trial Judge's Work Of 5 Years
The Supreme Court recently stayed the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which made adverse remarks against a POCSO Special Judge, calling his conduct 'intellectual dishonesty' and directing an enquiry into 5 years of his judicial work. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a challenge against the adverse remarks of the Madhya Pradesh High Court against...
Motor Accident Claims | Fake License By Driver Doesn't Absolve Insurer Unless Vehicle Owner Knowingly Allowed Breach : Supreme Court
In a relief to a vehicle owner, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 8) observed that the insurance company cannot recover the compensation amount from the vehicle owner merely because the driver was found to be using a fake license. A bench of Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria said that a vehicle owner is not expected to verify the credentials of the driver's license from the...
Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Judicial Officers' Eligibility For Direct Appointment As District Judges Tomorrow
Update - judgment delivered on October 9 - Judicial Officers With 7 Years Combined Experience On Date Of Application Eligible For Direct Recruitment As District Judges : Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court will tomorrow(October 9) pronounce its decision on the issue of whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against...
2020 Bengaluru Riots : Supreme Court Grants Bail To 2 UAPA Accused Noting Custody Of Over 5 Years & Delay In Trial
The Supreme Court recently granted bail to two persons - Kadeem @ Sadam and Zia Ur Rahma @ Ziya- who are accused in the 2020 Bengaluru riots case, taking note of their incarceration of over five years and the fact that 254 witnesses are yet to be examined in the trial involving 138 accused persons.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma set aside the...
Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Murdering Mother, Says Suicide Can't Be Ruled Out
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 8) acquitted a man who was convicted for a murder of his mother (matricide), after noting that the entire case rests upon the circumstantial evidence and the prosecution failed to prove the guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. A bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and K Vinod Chandran found that the appellant-accused was falsely implicated as the...
Criminal Court Cannot Review Or Recall Its Judgment Except To Correct Clerical Errors : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that a High Court exercising criminal jurisdiction cannot recall or review its own judicial order under the guise of inherent powers, except to correct a purely clerical or accidental error. Setting aside the Rajasthan High Court's direction transferring investigation to the CBI in a mining-related dispute, the Court held that the recall of an earlier order...