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Supreme Court Dismisses AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Summons In Gujarat University's Defamation Case Over Comments On PM Modi's Degree
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh's plea against summons issued to him in a defamation case over remarks on PM Modi's academic degree.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, hearing Singh's challenge to a Gujarat High Court order, said, "the High Court has already observed that all contentions available to the parties are kept open....
Karnataka's Plea In Supreme Court For Drought Relief : AG & SG Agree To Get Instructions From Union Govt
In a writ petition filed by the Karnataka government alleging that the Centre was denying it financial assistance for drought management, the Attorney General and the Solicitor General told the Supreme Court today that they would get instructions from the Union Government.The Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, though initially inclined to issue formal notice to the Union, gave time...
Supreme Court Puts On Hold Results Of Karnataka Board Exams For Classes 5,8,9 & 11; Says State Playing With Students' Future
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 08) stayed the order passed by the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court allowing board exams for students of 5, 8, 9, and 11th standard of the schools affiliated to the State Board.The Court also ordered that the results of the Board Exams declared by any school shall be kept in abeyance and not be taken into consideration for any purpose whatsoever...
'If Everyone Who Makes Allegations On YouTube Is Arrested, How Many Will Be Jailed Before Elections?' : Supreme Court Asks TN Govt
The Supreme Court today restored the bail granted to Youtuber A. Duraimurugan Sattai in a case involving allegations of his making derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.The Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside the order cancelling Sattai's bail and opined that he could not be said to have misused the liberty granted to him.Notably, Oka J posed to...
Commercial Transactions Outside Purview Of Consumer Protection Act 1986: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that complaints seeking recovery of the investment from which the complainant is deriving benefit in the form of interest cannot be entertained under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986. “It was a commercial transaction (investment) and therefore also would be outside the purview of the 1986 Act. Commercial disputes cannot be decided in summary proceeding under the...
Supreme Court Asks CAG To Examine Corruption Allegations Against Arunachal Pradesh Govt During 2007-11 Term
In a public interest litigation raising allegations of corruption in relation to certain tenders floated by Arunachal Pradesh government a decade ago, the Supreme Court on March 20 directed that the complaints be examined by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).The Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi passed the order in a Special Leave Petition where the petitioners...
CAA's Claim Of Protecting Persecuted Religious Minorities Flawed : IUML To Supreme Court
The claim that the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA), 2019 offers protection to persecuted minorities from the neighbouring countries is baseless, argued the Indian Union Muslim League in its written submission filed before the Supreme Court seeking stay of the Act and the Citizenship Amendment Rule 2024.It was contended in the written submission, filed ahead of the hearing scheduled on April...
The Basics Of “Criminal Trial” For The Novices In The Bench And The Bar [Q and A-Part-VIII]
STARTING OF TRIAL IN A “WARRANT CASE”(Ss. 242 (1), 246 (4), 230 Cr.P.C.) Q.35 When does the trial starts in a “warrant case” ? Ans. Trial in a “warrant case” starts when the accused “pleads not guilty” to the charge framed against him and “claims to be tried” under – Section 242 (1) Cr.P.C. in a “warrant case” instituted on a “Police...
Supreme Court Seeks Union's Stand On Pension Of Retired Air Force Women SSC Officers
The Supreme Court on Friday (April 5) asked the Union to clarify whether the one-time pensionary benefits granted to retired women airforce officers will be subject to revision or not. The women officers raised concerns about the correctness of the computation done for calculating their pensions, in light of the Apex Court's previous directions. In 2022 the Apex Court had in the exercise of...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (1st April-06 April, 2024)
With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and also the...
The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-II]
Armed Forces The Supreme Court extends disability pension claim of army veteran for 10 years as allowed under pension regulations for the army. Ex L/NK Rajput Ajit Singh v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 831 Are civilian employees of armed forces unit run canteens government servants? the supreme court refers to a larger bench. Union of India v. Vinod Kumar, 2023...
'Identity Of POCSO Victim Cannot Be Disclosed' : Supreme Court Calls For Sensitization Of Judicial and Police Officers in West Bengal
Recently, while expressing concern over the disclosure of the victim's name while recording her statements in the POCSO case, the Supreme Court called for the sensitization of the Judicial and Police Officers in the State of West Bengal. “We therefore feel that an exercise of sensitization of judicial officers as well as the police Officers is required to be undertaken in the State of...