Domestic Violence Act Meant For Quick Remedy, Yet Cases Drag On Like Other Family Court Matters: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 4) orally expressed concerns at the slow pace of progress in cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA), saying that they are moving like regular Family Court cases.The bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Pankaj Mithal observed that though the PWDVA Act was supposed to be a "quick remedy", the cases filed under it are being dragged on.The Court was hearing a petition filed by NGO 'We The Women of India', in...

'Air Pollution At All-Time High During Diwali, Explain Steps Taken To Enforce Firecracker Ban': Supreme Court To Delhi Govt & Police

The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Government and the Police Commissioner of Delhi to file affidavits stating steps taken to implement the ban on firecrackers in Delhi as well as proposed steps to ensure compliance with the ban next year.“There cannot be any dispute that the ban was hardly implemented. Moreover, the effect of non-implementation of the ban is very apparent from the report of CSE which shows that the pollution level in Delhi in this Diwali of 2024 was at an all time high....

CBI Moves Supreme Court Against Karnataka Govt's Withdrawal Of Consent For Probe Against Dy CM DK Shivakumar

The Supreme Court was today informed that the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a Special Leave Petition before it challenging the Karnataka government's withdrawal of consent for probe against Congress leader and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing another plea assailing the withdrawal of consent, filed by BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal, when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta apprised about the filing of...

'Why Only Hindi?We Hear Appeals From All States': Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Hearings In Hindi

The Supreme Court today (November 4) refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking hearings in the Apex Court to be in Hindi while challenging the validity of Article 348(1) of the Constitution. Notably, Article 348(1) provides that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and all High Courts be done in English Language. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the matter.CJI DY Chandrachud asked the petitioner why only a...

Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Litigant Engaging New Lawyer To Reargue Case After Court Expressed Dissatisfaction On Merits

The Supreme Court recently(October 24) criticized a litigant who, through a newly engaged lawyer, tried to reargue a case despite the Court having previously expressed dissatisfaction with the case's merits after hearing arguments but allowed the lawyers to seek further instructions.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Augustine George Masih observed –“It is not the case that the learned senior counsel who argued the matter and who took time to take...

LiveLaw Academy's Certificate Course On "The Trademark Law: From Registration To Litigation"

Mugging up the relevant sections of the Trademarks Act, 1999 and successfully regurgitating them in an exam is one thing, but practically applying these provisions in concrete cases and in response to client requisitions is another. It is this gap which this course seeks to fill. The course is aimed at equipping learners with the knowhow required to successfully file trademark applications and to take them to their logical conclusion and to effectively argue trademark disputes in a court of law....

'No Interim Relief Without Hearing': Supreme Court Adjourns Balwant Singh's Plea To Commute Death Sentence In Punjab CM Assassination Case

The Supreme Court today (November 4) deferred the plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, 57 years, Babbar Khalsa terrorist and a death row convict, to November 18.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan stated that they would only consider for relief after having heard the matter.The Court had issued notices on September 27 in a petition filed by Rajoana, 57 years, Babbar Khalsa terrorist and a death row convict, in a petition under Article 32 seeking commutation...

Supreme Court Relaxes Bail Condition That Journalist Siddique Kappan Should Report At UP Police Station Every Week

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 4) relaxed the bail condition that Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan should record his presence at the police station in Uttar Pradesh every Monday in connection with the alleged Hathras conspiracy case.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Sandeep Mehta allowed an application filed by Kappan seeking relaxation of the bail condition."Order dated 9th September 2022 is modified and it shall not be necessary for the petitioner to report to the local police...

Supreme Court Directs All States, UTs To Promptly Convey Rejection Of Remission Plea To Convicts

The Supreme Court recently directed all states and union territories to inform convicts of any rejection of applications for permanent remission within one week and forward copies of these rejection orders to the respective District Legal Services Authorities to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to provide legal aid to affected convicts.“(iii) All the States shall ensure that orders of rejection of applications for grant of permanent remission are communicated to the concerned convicts....

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments On Law Examinations

Q 1. The trial court convicted the accused in a murder case based on the deceased's mother's testimony deposing that her son (deceased) had made an oral dying declaration pointing out the names of the accused. However, the conviction was set aside by the High Court after noting material discrepancies in the deceased mother's testimony because in her Section 161 CrPC statements she didn't make...

Climate Change Brings New Legal Challenges, Courts Must Address Them Through Creative Interpretation Of Law : Justice BV Nagarathna

While delivering a lecture at the Maharashtra National Law University, Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court recently expressed that climate change gives rise to several new legal challenges, which the Court must be alive to and address with creative interpretation of existing laws."Climate change poses several challenges not just to a stable environment, but also to human life. The right...

Fundamental Right Of Privacy Includes Spousal Privacy, Law Cannot Permit Snooping By Spouses: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has observed that the fundamental right of privacy includes spousal privacy. The court noted that the law could not permit or encourage snooping by one spouse on another. The court thus observed that the evidence that was obtained by invading the privacy of the partner was inadmissible in the court. “Law cannot proceed on the premise that marital misconduct is...