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Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Patanjali Ayurved & Its MD For Misleading Ads On Medicinal Cures
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 27) came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurved for continuing to publish misleading advertisements regarding medicinal cures, despite making an assurance to the Court earlier in November last year that no such statements would be made.Prima facie observing that the company has violated the undertaking, the Court issued notice to Patanjali Ayurved and...
General Diary Entry Cannot Precede Registration of FIR, Except Where Preliminary Inquiry Is Needed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the information disclosing the commission of the cognizable offence needs to be recorded as a First Information Report ("FIR") in the form of a book and not in the General Diary maintained by the Police under the Police Act, 1861."In Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh & Others, (2014) 2 SCC 1, the Constitution Bench of this Court while answering...
Sale Agreement With Minor Void, Not Enforceable In Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that the contract entered by the minor is not enforceable under law."There is no dispute on the contention raised by the defendants in the suit that the appellant was a minor at the time of the said agreement dated 03.09.2007. Therefore, such contract with a minor, was rightly found to be a void contract by the High Court.", the Bench Comprising Justices...
Rules For Listing Violated In Many Cases In Supreme Court : Prashant Bhushan
Speaking during the seminar hosted by Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) at the Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi, Advocate-on-Record and CJAR Convener Prashant Bhushan recently voiced an opinion that even though Master of Roster power is stated to be subject to certain rules which even Chief Justice of India cannot violate, the same are being routinely...
'NHAI Machinery Only On Paper' : Supreme Court Expresses Concern At Highway Encroachments, Directs Regular Inspection & Action
Expressing concern over the non-removal of unauthorized occupations/encroachments on the national highways, the Supreme Court directed the National Highways Authority of India (“NHAI”), to come out with a scheme that will provide for firstly, regular inspection of the highways, secondly, the establishment of grievance redressal mechanism and thirdly taking prompt action based on...
When Police Officers Use Case Diary To Refresh Their Memory, Accused Gets Right To Rely On Case Diary To Cross-Examine : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an accused has a right to cross-examine a police officer as to the recording made in the case diary whenever the police officer uses to refresh his memory.Similarly, in a case where the court uses a case diary for the purpose of contradicting a police officer, then an accused is entitled to peruse the said statement so recorded which is relevant, and...
SCAORA Writes To CJI Requesting Fixing Of Final Daily List At Supplementary Stage Itself With No Alterations After That
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has written a letter to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud calling for fixing of the final daily list at the supplementary stage and disallowing any alteration thereafter.The letter states that the current practice is unprecedented and unknown to the Court, as well as causes immense problems for lawyers and litigants. It...
Medical Colleges Charge Rs 1 Crore But Won't Pay Stipend To MBBS Interns? Either Pay Them Or Don't Have Internship: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 6) expressed concerns at the complaints of MBBS interns that medical colleges are not adequately paying them stipend.A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanna B Varale was hearing a batch of writ petitions filed by medical students.Justice Dhulia orally voiced his discontent with how medical colleges are charging such hefty fees and are...
Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society Appoints Two New Members To Executive Committee Following Resignation Of Two Senior Advocates
The Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society has undergone a shift in its leadership with the recent appointment of advocates-on-record Vanshaja Shukla and Ravi Raghunath to its Executive Committee.This move has been approved by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in consultation with Justice Dipankar Datta, the president of the MIG society.This decision, effective as of February 21,...
Food Safety and Standards Act Overrides Indian Penal Code; Simultaneous Prosecution Under Both Acts Not Possible : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that if a case is registered against an accused for food adulteration under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”), then by virtue of the overriding effect of Section 89 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (“FSSA”), the proceedings under IPC cannot be continued against the accused.Reversing the decision of the High Court which refused to quash the...
Bona-Fide Mistake In Court Reporting Doesn't Constitute Penal Offence: Calcutta HC Stays Proceedings Against News Anchor Suman De
The Calcutta High Court has stayed all criminal proceedings against ABP Ananda news anchor Suman De, who was accused under Sections 153 and 505 of the IPC for making allegedly misleading claims pertaining to the events in Sandeshkhali on his Bengali news show 'Ghantakhanek Songe Suman'.It was alleged that the anchor had wrongfully contended that the police had not opposed the bail prayer of...
Argument Of 'Functional Difference' Can't Work In 2024 To Deny Women Permanent Commission In Coast Guard: Supreme Court Tells Union
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 26) was not persuaded by the argument of the Union Government that there are functional differences in the Indian Coastguard because of which women officers cannot be given permanent commission there unlike the Army, Navy or Air Force.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra were hearing the petition filed by a...