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Apple Has No Duty To Trace Stolen iPhone Using Unique Identity Number : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court obliterated an observation made by the Odisha State Consumer Commission that Apple India has the duty to trace a stolen iPhone with the help of a unique identity number provided by it.The Supreme Court stated that the observation made by the Consumer Commission was "unwarranted".The Bench Comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing an appeal filed...
[Sandeshkhali Violence] Sole Cause Of Problem Still Absconding: Calcutta HC Takes Exception To State Police Being Unable To Apprehend Prime Accused Shahjahan Sk
'He is just a representative of the public. He is bound to do good for the public. There is prima facie material to show he has done damage to the public. He is on the run after committing alleged crimes,' CJ Sivagnanam orally remarked.
Medical Negligence | Supreme Court Awards Rs 10 Lakh Compensation To Patient Who Developed Hoarseness In Voice After Trainee Gave Anaesthesia
The Supreme Court recently awarded Rs. 10 lakhs compensation to a patient who developed hoarseness in his voice due to medical negligence committed by doctors while administering anaesthesia.The patient (now deceased) claimed compensation of Rs. 18,00,000/- (Rupees Eighteen Lakhs only), against the faulty operation done by the Manipal hospital which resultantly developed hoarseness in his...
Judge Can't Retain Case File After Demitting Office : Supreme Court Quashes Judgment Released By HC Judge After Retirement
The Supreme Court recently quashed a judgment of the Madras High Court on the sole ground that the judge released it after retirement.Observing that a judge retaining the case file after demitting office is a gross impropriety, a bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan remitted the appeal to the High Court for its fresh consideration.In this case, the single judge of the High...
Charge Under UP Gangsters Act Unsustainable When Accused Is Exonerated Of Predicate IPC Offences : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 19) observed that to prosecute the accused under Section 3(1) of the U.P. Gangsters Act (“Act”), the prosecution is required to prove that the accused being a member of the gang should be found indulging in anti-social activities which would be covered under the predicate offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code. “Needless to say that...
NDPS Act | Supreme Court Directs ADG (Narcotics Wing) Of MP To Inform In How Many Cases FSL Report Isn't Filed With Challan
The Supreme Court expressed dissatisfaction with the State of Madhya Pradesh for not filing the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) along with Challan in an NDPS case. In view of this, Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol directed the Additional Director General of the Police (Narcotics Wing) to file an affidavit outlining how many matters the FSL report was not filed along with the...
Terminating Women Officer On Ground Of Marriage Is Arbitrary : Supreme Court Asks Union To Pay Rs 60 Lakh Compensation To Ex-Military Nurse
In a case where a woman nursing officer was terminated from the Military Nursing Service on the grounds of marriage, the Supreme Court firmly termed the same to be a 'coarse case of gender discrimination and inequality'. The Division Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta also reiterated that rules, on the basis of which such women officers were terminated because of...
Police Must Exercise Heightened Caution When Drawn Into Dispute Involving Unethical Transactions : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 19) observed that police should exercise "heightened caution" while registering a criminal case over a dispute involving unethical transactions between parties in which civil remedies are barred. The police should ensure that the parties are not resorting to criminal law remedies to achieve unscrupulous results in cases where civil remedies are...
Women Army Officers To Be Given Equal Regular Postings From April 2024; New Policy In The Works: Centre Informs Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 19) ,while hearing an application seeking directions for proper implementation of the judgement in Lt. Col Nitisha v. UOI, was informed by the Centre that a new policy is in progress which shall ensure that both male and female officers of the Indian army empanelled in permanent commission are rotated adequately in regular units.The issue addressed by...
Will Allow Additional Borrowing By Kerala If They Withdraw Suit, Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court was informed on Monday (February 19) that talks to resolve the deadlock between the Centre and the State of Kerala over the former's curbs on the state's borrowing limits has not yielded any results.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan was hearing the Kerala government's prayer for interim relief in its suit filed against the Union of India over...
"Why Are You Being So Patriarchal?" : Supreme Court Asks Centre Over Denial Of Permanent Commission To Woman Coast Guard Officer
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 19) pulled up the Central Government over the denial of Permanent Commission for women officers in the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, hearing a plea of a woman officer in the Short Service Commission, asked if the Union was taking "a patriarchal approach" despite the extensive rulings by the Apex Court on...
'She Has Right To Choose' : Supreme Court Says Reserving Judgment On Divorced Muslim Woman's Right To Seek Maintenance Under S.125 CrPC
The Supreme Court today (February 19) reserved judgment in a case raising the issue whether a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to file a petition for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC.The Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih was hearing a Muslim man's plea against the direction to pay interim maintenance to his divorced wife. On the last date, Senior Advocate...