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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023 - Criminal Minor Acts
Abkari ActAbkari Act; Section 8 - The testimonies of official witnesses cannot be discarded simply because independent witnesses were not examined - the person receiving the information of the crime or detecting the occurrence thereof, can investigate the same. Questioning such an investigation on the basis of bias or such like factor, would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case....
Supreme Court Extends Stay On Trial Against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Over 'Khuda Believers' Remark
The Supreme Court today granted leave to appeal in the Special Leave Petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's seeking discharge in a criminal case arising out of his alleged 'Khuda believers' remark during a 2014 political rally.While passing the order, the Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti also extended the stay imposed in early 2023...
IBC | Claim Submitted With Proof Cannot Be Overlooked Merely Because It Was Submitted In Wrong Form: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12) observed that the claim submitted by the Resolution Applicant (“RA”) under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) cannot be rejected/overlooked merely on the fact that the claim submitted appears to be in a different form other than the form in which the claim needs to be submitted. In the instant case, the resolution...
Supreme Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Tejashwi Yadav Over 'Gujarati Cheats' Remarks After He Withdraws Statement
The Supreme Court today quashed the complaint of criminal defamation filed against former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav over alleged "Gujarati hi thag hai ho sakta hai (only Gujaratis can be cheats)" remark made by him during a media address.To recap, the Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with a transfer petition filed by the Rashtriya Janata Dal...
Sharad Pawar Moves Supreme Court Challenging ECI Decision Recognizing Ajit Pawar Faction As NCP
Sharad Pawar has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India to recognize Ajit Pawar faction as the Nationalist Congress Party.The petition challenges the order passed by the ECI on February 6 by which the official 'clock' symbol of NCP was allotted to the Ajit Pawar group. The Special Leave Petition challenging the Election Commission's order...
Should High Court Consult State Govt To Lay Down Criteria For Selection Of District Judges? Supreme Court Asks Haryana Govt
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12) asked if a High Court is required to consult the State Government for laying down the criteria for the selection of District Judges.This question arose in a batch of petitions challenging the direction issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Haryana Government to accept the recommendations to appoint 13 District Judges. The bone of...
Supreme Court To Hear On February 26 Andhra Pradesh Govt's Plea Opposing Regular Bail Granted To Chandrababu Naidu In Skill Development Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12) adjourned until February 26 the hearing of a plea by the State of Andhra Pradesh challenging the regular bail granted to N Chandrababu Naidu, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and former chief minister of the state, in the skill development scam case.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was hearing the State of Andhra Pradesh's...
Can Divorced Muslim Woman File For Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC? Supreme Court To Consider
In a Muslim man's plea against direction to pay interim maintenance to his divorced wife, the Supreme Court is set to consider the question whether a Muslim woman is entitled to maintain a petition under Section 125 CrPC.The Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih recently heard a case emanating from a Family Court order which, in a Section 125 CrPC petition preferred by...
Use Of Lord Ayyappa's Pictures In Voting Slips | Supreme Court Upholds Kerala HC Finding That Petition Challenging K Babu's Election Is Triable
The Supreme Court (on February 12) held the election petition filed by CPI(M) leader M Swaraj challenging K Babu, Congress MLA elections from Thrippunithura constituency in the 2021 assembly elections as triable under the Representation of People Act, 1951.“...once the High Court opined that a triable issue under Section 123(3) of the Act of 1951(Representation of the People Act) is made...
Application Seeking Further Investigation Can Be Treated As Protest Petition : Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court observed that an application seeking further investigation can be treated as a protest petition if the application prima facie establishes the commission of the offences, and such an application can't be technically rejected because procedural recourse of filing a protest petition is not followed.The Court said that although the proper course for the appellant...
District Judges Selection | Supreme Court Faults Jharkhand HC For Changing Criteria Midway, Directs To Appoint 7 Candidates
Recently, the Supreme Court observed that after the performance of individual candidates is assessed, then it would be impermissible for the High Court to alter the selection criteria for the appointment of District Judiciary Judges.The Bench Comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sanjay Kumar directed the High Court of Jharkhand to consider the appointment of seven persons qualified to...
No Voter's Name Can Be Struck From Electoral Rolls Without Following Due Process : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12), taking note of the response of the Election Commission of India, closed the proceedings relating to the issue of duplication of names in electoral rolls. The bench noted that there exist adequate measures for the aggrieved voters to approach the Registration Officer in the event of any error or deletion of their names in the voters' list.Mr Amit...