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Fashionable Now To Demolish Houses Without Due Process & Publish In Newspapers; Demolition Should Be Last Recourse : MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to a petitioner whose houses were illegally demolished by the Ujjain Municipal Corporation without following due procedure.While granting the compensation, the Court also directed the Commissioner of Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) to take disciplinary action against officials involved in fabricating a...
Mere Delay In Complying Court's Order Doesn't Amount To Contempt Unless It's Deliberate & Wilful: Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court has observed that a mere delay in complying with the order of the court would not amount to committing contempt of court. “We are of the view that mere delay in complying with the order, unless there is a deliberate or wilful act on the part of the alleged contemnors would not attract the provisions of Contempt of Courts Act.” the bench of Justices B.R....
Prosecution Sanction Under Section 197 Cr.P.C Explained By Justice V Ram Kumar [Part-4]
O. Authorities competent to accord sanction under Section 19 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 16. The authorities competent to grant prosecution sanction under the P. C. Act, 1988 are – (i) The Central Government in the case of a person who is employed in connection with the affairs of the Union and not removable from his office except by or with...
Stop Referring To 'Trial Courts' As 'Lower Courts': Supreme Court Tells Registry
In a noteworthy development, the Supreme Court has categorically asked its registry to stop referring to the Trial Courts as 'Lower Courts'. “Even the record of the Trial Court should not be referred to as Lower Court Record (LCR). Instead, it should be referred as the Trial Court Record (TCR).,” Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan added. The Division bench was hearing...
Judgment Upholding PMLA Provisions Was Contrary To Law, Must Be Reviewed Soon By Supreme Court: P Chidambaram & Kapil Sibal
Senior Advocate P Chidambaram, in his conversation with Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, said that the judgment upholding the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) was “contrary to the well-settled principles of law.” Adding to this, Chidambaram averred that the judgment must be reviewed, and the sooner it is reviewed, the better. It may be recalled that...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: January 2024
Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during the first month of 2024. This monthly digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the month of January and also the updates of the Constitution bench hearing in Aligarh Muslim University's minority status matter, providing...
Supreme Court Expunges Remarks In AP HC Judgment Against SC Collegium's Transfer Proposals, State Govt
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 9) expunged the controversial observations made in a judgment passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2020 against the Supreme Court collegium's transfer proposals.“The observations made in the impugned order stands obliterated”, the bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal observed while disposing of a Special Leave Petition filed...
ICJ Judge Hilary Charlesworth To Deliver Lecture At Supreme Court Tomorrow
International Court of Justice Judge Hilary Charlesworth will deliver a lecture tomorrow (on February 10) at the Supreme Court as part of the annual lecture series organised to commemorate the Supreme Court's diamond jubilee. The topic of the lecture is “The International Court of Justice: A legal forum in a political environment.” Judge Charlesworth, an Australian, is an...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Pregnancies In Women's Prisons Across Country
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 9) took suo motu cognizance of the alarming number of pregnancies occurring among women inmates in prisons across the country. This development comes one day after a significant plea was brought before the Calcutta High Court, drawing attention to a troubling trend of women prisoners becoming pregnant while in custody within correctional homes across...
Parliament Clears Public Examinations (Prevention Of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024
In an attempt to arrest cheating in government recruitment exams, the Parliament on February 9 cleared the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, which aims to prevent use of “unfair means” in public examinations in order to bring "greater transparency, fairness and credibility”.Recognizing that as on date, there is no substantive law dealing with adoption of...
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Airports Authority's Curative Petition Against Judgment Upholding GMR's Rights Over Nagpur Airport
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 9) agreed to hear a curative petition filed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) against the multinational conglomerate GMR Group concerning the operational management of Nagpur's Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport.Deeming the case worthy of a comprehensive review before arriving at any conclusive decision, a special bench of four judges, led...
Muzaffarnagar School Slapping | Supreme Court Slams UP Govt For Not Providing Counselling To Students As Per TISS Suggestion
While hearing a plea concerning the Muzaffarnagar student slapping incident, the Supreme Court today expressed displeasure with the State of Uttar Pradesh for not complying with the suggestions given by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in its Report for counselling of students involved in the act (other than the victim).Directing the State to immediately implement TISS'...