Top Stories
Are Bar Councils Following Judgment On Enrollment Fee Cap? Supreme Court Seeks BCI Chairperson's Response
The Supreme Court on July 15 passed an order seeking the presence of the Chairman of the Bar Council of India and Senior Advocate, Manan Mishra, to assist the Court on whether the directions issued by the Court in its July 30, 2024, order directing State Bar Councils to not charge extraorbitant fees for enrollment have been complied with or not. In Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, the...
Supreme Court Reviews Order Granting Custody To Father After Child Developed Stress Due To Separation From Mother
The Supreme Court set aside its previous order affirming a Kerala High Court judgment granting permanent custody of a minor child to his biological father. Allowing the mother's review petition, a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna B. Varale restored custody to the mother, citing serious concerns over the child's psychological health following the earlier custody decision.The...
Supreme Court Grants Last Chance To HCs For Compliance Report On Directions For Toilets For Women, Disabled & Transgender Persons
The Supreme Court on July 16 gave one last opportunity to the high courts to file a compliance report in the January 15 judgment, wherein it issued a set of directions for the construction of toilet facilities especially for women, specially-abled persons and transgender persons in Court premises and tribunals across the country.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R...
Supreme Court Extends Time To FSSAI Expert Committee For Report On Warning Labels On Packaged Foods
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) extended the time for an expert committee under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to give its recommendations within three months on the proposed amendments for nutrition warning labels on the front of packaged food items.On April 9, the Court had granted three months' time to the committee for its recommendations on the...
Pension A Constitutional Right, Can't Be Reduced Without Proper Procedure : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court provided relief to the ex-Central Bank Of India employee whose pension was reduced by one-third without consulting board of directors, as mandated under Central Bank of India (Employees') Pension Regulations, 1995 (“Regulation”). The Court reiterated that pension is an employee's right to property, which is a constitutional right, that cannot be denied without the...
Motor Accident Claims : Can Passenger In Vehicle Claim Compensation Under Third Party Policy? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Supreme Court on July 14 referred to a larger bench the issue whether a passenger sitting in a car is covered under a third-party policy in insurance claims.The bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice PB Varale was hearing a challenge by New India Insurance to the Kerala High Court Order, which upheld the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Compensation Tribunal to a passenger in...
Criminal Proceedings Can't Be Quashed Merely Because Of Pending Civil Cases On Same Subject Matter : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that the existence of civil disputes between parties does not warrant the quashing of criminal proceedings where a prima facie case is made out. The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B Varale set aside the Karnataka High Court's decision which quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Respondents under Sections 120B, 415, 420 read...
TN Football Association : Supreme Court Stays HC Order For Fresh Elections; Directs Earlier Administrative Committee To Handle Affairs
The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court order of July 4, which directed fresh elections for the Tamil Nadu Football Association (TNFA) noting that there was non-compliance with its earlier directives.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order, while issuing notice on two pleas, including one filed by the Chennai Football Association against the High...
Unthinkable For A Democratic Nation To Permit A Movie Vilifying An Entire Community : Sibal To Supreme Court On 'Udaipur Files'
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said before the Supreme Court today that the film "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder" was generating hate against one particular community."[Udaipur Files] movie generates violence, it is vilification of an entire community," he said, during the hearing of pleas seeking reliefs related to the controversial movie.Such a film which generates hate against...
Supreme Court Acquits Man Sentenced To Death, Slams Trial Court's 'Hasty Enthusiasm' In Sending Accused To Gallows On Meagre Evidence
"The Courts' enthusiasm to deliver justice in such a heinous crime ensures that the accused person ends up on the death row, albeit without sufficient evidence," the SC observed.
Rape Case Can Be Quashed Based On Settlement Between Parties In Exceptional Circumstances : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (July 16) observed that criminal proceedings related to rape offences can be quashed based on settlement in exceptional circumstances, subject to the facts of the case. “At the outset, we recognise that the offence under Section 376 IPC is undoubtedly of a grave and heinous nature. Ordinarily, quashing of proceedings involving such offences on the ground of...