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Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Madras HC Direction To Conduct Murder Trial Inside Jail, Keeps Question Of Law Open
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 7) declined to entertain a plea challenging a directive issued by the Madras High Court to conduct trial proceedings within prison premises.This case originated from an appeal filed by one Sutherson against the rejection of his bail plea by a Thoothukudi special court. He was arrested for the murder of an advocate over suspected business rivalry...
BREAKING | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Passes Bill On 'Uniform Civil Code', Becomes First State To Do So
The Uttarakhand State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand, 2024 Bill. With this, Uttarakhand became the first State in the country to pass a law on Uniform Civil Code. The bill was tabled before the Assembly today two days after the Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the final draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Earlier, in 2022, a committee was formed by...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice NV Anjaria As Chief Justice Of Karnataka High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Gujarat High Court judge Justice NV Anjaria as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.The appointment, if cleared by the Central government, will take place following the retirement of the current Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Justice PS Dinesh Kumar on February 24th.Justice Anjaria was appointed as a Judge of...
Delhi Court Summons CM Arvind Kejriwal In Money Laundering Case, Asks Him To Appear On February 17
A Delhi Court on Wednesday issued summons to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on ED's plea for not complying with the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts has directed Kejriwal to appear before the court on February 17. The court took cognizance of the...
NLUs Not Properly Implementing Reservations For SC/ST/OBCs In Student Admissions To UG, PG Courses: Parliamentary Standing Committee
"National Law Universities situated across the country are not properly implementing reservations for SC/ST/OBC's while admitting the Students in UG and PG courses especially with regard to All India Seats," the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice said in its 142nd Report published today.The report, presented to both Houses...
Supreme Court Affirms HC Direction To Grant Two Higher Scales To Govt Official In Post Without Promotional Avenues
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 6) dismisses the plea of the Himachal Pradesh Government challenging the grant of two promotions to an employee in the next higher scale of pay upon his completing 12 years and 24 years in service. The Bench Comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra, affirmed the decision of the High Court directing the State to provide two promotions...
Punjab Pre-Emption Act | Supreme Court Explains Difference Between 'Land' & 'Immoveable Property'
The Supreme Court held that a tenant can claim the right to pre-emption in the 'urban immovable property' under the Punjab Pre-Emption Act, 1913, and the claim of the tenant cannot be discarded by the subsequent purchaser of the urban immovable property on the ground that the notification issued by the state government bars the tenants right to file a suit for pre-emption for the land situated...
Common Intention Cannot Be Inferred Mechanically Merely Based On Presence Of Accused Near Crime Scene : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently, while affirming the life imprisonment of three accused/appellants for murder, modified the sentence of another accused (A3) to culpable homicide and sentenced him to ten years. The Division Bench of Justices BR Gavai and PS Narasimha opined that the Trial and the High Court convicted A3 based on Section 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. He...
Being Custodian, It's The State Which Must First Assess If Tree-Felling Is Even Required: Supreme Court
While hearing a public interest litigation with respect to the environmental issues in the Taj Trapezium Zone, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 6) expressed displeasure at private parties seeking permission to fell trees for industrial projects without first approaching the custodian of subject land (ie State) and/or providing a concrete plan for compensatory afforestation.The Bench...
Supreme Court Criticises NGT's Trend Of Passing Ex-Parte Orders Imposing Penalties, Says Tribunal Must Act With 'Procedural Integrity'
Recently, the Supreme Court voiced its discontent with the National Green Tribunal's practice of passing ex parte orders and imposing damages. The judgment, authored by Justice PS Narasimha, has marked that such unilateral decision-making 'has regrettably become a prevailing norm.' “The National Green Tribunal's recurrent engagement in unilateral decision making, provisioning ex...
Supreme Court Redirects Applications Seeking Permission For Surrogacy To High Courts
In a significant development, the Supreme Court this week directed new applicants seeking permission to undergo surrogacy to approach the jurisdictional high courts. The Court clarified that the pendency of the petitions challenging the provisions of the surrogacy law in the Supreme Court will not bar the High Courts from entertaining applications filed by individuals seeking permission...