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Law Students Should Be Trained With Soft Skills Essential For Effective Mediation : Justice BR Gavai
"It is important to equip the students with soft skills essential for effective mediation. Mediation is a human process that requires empathy, active listening, emotional intelligence and the ability to facilitate dialogue. These are skills that cannot be acquired solely through textbooks. It must be cultivated through experimental learning, role plays, and hands-on training," said Justice...
PC Act | Mere Recovery Of Tainted Currency Notes Not Enough To Convict Public Servant Without Proof Of Bribery Demand: Supreme Court
While holding that stamp vendors qualify as 'public servants' for invoking the Prevention of Corruption Act proceedings against them, the Supreme Court clarified that mere recovery of tainted money is not sufficient to establish guilt under the Act unless the demand for such money is also proven. The Court said that mere acceptance of illegal gratification without proof of offer by...
Byju's RP Withdraws From Supreme Court Plea Challenging Karnataka HC's Order On Aakash Shareholding
The Supreme Court on Friday (May 2) refused to entertain a petition filed by the Resolution Professional of Think and Learn Pvt Ltd (the company running the ed-tech platform Byju's) challenging the Karnataka High Court's order which set aside NCLT's direction to maintain status quo on the shareholding of Aakash Educational Services Ltd (a subsidiary of Byju's).Although the Supreme Court did...
Explained| Why Supreme Court Set Aside JSW's Resolution Plan For Bhushan Steel & Power Ltd
The Supreme Court in its recent decision to set aside the Resolution Plan submitted by JSW Steel for Bhushan Steel and Power Ltd, flagged the various procedural non-compliances done by the Resolution Professional and lack of commercial wisdom exercised by the Committee of Creditors (Coc)Holding that the Resolution Plan of JSW was illegal and contrary to the provisions of the Insolvency...
S.22 Specific Relief Act | Refund Of Advance Payment Cannot Be Granted Without Specific Prayer In Plaint : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court clarified that a relief of refund for an 'advance payment' as part of the sale consideration cannot be allowed unless a prayer seeking such a relief was included in the plaint. The Court said that it would be impermissible for the Court to suo moto grant such a relief if not included in the plaint. The Court asserted that by way of an amendment to the pleadings, which can...
AIMPLB Says Centre Filed Misleading Affidavit In Supreme Court To Claim Rise In Waqf Properties After 2013
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has filed a rejoinder affidavit in the Supreme Court, taking serious objections to the statement made by the Central Government that there was a "shocking increase" in the Waqf properties uploaded in the Central portal after 2013.The AIMPLB has contended that the Centre has placed incorrect data and sought action against the officer of the Ministry of Minority Affairs for filing a "false affidavit."It is said: "It appears that in its affidavit...
'Where Did Mahatma Gandhi Start Salt Satyagraha?': Supreme Court Slams UP PSC For Giving Ambiguous Answers, Orders Re-Evaluation
The Supreme Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) to re-evaluate the answer sheets for the 2021–2022 Revenue Lekhpal examination, citing ambiguity in certain questions and answer keys that affected the outcomes for over 8,000 candidates competing for 8,085 vacancies. In doing so, the bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K...
'2002 Godhra Train Burning Could Have Been Prevented': Gujarat HC Upholds Dismissal Of 9 Railway Constables For Dereliction Of Duty
Upholding the dismissal of nine railway constables who were "entrusted" to travel on Sabarmati Express, the Gujarat High Court observed that if they had departed in the train instead of taking another train, the 2002 Godhra Train Burning incident could have been prevented. In doing so the court observed that the petitioners had made bogus entries in the train register and had shown...
'Creating Fake Order Is Contempt Of Court' : Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Litigant Who Forged HC Order
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a litigant for criminal contempt for forging an order of the High Court to secure a stay on the execution of a decree in a suit related to the recovery of possession and rent from the litigant. The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prashant Kumar Mishra heard the case where the appellant forged three interim orders and presented them...
'Why No Demolitions In Affluent Colonies?': Supreme Court Questions Delhi Authorities For Shielding Unauthorised Structures Of Rich
The Supreme Court recently sought an explanation from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), and the Delhi Government for trying to protect affluent unauthorised colonies. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed the DDA, MCD, and Delhi Government to file affidavits within two months explaining their actions. The Union Ministry...