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Delhi Pollution : Supreme Court Suggests Excluding Farmers Burning Stubble From Minimum Support Price
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 21) suggested excluding farmers burning their stubble from the purview of the minimum support price (MSP) infrastructure, as a part of a carrot-and-stick policy to disincentivise stubble burning in Punjab and other states adjacent to Delhi. It also recommended completely subsidising baling machines for poor farmers and financing their operating costs...
Stop Misleading Advertisements, Will Impose Rs 1 Crore Cost On Every Product Claiming False Cure: Supreme Court To Patanjali Ayurved
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 21) reprimanded the Patanjali Ayurved for continuing to publish misleading claims and advertisements against modern systems of medicine.While considering a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association against misleading advertisements, the bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra issued a stern warning to the...
Will Can't Be Proved As Per Sec 69 Evidence Act By A Random Witness Saying He Saw Attesting Witness Signing It : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (20.11.2023) held that in order to prove the genuineness of a will, it is not enough to examine a random witness who asserts that he saw the attesting witness affix his signature in the Will.Section 69 of the Evidence Act deals with proving the authenticity of a document in cases where no attesting witnesses are found. Under the said provision, it must be proved...
'Appointments Only On Advertised Vacancies' : Supreme Court Holds 2 Judges To Be Wrongly Appointed; Refuses To Unseat Them Noting 10 Yrs Service
The Supreme Court recently held the procedure adopted by the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission and the High Court in the selection of Civil Judge (Junior Divisions) in 2013 to be wrong and consequently, the appointments of two judicial officers were found to be irregular. At the same time, the Court refused to unseat the two officers, considering the fact that they have rendered over...
Delhi Govt's Advertisement Funds Will Be Transferred To RRTS Project If Budgetary Allocation Not Made In 7 Days: Supreme Court
However, the Court kept the order in abeyance for one week, stating that it would come into operation if the Government did not voluntarily transfer the funds for the project within a week.
Police Must Secure Transit Remand For Arrests Outside State To Safeguard Rights Under Article 22 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that the police have to obtain a transit remand when arresting an individual outside the jurisdiction where the offence is registered. This mandate is in line with the requirements of Article 22 of the Constitution, emphasizing the need for police to facilitate the accused's transfer from the location of arrest to the jurisdiction where the crime...
Conditions For Transit Anticipatory Bail In FIRs Registered In Other States : Supreme Court Explains
In a significant and groundbreaking judgment, the Supreme Court has held that High Courts and Sessions Court have power to grant interim/transit anticipatory bail even when the First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in another State. The Court finally set aside the judgment of Patna High Court in Syed Zafrul Hassan and the judgment of Calcutta High Court in Sadhan Chandra Kolay to...
In Partition Suit, Courts Must Ascertain Interested Parties At The Outset; Absence Of Necessary Party Fatal Defect: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently distinguished between necessary parties and proper parties to a suit. It held that necessary party was a party who was entitled to a right to relief in the suit and whose presence would enable the Court to effectually adjudicate the suit. It held that a person who was only remotely or indirectly interested in a suit was not a necessary party.Justice K. Babu...
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Delhi High Court Directs BCD To Take Action Against Lawyer If Found Guilty Of 'Manufacturing' Order Purportedly Passed By IPAB
The Delhi High Court has directed the Bar Council of Delhi to take action against a lawyer if he is found guilty of "manufacturing" an order purportedly passed by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in 2016.A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Shailender Kaur however discharged the clients who engaged the lawyer to represent their case before the Board after...
Can't Seek Bail Merely Because Co-Accused Got Bail; To Apply Parity, Individual Role Of Accused Must Be Seen : Supreme Court
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's plea for bail on the grounds of parity with other co-accused who had been granted bail in a money laundering case. The Court emphatically stated that the principle of parity is not an absolute law but depends on individual circumstances and roles in the alleged offense.It observed “It is axiomatic that the principle of parity...
[NSA] Article 21 Can't Be Stretched To An Extent Which Leads To Law & Order Situation: Punjab Police Opposes Plea Of Amritpal Singh's Alleged Aide
The Punjab Police has opposed in the Punjab & Haryana High Court, the plea filed by alleged aide of 'Waris Punjab De' organisation's chief Amritpal Singh challenging his preventive detention under National Security Act (NSA).Sarabjit Singh Kalsi is lodged in Dibrugarh jail, He was arrested on the grounds of being a "close associate of Amritpal", "vandalising Ajnala Police Station" and...