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Supreme Court Refuses To Stall BPSC Main Exams, Dismisses Petitions Alleging Paper Leak
The Supreme Court today(April 23) refused to stall the Bihar Public Services Commission's (BPSC) Main Exam, which is scheduled to take place on April 25, over allegations of paper leak during the Preliminary Examinations.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the 70th Combined Competitive Exams (preliminary) conducted by the Bihar...
Supreme Court Rejects IAS Officer's Plea For Promotion To Chief Secretary Grade
The Supreme Court today (April 23) dismissed the plea of a Kerala cadre IAS Officer for promotion equivalent to the Chief Secretary Post.The bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi declined to interfere with the Kerala High Court's decision, which denied his promotion on the ground that he did not meet the requirement of having 90% of his Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs)...
One Year LL.M. | BCI To Set Up Committee Led By Ex-CJI On 1-Year & 2-Year LLM Equivalency
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to form a high-level committee, led by a former Chief Justice of India, to examine and recommend a framework to equate one-year and two-year LLM degrees. The committee will include academicians from National Law Universities, Central and State universities, private law schools, and affiliated law colleges.The BCI said that the mandate of the...
Madras High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging ED Search Of TASMAC Headquarters
The Madras High Court on Wednesday (April 23) dismissed pleas by State Government and Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation challenging the recent searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate on the TASMAC headquarters on March 6 and March 8. A division bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar while pronouncing the verdict observed that in money laundering cases, a...
Order 41 Rule 31 CPC | Appellate Court Not Bound To Frame Points Of Determination When Not Raised In Appeal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that an Appellate Court's failure to frame points of determination under Order 41 Rule 31 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (“CPC”) does not invalidate its judgment, provided there is substantial compliance with the rule and the appellant has not raised any specific issues from the trial court's judgment that require reconsideration. “It is in...
Supreme Court Questions MP Police Over Lack Of Arrests In Custodial Death Case, Flags Prejudice Against Pardhi Tribe Members
The Supreme Court yesterday (April 22) expressed concerns over the practice of misusing the social stigma against Pardhi Community persons and wrongly roping them in criminal cases in several districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Court also questioned the State over the lack of arrests in a case related to the alleged custodial death of a Pardhi community member.The bench of Justice Vikram Nath...
“Lawyers Acted As Henchmen”: Madras High Court Asks DGP To Take Action Against Lawyers Indulging In Land Grabbing
The Madras High Court has asked the police to take stern action against lawyers who are hand in gloves with litigants and are indulging in land grabbing activities. Justice Sunder Mohan directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to extend full cooperation to the police. The court also asked the Bar Council to conduct an enquiry into the alleged involvement of lawyers in...
Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Killing Wife, Four Children; Cites Mental Health & Good Conduct In Jail
The Supreme Court today (April 22) commuted the death sentence of a man to life imprisonment who was convicted for killing his wife and four children. “considering the facts that the convict-appellant had no prior antecedents; good conduct for the past 16-17 years of incarceration; difficulties in mental health and consistent efforts at being a model prisoner, we find that the imposition...
SCAORA Passes Resolution Condemning BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's Recent Statement Against CJI
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) today passed a resolution expressing its deep dismay and unequivocal condemnation of the recent statements made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey that the Chief Justice of India is "responsible for all civil wars in the country".“Such remarks are not only factually baseless and deeply irresponsible, but they also amount to a direct...
“Completely Misconceived”: Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Confer Article 142 Powers On High Courts
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 22) dismissed a plea seeking that High Courts be granted powers similar to those of the Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution to pass any order necessary to do complete justice.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that the prayer made in the petition was misconceived and the power under Article 142 is conferred only on...
High Courts Must Check S. 313 CrPC/S.351 BNSS Compliance At Earliest To Avoid Acquittals: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (April 22) flagged concern about the acquittal of the accused in cases where the prosecution's vital evidence is not presented to the accused to afford him an opportunity to explain the allegations labelled against him.To address this legal defect, the Court recommended that High Courts must adopt a proactive approach by checking compliance of Section 313 Cr.P.C. at...