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Proposed Purchaser Under Agreement To Sell Can't Sue Third Party Who Claims Title & Possession Of Property : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that a proposed purchaser under an agreement to sell cannot file a suit for a permanent injunction seeking the protection of the vendor's interest in the property against a third party with whom there exists no privity of contract. The Court clarified that only the vendor has the right to seek protection of their interest in the property, as an agreement to...
India Must Evolve Judicial Independence Standards In Line With International Norms : Justice Madan B Lokur
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has called for the evolution of standards for judicial independence in India that align with international norms. Speaking at the launch of a report titled “Judicial Independence in India: Tipping the Scale” by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Justice Lokur stressed the need for open, free and frank discussions on...
Dealing With Substance Mentioned In NDPS Act Schedule Is An Offence Though It's Not Listed In Schedule Of NDPS Rules : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that activities involving a psychotropic substance listed in the NDPS Act's Schedule, but not in Schedule I of the NDPS Rules, constitute an offence under Section 8(c) of the NDPS Act. The bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the case where the Respondent-accused was found in possession of Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, a psychotropic...
Supreme Court Asks Bombay HC If Plea Against Demolition Of Dargah Was Refused Urgent Listing
In an extraordinary move, the Supreme Court recently sought an explanation from the Registrar General of the Bombay High Court on an allegation that a petition, which was filed challenging the demolition notice issued by the Nashik Municipal Corporation against Hazrat Satpeer Sayed Baba Dargah, was refused urgent listing.The Dargah management had filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court...
Forensic Report On Alleged Audio Tapes Of Ex-Manipur CM Biren Singh Ready, Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government on Thursday (April 17) informed the Supreme Court that the forensic report on the authenticity of audio clips allegedly incriminating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for the role in the ethnic violence in the State was ready and would be filed before the Court in a sealed cover.Taking note of the submission, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Res Judicata Principle Applies In Criminal Proceedings; Findings In One Case Bind Parties In Subsequent Case : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently explained that the principle of res judicata is applicable to criminal proceedings, and hence, the findings of fact recorded by a criminal court would be binding on both parties in any subsequent proceedings involving the same issue.In holding so, the Court explained the perceived divergence between two lines of decision.One line of cases, with the leading case...
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'Atrocious, Violates Human Rights' : Supreme Court Questions Foreign Court's Order Imposing Travel Ban On Minor Child
The Supreme Court yesterday expressed strong disapproval of a foreign Court order which imposed a travel ban on a child whose parents were involved in a matrimonial dispute, saying that such orders are "atrocious", violative of human rights and amount to house arrest.A bench of Justices Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with a habeas corpus matter, where the petitioner-father sought...
