If Basic Structure Doctrine Ever Goes, Then God Help This Country : Justice Nariman

Former Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, today asserted that the basic structure doctrine is here to stay and warned about the dangers of doing away with this doctrine."And if by chance, if it ever goes, then God help this country," he said.Justice Nariman was speaking at an event of his book launch titled 'Basic Structure Doctrine: Protector of Constitutional...

Supreme Court Holds Chandigarh Authorities Liable For Delay In Film City Project, Directs Refund Of 47.75 Crores To Successful Bidder

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court largely upheld an arbitral award passed in favor of a company engaged by the Chandigarh Administration to establish a Multimedia-cum-Film City in the Union Territory, holding the authorities liable to refund a forfeited bid amount of Rs.47.75 crores.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma delivered the verdict, being of the view that...

President Ought To Seek Supreme Court's Opinion When Governor Reserves Bill On Ground Of Unconstitutionality: SC

Another key takeaway from the Supreme Court's judgment in the Tamil Nadu Governor case is its observation that when a Governor reserves a Bill for the President's assent on grounds of perceived unconstitutionality, the President ought to seek the Supreme Court's opinion.Article 143 of the Indian Constitution grants the President the power to seek advisory opinions from the Supreme Court...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest March 2025 [March 24 - 31, 2025]

Citations 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 339 to 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 372BNS / IPCSections 143, 147, 153 (A), 295, 436 and 332 IPC - In cases of group clashes where a large number of persons are involved, Courts must be cautious to ensure that no innocent bystander is convicted and deprived of their liberty. In such type of cases, the Courts must be circumspect and reluctant to rely upon the testimony...

Communist Party Of India Files Writ Petition In Supreme Court Challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025

Communist Party of India, through its General Secretary D. Raja has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and the provisions inserted and omitted by it in the Waqf Act, 1995. The petition was filed on April 9 through advocate Ram Sankar.It is contended that the Waqf Amendment Act violates the...

No More Governor Raj : Why Supreme Court's Judgment In TN Governor's Case Is Historic?

To awaken those pretending to be asleep, the Court had no choice but to drop a bombshell.

Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: March 2025

Nominal IndexCitationsIn Re Recruitment of Visually Impaired In Judicial Services v. Registrar General High Court of Madhya Pradesh, SMW(C) No. 2/2024 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 274Maatr Sparsh An Initiative By Avyaan Foundation v. Union of India & Ors. | Writ Petition (Civil) No.950/2022 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 275State of Goa & Anr. v. Namita Tripathi 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 276Sharmila Velamur v. v....

TVK President & Tamil Actor Vijay Approaches Supreme Court Against Waqf Amendment Act

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President and actor Vijay has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.Several petitions have already been filed in the Court questioning the Act.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear ten petitions against the...

UP Court Recommends Inquiry Against Cop Who Mistook Magistrate For Accused In Proclamation Order

In a mix-up that could easily belong to a courtroom drama, a police officer in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district “blindly” mistook a Magistrate for the accused in a theft case while attempting to comply with the proclamation order. Not only did Sub-inspector Banwarilal confuse a proclamation order issued by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nagma Khan under Section 82 CrPC...

Justice Nagarathna Suggests Mandatory Pre-Litigation Mediation In Family Court Cases

Speaking at an event, Supreme Court judge-Justice BV Nagarathna recently flagged the need for pre-litigation conciliation/mediation as a mandatory procedure before cases reach Family Courts."My suggestion is that there should be pre-litigation conciliation/mediation as a mandatory procedure before a case is filed in the Family Court. This is because The crystallization of a dispute in the form...

The Supreme Court Can Reduce Its Pendency: Here's How

Livelaw is starting a series on the pendency of cases in the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, Tribunals and Trial Courts. This article is one of the first in the series with regard to the Supreme Court of India. Livelaw invites stakeholders to participate in this endeavour by submitting their articles to – columns@livelaw.inCurrently, 81,712 cases are pending in the Supreme Court of India. The Court's immense pendency increases the time citizens must wait for their...

The Feasibility Of A Police Officer Independently Obtaining The Specimen Signatures And Handwritings Of An Accused Person During The Stage Of Investigation

C O N T E N T SI N N E R T I T L E SPARA NOIntroduction1Mode Of Proving Signature And Handwriting2Police Officer's Authority, if any, to take specimen writings under the old law3Power of the Court under Section 73 of IEA to take specimen signatures and handwriting 4The deadlock directed to be cleared Comparative table – S.311 A Cr.P.C./S.349 BNSS NOTES BY THE AUTHOR555I.P....