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Supreme Court Lays Down Guidelines For Interpretation Of Deeds & Contracts
The Supreme Court observed that when the language of a deed is clear and unambiguous, there is no justification for judicial intervention to interpret it differently. It added that applying the literal rule of construction, the words must be given their plain and natural meaning, as they are presumed to convey the true intent of the parties. “the court must look at the words used in...
Supreme Court Slams Centre For Not Framing Scheme For Cashless Treatment Of Road Accident Victims, Summons MoRTH Secretary
The Supreme Court today (April 9) pulled up the Central Government for failing to frame a scheme for cashless treatment of road accident victims during the “golden hour” – the one-hour period immediately after an accident, as mandated under Section 162(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.The Court said, “According to us this is a very serious breach and violation of not only orders of...
Delhi Riots: Court Stays Order Directing Further Investigation Against BJP Leader Kapil Mishra
A Delhi Court on Wednesday stayed a lower court order directing the Delhi Police to conduct further investigation against BJP leader and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged involvement in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts issued notice on the revision petition filed by the Delhi Police challenging the order passed by the ACJM on April...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Wikimedia's Plea Against Delhi HC Order To Remove Wikipedia Page On ANI's Defamation Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 9) reserved judgment on a petition filed by Wikimedia Foundation against the High Court's take down order for the page titled “Asian News International v. Wikimedia Foundation”."Prima facie what we feel is, we are not saying that Court is powerless to direct that some content should be removed. But there has to be first a prima facie finding recorded...
Supreme Court Asks Petitioners Challenging Hindu Religious Endowments Acts Of TN, AP & Telangana To Approach HCs
The Supreme Court recently(April 1) disposed of petitions challenging the validity of the laws relating to Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments of the States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana by asking the petitioners to approach the respective High Courts.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma observed that the High Courts would be in a...
Supreme Court Notifies Next AoR Exam In June 2025
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 9) notified that the next examination for the Advocates-on-Record will be held at New Delhi on 16th, 17th and 21st June, 2025. Applications can be submitted for the AoR exam-2025 till 5 PM, April 30, 2025.Click here to read the...
Only Bombay HC Should Hear Cases Related To New Bombay HC Land : Supreme Court Transfers Cases From Other Courts
In the suo moto case involving the issue of additional land allotment for Bombay High Court's new complex, the Supreme Court was informed today that out of an area of 4.09 acres, which was to be handed over by March 31, 1.94 acres has been handed over and the remaining (2.15 acres) shall be transferred by April 30.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih heard the matter and posted it to...
Singapore's Supreme Court Sets Aside Award By Tribunal Presided Over By Ex-CJI Dipak Mishra Upon Finding Almost 50% Copy-Pasted Content
The Supreme Court of Singapore has set aside an arbitral award passed by a tribunal presided over by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra upon finding that almost half of the contents of the award were verbatim 'copy-pasted' from earlier awards passed by the same presiding arbitrator.A bench comprising of Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Justice Steven Chong held:"...New arguments...
PC Act | Preliminary Enquiry Can Be Dispensed With If FIR Is Based On Detailed Source Report Submitted To SP : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that a preliminary inquiry is not a mandatory prerequisite under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”) for initiating a corruption case against a public servant. It added that a case against the public servant cannot be quashed solely on the ground that no preliminary inquiry had been conducted before the registration of the FIR. “To sum up,...
Minor Victim's Mother Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Allahabad HC's Controversial Ruling On Rape Attempt
The Allahabad High Court's controversial ruling - which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of attempt to rape - has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the mother of the victim girl.Earlier, the Supreme Court had suo motu stayed the High Court's decision - which caused...
'Why Should Advocate Be Spared For Wrongdoing? You Are Pressuring Us Not To Pass Orders' : Supreme Court To Bar Members
The Supreme Court today(April 9) orally remarked that the members of the Supreme Court bar were trying to protect an Advocate-on-Record (AOR) who had filed a second Special Leave Petition to circumvent an earlier order of the Court for the surrender of the petitioner within 2 weeks. While taking the affidavit of the AOR on record in which an unconditional apology has been tendered, the...