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Disciplinary Proceedings Can't Be Initiated Against Quasi-Judicial Officer Merely On Ground Of Passing Wrong Order : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1) quashed disciplinary proceedings initiated against a former Tehsildar, ruling that incorrect quasi-judicial orders alone, without allegations of malafides or extraneous influence, cannot justify disciplinary action.The Court stated that when the order was passed in good faith (though incorrect), it would not warrant initiating disciplinary...
S.319 CrPC | Additional Accused Can Be Summoned Based On Witness's Statement Without Cross-Examination : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (April 1) reaffirmed that a plea to summon an additional accused can rely on pre-trial evidence such as the unrebutted examination-in-chief of the witness without waiting for cross-examination to conclude.The bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan heard the case where the trial court,citing prima facie involvement of the proposed accused persons based on...
Supreme Court Stays Trial Against YouTuber Over Identity Disclosure Of POCSO Victim; Says Kerala Police Appears To Be 'Persecuting' Him
The Supreme Court today issued notice on Kerala-based YouTuber Suraj Palakaran's plea for quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him over the disclosure of identity of a victim in a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter and stayed the trial in the case, being of the view that the...
Can Assistant Professors In Engineering Colleges Be Re-designated As Associate Professors Without PhD? Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court held that Assistant Professors in Engineering institutes(appointed after March 15, 2000), who did not have Ph.D qualification at the time of appointment or failed to acquire Ph.D within seven years of their appointment, cannot claim re-designation as Associate Professors in terms of the 2010 notification issued by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).At the...
Justice Surya Kant Monitors Campaign To Identify Prisoners In Need Of Legal Aid To Approach Supreme Court
Justice Surya Kant, Supreme Court Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC), interacted with the Chairpersons of State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) and High Court Legal Services Committees (HCLSCs) across India in a virtual meeting today. The discussion was a follow-up to the legal aid campaign launched in January 2025 to identify prisoners in need of...
Supreme Court Affirms HC Order Setting Aside Disability Commissioner's Directions Against Bank Official
The Supreme Court today(April 1) dismissed a special leave petition challenging the Bombay High Court's order, which set aside directions passed by the Goa State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in censuring a Canara Bank official for treating in a rude and discriminatory manner the caregiver of a person with an intellectual disability.The Commissioner had directed the...
Supreme Court Upholds Piramal's Resolution Plan For DHFL, Sets Aside NCLAT Order
The Supreme Court today (April 1) approved the Resolution Plan proposed by Piramal Capita and Housing Finance for the erstwhile Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd(DHFL).The Court held that funds recovered from the fraudulent transactions at Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) will go to Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd.The Court set aside the NCLAT order, which directed...
Disturbed By Visual Of Small Girl Outside Demolished House : Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court today expressed concern over a viral video showing a young girl outside a demolished house.“There is a viral video where a small girl can be seen outside a demolished house. Everyone is very disturbed by such visuals,” he remarked. The judge said this during the hearing of the case in which the court directed the Prayagraj Development Authority...
District Bar Associations 'Pampered' By Haryana Govt, Chambers Have Become 'Addas' Of Property Dealers: Supreme Court
In an advocate's challenge to his disqualification from contesting Karnal Bar Association elections, the Supreme Court today expressed serious displeasure with the manner of functioning of Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana as well as the Karnal Bar Association.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, issuing notice on the advocate' plea, asked Senior Advocate RS Cheema to...
Senior Advocate Again Rebuked By Supreme Court For Making False Assertions
Months after the Supreme Court expressed its dismay against a Senior Advocate, Rishi Malhotra, over repeated instances of material suppression in remission petitions, another bench today expressed a similar opinion after it came to light that he tried misleading the Court by falsely stating that the charges against an accused had not been framed on the basis of which a bail order was...
'Lynching Is A Separate Offence Under BNS', Union Tells Supreme Court In PIL Against Mob Violence
In a 2019 public interest litigation assailing non-compliance with the Tehseen Poonawalla judgment, where comprehensive guidelines were issued to the Union and State governments regarding prevention of lynching and mob violence, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file a short status report given Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's submission that the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (which...
