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Challenges To India's Bail System: Justice Akil Kureshi and Senior Advocate Rebecca John Discuss
Former Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Justice Akhil Kureshi, speaking at a panel discussion titled ‘Untangling Bail Cases,’ said that the there are two main challenges to the bail cases : a. limited resources b. systematic flaws.While discussing these challenges, Justice Kureshi also spoke about the ways to improve. “We need better and more judges, good legal aid support,...
The Liver Doctor v. Himalaya Corp : Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips Moves Karnataka High Court Against Suspension Of 'X' Account
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips ('The Liver Doctor') has moved Karnataka High Court challenging the Civil Court's ex-parte interim injunction order to suspend his @X account @theliverdr.The petition was filed on Friday and is likely to be mentioned before a Single judge bench of Justice S G Pandit on Monday for early hearing. A Bengaluru Civil Court had passed an ex-parte interim injunction order to...
S. 50 NDPS Act Not Applicable To Recovery From Bag Carried By A Person: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the conditions for personal search as specified in Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act are applicable only for the search of the physical body of the person and not for the search of any bag carried by the person.At the same time, the Court acknowledged that confining the applicability of Section 50 NDPS Act only to...
JJ Act | 'May' In S. 19(1) Be Read As 'Shall'; Children's Court Must Hold Inquiry On Whether Child Should Be Tried As Adult: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that compliance with Section 19(1) subclause (i) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which requires the Children’s Court to hold an inquiry as to whether the alleged offender is to be tried as a child or an adult is not a mere formality.In this regard, the Court also said that the use of the word 'may' used in Clause (ii)...
Karta Of Hindu Undivided Family Can Alienate HUF Property Even If Minor Has Undivided Interest In It : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a Karta of a Hindu Undivided Family(HUF) has the right to sell/dispose of/alienate an Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) property, even if a minor of the family has undivided interest.The reason is that an HUF is capable of acting through its Karta or an adult member of the family in the management of the HUF property, explained the Court. Reference was made to...
'Contraband Recovered In Violation Of Section 50 NDPS Act Inadmissible' : Supreme Court Summarises Principles For Search Of Persons
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has summarized the principles related to Sections 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, which prescrib the conditions under which search of the persons shall be conducted.A bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and JB Pardiwala(author of the judgment) summarised the principles as follows :(i) Section 50 provides both a right as well...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Upper Age Limit Relaxation For J&K Civil Judge Examination
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 6) dismissed a petition seeking relaxation of the upper age limit of 35 years for the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Judge(Junior Division) Examination 2023/A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed against the judgment delivered by the High Court of Jammu...
AAP MP Raghav Chadha Has No Vested Right To Occupy Govt Bungalow After Cancellation Of Allotment: Delhi Court
A Delhi Court has said that Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha has no vested right to continue to occupy the government bungalow after its allotment has been canceled and the privilege given to him has been withdrawn. Additional District Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik of Patiala House Courts vacated an interim order passed on April 18 directing the Rajya Sabha Secretariat to not dispossess Chadha from...
Many States Have Not Complied With Tehseen Poonawalla Guidelines on Mob Lynching: Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves Tells Supreme Court
Alleging governmental inaction despite the Tehseen Poonawalla ruling, Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves on Friday urged the Supreme Court to direct state governments to upload compliance data, including those pertaining to the appointment of nodal officers, on their official websites. While deferring the hearing on the request, the court observed that the counter-affidavits filed by some of...
Wife Living In Adultery Not Entitled To Maintenance From Husband Under Domestic Violence Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a wife cannot claim maintenance from her husband under section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act, when she is in an adulterous relationship with another person. A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar rejected the revision petition filed by the wife seeking to set aside the order of the Sessions court which in turn had set aside the order...
CJI DY Chandrachud Lauds 'Trend' Of More Women Getting Appointed In District Judiciary Across Country
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed happiness at the trend of more women getting appointed in district judiciary across the country.Before starting the court proceedings today, CJI said that he has a happy news to announce. Referring to 75 newly recruited civil judges of Maharashtra, who were present in Court No.1 today, CJI said :"We wish to share a happy news. We have a batch of...
West Bengal Universities' Row | Supreme Court Stays Financial Perks of Interim VCs Appointed By Governor When Matter Was Pending Before SC
The Supreme Court on Friday(October 6) stayed the additional financial emoluments of the interim vice-chancellors appointed to state-run universities by West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose during the pendency of a plea by the state government challenging earlier appointments made by him. Noting the increasing friction between the Mamata Banerjee-led government and Governor Bose over the issue...