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Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Direction To Deploy Security Guards At All ATMs As Banks Say It's Impractical
Accepting the argument raised by various banks that it was not practical to deploy security guards at all ATMs round the clock, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) set aside the direction issued by the Gauhati High Court in December 2013 for the security of ATMs.The High Court had directed, inter alia, that security guards should be placed round the clock at all ATMs and that only...
Imprisonment Of Judgment Debtor Drastic Step, Court Must Ascertain If Decree Was Wilfully Disobeyed : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court through its recent order, observed that imprisonment of a judgment debtor is a drastic step and to exercise such power, the Court must ensure that the judgment debtor wilfully disobeyed its order.“Imprisonment of a judgment-debtor is no doubt a drastic step and would prevent him from moving anywhere he likes, but once it is proved that he had wilfully and with...
Handcuffing & Chaining Accused To Hospital Bed Shocking: Supreme Court Directs Haryana Govt To Issue Guidelines To Police
Declaring an arrest illegal due to the police's failure to inform the detainee of the grounds of arrest, the Supreme Court, shocked by the Haryana Police's treatment—handcuffing and chaining him to a hospital bed- ordered the state to issue guidelines preventing such actions and ensuring strict compliance with Article 22, with rule amendments if necessary.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka...
Contents Of FIR Inadmissible & Cannot Be Proved Through Investigating Officer If Informant Died A Natural Death : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that for an FIR lodged by a deceased person to hold any evidentiary value, its contents must be corroborated and proved. Elaborating, the Court said that if an informant's death has no connection whatsoever with a complaint lodged then the FIR's contents will not be admissible in evidence. Thus, in such cases, the contents cannot be proved through...
AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz - North Zone Round In Delhi On Feb 16
The North Zone rounds of 'Amiquiz Curiae', the national legal quiz for lawyers, will be held in New Delhi on February 16.Justice KV Viswanathan, Judge of the Supreme Court, and Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Judge of the High Court of Delhi, will be the Chief Guests.The South, East and West Zonal Rounds of the quiz were held in Bengaluru, Calcutta, and Mumbai respectively. The South Round was held...
'Oral Undertaking Falls Within Scope Of Arbitration Clause' : Supreme Court Upholds Award Against Husband For Operation In Wife's Demat Account
The Supreme Court today (February 10) held that an oral contract undertaking joint and several liability falls within the scope of an arbitration clause.Holding so , the Court affirmed an arbitral award against a husband, finding him jointly liable for the award due to a debit balance in a joint demat account registered in his wife's name.The Court rejected the contention that the...
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Cases : Appeals Have To Be Filed Seriously, Not For The Sake Of It, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10) agreed to hear in detail a petition seeking the implementation of the recommendations of the Justice SN Dhingra Committee regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.Justice Dhingra committee, constituted by the Supreme Court in 2018, had submitted its report in January 2020 opining that the investigation was derailed in several riot cases and...
Supreme Court Reprimands Registry For Accepting Affidavit From Party Not Impleaded, Seeks Report On Its Working
The Supreme Court recently again expressed strong displeasure with its Registry's repeated procedural lapses. This time the Court criticized the registry officials for accepting a counter-affidavit from an individual who was not even impleaded as a party in the case. The Court noted that the Registry is accepting documents from persons not even parties to the case without caveats and often...