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Pursuit Of Justice Is Steady, Slowly Shifting Society & Strengthening Democracy : Justice Hrishikesh Roy In Farewell Address
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Hrishikesh Roy today (January 31) in his farewell speech expressed how the pursuit of Justice is to be seen in the slow yet steady advancement of society and democracy. Speaking at the farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice Roy recalled how his notion of Justice changed over time and experience, from a fresher to serving as a...
Trial Courts Wrongly Convicting Persons For Dowry Death Misapplying S.304B IPC; Time For Judicial Academies To Step In : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (today on January 31), while overturning the appellant/ accused's conviction under Section 304-B (Dowry death) of the IPC, noted that while the Court has repeatedly laid down this provision's ingredients, the Trial Courts were committing the same mistakes repeatedly. It is for the State Judicial Academies to step in., the Court said.Essentially, the allegations against...
Plea In Supreme Court Challenges BSA's Electronic Evidence & Confession Provisions And BNS Sections
Former MP Vinod Kumar Boinapally has moved the Supreme Court challenging certain provisions of the BNS and the BSA, which replaced the erstwhile penal laws viz. the IPC and the Evidence Act.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, which tagged it with other similar cases coming up on February 5 (Ref: Azad Singh Kataria v. Union of India,...
'Lot Of Lobbying Taking Place For Senior Advocate Designation, Judges Shouldn't Make Recommendations': Indira Jaising To Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising on Friday (January 31) raised concerns before the Supreme Court regarding lobbying and judges' recommendations influencing the designation of Senior Advocates.Jaising pointed out that she had filed the petition, in which the 2017 three-judge bench judgment governing Senior Advocate designations was passed, in order to end “unlimited lobbying” in the...
Caste-Based Abuse Within Chamber Of Govt Officer When No One Else Was Present Not SC/ST Act Offence : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (January 31) quashed a case under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against an individual who was accused of abusing a public servant using his caste name in a government office. The bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih observed that no prima facie case was made out against the Appellant for allegedly insulting the public servant using his caste...
Motor Accident Claim | Compensation Can't Be Reduced Merely Because Dependents Took Over Business Of Deceased : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that the takeover of the deceased persons' business by dependents does not justify reducing motor accident compensation. It emphasized that the deceased persons' contribution to the business must be considered in assessing compensation claims. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah granted relief to the daughters of a deceased couple who ran...
Supreme Court Modifies Its Judgment, Upholds PG Degrees Of Medical Professionals In WB Who Completed Studies By July 2022
In a major relief for several medical professionals in West Bengal, the Supreme Court recently modified its judgment, ensuring that those who had completed their studies till July 2022 and were working as Senior Residents will retain their degrees as legal and valid. Previously, the Court vide judgment dated 17.10.2022 refused to consider the petitioners' admission in PG Courses (for...
PIL Filed In Supreme Court For Grant Of School Admissions, Govt Benefits To Rohingya Families
A public interest litigation has been initiated before the Supreme Court seeking grant of school admissions and government benefits to Rohingya refugee families without insistence on Aadhaar cards and irrespective of citizenship status.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, which posted it on February 10, asking the petitioner to...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On UP MLA Abbas Ansari's Bail Plea In UP Gangsters Act Case, Leaves It Upon HC To Decide Virtual Hearing Issue
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari seeking bail in a criminal case registered against him under the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, upon hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal (for Ansari), who argued that an FIR based on same allegations...
Supreme Court Asks NIA About Time Needed To Commence Trial In UAPA Case Over 2020 Bengaluru Riots
The Supreme Court today (January 31) asked the National Investigation Agency(NIA) how much time it will take for the trial court to frame charges and commence trial against accused in the 2020 Bengaluru riots case.The Court was considering a bail petition field by Shabbar Khan who has been charge-sheeted in a UAPA case related to the riots which happened in Bengaluru on August 11,...
Supreme Court Directs Election Commission To Preserve CCTV Recordings Of Pollings In Plea Challenging Increase Of Voters Per Booth
The Supreme Court today (January 31) directed the Election Commission of India to ensure that video recordings of the polling are not erased during the pendency of the challenge to ECI's decision to increase the number of voters per polling station. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the PIL challenging the Election Commission of India's communication(s)...
'Adoption Deed Relates Back To Adoption', Supreme Court Expresses Prima Facie View; Asks To Consider Application For Inter-Country Adoption
The Supreme Court on January 29 passed an interim order in a petition seeking the inter-country adoption of two twin children by a 49-year-old single unmarried woman, who is a citizen of the United Kingdom. The woman adopted the children of her brother after his wife died in an accident. In this case, the issue raised was that although the woman adopted the two twins on January 9, 2020,...