Supreme Court Grants Bail To Telangana Police Officer Accused Of Phone-Tapping Bureaucrats & Judges

The Supreme Court today(January 27) granted bail to Mekala Thirupathanna, a suspended police officer accused of phone-tapping bureaucrats and High Court judges, after 10 months of incarceration. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma granted bail while stating that the trial Court may set appropriate bail conditions. Any breach of the bail condition may lead to the...

Maharashtra Stamp Act | Limitation Period For Refund Starts From Execution Of Cancellation Deed, Not Its Registration: Supreme Court

Observing that the right to claim a refund of stamp duty originates from the date of execution of the cancellation deed, the Supreme Court on Friday (January 24) directed the refund of stamp duty to flat owners whose claim had been rejected on limitation grounds. The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, and Sandeep Mehta was hearing the case relating to the refund of the...

Supreme Court Bench Split On Plea Of Christian Man To Bury Father In Native Village; Directs Burial In Another Village

Justice Nagarthana criticised the State emphasised the need to protect secularism & fraternity. Justice Sharma opined that burial can be held only at the designated place.

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024: Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Whether the High Court was justified in quashing the summons issued to the respondent merely on the premise that the respondent was discharged in the predicate offence. The permissibility of continuing proceedings under the PMLA, despite the discharge in the predicate offence. Held, the issuance of summons cannot be quashed solely because the respondent has been discharged in the...

Constitutional Law: All India Digest 2024

SUPREME COURTArticle 8 - The Court clarified that when a person acquires a foreign citizenship, the cessation of Indian citizenship happens by operation of law by virtue of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act. Hence, such cessation of citizenship cannot be regarded as voluntary. Therefore, children of such persons cannot seek to resume Indian citizenship under Section 8(2) of the Citizenship Act....

Ex-CJI JS Khehar Awarded Padma Vibhushan; Senior Adv CS Vaidyanathan Awarded Padma Shri

The President has approved the conferment of Padma Vibhushan award to former Chief Justice of India JS Khehar. Justice Khehar served as the 44th Chief Justice of India from 4 January 2017 to 27 August 2017. Justice Khehar was a Judge of the Supreme Court from September 2011 to August 2017. He was part of several landmark verdicts such as NJAC, right to privacy, triple talaq(dissenting),...

While Dismissing State's Appeal, Supreme Court Notes Accused Was Assaulted In Custody; Orders Action Against Police Officials

While dismissing a criminal appeal filed by the State of Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court noted that the accused was subjected to custodial torture.Affirming his acquittal in a murder case, the Court directed the jurisdictional District Magistrate to hold an inquiry into the incident of custodial violence against the accused and initiate appropriate proceedings following the law against the...

Family Law: All India Annual Digest 2024

SUPREME COURT CustodyCustody of minor children – Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) – It is challenged that the Minor Children have been influenced against the Respondent and the preference indicated by the Minor Children ought not to be considered representative of their true emotions. Held, courts ought not to prematurely and without identification of individual instances of...

Life Convict Swami Shraddhanand Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision On His Mercy Petition

Swami Shraddhanand alias Murali Manohar Mishra, the 85-yr-old self-styled godman who has been in jail since about 30 years following conviction for the murder of his wife Shakereh Khaleeli (granddaughter of Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail), has moved the Supreme Court seeking expeditious decision on his mercy petition.The matter was listed yesterday before a bench of Justices BR Gavai and...

'Attempt To Transform Civil Dispute Into Criminal Matter', Supreme Court Quashes Workplace Harassment Case

The Supreme Court on January 24 quashed a workplace harassment case filed by a female employee against her colleagues, observing that the allegations arose from employment disputes that had been exaggerated into a criminal matter.The Court noted that the proceedings against the appellants were a deliberate “attempt to reclassify the nature of the proceedings from non-cognizable to cognizable...

SARFAESI | DRT Cannot Restore Possession Of Secured Asset To A Person Who Isn't The Borrower Or Possessor : Supreme Court

The Court ruled that the suit of a third party for possession of the secured asset was maintainable before the Civil Court.

Chandigarh Mayor Seeks Mayoral Elections By 'Show Of Hands', Cites Last Year Fiasco; Supreme Court Considers Appointing Independent Observer

Chandigarh Mayor Kuldeep Kumar (Aam Aadmi Party) has approached the Supreme Court praying that the Chandigarh Mayoral Elections scheduled for January 30 be held by 'show of hands' instead of 'secret ballot' to ensure fairness in the process.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter today and called for the response of the UT administration on the appointment of...