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High Court Cannot Admit Regular Second Appeal Without Framing Substantial Questions Of Law : Supreme Court
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal, re-iterated the established position of law related to Section 100 of the CPC. The Court observed that the provision clearly indicates that first appellate court is the final court on questions of facts but only if there is any substantial question of law, a second appeal could be considered and raised by the High Court and...
Article 370 Case | "If They're Allowed To Do This, Heavens Know What Else They'll Do" : Gopal Sankaranarayanan Warns Against Potential Mischief [Day 9]
"If they're allowed to do this, heaven knows what else they would do!," exclaimed Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan today on the ninth day of Constitution Bench hearing in the pleas challenging dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370. Sankaranarayanan, while concluding the arguments for petitioners, used certain "extreme examples" to argue that upholding...
Kerala Paddy Land Act | Supreme Court Stays HC Order That Directed State To Refund Fees Remitted By Owner For Conversion
The Supreme Court recently stayed the order of the Kerala High Court that directed the state of Kerala to refund the fee imposed on a land owner, for conversion of less than 25 cents of paddy land, under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules, 2008. A division bench of the Kerala High Court in its order dated 13th October 2022 had held that merely because landowners had...
“How Can We Start Selling Bail Like This": Supreme Court Says Onerous Bail Conditions Must Not Be Imposed Ordinarily
The Supreme Court on Wednesday(August 23) emphasised that bail with onerous conditions should only be granted under exceptional circumstances and not in ordinary matters. The bench asserted that pre-trial detention should only be employed when there is a clear threat to society or a genuine concern that the accused could tamper with evidence or influence witnesses. The court also referred to...
Supreme Court Discusses 'Self-Limiting' Nature Of Article 370, Asks How J&K Constitution Can Bind Indian Parliament [Day 9]
The ongoing hearings regarding the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special autonomy to the region of Jammu and Kashmir, reached their ninth day today. The proceedings are being conducted by a Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant.As the petitioners...
CJI DY Chandrachud Congratulates ISRO On Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing, Says 'Milestone In Onward March Of Nation'
Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud has congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and India's scientific community on the occasion of India's successful moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, today. The CJI said that the lunar landing will open up new avenues for research and discovery and is a matter of great pride for the nation. “It is with immense pride, as a citizen of...
Taxi, Auto-Rickshaw Drivers Approach Supreme Court; Seek To Be Heard In LMV Driving License Issue Before Constitution Bench
A union of taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers has approached the Supreme Court expressing concerns about overturning a verdict which allows drivers having Light Motor Vehicle(LMV) license to drive transport vehicles which have unladen weight less than 7500 kilograms.The Tamil Nadu Urimai Kural Driver Trader Union, representing over 2000 taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers in the southern state, ...
Supreme Court Acquits Convict On Death Row; Orders Immediate Release
The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death row prisoner convicted in the murder of his two brothers and own son. This verdict was delivered by a three-judge bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha, and Prashant Kumar Mishra after hearing the convict’s plea against the Allahabad High Court confirming the death sentence handed to him by a Uttar Pradesh sessions court in 2017....
Difference Between 'Mortgage By Conditional Sale' & 'Sale With Condition Of Retransfer' : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court in the judgment Prakash (Dead) By LR. v. G. Aradhya & Ors has explained the concepts of 'mortgage by conditional sale' and 'sale with condition of retransfer'.Referring to Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (TPA), the Court observed, “A deeming fiction was added in the negative that a transaction shall not be deemed to be a mortgage unless the...
Manipur Violence : Judges Committee Seeks Various Directions For Relief Of Victims [Read Summary Of Reports]
In view of the Supreme Court’s judgment on August 10, 2023, passed in Manipur ethnic violence, the Committee, constituted by the Court, submitted three reports wherein appropriate directions were sought. In these reports, the Committee has suggested several measures.The matter was heard by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj...
Bhima-Koregaon Case | Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Shoma Sen's Plea For Interim Bail On Medical Grounds
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear an interim bail application filed by English professor and Bhima Koregaon-accused Shoma Sen on grounds of her deteriorating health. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and SVN Bhatti was hearing a petition challenging a January 17 order of the Bombay High Court, by which it directed Sen to approach the special court trying her case, for...
Article 370 Case : Won't Touch Special Provisions For North Eastern States Or Other Parts, Centre Tells Supreme Court
In the Article 370 case hearing, the Union Government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it has absolutely no intention to interfere with the special provisions applicable to North Eastern states or other parts of India.Recording this statement made on behalf of the Centre, the Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice...