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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Subramanian Swamy's Plea Against Foreign Defamation Proceedings By Singapore Entity
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in an appeal by former MP Dr. Subramaniam Swamy against a Madras High Court order that allowed Advantage Strategic Consulting Singapore Private Limited to proceed with a defamation suit against in the High Court of Singapore. A division bench Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta, while issuing notice in the matter, orally stated that...
Supreme Court Issues Alert About Fake News Falsely Quoting CJI; Says Legal Action Being Taken
The Supreme Court has issued a statement alerting the public about a social media post which is being circulated falsely quoting the Chief Justice of India. The fake post uses the image of CJI DY Chandrachud with a false quote which urges public to come out in protests against the government.The Public Relations Office of the Court, in its statement, said :"It has come to the notice of...
Supreme Court Turns Down Plea To Halt Bihar Caste Survey; Adjourns Hearing Till August 18
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a plea against Bihar government's caste-based survey, with a direction to re-list it along with similar petitions filed in the top court on Friday, August 18. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a plea by the non-governmental organisation ‘Ek Soch Ek Prayas’ against the decision of the Patna High Court...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up [Aug 7-13]
Judgments/OrdersCentral Civil Service Rules | Retired Employee Can Be Appointed As Inquiry Authority In Disciplinary Proceedings: Supreme CourtCase title: Union of India v. Jagdish Chandra SethyCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 609The Supreme Court recently held that the disciplinary authority under the Central Civil Service Rules is empowered to appoint a retired employee as an inquiry authority....
Correctness Of Witness Statements Cannot Be Decided In Section 482 CrPC Proceedings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a High Court cannot go into the correctness or otherwise of the material placed by the prosecution in the chargesheet while considering a petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 482 Cr.P.C.The Court would exercise its power to quash the proceedings only if it finds that taking the case at its face value, no case is made out at all, the...
Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing of Brinda Karat's Plea for Registration Of FIRs Against Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma For Alleged Hate Speeches
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing in a plea filed by Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders Brinda Karat and KM Tiwari seeking the registration of first information reports (FIR) against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speeches during election rallies in January 2020. A bench of Abhay S Oka and Sanjay Karol was...
BREAKING| SEBI Requests Supreme Court To Grant 15 More Days To Complete Adani-Hindenburg Probe; Says 'Substantial Progress' Made
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking15 more days to complete the investigation into the allegations made by US-based short-seller firm Hindenburg Research against Adani group companies. The deadline set by the Supreme Court is expiring today, August 14.In its application,SEBI informed the court that "it has...
Marine Insurance | If Ship Is Sent To Sea In Unworthy State, Insurer Not Liable For Any Loss Due To Unseaworthiness : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that in marine insurance, if the ship is sent to sea in an unseaworthy state, the insurer is not liable for any loss attributable to unseaworthiness. It also observed that the mere knowledge of an insurer about a breach of warranty does not automatically equate to a waiver unless explicitly stated.The Court held that an insured party seeking insurance...
Registration Of FIR Mandatory If Information Discloses Cognizable Offence : Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court recently reinforced the obligatory nature of registering First Information Reports (FIRs) under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) when the police received information pertaining to a cognizable offense.A Bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Dipankar Dutta was hearing an appeal from a Bombay HC decision that refused to entertain a petition to...
“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-XIII]
Q.61 Who can apply for the Letters of Administration ? Ans. In case the deceased died intestate and was a Hindu, Mohammedan, Buddhist, Sikh, Jaina or exempted person, Letters of Administration can be issued to a person entitled to the whole or any part of the estate of the deceased in view of Section 218 of the Act. In the case of an Indian Christian (who is not a Hindu,...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (New CrPC Bill) Allows Police Custody After First 15 Days Of Arrest
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023(BNSS), which seeks to repeal and replace the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973(CrPC), proposes to make a significant clarification regarding police custody period.Section 187(2) of the BNSS, which is the mirroring provision of Section 167(2) CrPC, says that the 15 day police custody can be sought on a whole, or in parts, at any time during...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Directions Issued By P&H High Court Regarding Appearance Of Prosecution Witnesses
The Supreme Court recently set aside the directions issued by the Punjab & Haryana High Court regarding issuance of summons to prosecution witnesses in a criminal trial.The High Court, in its order passed on May 27, 2022, had adopted the directions issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Rambahor Saket and others vs State of M.P.(2018) and reiterated those guidelines as...