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'If Canada Willing To Take Him, You Shouldn't Object' : Supreme Court To Union On Plea Of Myanmar National Detained In India Since 2012
The Supreme Court yesterday sought Union government's response in a plea filed by a detained Myanmar national, claiming that Canada is willing to take him in as a refugee, but the process is stuck as he is detained in a Manipur detention centre since 2012.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati (for Ministry of Home Affairs) to...
West Bengal Govt Passes 'Anti-Rape Bill' In State Assembly, Proposes Time-Bound Trial & Death Penalty For Those Guilty Of Rape
The West Bengal government has passed an anti-rape amendment bill titled 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024', seeking to amend the punishment for sexual crimes such as rape and to impose time-bound limits for the conclusion of investigation and trial in rape cases. The bill is set to come into effect from 5th September, 2024.The Bill proposes "to create...
Supreme Court Seeks Report From Madras HC After CBI's Claim That Detailed Order Was Uploaded After Judge's Retirement
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 3) directed the Registrar General of the Madras High Court to submit a report following CBI's claim that the HC passed a single-line order in a case, and the detailed order was not made available till the judge demitted office.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed by the CBI challenging...
'Judgment Cannot Be Sustained In Absence Of Reasoning' : Supreme Court Remands Matter To High Court To Decide Afresh
Observing that no decision could be legally sustainable in the absence of a reasoning, the Supreme Court recently set aside the High Court's Division Bench order which was rendered casually without furnishing any reasons therefor. In the present case, while upholding the single-judge decision, the Division Bench of the High Court didn't express its view on the issues and rather concluded...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On RJD Leader Ram Bali Singh's Plea Challenging Expulsion From Bihar Legislative Council
The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on RJD leader Ram Bali Singh's plea challenging his expulsion from the Bihar Legislative Council over statements against state policies while his party formed the government.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order. The matter is next listed for consideration on October 25.To recap, Singh was disqualified by an order passed by...
West Bengal VC Appointments | Experts Known To Applicant For VC Post To Not Form Part Of Selection Committee : Supreme Court
In the dispute pending between the West Bengal government and Governor CV Anand Bose regarding appointment of Vice-Chancellors (VCs) to Universities, the Supreme Court yesterday directed that two experts known to an applicant for the VC-post shall not be part of the Selection Committee when his application is considered.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order on...
Court Can't Postpone Implementation Of Bail Order After Finding Accused Entitled To Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 2) ruled that once a court concludes that an accused is entitled to bail, it cannot delay the implementation of the bail order, as doing so may violate the rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih deleted the condition imposed by Patna High Court while granting bail to an...
Online Presence Of Only Those Advocates Who Are Either Present Or Assisting In Court Will Be Marked : Supreme Court
Deploring the practice of marking the presence of an Advocate who was neither physically nor virtually present during the proceedings , the Supreme Court directed that only the presence of those Advocates would be marked who were either present in the case or assisting in the Court. In a strict sense, the bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and Rajesh Bindal also said that the presence...
Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage Can't Be Used To Advantage Of Party Responsible For Collapse Of Marriage : Supreme Court
In a recent case, the Supreme Court expressed dismay over the mechanical approach adopted by the Family Court in granting a divorce decree against the wife despite no fault being attributed to her.. The Court said that the husband cannot be benefitted from seeking annulment of the marriage when he was solely responsible for the breakdown of the marital relationship. “The bogey...
Migrant Workers Case: Supreme Court Directs Union To File Affidavit On Whether Directions Passed On Providing Ration Cards Have Been Complied
The Supreme Court today (September 2) directed the Additional Solicitor General, Aishwarya Bhati to file a comprehensive affidavit on behalf of the Union of India on whether the directions passed by the court in suo moto proceedings on granting ration cards to migrant workers and unskilled labourers and the subsequent passed orders have been complied with.BackgroundThe Court had taken suo...
'When Person Is In A Higher Office, Some Restraint Is Expected' : Supreme Court On Telangana CM Revanth Reddy's Remarks
The Supreme Court today once again expressed strong disapproval of certain remarks stated to have been made by Telangana Chief Minister-A Revanth Reddy in the official Whatsapp Group of the Telangana Congress party.A bench of Justices Gavai and KV Viswanathan was hearing a plea for transfer of trial pending against Reddy in the 2015 cash-for-votes case(s), when it expressed its displeasure...
Bail Cannot Be Denied On The Ground That Trial Is Expedited: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (September 2) emphasized that bail cannot be rejected merely on the ground that the trial will be expedited.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih said this while issuing notice in an SLP by a dacoity accused challenging Calcutta High Court's decision to reject his bail plea but expedite the trial.The Supreme Court noted that despite...