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Kashmiri Pandit Body Supports Abrogation Of J&K Special Status; Says Article 370 Was Discriminatory
In yet another development in the case pertaining to the abrogation of Article 370, which the Supreme Court is set to start hearing from August 2, 2023, certain intervenors, advocating for the rights of Kashmiri Pandits, have filed intervention applications in support of the central government's decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, these applications...
"So You Agree Bulldozing Houses Is Wrong?" : Supreme Court Asks When UP Govt Opposed Bail To Person Accused Of Bulldozing House
The objection made by the State of Uttar Pradesh to the grant of bail to a person accused of bulldozing a house elicited a comment from the Supreme Court."So you agree that bulldozing houses is wrongful?", Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul asked UP Additional Advocate General (AAG) RK Raizada. The judge was probably alluding to reports of "bulldozer action" being taken by UP authorities to demolish...
BREAKING: [Gyanvapi ASI Survey] Allahabad HC Reserves Order For August 3, Stay On ASI Survey Extended Till Then
The Allahabad High Court today stayed the ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque Premises till Thursday (August 3). On that day, the HC would pronounce its order on the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's challenge to the Varanasi District Judge's July 21 ASI Survey order of the Gyanvapi Mosque.The bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker passed this order after hearing both parties...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Extends ED Director SK Mishra's Term Till September 15 "In Larger National Interest"; Says No Further Extensions
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the term of the Director of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) SK Mishra till September 15 in "larger public interest". Mishra's term was to end on July 31 as per the July 11 judgment which held the previous extensions given to the officer to be illegal. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol partly allowed Centre's plea to...
Continuous Drum Beating Impermissible, No Religious Tenet Says You Do This: Calcutta High Court Issues Directions Ahead Of Muharram
Ahead of Muharram , the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday issued directions to the West Bengal Police and the State's Pollution Control Board to regulate instances of public nuisance caused by alleged drum-beating and open-air kitchens.A division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya said the State ought to counterbalance the right to enjoyment of religion...
Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2023 [Citations 1 - 536]
Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 536NOMINAL INDEXGIRISH & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1BHAVIKAA KESHWANI & ANR. (THROUGH THEIR LEGAL GUARDIANS) v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 2AKSHAY DHINGRA v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 3ARJUN ANAND v. UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 4Sanghvi...
NDPS Act | Conviction Liable To Be Set Aside If Samples Weren't Drawn In Magistrate's Presence As Per Section 52A: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the process of drawing of samples under Section 52-A of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) has to be in the presence and under the supervision of the Magistrate. The entire exercise of collecting the sample must be certified by the Magistrate to be correct, it was held.A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and...
Cooperation With Investigation Cannot Mean That Accused Says "Yes" To Allegations: Justice SK Kaul
In an interesting courtroom exchange today, Supreme Court judge Justice SK Kaul orally remarked that cooperation with the investigation by the accused did not necessarily mean that the accused person had to say "yes" to the allegations. Justice Kaul added that the police could not merely claim that an accused individual was not cooperating during an investigation and emphasized the necessity...
Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For BJP MLA Suvendhu Adhikari's Plea Against Calcutta HC Order Allowing FIRs Against Him
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused urgent listing for a petition filed by BJP MLA and West Bengal Opposition Leader Suvendhu Adhikari challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court allowing registration of FIR against him for allegedly making provocative remarks during the recently held West Bengal Panchayat elections.Advocate Bansuri Swaraj mentioned the matter before a bench led by...
Divorce Cases Should Be Decided By Family Courts Within One Year: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said courts (trial courts) should make all efforts to try and dispose off matrimonial cases, which involve prayer for the dissolution/nullity of marriage, within an outer limit of one year. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said “Matrimonial causes should be tried & disposed off on a war footing, at least as a concession to the shortness of...
Hindu Succession | Can Children Of Void/Voidable Marriages Claim Right In Their Parents' Ancestral Property? Supreme Court Starts Hearing Reference
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments on the issue of whether children born out of a void or voidable marriage had a right in parents' ancestral property as per the Hindu law. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a reference of Revanasiddappa vs. Mallikarjun (2011) 11 SCC 1 regarding the scope of...
‘Even Private Persons Can Make Arrests, But Can They Seek Police Remand?’: Sibal In Supreme Court Argues Against ED Custody Of Senthil Balaji
The power of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to make an arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 cannot be conflated with the power to seek the remand of an accused in its own custody, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday. “The investigation by the Enforcement Directorate is an inquiry for the purposes of the Prevention...