'How Is Shouting 'Jai Sriram' Inside Mosque An Offence?' : Supreme Court Asks Complainant, Seeks Karnataka Police's Stand

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 16) sought the stand of the State of Karnataka in a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court's view that shouting 'Jai Sriram' inside a mosque would not amount to an offence. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a petition filed by the complainant in the case against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court dated September...

Advocate Cannot Do Full-Time Journalism : Bar Council Of India Tells Supreme Court

The Bar Council of India informed the Supreme Court that a practicing advocate cannot work simultaneously as a full-time journalist. This is due to the bar under Rule 49 of the BCI Rules of Conduct, which provides an advocate must not engage in full-time salaried employment while practicing law.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Manmohan was told by Advocate Radhika Gautam appearing...

Land Acquisition Act 1894 | Re-determination Of Compensation Under S. 28A Can Be Sought Based On High Court's Enhacement : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court ruled that a claim for re-determination of enhanced compensation under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, cannot be denied merely because it was based on the High Court's decision to enhance compensation instead of the Reference Court's decision under Section 18 of the Act. The Court clarified that to claim re-determination of compensation under...

NIA Can Investigate Unscheduled Offences Connected With Scheduled Offences : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has the power to investigate an offence, which is not included in the schedule of the NIA Act, if it is connected with an offence which is included in the schedule of the NIA Act.The Court clarified this legal position while upholding the order of the Punjab & Haryana High Court which cancelled the bail of a man accused in...

Plea To Use CSR Funds Of Oil Companies On Public Transport: Supreme Court Allows Petitioner To Make Representations

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 13) disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions for the public and private sector oil companies to contribute under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) under the Indian Companies Act, 2013 to public transport services for a few heavily polluted cities to restore and compensate environmental damages occurring due to these companies'...

Plea In Supreme Court Against Yati Narsinghanand's 'Dharam Sansad'; Contempt Action Sought Against Uttar Pradesh Police

A contempt petition has been filed against Uttar Pradesh administration and police for not taking steps against the 'Dharam Sansad' which is being organised between December 17 to 21 at Ghaziabad by Yati Narasinghanand, who has a history of making communal statements targeting the Muslim community.The petitioners, including former civil servants and activists, point out that the website and...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

Q 1. The prosecution has registered a case against the Police Officer for filing a false case and fabricating the evidence. However, the accused police officer sought exemption from prosecution as no prior sanction was obtained under Section 197 Cr.P.C. before prosecuting him. Decide.a. No Sanction is required to prosecute a public servant for acts committed by him that are not part of...

'We Will Go To Any Extent': Supreme Court Expresses Dismay At Govts Not Implementing Directions To Eradicate Manual Scavenging

The Supreme Court on December 11 orally expressed that "it will go to any extent" to make sure the Court's order is complied with while hearing a Public Interest Litigation praying that the major provisions of the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 as well as the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation...

Complete Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2024- [July To September]

AdvocateAll miscellaneous amounts charged by Bar Councils for enrolment are 'enrolment fees'. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 519Bar Councils can't collect any amount exceeding fee specified under Section 24 of advocates act for enrolment. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 519Every advocate is expected to come to the Court in proper attire as per the Rules...

Supreme Court Explains 'Henderson Doctrine' : Re-Litigation of Issues That Could Have Been Raised Earlier Is Barred

In a recent case, the Supreme Court explained Henderson doctrine, a natural corollary of the Indian doctrine of constructive Res-judicata codified in Explanation IV of Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC).Propounded in the English case of Henderson versus Henderson, 1843, the doctrine suggests that all the issues arising in the litigation out of the same subject matter must...

Explained| Impeachment Of A Sitting Judge: Procedure & Precedents

Allahabad High Court Judge, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, is the subject of an impeachment motion against him in Rajya Sabha for the controversial remarks made by him against the Muslim community at an event organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.Even before the moving of the impeachment motion by 55 MPs on December 13, the Supreme Court took note of the media coverage of Justice Yadav's...

S.197 CrPC | When Can Public Servant's Offence Be Linked To Official Duties? Supreme Court Explains Principles

The Court explained 12 principles on the application of Section 197 CrPC.