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Supreme Court To Hear Former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's Bail Plea On July 14
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 14, 2023, a plea seeking bail for Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha listed the matter after mentioning by Senior Advocate Dr AM Singhvi. Dr AM Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia, cited the illness of Sisodia's wife to seek urgent listing."It's a bail matter....
Manipur Govt Challenges HC Order On Restoration Of Internet; Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear tomorrow a plea challenging the Manipur High Court order which allowed the restoration of internet in the State in a limited manner. On July 7, the Manipur High Court had ordered the State government to lift the internet ban on Internet Lease Line (ILL) and Fibre To The Home (FTTH) connections in the State after ensuring that all the stakeholders...
“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-XI]
Q.51 What are the modes of revocation of an unprivileged Will or codicil ? Ans. Section 70 of the Indian Succession Act deals with the revocation of unprivileged Will or codicil. The said Section reads as follows:- “70: Revocation of unprivileged Will or codicil ...
Legal Stalwarts Who Shaped Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence : Justice Dipankar Datta Discusses
Speaking at the 3rd Justice HR Khanna symposium, Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta paid tribute to legal stalwarts who have made significant contributions to the judiciary and enriched India's jurisprudence, ultimately ensuring the guarantee of liberty for the common man.Justice Dutta began by highlighting the eminent figure of Justice HR Khanna, emphasizing his unwavering commitment...
Top Quotes From Top Court : From Supreme Court Judgments [July 3-7]
Disquieting trend of criminal cases for cheating being converted into recovery proceedings "A disquieting trend emerging over the years which has gained pace in recent times necessitates this opinion. It has been found by us in multiple cases in the past several months that upon First Information Reports being lodged inter alia under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“the...
Codified Law Empowering Agencies To Undertake Surveillance Subject To Constitutional Mandate Needed : Justice MM Sundresh
Supreme Court judge Justice MM Sundresh on Saturday spoke about the need to have codified law regarding surveillance.“There must be a codified law that empowers the agency to undertake acts of surveillance. Such a law must be subject to constitutional mandate. It'll prevent arbitrary action preserving the privacy of individuals", Justice Sundresh said, while delivering a lecture on the...
Manufacturing Defect In Car : Supreme Court Directs Ford India To Pay Rs 42 lakhs To Owner Of Ford Titanium Endeavour
The Supreme Court recently directed Ford India Ltd. to pay Rs. 42 lakhs as compensation to a consumer who purchased a car which had manufacturing defects. The issue related to a Ford Titanium Endeavour 3.4L owned by the consumer.The owner had filed a consumer complaint before the Punjab State Consumer Commission pointing out various defects, including oil leakage from the very beginning...
Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Judgment Holding That Old Pension Scheme Is Applicable To Paramilitary Forces
The Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court judgment which held that Old Pension scheme would be applicable to Para military forces. However, the bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela Trivedi clarified that the petitioners shall abide by the Office Memorandum no. 57/05/2021-P&PW(B) dated 03.03.2023 issued by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry...
Can UAPA Accused Be Taken Into Police Custody After 30 Days Of First Remand? NIA Urges Supreme Court To Reconsider 'Gautam Navlakha' Judgment
The 2021 Gautam Navlakha ruling of the top court required reconsideration to the extent that it dealt with the power of an investigating officer to take a terror accused into police custody from judicial custody, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati told the Supreme Court of India on Friday A bench of Justices BR Gavai and JB Pardiwala was hearing an appeal by the central...
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Tarun Chatterjee Passes Away
Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Tarun Chatterjee has passed away.Born to former Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Purshottam Chatterjee in January 1945, Justice Tarun Chatterjee enrolled as an Advocate in 1970 at Calcutta and practiced in the High Court in Civil, Criminal and Revenue cases. He was appointed as a permanent Judge in the Calcutta High Court on August 6, 1990 and as the...
[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Anticipatory Bail [Part-V]
Q.21 Can anticipatory bail be granted to an accused when on similar allegations two other co-accused in the case had been granted similar relief ? Ans. Yes. (Vide para 2 of Kamaljit Singh v. State of Punjab 2003 supp(4) SCR 785 – Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat - JJ; Deepak Singchi v. State of Rajashtan – (2007) 14 SCC 583 - Arijit Pasayat, D. K. Jain - JJ). In State v....
Are Customs/DRI Officers 'Police Officers'? Whether CrPC Applicable To Customs Act Proceedings? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court is set to decide whether Custom Officers are police officers and whether CrPC would be applicable with respect to proceedings under Customs Act?The Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a Special Leave Petition arising from a judgment of the Telangana High Court disallowing the custody of respondents to the Directorate of...