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Disturbing Pattern Emerging Where Accused Marries Rape Victim To Evade Criminal Charges, Abandons Her Once FIR Is Quashed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that a disturbing pattern is emerging where in certain instances, the accused marries the rape victim to evade criminal charges and promptly abandons her once the FIR is quashed or bail is secured."Shockingly, numerous cases have come to light where the accused deceitfully enters into a marriage under the guise of willingness, particularly when the victim...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Internet Shutdown In Manipur, Allows Petitioners To Approach High Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday, refused to entertain a petition challenging the ongoing internet ban imposed in Manipur since May 3, 2023 in response to reported incidents of violence in the State. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra remarked that the High Court of Manipur was already seized of the matter and thus, the Supreme Court could...
Supreme Court To Hear On July 10 Delhi Govt's Challenge Against Centre's Ordinance Giving Overriding Powers To LG Over Services
The Supreme Court has agreed to list on July 10, 2023, the plea filed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) challenging the ordinance brought by the Central Government recently to take away the powers of the GNCTD to control civil servants serving it. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra...
Should Trial In PMLA Cases Be Halted Till Trial In Scheduled Offence Is Over ? Supreme Court Mulls Clarifying 'Vijay Madanlal Choudhary'
Should the trial in a money laundering case be halted till the trial in the predicate offence is complete? The Supreme Court is set to examine this issue in an appeal arising out of a Telangana High Court judgment which directed to pause the money laundering case till the completion of the trial in the scheduled offence.The Court on Wednesday considered whether the three judge bench decision...
Manhandling Of IT Officials During Minister’s Arrest Not An ‘Internal Disturbance’; Court Can’t Direct Centre To Invoke Article 355: Madras High Court
Dismissing a plea seeking its intervention to invoke Article 355 and Article 352 of the Constitution in the backdrop of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji's arrest and the alleged manhandling of Income Tax officials during the search, the Madras High Court ruled that the High Court under Article 226 does not have the power to issue directions to the Centre to invoke Article 355, as it is a...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL To Bring Back Tusker 'Arikomban' To Its Natural Habitat In Kerala After Relocating Human Settlements
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking the relocation of the elephant 'Arikomban’ back to its natural habitat in Chinnakkanal in Kerala after the tusker was translocated to Periyar Tiger Reserve with the fixation of a radio collar on it, on April 29, due to its habit of invading human settlement areas. After translocation to Periyar...
Trial Courts Should Make Proper Preliminary Examination Of Child Witnesses Before Recording Their Evidence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the trial courts have to make proper preliminary examination of minor witnesses before recording their evidence.This is to to ascertain whether the minor is capable of understanding the questions put to him and is able to give rational answers.In this case, the the Sessions Court convicted the accused under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian...
NGT Chairperson Justice A.K. Goel To Retire On Thursday: A Look Back At Key NGT Initiatives, Decisions Under His Tenure
Justice A.K. Goel, who served as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati and Orissa High Court, was elevated to the position of a Judge in the Supreme Court in 2014. Thereafter, he assumed the role of Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on July 6, 2018. As he concludes his tenure, Justice A.K. Goel is scheduled to retire tomorrow.The NGT has played a pivotal role in upholding...
Punjab Govt Files Suit Against Union Govt In Supreme Court Seeking Payment Of RDF & Market Fees
The Punjab Government has moved the Supreme Court alleging Union of India's refusal of the reimbursement of the statutory charges (Market Fees and the Rural Development Fees (“RDF”)). As per the original suit filed before the Apex Court, the charges levied by the State of Punjab are for the acquisition and procurement of food grains carried out by the Punjab on behalf of the Union,...
Collegium Recommends Telangana, Kerala HC Chief Justices Ujjal Bhuyan & SV Bhatti For Supreme Court Judgeship
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the names of Telangana High Court Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Kerala High Court Chief Justice S Venkatanarayana Bhatti as judges of the top court, in order to fill two of three vacancies left behind by now retired Judges - Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi and V Ramasubramanian.In this regard, the collegium headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud...
Ex-CJI UU Lalit Discusses Important Criminal Law Judgments Of Last One Decade In LiveLaw's 10th Anniversary Lecture Series
As part of celebrating the milestone 'LiveLaw @ 10: A Decade of Revolutionary Reporting', LiveLaw commenced the 10th Anniversary Lecture Series on July 3 with an inaugural lecture delivered by former Chief Justice of India Justice U.U Lalit. Justice Lalit delivered an enlightening discourse on "The Evolution of Criminal Law in the Last Decade" pinpointing significant judicial decisions...
ICICI Bank Loan Fraud Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice In CBI’s Plea Challenging Bail Granted To Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, issued notice in Central Bureau of Investigation’s plea seeking challenging the order passed by the Bombay High Court whereby interim bail was granted to Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot in the ICICI Bank Loan fraud case.In the writ petition before the High Court, Dhoot had alleged arrest by the CBI. Dhoot had sought quashing of the special CBI...