Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Delhi High Court's Decision To Confer Senior Designations On 70 Advocates

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the recent communication by the Delhi High Court on Senior Advocate designation conferred to 70 lawyers. Today, when the matter was mentioned by the Counsel before the bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, the bench refused to allow oral mentioning and asked the lawyer to circulate a letter for listing. The Counsel...

'We Grant Bail & Next Day You Become Minister!' : Supreme Court To Examine If Witnesses Against TN Minister Senthil Balaji Are Under Pressure

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 2) expressed surprise at the fact that Senthil Balaji was appointed as Minister in Tamil Nadu soon after he was granted bail in the money laundering case related to the cash-for-jobs scam.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was hearing a plea seeking to recall the judgment which granted bail to Balaji on the ground...

In Specific Performance Suits, Advisable To Seek Interim Injunction Against Sale; Doctrine Of Lis Pendens May Not Be Good Enough : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently explained the importance of seeking an interim injunction in a suit for specific performance over simply relying on Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (“TPA”). The bench, comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan, observed that although Section 52 TPA takes care of the pendente lite transfers, it may not be effective for taking...

'For Peace & Harmony' : Plea In Supreme Court Court To Stop Surveying Of Religious Structures, Enforce Places Of Worship Act

In the wake of the recent controversies relating to Sambhal Jama Masjid and Ajmer Dargah, a writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to stop the execution of survey orders issued by Courts against religious structures in contravention of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991.The petitioners, Alok Sharma and Priya Mishra, seek a direction to restrain States...

'Supreme Court Opened Doors Of Accessibility For Persons With Disabilities' : Prof Amita Dhanda | Interview

In a significant ruling [Rajive Raturi v. Union of India 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 875] boosting disability rights, the Supreme Court on 8th November directed the Central Government to frame mandatory rules as required under Section 40 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPDA) for ensuring that public places and services accessible to persons with disabilities. The Court further...

Interlocutory Order Passed By Trial Court Can't Be Vacated By Appellate Court Unless Shown To Be Perverse, Arbitrary: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently cautioned the Appellate Courts against casually interfering with well-reasoned interlocutory orders passed by the trial courts, stating that the Appellate Court's discretion in vacating the interlocutory order should only be exercised if it is shown that the interlocutory order was arbitrary, capricious, perverse, or contrary to established legal...

No Nexus Between Company's Revenue & Amount Of Penalty For Environmental Damages : Supreme Court Disapproves NGT's Approach

The Supreme Court expressed disapproval of an order passed by the National Green Tribunal(NGT) which imposed penalty for environmental damages on a company based on its revenue.The Court observed that there was no nexus between the revenue generation of the company and the ascertainment of penalty for violation of environmental laws.The Court was hearing an appeal filed by a company against...

For Discharge Application, Only Documents Forming Part Of Chargesheet Can Be Considered : Supreme Court

In a recent case, the Supreme Court observed that while considering the application for discharge, only that document is to be considered which forms part of the charge sheet, and not the ones which were never part of the charge sheet. “In the case of State of Orissa vs Debendra Nath Padhi, (2005) 1 SCC 568, this Court has reiterated the well-settled law that while considering the prayer...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Guidelines Against Manufacturing And Selling Of Fake Pharma Drugs

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 29) agreed to consider the issue of lack of procedural guidelines in initiating criminal proceedings against the offence of manufacturing, storing and selling of counterfeited drugs. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan issued notice in the petition. The petition has been filed by the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA)...

Supreme Court Allows Interim Release Of 103-Year-Old Convict Serving Life Sentence In 1988 Murder Case

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 29) granted interim release to a 103-year-old convict serving life sentence for the offence of murder. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea filed by the convict seeking interim release. The accused/ petitioner was convicted in 1994 by the trial court for the offence of murder under S. 302 in a 1988 case and has...

'Some Courts Declining Passovers, Hearing Sequence Be Published In Causelists' : SCAORA Writes To CJI

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association has written to the Chief Justice of India requesting that the hearing sequence be published in the supplementary causelist itself the previous day instead of digitally displaying on the hearing day.The Association has also raised concerns about certain benches denying the requests for passovers in the first round, which was said to be "a matter...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

Q 1. A settlement deed created a life interest in the disputed property in favor of the Hindu Woman. However, the woman considering it her absolute property bequeathed the disputed property through a Will amongst her legal heirs. Decide the legality of the woman's transfer of property via Will in terms of Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 ("HSA"). a. She committed no error...