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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...
Know The Law | When Can Sex On Promise To Marry Amount To Offence Of Rape?
Recently, the Supreme Court expressed concern over the 'worrying trend' of initiating criminal proceedings under rape charges soon after a proloned consensual relationship breaksdown.In this explainer, we will dissect the issue of (1) What is a false promise to marry and how it's different from a breach of promise to marry?. (2) When can a promise to marry be considered 'false'? and (3) How can...
Experience Marks Can't Be Denied To Outsourced Employee Performing Regular Duties Though Not In Sanctioned Post : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that experience marks cannot be denied solely because a candidate worked as an outsourced manpower. If the candidate performed duties aligned with the sanctioned post, they are eligible for marks, even if the candidate was not appointed on the sanctioned post, the court said. “The first respondent, thus, cannot be denied the benefit of mark for experience merely...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL For Checks On Prasad, Food Items Distributed In Religious Places; Asks Litigant To Approach FSSAI
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 29) dismissed a public interest litigation seeking quality regulation of prasad/food items distributed at religious places across the country.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, upon hearing Senior Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu (for petitioner) who contended that there should be pan-India regulations to address the issue,...
'Disgusted That This Court Is Repeatedly Taken On A Ride': Supreme Court On Suppression Of Facts In Yet Another Remission Plea
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 29) expressed disgust over repeated instances of material suppression in remission petitions after discovering that a convict seeking remission had suppressed material facts by simultaneously having approached the Delhi High Court for similar relief without disclosing this to the Supreme Court.“In one sentence, we feel disgusted that this court is taken...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted To Anwar Dhebar On Medical Grounds In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 29) set aside the bail granted to Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor and Congress leader Aijaz Dhebar, in a corruption and cheating case related to the Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The bail had been granted by the Chhattisgarh High Court on medical grounds.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih, in plea by state...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Provisions Of UP Gangsters Act, Rules
The Supreme Court yesterday (November 29) issued notice on a petition challenging constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 and the Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Rules, 2021.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, upon hearing Senior Advocate R Basant...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Ex-MP S Venugopal Chary's Challenge To Conviction, Sentence For Allegedly Hurting Police Official; Exempted From Surrender
While issuing notice on S Venugopala Chary's plea challenging his conviction and sentence (6 months) in a case involving allegations of hitting a police official, the Supreme Court today extended the exemption from surrender granted earlier to the former MP.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order.Briefly put, Chary was booked on the allegations of hitting a...
There Are Other Ways to Agitate, Don't Hold Litigants to Ransom: Supreme Court On Lawyers' Strike, Raps P&H HC Bar Association
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 29) orally remarked that lawyers' abstaining from court work unfairly harm litigants and there are other powerful methods for lawyers to agitate. The Court was hearing a case concerning members of Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association having abstained from court work in July 2024.“In 75 years of the existence of constitutional courts, someday...