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“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-VII]
Q.31 What are the requirements to be satisfied for proving due execution of a Will ? Ans. On the question of proof of due execution of a will, the Apex Court in Jaswant Kaur v. Amrit Kaur 1977 (1) SCC 369 = AIR 1977 SC 74 made the following observations in para 10:- “10. There is a long line of decisions bearing on the nature and standard of evidence required to...
Judicial Officers' Pension | Notionally Include Increment Which Becomes Due On The Day After Retirement : Supreme Court
Accepting a recommendation made by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission, the Supreme Court has directed that the increment which becomes due to the judicial officer on the day after his retirement may be notionally included in the calculation of his pension as his last pay, subject to the vertical ceiling of Rs. 2,24,100/.The Commission suggested that judicial officers should have...
YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder | Supreme Court Stays Telangana HC Order Which Limited Gangi Reddy’s Custody Till June 30
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Telangana High Court order which directed that T Gangi Reddy, accused in the YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case, be released on bail from July 1.A vacation bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha stayed the High Court direction till July 14.The direction was passed in a petition filed by Suneetha Nareddy, daughter of YS Vivekananda...
Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute: Allahabad High Court Transfers To Itself All Suits Pending In Mathura Court
The Allahabad High Court today transferred to itself all the suits pending before the Mathura Court praying for various reliefs pertaining to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute.With this the Bench of Justice Arvind Kumar Mishra-I allowed the transfer application moved by Bhagwan Shrikrishna Virajman And 7 Others. In the operative part of its order, it observed...
SC/ST Act | Desirable To Outline Caste Related Utterances In FIR Or Chargesheet Before Subjecting Accused To Trial: Supreme Court
Before subjecting an accused to a trial for alleged commission of offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, it is desirable that the caste related utterances are outlined either in the FIR or, atleast, in the chargesheet, said the Supreme Court recently. It opined that the same would enable to ascertain if a case...
What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Police over no action taken against the man who allegedly made hate speech and posted offensive tweets against Mohammed Zubair in August 2020. The court was hearing Zubair's plea against the FIR under POCSO Act — he has already been given a clean chit in the case.“You went hammer and tongs against him [Zubair]. But the case has now ended in...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Direction That New Parliament Building Be Inaugurated By President
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction that the inauguration of the new Parliament building should be done by the President of India and not the Prime Minister of India.After a vacation bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha expressed disinclination to entertain the PIL filed by Advocate CR Jaya Sukin, the...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Against Calcutta HC Allowing CBI-ED Probe Against Him In Teacher Recruitment Scam
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by Trinamool Congress leader leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee against Calcutta High Court's order dismissing his plea to recall an order passed by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay which allowed the CBI and ED to interrogate him in the West Bengal School Job Scam case. The Court also stayed the direction of the Calcutta...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To AAP Leader Satyender Jain On Medical Grounds For 6 Weeks In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail on medical grounds to Aam Aadmi Party leader and former cabinet minister in Delhi government Satyendar Jain who has been under custody since May 2022 as an undertrial in a money laundering case. The order was passed by a vacation bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice PS Narasimha.The bench granted interim bail for six weeks for Jain...
Limitation Period For Arbitration | Mere Negotiations Between Parties Will Not Postpone The Cause Of Action : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court while adjudicating an application filed under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for appointment of arbitrator, has held that the limitation period of three years for filing such application would commence from the date when the cause of action arose. Subsequent negotiations between the parties, which take place after the cause of action has arisen,...
President Droupadi Murmu Highlights Problem Of Undertrial Persons Languishing In Prisons For Years
President of India Droupadi Murmu has highlighted the issue of persons languishing in prisons for years as undertrials. While speaking about access to justice, President Murmu further spoke about the condition of undertrial prisoners in India, who have been incarcerated for years despite not being adjudged guilty by a court of law. “One of the reasons is that courts here are...