Supreme Court To Hear Ex-Indian Army Officer's Plea To Quash Criminal Proceedings In Rape Case

The Supreme Court today (November 5) issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by ex-officer of the Indian Army, Rakesh Walia, seeking quashing of the FIR and other consequential proceedings against him on grounds of malicious prosecution and abuse of law under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin...

I Have Always Granted Bail From A To Z, From Arnab To Zubair : CJI DY Chandrachud

Speaking at yesterday's discussion organised by The Indian Express, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud answered many pressing issues and controversies including whether the Supreme Court stands true to the 'bail is the rule, jail an exception' principle. Set to demit the office on November 10, CJI was asked by Apurva Vishwanath, The Indian Express, what institutional processes and...

CJI Chandrachud Credits President Murmu's 2022 Constitution Day Speech For Inspiring Supreme Court Report On Prison Reforms

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today credited President Droupadi Murmu's 2022 Constitution Day address for igniting the conversation that led to the development of the report, Prisons in India: Mapping Prison Manuals and Measures for Reformation and Decongestion.“I must take this opportunity to thank the honourable President not only for accepting our invitation to attend this...

Why All Private Properties Cannot Be Distributed For Common Good As Material Resources Of Community? Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court, by 7:2 majority, has overruled the judgment in Sanjeev Coke which held that all private properties can be distributed by the State as "material resources of the community" for the common good as per Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The majority judgment authored by CJI DY Chandrachud listed out the following reasons.a. The interpretation is inconsistent with the text...

Relying On Kejriwal's Case, Man Booked Under PMLA Moves Supreme Court Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Jharkhand Assembly Elections

The Supreme Court today issued notice on one Subhash Prasad Yadav's plea assailing rejection of his writ petition seeking interim/provisional bail in a money laundering case for the purpose of contesting Jharkhand Assembly elections.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in Yadav's challenge to a Patna High Court order, while orally instructing that proof in support...

Supreme Court Overrules Views Of Justices Krishna Iyer & Chinnappa Reddy On Private Property, Says Constitution Allows Economic Democracy

The Supreme Court, by 7:2 majority, has held as erroneous its previous views that all private properties can be regarded as "material resources of community" which the State is obliged to distribute for common good as per Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The majority judgment authored by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud held that the views expressed by Justice VR Krishna Iyer (in State...

Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Challenge To Quashing Of LOC Against Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's House Help-Samuel Miranda

The Supreme Court today dismissed Union of India's challenge to a Bombay High Court order whereby Look-Out-Circular opened in respect of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's house help-Samuel Miranda was quashed.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, considering that none appeared for the Union despite the matter being called out twice, as well as on merits."Matter...

High Court Judges Can't Be Discriminated Based On Source Of Appointment, All Entitled To Same Service Benefits: Supreme Court

Once appointed to the High Court, all judges constitute a homogenous class of constitutional officeholders, the Supreme Court held.

UP Madarsa Education Act Promotes Substantive Equality Of Minority Community : Supreme Court

While upholding the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 - except to the extent it regulated higher education degrees- the Supreme Court observed that the Act promoted the substantive equality of the minority community.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra set aside the judgement of...

Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute : Supreme Court To Examine If Intra-Court Appeal Is Maintainable In Allahabad HC Against Rejection Of O7R11 Plea

On hearing the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute, the Supreme Court today called on the parties to furnish brief synopsis on the question of maintainability of an intra-court appeal against rejection of an Order 7 Rule 11 CPC plea before the Allahabad High Court.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar was dealing with the Mosque Committee's grievance against the...

Pune Porsche Car Accident : Supreme Court Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Father Of Minor Passenger

The Supreme Court today (November 5) denied bail to Arunkumar Devnath Singh, father of a minor co-accused sitting next to the main accused - a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL), who allegedly was driving the car on May 19, 2024, in a high speed and killed two youth after mowing them down in Pune's Kalyani Nagar Porsche accident.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah...

'Harsh, Unwarranted' : Justices Nagarathna & Dhulia Object To CJI Chandrachud's Remarks On Justice Krishna Iyer Doctrine

In their judgments in the case relating to Article 39(b), Justices BV Nagarathna and Sudhanshu Dhulia expressed strong objections to the remarks made by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud against the Justice Krishna Iyer doctrine.While Justice Nagarathna described CJI Chandrachud's comments on Justice Krishna Iyer as "unwarranted and unjustified", Justice Dhulia said that the criticism...