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Air India Urination Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice To DGCA In Victim's Plea Seeking Guidelines Against Passenger Misconduct
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the plea filed by the 72-year-old victim in the Air India urination incident who has sought directions to the DGCA and Airline companies to lay down SoPs and regulations to deal with incidents of passenger misconduct on board. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice...
Supreme Court Issues Corrigendum Regarding Vacation Benches [Read About Updated List]
The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued a corrigendum with respect to the composition of the benches that will hear cases during the summer vacation commencing from Monday, May 22 to Sunday, July 2. The only changes are with respect to the inter se ordering of the benches in two particular slots (May 22 - May 28, and June 26 - July 2), depending on the seniority of the presiding...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On Indian Penal Code 1960 [ Jan-Mar 2023]
Penal Code, 1860 - Constitutional Courts can impose fixed term sentence even in cases where death penalty was not proposed - "Even in a case where capital punishment is not imposed or is not proposed, the Constitutional Courts can always exercise the power of imposing a modified or fixed-term sentence by directing that a life sentence, as contemplated by “secondly” in Section 53 of the...
Supreme Court Reserves Order In Petition Challenging Promotion Of District Judges In Gujarat
The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved order in a petition challenging the recommendations for the promotion of the District Judges in Gujarat. After hearing Senior Advocate, R Basant appearing for the petitioners; Advocate, Nikhil Goel, appearing for the Gujarat High Court; Senior Advocate, Dushyant Dave and Senior Advocate, Meenakshi Arora appearing on behalf of the other respondents, a...
40% Of Litigation By Centre & States Unnecessary & Frivolous: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday orally expressed its disapproval over the central and the state governments’ practice of filing ‘frivolous’ and ‘unnecessary’ appeals. Justice BR Gavai said: “Forty per cent of litigation by the union and the state governments are unnecessary. We heard a case today over a former employee receiving Rs 700 extra per month. Over this, the...
Justice Akil Kureshi Writes : Recent Judgment Of Supreme Court In 'Vikram Bhatia' Sets A Deeply Disturbing Trend
Article 265 of the Constitution of India provides that no tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law. This short Article in a most emphatic manner prevents the State from collecting tax arbitrarily. At the same time, the Courts recognize a great degree of latitude in the legislation in the field of taxation. In a landmark judgment in the case of R.K. Garg, it was observed...
LIFE Mission Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice To ED On Bail Plea Of M Sivasankar, Former Principal Secretary To Kerala CM
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in the special leave petition filed by M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the money laundering case in connection with the LIFE ((Livelihood, Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) Mission corruption case. LIFE project is a housing project initiated by the Kerala Government for the homeless.A Bench of Justices...
No Violence Reported In Manipur During Last Two Days, Normalcy Being Restored : Centre Tells Supreme Court
While recording the statement of the Union Government that no violence has taken place in the State of Manipur during the last two days and that normalcy is returning to the State, the Supreme Court on Monday asked it to ensure that due arrangements are made in relief camps in terms of food and medicines. The Court further told the Union Government to ensure that steps are taken to...
CJAR Demands Recall Of Supreme Court Orders Deferring Grant Of Default Bails On Basis Of Ritu Chhabaria Judgment
The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) on Monday urged the Supreme Court to recall its order deferring grant of default bails to accused all across the nation, on the basis of findings in the recent judgment of Ritu Chhabaria v. Union of India.Last month, a Division Bench of the Apex Court comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice CT Ravikumar had held if...
Mandatory Reporting Provisions Of POCSO Act Override Restrictions Imposed Under Section 198(1), 198(3) Of CrPC: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that Section 19 read with Section 21 of the POCSO Act, which provide for mandatory reporting of the offences under the enactment, shall override the restrictions imposed under Section 198(1) read with Section 198(3) of Cr.P.C.A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Saurabh Banerjee also said that there is no distinct category within child victims of rape...
Supreme Court Censures Bar Association For Passing Resolution Against Legal Aid Defence Counsel System; Summons Office Bearers
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its strong displeasure at a Bar Association for passing resolutions to obstruct the work of lawyers appointed as volunteers under the Legal Aid Defence System of the National Legal Services Authority. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud observed that passing such resolutions amount to "sheer contempt of court".The bench, also...