Supreme Court Directs All States, UTs To Promptly Convey Rejection Of Remission Plea To Convicts

The Supreme Court recently directed all states and union territories to inform convicts of any rejection of applications for permanent remission within one week and forward copies of these rejection orders to the respective District Legal Services Authorities to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to provide legal aid to affected convicts.“(iii) All the States shall ensure that orders...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments On Law Examinations

Q 1. The trial court convicted the accused in a murder case based on the deceased's mother's testimony deposing that her son (deceased) had made an oral dying declaration pointing out the names of the accused. However, the conviction was set aside by the High Court after noting material discrepancies in the deceased mother's testimony because in her Section 161 CrPC statements she didn't make...

Climate Change Brings New Legal Challenges, Courts Must Address Them Through Creative Interpretation Of Law : Justice BV Nagarathna

While delivering a lecture at the Maharashtra National Law University, Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court recently expressed that climate change gives rise to several new legal challenges, which the Court must be alive to and address with creative interpretation of existing laws."Climate change poses several challenges not just to a stable environment, but also to human life. The right...

Fundamental Right Of Privacy Includes Spousal Privacy, Law Cannot Permit Snooping By Spouses: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has observed that the fundamental right of privacy includes spousal privacy. The court noted that the law could not permit or encourage snooping by one spouse on another. The court thus observed that the evidence that was obtained by invading the privacy of the partner was inadmissible in the court. “Law cannot proceed on the premise that marital misconduct is...

SCBA Passes Resolution Condeming Lathi Charge Violence Against Lawyers In Ghaziabad District Court; Seeks Inquiry Against District Judge

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has passed a resolution condemning the recent lathi charge violence against advocates in Ghaziabad Court, Uttar Pradesh at the behest of the directions of a District Court Judge. The SCBA has also sought an inquiry against the Judge. According to the SCBA, the incident occurred under the direction of Mr. Anil Kumar-X, the District & Sessions Judge...

Kerala Advocate General Points To Executive Delay In Clearing Appointment Of Additional Judge To High Court

During the swearing in ceremony of five additional judges to the Kerala High Court on Wednesday (October 30), Advocate General K Gopala Krishna Kurup pointed out the executive delay in making the appointment of Justice Paramesara Panicker Krishna Kumar. Justice PP Krishna Kumar was among the five names sworn in as additional judges of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday, taking the strength of...

Five New Additional Judges Sworn In, Kerala High Court To Function With 45 Judges For The First Time

Five new additional judges were sworn in at the Kerala High Court today.1. Shri Paramesara Panicker Krishna Kumar2. Shri Kodassery Veliyath Madom Jayakumar3. Shri Muralee Krishna Shankaramoole4. Shri Jobin Sebastian5. Shri Pandikkaran Varadaraja Iyer BalakrishnanYesterday, the notification was issued by the Central Government appointing them as Additional Judges. The oath was administered by...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest– September 2024

Allahabad High Court:IO Can't Be Forced To Get Statement Of A Particular Witness Recorded U/S 183 BNSS: Allahabad High CourtCase title - Kajal And Another vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko. And Another Case citation: 2024 LiveLaw (AB) 583The Allahabad High Court has observed that it is the investigating agency's prerogative to sponsor the witness whose statement they want to record...

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Religious Practises In East India Differ From Those In North India, Cannot Be Restricted: Calcutta High Court On Plea To Curb Animal Sacrifice

A Calcutta High Court vacation bench has remarked that since religious practices in East India differ from those in North India, it would not be realistic to call for a restriction of practices which may have formed an "essential religious practice" for many communities.A division bench of Justices Biswajit Basu and Ajay Kumar Gupta was hearing a continuing plea by the Akhil Bharatiya Go...

S. 353 IPC | Shouting & Threatening Someone Doesn't Amount To Assault : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that shouting and threatening someone doesn't amount to committing an offence of assault. The bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard a case where the FIR under Section 353 of IPC (Assault) was registered against the Indian Institute of Astrophysics employee for shouting and threatening the CAT's Staff while inspecting...

Supreme Court Has Created Robust Jurisprudential Framework To Strengthen Federalism, Ensure State Rights Are Protected: CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud recently highlighted the role of the Supreme Court in shaping the landscape of Federalism in India and upholding the balance of Centre- State relations.The CJI was speaking at Loksatta Lecture Series on the topic of Understanding Federalism and Its Potential. He expressed, “ The Court has, in the last few decades evolved a robust jurisprudential...