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Justice BS Chauhan Commission Recommends Disciplinary Action Against Public Servants For Loss Of Records Of Vikas Dubey's Cases
The inquiry commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) B S Chauhan to probe into the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey recommended initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the erring public servants for loss of records of cases relating to Vikas Dubey, gangster who was killed in an encounter by the UP Police in 2020. The recommendations which have been made in...
Peremptory Directions Affecting Third Party Cannot Be Issued In Anticipatory Bail Orders, Reiterates Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that a peremptory direction affecting a third party cannot be issued in an anticipatory bail order.Very recently, in another case, the Apex Court had held that it is not open for High Courts to implead third parties in exercise of powers under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.In this case, while granting an anticipatory bail to an accused...
Challenge To Places Of Worship Act : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain New Petitions, Allows Intervention In Pending PIL
The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain petitions challenging the constitutional validity of various provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, but granted liberty to file intervention application in similar matters pending before it. Appearing before a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and J.B. Pardiwala, on behalf of one of the petitioners,...
Actor Assault Case: Dileep Moves Supreme Court Seeking Completion Of Trial Within Time Limit
Actor Dileep has approached Supreme Court seeking resumption of trial pending before the Trial Court in the actor assault case. Contending that serious prejudice would be caused if the trial is delayed, the actor in the plea, along with requesting the Top Court to fix a time limit, has also urged for directing the trial court to not use the further investigation report dated July...
"Hardworking And Disciplined Judge" : CJI Ramana Bids Farewell To Justice Khanwilkar
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana described colleague Justice AM Khanwilkar as a "hardworking and a disciplined judge" on the occasion of his farewell."Brother Justice Khanwilkar has always been a very hard-working and disciplined Judge. His work ethic is clear for all to see. He has authored more than 187 judgments and has disposed of nearly 8446 cases in the Supreme Court", CJI said speaking...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Constitution Of State Bar Council In Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh
The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in a plea seeking constitution of Bar Council in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Supriya Pandit, a Jammu based lawyer had approached the Apex Court in this regard. A Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and J.B. Pardiwala issued notice to the concerned authorities. The petition argued that the entire legal fraternity in Jammu...
'Bar Cannot Be Left At The Mercy Of Registry Officials' : Dushyant Dave Writes
I have been at the bar since 1978. I have always respected the judiciary. In turn, I have received much warmth from many judges. Over four decades, I have been a keen observer of the happenings in the corridors of the Courts, first the Gujarat High Court and since 1986, the Supreme Court of India. I always felt a sense of belonging to the institutions. Today, I felt completely...
Section 306 IPC - Abetment Of Suicide A Heinous Offence ; Cannot Be Quashed On The Basis Of Compromise : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an FIR under Section 306 IPC (abetment of suicide) cannot be quashed under Section 482 CrPC on the basis of settlement.The bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian observed that 'abetment of suicide' also falls in the category of heinous and serious offences and are to be treated as crime against society and not against the...
Supreme Court Expresses Disapproval Of Session Judge Sentencing POCSO Convict To Death In 4 Days Trial
The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to a judge sentencing a convict to death in a POCSO case in a trial completed within 4 days and sentencing another POCSO convict to life in a trial completed in a single day.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat was considering a writ petition filed by a suspended Additional Sessions Judge from Bihar who alleged that the...
IIT-JEE Mains Technical Difficulties : Supreme Court Allows 15 Candidates To Attend Additional Session Tomorrow
The Supreme Court on Friday passed an order allowing 15 IIT aspirants, who faced technical difficulties during the first session of the ITT JEE-Mains 2022 exam held in June 2022, to attend the additional session of the exam held by the National Testing Agency tomorrow (July 30).As per the information bulletin for the IIT-JEE Mains exam, the entrance test will be conducted in two sessions and...