Supreme Court Refuses To Set Aside Murder Conviction Merely Because Of Mismatch Between Doctor's Evidence & Ocular Evidence

The Supreme Court recently upheld the conviction in a murder case observing that the ocular evidence given by the eye witness can't be discredited merely because the expert opinion supplied by the doctor suggests the use of different weapons in causing injuries.Setting aside the concurrent findings of the High Court and Trial Court, the Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal,...

Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Appeal Against Bar Council Rejecting Complaint Against Local Bar Association Members

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) declined to interfere in the civil appeal preferred by an advocate who has registered a complaint against the local bar association member for allegedly beating and assaulting him and restraining him to practice at the local court. The alleged incident of violence took place between the appellant-advocate and the respondents-members of the local...

Plea Alleges Patanjali Toothpaste Has Non-Veg Ingredient, Delhi HC Calls For Committee Recommendations On Categorisation Of Raw Materials In Drugs

The Delhi High Court has called for recommendations from the Committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Ayush on determining the criteria by which raw materials used in the production of drugs can be categorised into veg, non-veg or more categories.Justice Subramonium Prasad directed the Committee, constituted by the Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani Drugs Technical Advisory Board (ASUDTAB),...

Is Sub-Classification Permissible Within SC/ST Categories? Live Updates From Supreme Court 7-Judge Bench Hearing [Day 1]

A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court will today commence the hearing on the Permissibility of Sub-Classification Within SC-ST ReservationThe Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud also comprise Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, Bela M Trivedi, Pankaj Mithal, Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma.The matter was referred to a 7-judge bench by a 5-judge bench in 2020 in the case State of Punjab...

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Supreme Court Sentences Man Who Raped 7 Year Old Girl In Temple To 30 Years Imprisonment

In a horrifying incident where a 40-year-old man raped a seven-year-old Child (victim), the Supreme Court imposed the sentence of 30 years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rupees One Lakh. In the instant case, the victim's grandmother lodged an FIR against the accused/ petitioner for kidnapping and raping. Per the case successfully established by the prosecution, the victim,...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023 - Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code

A company could not avail benefit of the Sabka Vishwas scheme as it was under moratorium under IBC - The Courts are meant to do justice and cannot compel a person to do something which was impossible for him to do - Directed that the payment of amount already deposited by the company be appropriated towards settlement dues under “Sabka Vishwas Scheme 2019 and the company be issued...

'BRS MP K Kavitha Avoiding Summonses' : ED Tells Supreme Court

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday (February 5) alleged that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha has been 'avoiding' the central agency's summonses, at the Supreme Court hearing of the legislator's plea in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The probe agency is currently investigating her role in influencing the now-scrapped liquor policy in the national capital and...

Vivekananda Reddy Murder | Supreme Courts Adjourns Hearing Until April; Asks CBI to File E-Copies Of Case Files

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file digital copies of the case diaries related to the murder of former Andhra Pradesh minister YS Vivekananda Reddy. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing a batch of pleas connected with the Vivekananda Reddy murder, including a petition filed by his daughter challenging...

How Duplicate Voter Entries Are Determined? Supreme Court Asks Election Commission Of India

The Supreme Court on Mondayy (February 5) sought the response of the Election Commission Of India(ECI) on certain specific queries regarding the deletion of duplicate entries from the electoral rolls. A bench led by the Chief Justice of India posed two important questions to Amit Sharma, the standing counsel appearing for ECI; firstly, how does the ECI determine that certain entries...

Supreme Court Seeks J&K Admin's Response On Challenge To Termination Of Dooru-Verinag Municipal Committee's Term

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 5) issued notice on a plea challenging the termination of the term of the President Municipal Committee, Dooru-Verinag, Anantnag District by the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (“UT”). A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Viswanathan was considering a Special Leave Petition filed by Mohd.Iqbal Ahangar, the former President of the...

Retweeting Defamatory Content Is “Publication", Aggrieved Can Decide Which Retweet Caused More Harm To Reputation: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that every retweet of defamatory content on social media would amount to “publication” for attracting the offence of defamation under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.These observations came in a plea for quashing summons issued to CM Arvind Kejriwal, accused of the offence of defamation under Section 499 IPC for retweeting a publication on...