Mere Cheating Will Not Attract S.420 IPC Offence; Accused Must Dishonestly Induce Cheated Person To Deliver Property : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 22) held that while prosecuting a person for the offence of cheating punishable under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, it is to be seen whether the deceitful act of cheating was coupled with an inducement leading to the parting of any property by the complainant. Reversing the concurring findings of the High Court and the Trial Court, the Bench...

'What Authority You Have To Tie People To Poles & Beat Them?' : Supreme Court To Gujarat Police Officers Involved In Kheda Flogging

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 23) stayed the contempt proceedings against four police officers who were sentenced to 14 days of imprisonment by the Gujarat High Court in October last year for their involvement in the public flogging of Muslim men in Gujarat's Kheda.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta today admitted the statutory appeal preferred by police officers A V Parmar,...

Supreme Court Seeks Report From Certain States/UTs On Implementation Of Persons With Disabilities Act

The Supreme Court, in a writ petition pertaining to the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, has directed the States/UTs who have not filed compliance affidavits to file the same within eight weeks. The matter was placed before the Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra. These States and UTs are Andaman and Nicobar Islands,...

Consumer Commission Appointments | Will Convene Meeting Of State Secretaries & Others: Attorney General Tells Supreme Court

In course of hearing of a public interest litigation challenging inaction of governments in appointing President, Members and Staff of District and State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions across the country, Attorney General R Venkataramani told the Supreme Court yesterday that a meeting of all State Secretaries (and others) was sought to be planned by the Union to address all aspects of...

Supreme Court 7 Judges Bench Hearing-Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status Case-WATCH LIVE

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Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 4]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing the case concerning the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University.A 7-judge Constitution Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Surya Kant, Justice JB Pardiwala, Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma will hear the matter.The reports of the hearings from...

Supreme Court's Centre for Research and Planning Calls For Internship Applications

Supreme Court's Centre for Research and Planning calls for law interns.The Centre for Research and Planning of the Supreme Court has called for internship applications. The CRP assists the Supreme Court judges in research. It also assists the Collegium in providing inputs about the judgments of candidates under consideration for judgeship.1. Eligibility...

Person Claiming To Be 'Special Constitutional Functionary' Demands Privilege In Litigation, Supreme Court Dismisses Plea As Frivolous

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 22) dismissed a Special Leave Petition, filed by a person claiming to be a "special constitutional functionary", calling it a complete baseless and frivolous petition. Concurring with the findings of the High Court, the Bench comprising of Justices AS Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, noted that the petitioner filed the petition on baseless grounds and approached...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Direct Centre To Notify Part 3 Of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 22) refused to entertain a Writ Petition seeking the issuance of mandamus to the Union Government to notify Part 3 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra dismissed the matter observing that the issue is settled in the Supreme Court decision of AK Roy v. Union...

Efforts To Settle Pure Civil Disputes By Applying Pressure Through Criminal Prosecution Must Be Deprecated : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has (on 19 January) prima facie observed that a mere breach of contract does not amount to an offence of cheating or breach of trust as provided under the Indian Penal Code unless the fraudulent or dishonest intention is shown. “Prima facie, in our opinion, mere breach of contract does not amount to an offence under Section 420 or Section 406 of the Indian Penal...

Is Increase In BSF's Jurisdiction Unconstitutional Interference In State's Domain? Supreme Court To Consider In Punjab's Suit Against Union

The Supreme Court today (January 22) framed 7 key issues which are to be decided in the original suit filed by the State of Punjab challenging the Union's notification extending the jurisdiction of Border Security Force (BSF) from 15 to 50 Km in the state. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra amongst other things,...

Trade Dress Of 'London Pride' Virtually Same As That Of 'Imperial Blue', Says Supreme Court In Whiskey Brand Dispute

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 22) heard a trademark dispute involving the whiskey brands "Blenders' Pride", "Imperial Blue" and "London Pride".The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a special leave petition filed by Pernod Ricard India Pvt Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of an international liquor manufacturer,...