Supreme Court Keeps In Abeyance Its Aravalli Hills Judgment, To Set Up Fresh Expert Committee

In a suo motu case initiated over concerns surrounding revised definition of Aravalli Hills, the Supreme Court on Monday (December 29) has kept in abeyance its earlier directions concerning the change in definition of Aravalli Hills, after expressing concern that the expert committee report and the Court's observations were being misconstrued.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,...

BREAKING | Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Order Granting Bail To Kuldeep Sengar In Unnao Rape Case

The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court order suspending sentence awarded to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and granted him bail during the pendency of his appeal against conviction in the Unnao rape case.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice AG Masih passed the order, while issuing notice on pleas challenging the Delhi...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha & Others In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 9) reserved judgment on the petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meera Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmed seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria today concluded the hearing in the petitions filed against the September 2...

Saraswati Power Moves NCLAT Against Reinstatement of Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy as Shareholder; Tribunal Orders Status Quo

Saraswati Power and Industries Pvt Ltd has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai challenging a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order that reinstated former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, his wife Y S Bharathi, and Reddy's mother Y S Vijaya as shareholders in the company.A bench of Justice N Seshasayee and Technical member Jatindranath...

One Year Of New Criminal Laws : Key Supreme Court Judgments On BNS, BNSS

The new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, came into effect exactly a year ago, on July 1, 2024. As we mark their first anniversary, let us look at how the Supreme Court has interpreted and applied these provisions over the past year.SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Allows Benefit Of Section 479 BNSS To Undertrials In...

Service Charge Is Voluntary Payment By Consumers, Can't Be Made Mandatory On Food Bills: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Friday held that service charge and tips are voluntary payments by consumers and cannot be made compulsory or mandatory on food bills by restaurants or hotels.Justice Prathiba M Singh thus rejected two petitions filed by Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), challenging CCPA guidelines of...

Uncomfortable Questions Posed During Judicial Proceedings Can't Be Regarded As Humiliation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that statements made in court, and even uncomfortable questions posed to parties, cannot be considered public humiliation, as these actions are necessary for the court to fulfill its duty of ascertaining the truth. “During court proceedings, many statements are made and questions are posed which may make a person uncomfortable, but all such...

Supreme Court Calls Madras High Court's Rehearing Of Previously Allowed Quashing Petition “Absolutely Wrong”

The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) said that the Madras High Court's decision to rehear a quashing petition despite having previously quashed the case was “absolutely wrong”.“What is this practice? Now what is to be done? This is something which is completely wrong”, Justice Abhay Oka said.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was hearing the plea...

Improper For SC To Grant Interim Relief In Normal Course When Party Is Relegated To High Court : Supreme Court

When the Supreme Court refuses to entertain a matter and asks the party to approach the High Court, it would be improper in the normal course to grant interim relief to such party, observed the Supreme Court recently.The Court made this observation while recalling an order which granted interim protection from coercive action to a party who was relegated to the High Court. The interim...

Hard To Accept Cops Couldn't Overpower Accused, "Shoot-Out" Could Be Avoided: Bombay HC While Hearing Badlapur 'Fake Encounter' Case

While hearing a plea by father of the Badlapur school sexual assault accused who died in an alleged "fake encounter" on Monday, the Bombay High Court orally said it is difficult to accept that the accused– who was not a "strong man", couldn't be overpowered by the police officials who were with him.A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan was hearing...

Supreme Court Criminal Digest -May 2024

BailIn the matters relating to liberty of a citizen every single day counts. Keeping the matter for regular bail pending for a period of almost 11 months deprives the petitioner of his valuable right of liberty. Amandeep Singh Dhall v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 399Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Appeal against conviction – Held, Conviction is confirmed. The...

Can't Expect Junior Lawyers To Work Without Pay: Madras High Court Directs Bar Association To Pay Monthly Stipend Of ₹15K-20K

The Madras High Court has directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to issue circulars to all bar associations asking them to pay a minimum stipend of Rs 15,000 to Rs.20,000 to all junior lawyers practicing in the state. In the order uploaded on Thursday however, the court has modified this direction and asked the lawyers to pay monthly stipends to junior lawyers engaged...