Law Commission's Recommendations Make Sedition Law More Prone To Abuse : Senior Lawyers

The law of sedition has always been controversial - with governments of all shades and hues generously employing the colonial-era law to clamp down on dissent. The application of this law has become absurdly frightening over the years with journalists, activists, cartoonists, students and even lay persons facing the brunt for being critical of the government. This is hardly a secret....

Army Claims Protection Under AFSPA For ‘Cutting Trees’ On Rented Property, Court Says No Requirement Of Sanction As Dispute Purely Civil In Nature

In a dispute related to the felling of trees on a land taken over by the Army on rent from a civilian, a court in Kashmir’s Bandipora district has rejected the union government’s argument that the landowner is first required to seek sanction under The Armed Forces (Jammu And Kashmir) Special Powers Act (AFSPA) before filing the recovery suit.Principal District Judge Amit Sharma ruled that...

Army Jawan 'Murder' Case: Judicial Magistrate Orders Further Investigation After 17 Years

17 years after the mysterious "murder" of Sepoy Yuvraj Uttam Rao inside an army camp, the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) of Banihal has ordered the reopening of the investigation into the matter. Expressing dissatisfaction with the previous investigation, Judge Manmohan Kumar has directed the police to conduct further inquiries and submit a detailed report within three months.The...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index (Citations 403 - 423) [May 8 – 14, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEXArbitration2015 Arbitration Amendment not applicable though S.11 application was filed after it, if arbitration notice was issued pre-amendment. Shree Vishnu Constructions v. Engineer in Chief Military Engineering Service, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 417Award can be said to be suffering from 'patent illegality' only if it is an illegality apparent on the face of it....

Court Acquits Man In Delhi Riots Case, Pulls Up Delhi Police For "Falsely" Citing Witness To Identify Accused As Offender

While acquitting a Muslim man in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case, a Delhi Court pulled up the Delhi Police for "falsely" citing the complainant as a witness who could identify accused as the offender. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Shirish Aggarwal of Karkardooma Courts also disbelieved the testimony of an alleged Police witness observing,“It appears that his statement was procured...

Results Of BCI’s Qualifying Exam For Indian Nationals Holding Foreign Degrees Published; Supreme Court Disposes Of Plea

The Supreme Court today disposed of a plea which had asked to direct the Bar Council of India (BCI) to declare the result of the 18th Bar Council of India Qualifying Examination for Indian nationals holding Foreign Law Degrees (INHFLD). The examination was conducted from December 19 -24, 2022 at the BCI office.A vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rakesh Bindal...

Civil Services Exam 2023: Central Administrative Tribunal Issues Notice To UPSC On Plea Seeking Reduction In Cut Off For CSAT From 33% to 23%

The Central Administrative Tribunal today issued notice to the Union Public Service Commission on a plea seeking reduction in the cut off for qualifying Part II (CSAT) exam conducted by UPSC last month from 33% to 23%. The matter was listed today before the Principal Bench of the Tribunal.However, the Tribunal has refused to direct the Commission to keep the preliminary result in abeyance...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Views On Allowing Bike-Taxi Aggregators Like Rapido, Uber In Delhi; Asks About Insurance Coverage

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response in a plea challenging Delhi High's order which allowed bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber to operate bike-taxis without aggregator licenses till a final policy regarding it is notified. A Vacation Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal was hearing a special leave petition filed by the Delhi Government challenging the...

“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-IX]

Q.41 What are the usual occasions for proving a Will and what is the burden which is on the propounder’s shoulder ? Ans. The question of proving a Will can arise in an ordinary civil litigation or before a testamentary Court. When the Will is propounded by any of the parties to a litigation, the burden to prove the same is always on the propounder. This...

YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder Case : Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Bail Granted To YS Avinash Reddy On June 13

The Supreme Court on Friday listed on June 13 the Special Leave Petition filed against the Telangana High Court order which had granted anticipatory bail to the Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy in Vivekananda Reddy Murder case. The petition has been filed by Sunitha Reddy, the daughter of YS Vivekananda Reddy. The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra before a vacation...

Supreme Court Seeks Report From Madras High Court On Issue Of Toilets For Women Lawyers In Nilgiris Court Complex

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Madras High Court administration to submit through its Registrar General a detailed report on the issue of lack of toilet complexes for women lawyers in the Nilgiris Court Complex. The bench noted that while the Registrar General had earlier filed a report in the matter, the said report did not explain in detail in what manner the facilities for...

Liquor Scam Case : Supreme Court Modifies Interim Bail Granted To Magunta Raghava Reddy; Directs Him To Surrender On June 12

The Supreme Court on Friday modified the Delhi High Court order which had granted 15 days of interim bail to Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MP Magunta Srinivasulu’s son Magunta Raghava Reddy. While the vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal did not cancel the bail granted to Reddy, it asked him to surrender on June 12 2023. The order...