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'Mere Refusal To Marry Won't Amount To Instigation Under S.107 IPC': Supreme Court Quashes Abetment Of Suicide Case
The Supreme Court has held that mere refusal to marry, even if true, by itself would not amount to “instigation” as contemplated under Section 107 of the Indian Penal Code, while quashing an FIR registered against a man accused of abetting the suicide of a woman who allegedly took her life after he backed out of their proposed marriage.A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice...
Justice Surya Kant: Key Judgments And Notable Cases Handled By The Incoming Chief Justice Of India
After CJI BR Gavai demits office on November 23, Justice Surya Kant will take over as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. The judge will hold the office till February 9, 2027, on which date he is due to retire.For the unversed, Justice Kant hails from Hisar, Haryana and he would be the first person from the state to hold the CJI office. He was a designated senior advocate at the Punjab and...
Recent Important Supreme Court Judgments On Cheque Dishonour Under S 138 Negotiable Instruments Act
The Supreme Court has delivered certain crucial judgments on the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“NI Act”), ranging from issues clarifying the jurisdiction of filing of the cheque dishonor complaints to explaining when the cause of action arises for filing a complaint. The Court has also issued directives for the speedy trial of the NI Act cases. Moreover, holding that the cheque...
NCLT Rejects Sterling Biotech's Plea To Reclaim Pune Land From Sterling Healthcare
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai on Friday rejected an application filed by Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL) seeking possession of an industrial plot in Pune leased to Sterling Healthcare Ltd (SHL), which is currently under insolvency proceedings.The dispute related to a 29-year lease executed in 2008 for land located at Village Urse in Pune district. A coram comprising...
Delhi Court Orders Action Against Cops For Filing False Report Against Accused, Supervisory Lapse In Bullet Firing Case
A Delhi Court has ordered against the Delhi Police officials for supervisory lapse and filing a false report against a man accused of firing bullet shot outside the house of the complainant. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Tushar Gupta of Karkardooma Courts denied bail to the accused- Mustakeem but issued notice to the Joint Commissioner of Police to take appropriate action against the...
Plea In Supreme Court Questions MP Prison Law As Discriminatory Against Denotified Tribes Due To Vague Definition Of Habitual Offenders
The Supreme Court today(October 31) allowed an intervention filed by the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project, arguing that the State of Madhya Pradesh has violated the 2024 Sukanya Shantha judgment through its Madhya Pradesh Sudharatmak Sevayen Evam Bandigrah Adhiniyam, 2024, in the suo moto matter concerning discrimination inside prisons in India. As per the intervenor, the...
Civil Service Exams | Planning To Introduce Screen Reader Software For Visually Impaired Candidates : UPSC Tells Supreme Court
The Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) today informed the Supreme Court that it plans to introduce Screen Reader Software for visually impaired candidates in the UPSC exam as soon as it has acquired proper infrastructure."as soon as the feasibility and availability of proper infrastructure/ software and proper testing is ensured at various Centres to conduct its Examinations in a...
Falcon Invoice Scam : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Chartered Accountant's Plea To Consolidate FIRs In 6 States
The Supreme Court today issued notice to several states on a writ petition filed by Sharad Toshniwal, a Chartered Accountant, seeking to consolidate the FIRs in relation to the Falcom Invoice scam worth Rs. 792 crores.The bench of CJI BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria heard the matter.Toshniwal has approached the Top Court seeking the consolidation of 12 FIRs and trial at...