Prosecutors Given Weightage Points For Persuading Judges To Award Death Penalty : Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At MP Govt Policy

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, was perturbed to note that an affidavit filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh indicates that one of the parameter's to adjudge a Public Prosecutor as the 'Star Prosecutor of the Month' is their ability to secure death sentence. A Bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a suo moto writ petition pertaining to laying...

Disqualification Notices By Speaker | Rajasthan High Courts Issues Notice To Sachin Pilot Camp

The Rajasthan High Court has recently issued notices to Sachin Pilot and other 18 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the 2020 matter whereby disqualification notices were issued by the Speaker to the aforesaid persons.Acting Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sameer Jain, observed,"As no instructions have been pleaded on behalf of the petitioners No.2 to 19, issue...

"Young Lawyers Should Sit In Courtrooms In Free Time To Watch Judges" : Justice Vineet Saran On Learning Court Craft

While speaking at the farewell event organised in his honour, Justice Vineet Saran on Tuesday emphasised on the need for lawyers to learn the court craft and advised the young members of the Bar to sit in courtrooms in their free time instead of whiling time in canteens or having coffee."They should watch judges and must know what the judge wants. To learn that is also part of court...

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Moves Supreme Court Against Diesel Price Hike By Oil Companies

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has moved the Supreme Court against Kerala High Court's order setting aside the interim order issued in its favour by which the Oil Marketing Companies were directed to levy the price of High Speed Diesel (HSD) at par with the price available at retail pumps temporarily. A special leave petition has been filed challenging the order passed by a...

No Valid Permission Granted For Puri Jagannath Temple Corridor Project: ASI Tells Orissa High Court

In a significant development to the controversy regarding Puri Jagannath Temple Corridor project, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted that it has not granted any valid permission for construction at the holy shrine. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik of Orissa High Court was hearing the...

Departmental Proceedings Are Necessary Even For Termination Of Temporary Employee: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the employer shall follow the procedures in departmental proceedings including framing of charge, giving an opportunity to the employee, conducting a disciplinary enquiry and thereafter deciding the issue even with respect to temporary employees. The bench of Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy was making the above orders in a plea filed by one...

Public Morality Cannot Overshadow Constitutional Morality: Punjab And Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a petition seeking protection of life and personal liberty, held that the Constitutional right of protection cannot be abridged, except as per the manner established by law. The Constitutional right of protection cannot be abridged, except in a manner permitted by law. The bench comprising Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj held that the...

Time Limit For Filing Of Written Statement Under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC Is Not Mandatory: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated the time limit for filing of the written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure is not mandatory (if it is not a commercial suit).In this case, a suit for injunction was filed by the plaintiff. The High Court upheld the Trial court order refusing to condone the delay of 193 days in filing of the written statement on the ground that there...

Karnataka HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against 68-Year-Old Woman Charged Under SC/ST Act

Observing that "She had no criminal intention in the initial stage while obtaining the (caste) certificate and seeking reservation and got (job) appointment, but she bonafidely believed that she will get the caste of her husband in view of marrying the person who belongs to member of SC/ST," the Karnataka High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings pending against a...

Claim For Recovery Of Security Deposit Or Damages Under License Agreement Is Arbitrable & Not Barred By Section 41 Of The Small Cause Courts Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has reiterated that where the parties to a Leave and License Agreement are governed by an Arbitration Agreement, determination of the dispute relating to recovery of the security deposit under the said License Agreement through arbitration is legally permissible. The Single Bench of held that the expression "charges" as provided under Section 41 of the...

State Enactments Like Kerala/Gujarat Money Lenders Act Have No Application To NBFCs Registered Under RBI Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the state enactments such as Kerala Money Lenders Act, 1958 and Gujarat Money Lenders Act, 2011 will have no application to Non­ Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).The bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed that the Chapter III­B of the RBI Act is a complete code...

"To Grab Land Unlawfully He Ashramite Himself Under Umbrella Of Religion": Allahabad High Court In Azam Khan Bail Order

Granting bail to Samajwadi Party Leader and UP MLA Azam Khan in an alleged case of grabbing Enemy Property and using it for the construction of the Mohammed Ali Jauhar University, the Allahabad High Court today made some stern remarks against the former Cabinet Minister in the UP Government.Perusing the pleadings of the affidavits, submissions advanced and pleadings exchanged, the Bench...