Disproportionately Light Punishment Humiliates & Frustrates Crime's Victim : Supreme Court In Navjot Singh Sidhu's Case

It is the duty of the Court to award the proper sentence

Hate Speech : Supreme Court Gives Liberty To Petitioners To Move Vacation Bench In Relation To Proposed Dharam Sansad Events In June-July

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted liberty to the petitioners who have filed a PIL seeking action against alleged hate speeches in Dharam Sansad meets to move the vacation bench with respect to any hate speech in the upcoming Dharam Sansand events in June-July (when the Court is closed for summer vacations).A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and JB Pardiwala was hearing...

Withdraw Policy To Give Incentives To Prosecutors For Securing Death Penalty : Supreme Court To Madhya Pradesh

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, was astonished that the Public Prosecutors are granted incentives by State of Madhya Pradesh for, inter alia, securing death penalty. It orally directed the Counsel appearing for the State to advise the MP Government to withdraw all such policies for PPs as well those for the Investigating Officials which incentives the outcome of sentencing. A...

Right To Dignity Not Offended Merely By Queuing Up At Fair Price Shop: High Court On Quashing Delhi Govt's Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme

The Delhi High Court has observed that a person's right to dignity and privacy is not offended merely because such a person may be required to queue up at a fair price shop outlet. The observation was made by a division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh while setting aside the Delhi government's scheme for doorstep delivery of ration. The...

IT Rules 2021 : Supreme Court To Hear Centre's Challenge Against Interim Orders Of High Courts On July 19

The Supreme Court on Thursday posted to July 19 the hearing of the Centre's petitions challenging the interim orders passed by High Courts staying some provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021).The Centre has also filed petitions to transfer the cases in the High Courts to the Supreme Court. The Court...

"No Reason For Close Relatives To Falsely Accuse": Orissa High Court Upholds Life Sentence Awarded To Man For Murder Of Cousin Brother

The Orissa High Court has upheld the conviction of a person, who was sentenced to life for committing murder of his cousin-brother. While dismissing the appeal, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik observed, "This is not a case of mistaken identity since all the witnesses are close relations of both the accused and the deceased. The...

Permanent Lok Adalats Can Decide A Dispute On Merits; But Conciliation Proceedings Preceding It Are Mandatory: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the Permanent Lok Adalats have adjudicatory functions under the Legal Services Act,1987 and thus empowered to decide a dispute before it on merits.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and PS Narasimha held that conciliation proceedings under Section 22-C of the LSA Act are mandatory in nature. Even if the opposite party does not appear, the Permanent...

Directors Of Manufacturing Company Can't Be Prosecuted For Sub-Standard Drugs Unless They Played An "Active Role" In The Process: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against the Proprietors/ Directors of a drugs manufacturing company for alleged production of sub-standard quality drugs, while observing that they did not play an "active role" in the alleged offence."Unless the petitioners do have an active role in the preparation and manufacture of drugs, which are alleged to be...

Delhi Govt Can't Implement Doorstep Ration Delivery Scheme Without LG's Approval: High Court

It appears that the misunderstanding was not on part of LG but on part of Chief Minister himself, Court said.

Plea Seeking Independent Probe Into Alleged Extra-Judicial Executions of Tribals in Chhattisgarh: Supreme Court Reserves Judgement

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved the judgment on a 2009 plea for an independent investigation into alleged incidents of extra-judicial executions of tribals in Chhattisgarh.On Tuesday, Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves, for the petitioner, had advanced before the bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and J. B. Pardiwala, "The killing was pointed out by the petitioner (no. 1- Himanshu Kumar)...

"Will Have Serious Impact On The Judicial Institution": Madras High Court Denies Bail To Office Assistant Accused Of Stabbing Judicial Officer

The Madras High Court on Thursday denied bail to an office assistant who was accused of stabbing a Judicial Officer. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that the issue had to be dealt with utmost seriousness as it had an impact on the institution at large. "Such an attack has an impact on the institution at large and hence it has to be dealt with utmost seriousness. If the petitioner...

Patna High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Making Fake Calls In Police Superintendent's Name To Coerce Land & Money Transactions

The Patna High Court has granted bail to a man accused in the case of making fake calls in the name of Superintendent of Police for pressurizing the complainant into land and money transactions. A single bench of Justice Rajiv Ranjan Prasad directed, "The trial court shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the...