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'Scandalous, Publicity Stunt' : Supreme Court Rebukes Advocate For Plea Seeking FIR Against Delhi HC Judges, Tribunal Members
The Supreme Court today rebuked an advocate for filing a plea seeking registration of FIR against 6 sitting/former judges of High Courts and/or Members of Tribunals.On the petitioner's asking however, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi appointed Senior Advocate Dr S Muralidhar (former Judge, Delhi High Court) as Amicus Curiae.Notably, the petition impleaded Justice C Hari...
Delhi Court Asks Accused To Stand With Hands In Air As Punishment For Wasting Its Time
While dealing with a case alleging criminal trespass, a Delhi Court has asked four accused persons to “stand in the court with their hands straight in the air till its rising” as a punishment for wasting judicial time and failing to furnish their bail bonds in time. Judicial Magistrate First Class Saurabh Goyal of Dwarka Courts held the accused persons guilty for contempt of court...
Are Bar Councils Following Judgment On Enrollment Fee Cap? Supreme Court Seeks BCI Chairperson's Response
The Supreme Court on July 15 passed an order seeking the presence of the Chairman of the Bar Council of India and Senior Advocate, Manan Mishra, to assist the Court on whether the directions issued by the Court in its July 30, 2024, order directing State Bar Councils to not charge extraorbitant fees for enrollment have been complied with or not. In Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, the...
Supreme Court Reviews Order Granting Custody To Father After Child Developed Stress Due To Separation From Mother
The Supreme Court set aside its previous order affirming a Kerala High Court judgment granting permanent custody of a minor child to his biological father. Allowing the mother's review petition, a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna B. Varale restored custody to the mother, citing serious concerns over the child's psychological health following the earlier custody decision.The...
Supreme Court Grants Last Chance To HCs For Compliance Report On Directions For Toilets For Women, Disabled & Transgender Persons
The Supreme Court on July 16 gave one last opportunity to the high courts to file a compliance report in the January 15 judgment, wherein it issued a set of directions for the construction of toilet facilities especially for women, specially-abled persons and transgender persons in Court premises and tribunals across the country.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R...
Supreme Court Extends Time To FSSAI Expert Committee For Report On Warning Labels On Packaged Foods
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) extended the time for an expert committee under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to give its recommendations within three months on the proposed amendments for nutrition warning labels on the front of packaged food items.On April 9, the Court had granted three months' time to the committee for its recommendations on the...
Motor Accident Claims : Can Passenger In Vehicle Claim Compensation Under Third Party Policy? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Supreme Court on July 14 referred to a larger bench the issue whether a passenger sitting in a car is covered under a third-party policy in insurance claims.The bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice PB Varale was hearing a challenge by New India Insurance to the Kerala High Court Order, which upheld the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Compensation Tribunal to a passenger in...
Word 'R***i' Bound To Insult Modesty Of Any Woman: Delhi Court Convicts Man
A Delhi Court has observed that the word 'randi' is not a word which is used simply to insult a person and is bound to insult the modesty of any hardworking woman.Judicial Magistrate First Class Harjot Singh Aujla of Dwarka Courts convicted a man for offence punishable under Section 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (insulting modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The FIR...
TN Football Association : Supreme Court Stays HC Order For Fresh Elections; Directs Earlier Administrative Committee To Handle Affairs
The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court order of July 4, which directed fresh elections for the Tamil Nadu Football Association (TNFA) noting that there was non-compliance with its earlier directives.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order, while issuing notice on two pleas, including one filed by the Chennai Football Association against the High...
Unthinkable For A Democratic Nation To Permit A Movie Vilifying An Entire Community : Sibal To Supreme Court On 'Udaipur Files'
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said before the Supreme Court today that the film "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder" was generating hate against one particular community."[Udaipur Files] movie generates violence, it is vilification of an entire community," he said, during the hearing of pleas seeking reliefs related to the controversial movie.Such a film which generates hate against...
Supreme Court Acquits Man Sentenced To Death, Slams Trial Court's 'Hasty Enthusiasm' In Sending Accused To Gallows On Meagre Evidence
"The Courts' enthusiasm to deliver justice in such a heinous crime ensures that the accused person ends up on the death row, albeit without sufficient evidence," the SC observed.