Preventive Detention Cannot Be Ordered Merely Because A Person Is Implicated In A Criminal Proceeding : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that preventive detention cannot be ordered merely because a person is implicated in a criminal proceeding."A mere apprehension of a breach of law and order is not sufficient to meet the standard of adversely affecting the "maintenance of public order"", the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant observed while quashing a detention order.In this...

Oil Prices Rising Internationally Due To Ukraine Situation; Gradual Passing Of Prices To Consumers Not Arbitrary : Companies To Kerala High Court

The state-owned oil marketing companies told the Kerala High Court on Friday that oil prices are increasing due to the Ukraine war and that the companies are gradually passing on the prices to the consumers, which cannot be termed arbitrary.The submission was made in response to a p[lea by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) challenging the decision of State-owned Oil...

Weapon's Discovery On Disclosure Statement Of Accused Alone Not Enough To Prove Guilt: Allahabad HC Sets Aside Murder-Convict's Life Sentence

The Allahabad High Court has observed the discovery of the material object/crime weapon at the disclosure of the accused is important for the purposes of Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, but such disclosure alone would not automatically lead to the conclusion that the accused committed the offence.Holding thus, the High Court, on Thursday SET ASIDE the life sentence of a murder-convict in...

National Medical Commission Has Power To Stop Admissions In Medical Colleges: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, stayed the operation of the order of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad, which permitted Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial Medical College to admit students to fill up its 100 seats in the MBBS course for the academic year 2021-2022.The Court noted that Section 26(1)(f) of the National Medical Commission Act 2019 gives power to the National Medical Commisison...

Unbecoming Of A Person Donning Silk To Address Court This Way: MP High Court Calls For 'Strictest' Action Against Senior Counsel

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday voiced its disapproval to an attempt made by Senior Advocate Mrigendra Singh to call for the recusal of the presiding judge (Justice Atul Shridharan) saying that he should rescue himself because of an apparent bias on the Judge's part.In response to the call made by the Senior advocate, the Bench observed that the designation of any Advocate as...

Gujarat High Court Declines Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Forcefully Converting Religion Of 100 Hindus

The Gujarat High Court has rejected anticipatory bail to a man accused of forcefully converting religion of 37 Hindu families and 100 Hindus. It was also alleged that the Applicant lured them by offering financial assistance and converted a house constructed with Government funds to a place of worship — Ibadatgaah."Prima facie from the record produced by the prosecution, it appears...

Trial Courts Cannot Impose Life Imprisonment Till Death Or Without Remission Except In Rape Cases: Calcutta High Court

In a significant ruling, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday issued a directive to trial courts in West Bengal stipulating that a sentence of life imprisonment till death, without any scope of remission, can only be passed in rape cases. A Bench comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Bivas Pattanayak observed that such a sentence of life imprisonment till one's death can only be...

Khalid Saifi Denied Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

A Delhi Court on Friday denied bail to United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi in connection with in connection with a case alleging larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under Indian Penal Code and UAPA.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat pronounced the order after hearing Senior Advocate Rebecca John and Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad. What did...

SCAORA Announces Election Results For Term 2022-2024, Adv Manoj Mishra Elected As President

The Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association on Friday announced the results for its elections for the term 2022-2024, electing Advocate Manoj K Mishra as its President. Advocate Mishra has been elected as the president with a total of 368 votes.Advocate Snehasish Mukherjee has been elected as the Vice President with 368 votes and Advocate Devvrat has been elected as the Hony Secretary...

Allahabad High Court Sets Out "Exceptions" Where Writ Petition Can Be Maintained Against Orders Passed In Mutation Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court recently set out the exceptions under which a writ petition may be entertained against orders passed in mutation proceedings.Fundamentally, mutation proceedings are summary in nature and are drawn on the basis of possession. Such proceedings do not decide any question of title of the parties over the land involved, in the sense that they neither extinguish nor create...

Mere Plea Of 'Inconvenience' Not A Ground To Challenge Constitutional Validity Of A Legislation : Supreme Court

Mere plea of inconvenience is not enough to assail constitutional validity of a legislation, the Supreme Court observed while upholding the 2020 amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010.The court observed that there is presumption that the Parliament understands and reacts to the needs of its own people as per the exigencies and experience gained in the implementation...

Kerala High Court Bids Farewell To Justices Sunil Thomas & K. Haripal

The Kerala High Court on Friday bid farewell to two of its judges - Justices Sunil Thomas and K Haripal, before parting for summer vacation. A reference was organized in the court of the Chief Justice for their farewell and the event was live-streamed on YouTube.The farewell commenced with Advocate General Gopalakrishna Kurup K addressing the gathering. He pointed out that the scheduled dates...