Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Former DGP Caught In The Line Of Fire Granted Permanent Custody Of Cap And Badge Marked As Exhibits In Trial

IPS officer Prateep V. Philip, who retired as Director General of Police- Training, has been allowed the permanent custody of the bloodstained cap and name badge worn by him on the day of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. An Additional Sessions Judge in Chennai granted permanent custody to the officer who was on duty as Additional Superintendent of Police, Kancheepuram...

Tribunal Decisions Can Be Scrutinized Only By A Jurisdictional High Court : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that any decision of a tribunal (inclusive of one passed under S. 25 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985) can only be scrutinized by a High Court which has territorial jurisdiction over the tribunal in question. "All decisions of tribunals created under Article 323A and 323B of the Constitution will be subject to the scrutiny before a Division Bench of the...

S.397 IPC: Use Of The Weapon Does Not Require That The Offender Should Actually Fire Or Stab, Mere Exhibition Or Brandishing of the Same Is Sufficient: Supreme Court

In a judgement delivered recently, the Supreme Court through a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justices A.S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli clarified two important positions of the law relating to the offence of Robbery under the Indian Penal Code. The question that came up for the Court's consideration was whether the charge under Section 397 of IPC would hold in case...

Mother Wouldn't Put Daughter's Entire Life At Stake By Giving Her Label Of Sexual Assault Victim: Tripura HC Upholds Rape Conviction

In a significant observation, the Tripura High Court has observed that the mother of a sexual assault victim girl would never put her daughter's entire name, fame, and even entire life at stake by giving her a label of a victim of sexual assault.Observing thus, the Bench of Justice T. Amarnath Goud and Justice Arindam Lodh affirmed the rape conviction of a man under Sections 376(2)(f) of the...

'Unwarranted'': Supreme Court Expunges Scathing Remarks Of Calcutta High Court Against CAT In Alapan Bandyopadhyay Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday expunged the adverse remarks made by a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court while allowing the special leave petition filed by the Centre challenging the High Court's order of setting aside the order passed by the CAT Principal bench to transfer former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay's petition from the Kolkata bench to New Delhi.The High...

Additional Sessions Judge Have No Power To Transfer Cases Under S.408CrPC-Mumbai Court Dismissed Kangana Ranaut's Application To Transfer Defamation Suit Filed By Javed Akhtar

A Sessions Court in Mumbai has rejected actress Kangana Ranuat's revision application which sought to set aside an order passed by the in-charge Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) in the defamation case filed by lyricist Javed Akhtar. By that order passed on October 21, the in-charge CMM had rejected Ranaut's plea to transfer the defamation case filed by Akhtar against her to a...

Person Deprived Of Possession Of His Property On Account Of Acquisition Of Land Should Be Paid Compensation Immediately: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that if a person is deprived of possession of his property on account of acquisition of land, he should be paid compensation immediately.If the same is not paid to him forthwith, he would be entitled to interest on the compensation amount from the date of taking possession of the land till the date of payment, the court said.In this case, the issue was regarding...

Adopt Rs 2.5 Lakh Cut-Off If EWS Is To Be Implemented : Arvind Datar To Supreme Court In NEET-PG Counselling Case

If at all the Supreme Court is allowing EWS reservation in NEET-AIQ this year, it should be based on Rupees 2.5 lakh annual income criteria as recommended by the Sinho committee, and not the Rupees 8 lakh gross annual income limit fixed by the Central Government, urged Senior Advocate Arvind Datar on Tuesday.Appearing for petitioners opposing EWS quota in NEET-PG Counselling, Datar submitted...

"Is It Your Intention That Supreme Court Be Deprived Of Hearing The Matter?" SC Pulls Up Tamil Nadu In Former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthrabhalaji's Arrest

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday called out the State of Tamil Nadu for arresting former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthra Bhalaji even when his plea was pending before the Supreme Court and for the alleged raids on the lawyers who represented him. A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Hima Kohli was hearing a special leave petition challenging Madras High...

It Appears EWS Committee Tries To Justify Rs 8 Lakh Limit Post-Facto : Supreme Court In NEET-PG Counselling Case

While hearing the cases related to NEET-PG Counselling, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally remarked that the Expert Committee constituted by the Central Governemnt has attempted to provide a post-facto justification to the Rupees 8 lakh gross annual income limit for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) quota.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna was referring to...

Regularisation Of Daily Wage Workers: Supreme Court Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Karnataka's Addl Chief Secretary For Non-Compliance Of HC's Order

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday stayed the contempt proceedings against the State of Karnataka's Officer for non-compliance with the High Court's order to consider the case of the respondent daily wage workers for regularisation.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Hima Kohli has issued notice in the special leave petition filed challenging the Karnataka...

Air India Disinvestment Saw Keen Competition, Not Rigged In Favour Of Tata Group: Delhi High Court In Subramaniam Swamy's Plea

The Delhi High Court has held that the bidding process for disinvestment of then national airline, Air India, was not rigged in favour of the Tata Group.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh observed that the bidding process saw keen competition with seven Expression of Interests and two bidders, and it cannot be said that the process was tailor made to facilitate...