Rajya Sabha Discusses Lack Of Social Diversity In Judiciary, Issue Of Post-Retirement Jobs Of Judges

While considering the Supreme Court and High Courts (Salary and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021, members of the Rajya Sabha raised the issues of lack of social diversity in the judges of higher judiciary, post-retirement appointments, lack of transparency in the appointment of judges and the need to re-introduce National Judicial Appointments Commission. The members...

Supreme Court Upholds Selection Of Candidate Suffering From Bipolar Affective Disorder To Delhi Judicial Services Under PwD Category

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the selection of a candidate suffering from Bipolar Affective Disorder to Delhi Judicial Service 2018 under the category of persons with disabilities, whose candidature was rejected on account of his mental disability not being found permanent in nature. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh has issued the direction after perusing...

Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Project Promoter For Misappropriating, Siphoning Off Funds Collected From Homebuyers; Withdraws Interim Protection

The Delhi High Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to a construction project promoter in the two FIRs registered over misappropriation and siphoning off of funds collected from homebuyers by the company. The Court also withdrew the interim protection granted to the promoter.Siddharth Chauhan, Managing Director of M/s Sidhartha Buildhome Pvt. Ltd, had filed two anticipatory bail...

Tender Inviting Authority Best Judge Of Tender Requirements: Madras High Court

Madras High Court has recently dismissed a petition challenging the rejection of a bid in a tender process for operartion of a few amenities in Chennai Airport and seeking directions for floating a fresh E-tender. A single-judge bench of Justice M Dhandapani held that the court cannot interfere in the administrative decision of the award of tender, when the process of inviting tenders...

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in a Triple Murder Case

Supreme Court has recently commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for triple murder.A bench comprising of Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Justice L. Nageshwar Rao, Justice B.R. Gavai was considering an appeal filed by the convict against the Madhya Pradesh High Court Judgment sentencing him to death by affirming the death sentence passed by the trial Court for the offenses...

Presents Gifted By Parents For Daughter's Welfare Not Dowry: Kerala High Court

In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court has ruled that presents given to the bride at the time of her marriage for her welfare will not count as dowry under the ambit of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.Allowing a petition filed by an aggrieved husband, Justice M.R. Anitha observed:"...presents given at the time of marriage to the bride without any demand having made in that behalf and...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-94]

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Cannot Recall Witness For Failure To Mark Omissions During Cross-Examination In POCSO Cases : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that failure to mark omissions from a witness' previous statements during their cross-examination is not always a valid ground to recall them in POCSO cases.However, before disposing of the plea, Justice M.R. Anitha clarified:"I also make it clear that I do not want to make it as a precedent that material omissions need not be marked during the cross-examination...

Orissa High Court Directs Postponement Of State Film Awards Ceremony

The Orissa High Court today directed the postponement of the Odisha State Film Awards ceremony which was scheduled to be held tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.The direction from the Bench of Justice Arindam Sinha came while hearing a plea filed by Odia film direction, Bobby Islam who submitted that two films, which have been selected on several categories in the list for the award,...

9855 Children Orphaned, 132113 Lost Either Parent & 508 Children Abandoned During COVID: NCPCR Tells Supreme Court

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has told the Supreme Court that as per the data uploaded on the Baal Swaraj Portal- CoVID care from April 2020 onwards upto December 7, 2021, 9855 children are orphaned, 1,32,113 children have lost either parent and 508 children are abandoned.The additional affidavit has been filed by NCPCR in compliance of Top Court's directions...

Rajya Sabha MPs Move Privilege Motion Against Ranjan Gogoi

Rajya Sabha lawmakers from Trinamool Congress and Congress submitted the notice for privilege motion notice against the fellow MP and former Chief Justice of India Mr. Ranjan Gogoi. AITC members wrote to the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha PC Mody raising the question of breach of privilege by Mr.Gogoi. The notice was sent in relation to certain comments made by Justice Gogoi...

Lok Sabha Passes NDPS(Amendment) Bill 2021 To Correct A Drafting Error

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the NDPS (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to amend the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act to correct a drafting error. In 2014, the Act was amended and the clause number of the definition for such illicit activities was changed. However, the section on penalty for financing these illicit activities was not amended and continued to refer to the...