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Courts Should Also Consider 'Invisible' Victims Who Might Be Impacted By Adjudication : Justice Surya Kant
Supreme Court Judge, Justice Surya Kant recently expressed the need for the justice system to be considerate towards the rights of those individuals who are affected by a legal decision but virtually invisible before the Courts. Justice Surya Kant spoke extensively on the " Invisible Victims of the Legal System : The Need for Sensitivity & Compassionate Adjudication" at the 250th...
Supreme Court Of Pakistan Cites Indian Supreme Court's Judgment On Avoiding Gender Stereotypes
In a significant judgment for gender equality and continued recognition of women's legal rights, the Supreme Court of Pakistan overturned the judgment of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Service Tribunal, Peshawar, which held that "a married daughter becomes a liability of her husband" and therefore, not eligible for compassionate appointment of the deceased son/daughter quota. It held that the...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: March 17, 2025 To March 24, 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsJoyi Kitty Joseph v. Union of India & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 298Gyanendra Singh @ Raja Singh v. State of U.P. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 299State of Rajasthan v. Indraj Singh 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 300V Ravikumar v. S Kumar 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 301Rajneesh Kumar Pandey & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 132/2016 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 302Union Territory of...
Punjab Municipal Elections : Supreme Court Appoints Former P&H HC Judge To Enquire Into Candidates' Allegations Of Nomination Paper-Snatching, Etc.
The Supreme Court recently constituted a Fact Finding Commission and appointed a former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge to enquire into issues raised by candidates of Punjab municipal elections regarding conduct of the polls.Without expressing any opinion on merits, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order appointing Justice Nirmaljit Kaur (former High Court...
BREAKING | CBI Court Acquits Justice Nirmal Yadav Booked For Receiving ₹15L Cash While Serving At Punjab & Haryana HC In 2008
A Special CBI Court in Chandigarh today acquitted Justice Nirmal Yadav, booked for receiving Rs. 15 lakh cash while serving as a Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in 2008.Special CBI judge Alka Malik pronounced the verdict.In 2008, a peon of then sitting judge of Punjab & Haryana Court Justice Nirmaljit Kaur filed a complaint that a bag of Rs.15 lakh cash was delivered at...
Supreme Court Directs DDA Vice-Chairman To Explain Non-Compliance With Orders To Take Action Against Illegal Structures On Public Land
The Supreme Court recently directed the Vice-Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to file a personal affidavit explaining its failure to comply with orders related to the demolition of certain illegal constructions on public land in Okhla, Delhi.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Vice-Chairman to respond within three weeks and kept the matter on...
Police Constitutionally Bound To Protect Freedom Of Expression; State Should Sensitize Officers On Constitutional Ideals: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 28) emphasized that police officers, as part of the State under Article 12 of the Constitution, have a duty to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals.Referring to Article 51A(a), which mandates citizens to abide by the Constitution and respect its institutions, the Court observed that officers must uphold the fundamental rights of...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Challenge To West Bengal Taxes On Entry Of Goods Act
The Supreme Court is set to examine the constitutional validity of the West Bengal Taxes on Entry of Goods into the Local Areas Act, 2012, as amended by the West Bengal Finance Act, 2017, along with related Rules and notifications.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan recently issued notice returnable on April 22, 2025 in a batch of petitions challenging the...
Supreme Court Allows Union Minister Kumaraswamy To Raise Grievances Against Land Eviction Notices Before Karnataka HC
The Supreme Court today disposed of a plea of JD(S) MP HD Kumaraswamy (now a Union Minister) over the eviction notices issued to him in regards to the allegations of illegal encroachment of government lands in Kethaganahalli village, Bidadi, in a contempt petition ongoing before the Karnataka High Court. The High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against the authorities, which failed...
Supreme Court Mandates Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR On Certain Offences Related To Speech & Expressions
With the aim of curbing frivolous FIRs against speeches, writings and artistic expressions, the Supreme Court on Friday mandated that a preliminary inquiry must be conducted before lodging the FIR, if the offences alleged are punishable with imprisonment between three to seven years.The Court held so after referring to Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).Section...
Don't Assign Judicial Work To Justice Yashwant Varma At Allahabad High Court : CJI Tells HC Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has asked the Chief Justice of Allahabad High to not assign any judicial work to Justice Yashwant Varma, who is facing an in-house inquiry over allegations of keeping illicit cash at his official residential premises.Earlier today, the Central Government notified the repatriation of Justice Varma from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court. In...