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Whether 'Prakash Singh' Judgment On DGPs Applies To Delhi Police Commissioner Appointment? Supreme Court Leaves Question Open
The Supreme Court recently disposed of a challenge raised to the appointment of ex-Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana, while leaving open the legal question as to whether the 2006 judgment in Prakash Singh v. Union of India shall apply to the appointment of Delhi Police Commissioners.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, stating,"The only legal issue...
Grand Finale Of AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz To Be Held In Delhi On March 2
The Grand Finale of the AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz will be held in New Delhi on March 2, 2025. The quiz is a tribute to the 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution.Finalists from the North, East, West and South Zonal rounds will be competing in the finals. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Chief Justice of India; Justice DK Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court; and Senior...
S.106 Evidence Act Must Be Applied With Care, Can't Be Used To Make Up Prosecution's Inability : Supreme Court Explains Principles
The Supreme Court has reiterated that Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 cannot be applied in criminal cases unless the prosecution succeeds in establishing a prima facie case. As per Section 106 of the Evidence Act, the burden of proof of proving things which are in the special knowledge of a person is on that person. If a fact is within the special knowledge of the accused, then...
Jammu Court Restrains M/S Take One JK Media Pvt Ltd From Illegally Broadcasting Star India's Content, Including ICC Champions Trophy 2025
The Commercial Court Jammu has passed an interim order restraining M/S Take One JK Media Pvt. Ltd. from retransmitting, rebroadcasting, or communicating Star India Private Limited's content, including popular TV shows, Free-to-Air channels, and sports content such as the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025, through any medium other than the official channels of Star India.Passing an...
'Legislative Decisions' Not Immune From Judicial Review; Protection Under Article 212(1) Only For 'Proceedings In Legislature' : Supreme Court
Drawing a distinction between 'legislative decisions' and 'proceedings in the Legislature', the Supreme Court in a recent judgment has held that while 'proceedings in the Legislature' are immune from review based on allegation of 'procedural irregularities', there is no absolute bar on judicial review of 'legislative decisions'.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh made the observation...
POCSO Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
SUPREME COURTSections 4, 6, 29 and 30 - Presumption under the POCSO Act – Applicability and Conviction - Sentence Modification - Socio-Economic Considerations - Parole Denial - The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 302, 364, and 377 of IPC and Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act for the aggravated penetrative sexual assault and murder of a four-year-old...
'Why You Suddenly Denotified Lands? This Has To Be Investigated' : Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Corruption Case Against HD Kumaraswamy
The Supreme Court on February 25 dismissed a petition filed in 2020 by JD(S) MP HD Kumaraswamy (now a Union Minister) seeking to quash a corruption case over the denotification of two plots of land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), during his tenure as Karnataka Chief Minister between June 2006 and October 2007, allegedly for pecuniary gains.A bench of Justices Dipankar...
Rahul Gandhi's Comments Had Nothing To Do With Savarkar's Contribution To India's Freedom Struggle: Savarkar's Granddaughter Tells Pune Court
Right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar's granddaughter Satyaki Savarkar on Tuesday told a special MP/MLA court that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's alleged defamatory speech against her grandfather holds no historic significance and thus, he cannot be allowed to divert the focus on Savarkar's contributions to India's freedom struggle.Notably, Gandhi had on February 18 filed an application...
Former Supreme Court Judge-Justice L Nageswara Rao To Head Committee Constituted For Proposing Electoral Reforms In SCBA
In the Supreme Court Bar Association v. BD Kaushik case, where the Supreme Court is considering the issue of electoral reforms in SCBA, it has come forth that former Supreme Court judge-Justice L Nageswara Rao has agreed to head the Committee proposed for making recommendations. The said Committee is proposed to recommend norms/guidelines/parameters for the reformation and suitable amendments...
Supreme Court Outlines Principles To Determine Proportionality Of Punishment Imposed On Member Of Legislature
While setting aside the expulsion of RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh from the Bihar Legislative Council for making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the Supreme Court emphasised that a punishment imposed on a Member of the Legislature for breach of privileges must be proportionate to the misconduct."There is no gainsaid that imposing a disproportionate punishment not...