On Teacher's Day, CJI Announces Plan For Supreme Court Monthly Lecture Series & Annual Award For Legal Educators

The “Supreme Court Nyaya Shiksha Samman” award is proposed to be given to distinguished teachers from the legal field.

'Very, Very Distressing': Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Says Police Assaulting Protestors Is Matter Of Grave Concern

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court recently stated that its "distressing" to see police officers assaulting protestors and demonstrators in the recent student protests.He said: "All of us are dismayed when we see young officers of the Indian police service personally going and assaulting protestors and demonstrators. It is something very very distressing to observe."Justice Bhuyan...

#TheLawChallenge : A Weekly Quiz For The Legally Curious By LiveLaw & QShala, Attractive Prizes For Winners

Welcome to the LiveLaw and QShala Law Trivia Quiz! We are excited to bring you this collaborative initiative — a law trivia-based quiz that will be held every Saturday. The quiz is entirely online, and you can participate by answering questions through the Google Form linked on this page.Ready for the Law Challenge is India's first comprehensive law quiz book for curious minds, published...

Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea Against Bail Granted To Ex-DMK Member Jaffer Sadiq, Expresses 'Reservations' About HC Order

The Supreme Court recently declined to interfere with the Madras High Court's order granting bail to former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq and brother Mohamed Saleem in a money laundering case, while making it clear that it had “reservations” about the High Court's decision.The prosecution has alleged that Sadiq was involved in money laundering arising out of three predicate offences...

Listing Case Under 'For Dismissal' Caption Improper : Supreme Court Criticises AP High Court

The Supreme Court has taken exception to the Andhra Pradesh High Court listing a case in the causelist under the caption "For Dismissal".The Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar noted that such a practice is improper as it suggests that the Court had pre-decided the matter before hearing.“We find that the High Court had listed the related criminal revision case under...

UP Police Team Entered Former Delhi Mayor's House Looking For Me : Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay Tells Supreme Court

Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has alleged in the Supreme Court that a Uttar Pradesh Police team entered the residence of former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri in Nizamuddin East during the intervening night of August 22–23 while purportedly searching for him.In an additional affidavit filed on September 3 in his pending writ petition, Upadhyay relied on a publicly available report about the...

BRICS Chief Justices' Forum Begins In New Delhi; CJI Surya Kant Meets World Judicial Leaders

The BRICS Chief Justices' Forum began in New Delhi on Friday, bringing together Chief Justices, Presidents of Supreme Courts and senior judicial leaders from BRICS member states and partner countries for a three-day meeting focused on strengthening judicial cooperation.The Supreme Court of India is hosting the forum from September 4 to 6, with judicial delegations from Brazil, China,...

Motor Accident Claim | Functional Disability Can't Be Reduced Just Because Victim Was Retained In A Specified Role : Supreme Court

The impact on the earning capacity in the open, competitive market must be seen.

Supreme Court Flags Off 26 Mobile eSewa Vans to Take eCourts Services, Legal Aid To Citizens' Doorsteps

The Supreme Court eCommittee, in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Department of Justice, on Friday flagged off 26 Mobile eSewa Vans aimed at taking eCourts services, legal aid and dispute resolution facilities directly to citizens in remote and underserved areas.The vans were flagged off at the Supreme Court's Administrative Buildings Complex in New...

Supreme Court Explains Procedure For Disposal Of Vehicles Seized Under NDPS Act; Says Notice To Owner Mandatory

The Drug Disposal Committee must issue notice to the owner before putting the vehicle for public auction.

'Not Guilty But Won't Contest Trial In Sarla Bhat Killing Case': Yasin Malik To TADA Court, Seeks Capital Punishment

Jailed Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik has denied any involvement in the 1990 abduction and killing of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat, while telling the Special TADA/POTA Court in Srinagar that he has decided not to contest the trial proceedings further and has instead requested that the court award him capital punishment.Malik has maintained that his decision not...

S. 362 CrPC Does Not Curtail High Court's Inherent Power To Recall Judgment Resulting In Miscarriage Of Justice: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which generally bars criminal courts from altering or reviewing a judgment after it has been signed, does not obliterate the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to recall an order or judgment when allowing it to stand would result in a miscarriage of justice.The Court made the observation while allowing...