Tarun Tejpal Rape Case : Supreme Court Extends Deadline For Completion Of Trial To March 31, 2021

The Supreme Court has granted additional time to a Goa Court for completion of the trial in the alleged rape case against Tarun Tejpal, former editor-in-chief of Tehelka Magazine.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy & MR Shah granted time until March 31, 2021 to complete the trial in an application seeking extension of time to do so.The application had been filed by State...

[Order 8 Rule 1A(3) CPC] Court Should Take A Lenient View While Considering Defendant's Application To Produce Additional Documents: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the courts should take a lenient view when an application is made by defendant for production of the document which he was not able to produce along with the written statement.The court was considering an appeal against a Madras High Court judgment which dismissed the revision petition filed by the defendants in a suit challenging the refusal to entertain...

'Sushant Died 5 Days After He Was Unlawfully Prescribed Drugs By His Sister' : Rhea Chakraborty Tells Bombay High Court

Actor Rhea Chakraborty has filed her reply before the Bombay High Court in the plea filed by Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters seeking quashing of FIR registered against them, and alleged that since the late actor died five days after obtaining oral prescription from sister Priyanka and her friend Dr.Tarun Kumar, it is imperative that the actions of petitioners are investigated as well.The...

Centre Designates Chhota Shakeel, Tiger Memon, Bhatkal Brothers & 14 Others As 'Terrorists' [Read Notification]

The Central Government has designated eighteen more individuals including Chhota Shakeel, Bhatkal brothers and Tiger Memon as 'terrorists' The Home Ministry has invoked its powers under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, to notify the names of followingindividual in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act, if it believes that he is involved...

Court Verdicts Do Not Give Cause Of Action; Only Declare Law 'As Was, As Is': Jammu & Kashmir High Court [Read Order]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has made it clear that a Court order, that might be favourable to any person's case, does not give him a cause of action and cannot be used to revive a case, otherwise suffering from delay or laches. "Any benefit which are due to an employee during his service carrier have to be claimed while he is in service or at the most, may be immediately...

Centre Removes Prohibition On Transfer Of Land In Jammu & Kashmir To People Outside State [Read Notification]

The Central Government on Tuesday notified the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Fifth Order, 2020, making it possible for people outside Jammu and Kashmir to buy land in the State.The Jammu and Kashmir Alienation Of Land Act 1995 which prohibited transfer of land in favour of any person who is not a State Subject now stands repealed as a whole.Section 4 of the...

[Breaking] Hathras Case: Supreme Court Orders CRPF Protection To Victim's Family And Witnesses [Read Judgment]

"It is necessary to address the normal perception and pessimism which cannot be said as being without justification"

Criminal Trial Deficiencies: Supreme Court Seeks High Courts' Response On 'Draft Rules Of Criminal Practice'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, during the suo moto proceedings related to inadequacies and inefficiencies in the criminal trial system, sought the response of all High Courts on the implementation of Draft Rules of Criminal Practice prepared by the amici curiae.Senior Advocate Luthra, one of the amici curiae appointed by the court in the suo moto matter, suggested that the High Courts should...

[LIFE Mission Case] Kerala High Court DB Dismisses PIL Seeking Interference In Proceedings Before Single Bench

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed as non-maintainable, a PIL filed by journalist Michael Varghese, seeking to quash the proceedings before a Single Bench of the High Court under Section 482 of CrPC, for quashing of complaint registered in connection with the FCRA irregularities in the 'LIFE Mission' project of the State Government. Varghese had sought registration of FIR...

[NDPS] Lack Of Independent Witness Not Fatal ; Police Officer's Testimony Shall Be Scrutinized With Greater Care: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that, in NDPS cases, lack of independent witnesses are not fatal to the prosecution cases.The bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, Surya Kant and Hrishikesh Roy observed that, in such cases, the Courts have to adopt a greater degree of care while scrutinising the testimonies of the police officers. If they are found reliable, they can form the basis of...

Expeditious Trial Of Section 138 NI Act Cases : Supreme Court Seeks High Courts' Responses To Amici Curiae Report

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the responses of all High Courts to the preliminary report submitted by Amici Curiae with suggestions for expeditious trial of cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao passed the order in the suo moto case In Re Expeditious Trial of Cases...

State Cannot Issue Notification Regulating Rates Chargeable By Private Hospitals To Non-Covid Patients; Bombay HC Quashes Notifications

In what may come as a significant economic relief to private hospitals, the Bombay High Court last Friday held that the State Government does not have the power to frame a law or issue notification regulating rates chargeable by private hospitals to non-covid patients and quashed two state government notifications fixing rates applicable to Non-Covid patients in the private hospitals/health...