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Advocate Must Avoid Being A Litigant & Must Never Become A Surety : Justice BV Nagarathna
While dismissing a Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate and petitioner-in-person Advocate Vishal Tiwari seeking a review of the dowry and domestic violence laws allegedly used to harass the husband and his family, the Court called out the advocate for being involved as litigant in this case. The PIL was filed in the wake of the suicide of a man named Atul Subhash allegedly due...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Writ Petitions Seeking Action Against Udhayanidhi Stalin For 'Sanatana Dharma' Remarks
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 27) refused to entertain three writ petitions seeking criminal action against Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for the controversial speech made by him in September 2023 about 'Sanatana Dharma'.A bench comprising Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Prasanna B Varale expressed disinclination to entertain the matter, asking how the...
Police Shouldn't Serve S.41A CrPC/S.35 BNSS Notice Through WhatsApp Or Electronic Means: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has directed that police should not serve notice for appearance to the accused/suspect as per Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) through WhatsApp or other electronic modes.The Court made it amply clear that the service of notice through WhatsApp or other electronic modes cannot be considered or recognised as...
'For Parliament To Do' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Reform Domestic Violence & Dowry Laws
The Supreme Court today(January 27) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to ensure that the husband and his family members are not harassed in false cases of domestic violence and under dowry laws.The PIL was filed in the wake of the suicide of a man named Atul Subhash allegedly due to harassment by his wife through matrimonial cases. It was filed by Advocate Vishal...
Supreme Court Appoints Retd P&H HC Judge As Independent Observer To Physically Supervise Chandigarh Mayoral Elections On Jan 30
In a plea filed by Chandigarh Mayor Kuldeep Kumar, the Supreme Court today appointed former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Jaishree Thakur as an Independent Observer to supervise the Chandigarh Mayoral Elections scheduled for January 30. The election proceedings shall take place in the physical presence of the Observer, the Court said.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N...
Whenever There's A Protest, S.144 CrPC Order Is Issued; This Sends Wrong Signal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 27) flagged the misuse of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Section 163 BNSS) to issue curfew orders to curb protests and demonstrations.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed a petition filed by the State of Jharkhand challenging the Jharkhand High Court's order quashing cases against 28 BJP leaders...
Anna University Sexual Assault Case : Supreme Court Stays Madras HC's Directions Against Tamil Nadu Police Over FIR Leak
The Supreme Court today (January 27) stayed the Madras High Court's direction to the Tamil Nadu police to hold a departmental enquiry regarding the leak of the FIR in the sexual assault case of a 2nd Year Engineering Student inside the Anna University campus in Chennai.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma also stayed the adverse comments made by the...
'Tell Us Where Rohingya Families Live' : Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Admission For Rohingya Children In Local Schools
In a petition seeking admission for Rohingya refugee children in local schools, the Supreme Court today called on the petitioner (an NGO) to file an affidavit stating whether the Rohingya refugees are confined in make-shift camps or living in regular residential colonies.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order in a plea filed by Social Jurist-A Civil Rights...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Telangana Police Officer Accused Of Phone-Tapping Bureaucrats & Judges
The Supreme Court today(January 27) granted bail to Mekala Thirupathanna, a suspended police officer accused of phone-tapping bureaucrats and High Court judges, after 10 months of incarceration. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma granted bail while stating that the trial Court may set appropriate bail conditions. Any breach of the bail condition may lead to the...
KeLSA Launches 'Harmony Hub' To Settle Disputes Arising From Relationships
The Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA), has launched Harmony Hub at the Kerala High Court to resolve disputes arising from human relationships.This unique interventional program was inaugurated and launched by Hon'ble Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque (Executive Chairman of KeLSA) at the Kerala High Court on January 15, 2025. Harmony Hub is a 'litigant friendly' initiative offering...
Telangana State Legal Services Authority, DLSA Oragnize Legal Awareness Programme Across Jails To Improve Prisoners' Legal Literacy
The Telangana State Legal Services Authority and the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) conducted a comprehensive legal awareness program across the State's prisons to improve legal literacy among prison inmates. A legal awareness camp on "Rights of Prisoners" was also organized on January 25 which was inaugurated by Telangana High Court's Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, who is also...