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Supreme Court Calls For Uniform Limitation Periods Across Statutes, Greater Flexibility To Courts For Condoning Delays
The Supreme Court in a judgment authored by Justice Pankaj Mithal called for legislative reforms to ensure uniform limitation periods across statutes, enabling courts to condone delays beyond rigid limits in cases where sufficient cause is shown.“In my personal opinion, the statutes ought not to provide different period of limitation for instituting suit, preferring appeal and making...
Ukraine MBBS : Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Relief For Medical Students Who Returned From Ukraine Before Final Year
The Supreme Court recently issued a notice to the Union of India to clarify whether relief measures have been extended to students who were pursuing medical education in Ukraine and had to return to India before their final year due to the Russia–Ukraine conflict in 2022.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan opined that steps mentioned in the Union's compliance affidavit...
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Centre For Judicial Archives At High Court Of Orissa Inaugurated
On 11th January, 2025 inauguration of the Centre for Judicial Archives was held under the aegis of the High Court of Orissa.The Centre was inaugurated by Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Chief Minister of Odisha in presence of Shri Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh, Chief Justice, High Court of Orissa, Shri Prithiviraj Harichandan, Minister, Law, Government of Odisha, the Companion Judges of the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Give Preference To Default Bail Application Filed On Same Day As Application To Extend Time For Investigation
The Supreme Court on January 8) dismissed a Special Leave Petition, wherein the accused person had challenged the order of the Karnataka High Court denying him statutory bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). By the said order, the High Court affirmed the trial court's deciison to give precedence to the investigation agency's application for extension of time...
Supreme Court Flags Stringent Limitation Provisions Curtailing Arbitration Appeal Remedies, Urges Parliament To Address Issue
The Supreme Court raised concerns about the interpretation of limitation statutes in arbitration cases and observed that the rigid application of the law could curtail the limited remedy available under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to challenge arbitral awards.“In our view, the above construction of limitation statutes is quite stringent and unduly curtails a...
Right Of The Victim To Get Free Copy Of The FIR Under BNSS
The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'the BNSS') mentions that citizen centric approach has been adopted in that statute as it provides for supply of copy of First Information Report (FIR) to the victim. On a close scrutiny of the provision concerned, it can be found that the said statement is not justified in its entirety.Section...
Amicus Curiae Submits Suggestions To Supreme Court On Effective Disbursal Of MACT Compensation; HCs Give Data On Unclaimed Funds
Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora on Friday (January 10) submitted her suggestions to the Supreme Court to ensure compensation from Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) and labour courts reaches beneficiaries.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a suo moto case concerning substantial amounts of compensation remaining unclaimed in Motor Accident Claims...
Rahul Gandhi Gets Bail In Savarkar Defamation Case; Pune Court Refuses To Injunct Him From Speaking Against Savarkar
After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared virtually before a Special Court in Pune, to attend the proceedings related to the defamation complaint filed against him for allegedly defaming late right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar by making objectionable comments against him in a speech he delivered in the United Kingdom, the court granted him bail in the case.Special MP/MLA Judge Amol Shinde...
Supreme Court Stays P&H High Court's Direction For Verandah Construction At HC After Chandigarh Admin's Concerns Over UNESCO Heritage Status
The Supreme Court today (January 10) stayed the interim order dated November 29, 2024, in which direction was passed against the Chandigarh Administration to begin the construction of a Verandah outside the Court 1 of the Chief Justice's Court of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The Chandigarh Administration challenged the order of the High Court through a Special Leave Petition which was...
Law Students Approach Supreme Court Against BCI Directions For Criminal Background Checks, Biometric Attendance, CCTV Surveillance
The Supreme Court today issued notice on two public interest litigations filed against two circulars issued by Bar Council of India in September, 2024, which mandated that criminal background check, declaration of simultaneous degree or employment and compliance with attendance norms before enrolling of candidates for legal education or practice.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep...