Man Leaves India Despite Passport Being In Court Custody; Supreme Court Asks Centre How He Managed To Leave; Issues Arrest Warrant

The Supreme Court was recently shocked to note that a man, who was facing contempt proceedings arising out of child custody dispute, managed to trave to the USA, although his passport was deposited in the Court.The Court had earlier directed him to surrender his passport before it. On January 29, the Court was told that the man had left India. “We are amazed as to how can the...

Supreme Court Denies Bail To Jharkhand-Based Journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh In UAPA Case

The Supreme Court on January 27 dismissed a Special Leave Petition against the Jharkhand High Court's order dated December 6, 2023, whereby the High Court denied bail to journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 over alleged links to the proscribed Communist Party of India (Maoist). A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal stated...

Explained| Ad Hoc Judges In High Courts : Procedure For Appointment & Tenure

To tackle the mounting pendency of criminal appeals, the Supreme Court in a significant order today (January 30) relaxed the conditions of appointment of ad hoc judges in High Courts. The Court suspended the condition imposed in its 2021 judgment as per which ad hoc appointments can be made only if the vacancies in the High Court are more than 20% of the sanctioned strength. In 2021, the bench...

Judicial Officer Who Got ACP Benefit Also Entitled To Additional Increment On Acquiring LLM Qualification: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated judicial officers, who have got t he benefit of Annual Career Progression (ACP), are also entitled to the additional increment due to the acquisition of a higher qualification.A judicial officer from Manipur filed an application before the Supreme Court in the All India Judges Association case seeking a clarification that as to whether a judicial officer...

Don't Drag Each & Every Armed Forces Member Who Gets Disability Pension To Court; Evolve Policy On Appeals : Supreme Court To Union Govt

The Court warned the government against filing frivolous appeals and stressed the need to maintain the morale of armed forces personnel.

Supreme Court Allows Temporary Allocation Of Fixed Spot For Meat Vendors In Panjim

The Supreme Court recently allowed displaced meat vendors to be allotted fixed spots in a temporary fish market in Panjim, Goa after City Corporation's demolition of the building where the vendors were lessees for over 30 years. The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma was hearing the challenge to the order of the Bombay High Court which directed the Corporation of the City...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Judgment Allowing Jharkhand Residents Who Cleared CTET/TET From Neighboring States To Apply For 2023 Teacher Recruitment

The Supreme Court set aside a 2023 judgment of the Jharkhand High Court permitting Jharkhand residents who had cleared the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) or Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) from neighbouring states to participate in the recruitment process for Assistant Teacher positions in Jharkhand.A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Rajesh Bindal pronounced the judgment....

Supreme Court Relaxes Conditions To Appoint Ad Hoc Judges In High Courts, Says Vacancies Needn't Be More Than 20%

The High Courts may recommend the appointment of 2-5 ad hoc judges not exceeding 10% of the strength. They will sit as junior judges in division benches hearing criminal appeals.

NBDSA Directs News18 Rajasthan To Take Down Broadcast Where Its Guest Panelist Linked Tirupati Laddu Adulteration To Congress Party

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has directed TV news channel News 18 Rajasthan to remove within seven days from all its platforms the broadcast footage where a guest panelist had linked the alleged adulteration of Tirupati Laddu to the Congress party. The body in its order noted that the overall tone of the broadcast seemed to be less about seeking accountability...

Default Bail Under BNSS: Sixty Days or Ninety Days -- The Confusion Continues

Article 21 of the Constitution of India declares that no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. The right to default bail is part of the procedure established by law under Article 21 of the Constitution. It is, therefore, not merely a statutory right but a fundamental right granted to an accused person.1Clause (a) of the first proviso to Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'the Code'), which...

Malankara-Jacobite Dispute : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Direction To Hand Over Churches, Says 'Police Going Inside Religious Places Bothers Us'

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 30) set aside the directions of the Kerala High Court which directed the State authorities to take over the possession of six churches from the Jacobite faction and hand them over to the Malankara Orthodox faction.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh asked the division bench of the High Court to take a fresh decision on...

Can Property Of Person Accused Under Prevention Of Corruption Act Be Seized Or Frozen U/S 102 CrPC? Supreme Court To Decide

In the backdrop of divergent High Court views on the point, the Supreme Court is set to decide the issue as to whether Section 102 CrPC, which deals with police officer's power to seize certain property, shall apply to a criminal case registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act."The petitioner has raised an interesting issue with regard to the exercise of the power by the...