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Senior Advocate Iqbal Chagla Passes Away
One of India's leading lawyers and a doyen of the Bombay Bar Association (BBA), senior Advocate Iqbal Chagla died on Sunday (January 12).Iqbal, the son of former Bombay High Court Chief Justice MC Chagla, was unwell and died at the age of 86. He was the father of sitting judge of Bombay HC Justice Riyaz Chagla. Confirming the information, BBA President Nitin Thakker, said, "Yes, Mr Chagla is...
Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape
The Supreme Court recently expressed its surprise at noting that a trial court awarded only a punishment of three years imprisonment for the offence of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, although the minimum punishment prescribed for the offence was seven years imprisonment (before the 2013 amendment).The Court was also aghast to note that the Gujarat High Court did not take...
Know The Law | Why Supreme Court Frowned Upon Preferential Allotment Of Public Lands To Legislators, Civil Servants, Judges, Professionals Etc
The Supreme Court in its recent decision in State of Andhra Pradesh v. Dr Rao VBJ Chelikani , while quashing the preferential allotment of lands to the housing societies of MPs, MLAs, civil servants, Judges, defence personnel, journalists etc, dissected the important parameters in determining arbitrariness in legal challenges under Article 14. Here is a breakdown of CJI Sanjiv Khanna's...
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...
