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Supreme Court Puts On Hold Enforcement Of Order On Marking Advocate Presence For A Week
The Supreme Court today put on hold its order that only the presence of advocates who are either present or assisting in court proceedings will be marked.The Court allowed the exemption after Supreme Court Bar Association President Kapil Sibal sought time to streamline the issue. After Sibal's request, the bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Rajesh Bindal said that the...
Supreme Court Lists Review Petitions Against Judgment Upholding PMLA Provisions On Sept 18
Pursuant to a mentioning, the Supreme Court today tentatively listed the review petitions pending against the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary judgement, which upheld various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), on September 18.The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal.It may be recalled that a three-judge...
Supreme Court Stays Gujarat HC Order Refusing Apology Published By 'Times Of India' For Wrong Reporting
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 4) stayed the order of the Gujarat High Court which directed the 'Times of India' newspaper to publish a fresh apology for wrong reporting of a Court hearing.A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and VK Viswanathan was hearing a petition filed by Bennet, Coleman and Co Ltd (the company which owns and publishes...
Motor Accident Claims - Supreme Court Absolves Car Dealer From Liability For Death During Test Drive By Manufacturer's Employees
The Supreme Court refused to hold a car dealer liable to pay compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for the death of persons caused due to an accident which took place while the vehicle was taken for a test drive by the employees of the manufacturer.In this case, an accident took place during a test drive in which the dealer (appellant) of the Lancer car, the driver of the car, and...
MBBS : Supreme Court Asks Medical Board To Examine If Candidate With Speech Disability Can Complete Medical Education Course
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 2) directed the constitution of a medical board by the Dean, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune to examine whether a student suffering from speech and language disability beyond 40% would be eligible for admission to MBBS Course. The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Vishwanathan was hearing a challenge against the order of the Bombay...
Supreme Court Questions Remission Condition That Convict Must Behave "Decently"
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 3) expressed surprise at a condition imposed to grant remission to a convict that he should behave "decently". The Court orally said that vague conditions cannot be imposed.While reserving judgment in the case, the Court also remarked that principles of natural justice should be read into the provisions of section 432 of the CrPC.“Principles of...
Kerala High Court Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque Completes 50K Case Disposals In His Judicial Career
The Kerala High Court Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque completed 50,000 case disposals in his judicial career.Justice Mustaque was elevated as a judge of the Kerala High Court on January 23, 2014. He was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court with effect from July 05, 2024. Justice Mustaque enrolled as an advocate in the year 1989 and started his practice in...
'Lawyers' Strike Gross Contempt' : Supreme Court Comes Down On Faizabad Bar Association Over Resolutions To Abstain From Work
Expressing serious displeasure at the Faizabad District Association, Uttar Pradesh for allegedly calling strikes and abstaining from judicial work, the Supreme Court yesterday called on its officer bearers to file an affidavit, undertaking that they shall never pass any such resolution in future.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the Association's plea against...
RG Kar Case | Centre Moves Supreme Court Alleging Non-Cooperation By West Begal Authorities With CISF, Seeks Contempt Action Against State
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has filed an application in the ongoing suo motu case in the Supreme Court pertaining to the RG Kar Hospital Rape-Murder seeking better accommodation and facilities for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel stationed at the hospital and hostels of resident doctors. The MHA has contended that due to long distance between the...
Supreme Court Explains Procedure For Admitting Insufficiently Stamped Instruments Under Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957
The Supreme Court recently explained the procedure related to admission of insufficiently stamped instruments as evidence as per Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957.A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti extracted the steps to be followed as per Sections 33, 34, 35, 37, and 39 of the Act in the following manner:[Note: In Karnataka, District Registrar acts as the Deputy Commissioner...
MP High Court Tells Supreme Court That It Has Reinstated 4 Out Of 6 Women Judges Whose Services Were Terminated
The Supreme Court today (September 3) heard the suo motu writ petition registered regarding the simultaneous termination of services of 6 female civil judges in Madhya Pradesh. The bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh was informed that the full court bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court reconsidered the terminations of the 6 officers and has agreed to re-instate 4 out of the...