Writ Petition Against An Award Passed By A Facilitation Council Under MSMED Act Not Maintainable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that a writ petition against an award passed by a Facilitation Council under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 would not be maintainable. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra held that the correct remedy against an award under the Act was provided under Section 34 of...

Mohan Katarki, Senior Advocate Joins International Law Association's Sea Protection Committee

Mohan Katarki, Senior Advocate, has been inducted as a member of the Committee on Protection of People at Sea by the Executive Council of the International Law Association. Katarki is a Senior Advocate designated by the Supreme Court of India. He is the Honorary Visiting Professor of Law at Bangalore University’s Law College, and is a well known expert in trans boundary water law on sharing...

Judges Should Know Where To Draw The Line So That Judiciary Isn't Seen As Taking Over Executive & Legislative Functions: CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has stressed the role of the judiciary in not only ensuring social stability but also fostering a culture of tolerance and inclusion. Courts, he said, played the vital function of promoting dialogue and reason in society. Even when the dialogue that begins in the courtroom does not result in the constitutional and legal relief sought by citizens, it...

Modalities On Online FIR Registration Be Left To States : Parliamentary Committee On New Criminal Procedure Code Bill

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, in its latest report, while reviewing the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS Bill, 2023) acknowledged the positive impact of allowing online registration of FIR(First Information Report). It noted that Section 173 in the BNSS Bill provides that information can be given electronically for cognizable offenses without any bar on...

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Kamakhya Temple : Doloi Samaj Running Temple Affairs Satisfactorily, Says Assam Govt; Supreme Court Allows Present Arrangement To Continue

The Supreme Court recently held as inoperative the order passed by the Gauhati High Court in 2017 directing the Deputy Commissioner to receive the donations given by the devotees for the developmental activities in the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati and to maintain a separate account regarding the same.The Bench, comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, ordered that the High Court's...

Eligibility Conditions For Post Can't Be Relaxed After Last Date Of Applications Without Giving Wide Publicity: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that eligibility criteria for a post, as set out in the Rules, could not be relaxed unless the said relaxation was envisioned in the Rules or advertisements for the post. Further, in case of any such relaxation passed, the same had to be widely publicised to be held valid.The batch of appeals concerned the recruitment on the post of Junior Office...

Law Does Not Require Only An Independent Witness To Prove NDPS Act Charges: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the law does not require only an independent witness to prove a charge attracting the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). A bench of Justice M M Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar made the observation while considering a case where the appellant had been found guilty of an offence under Section 15 of the NDPS...

Extra-Judicial Confession Must Be Of Sterling Quality: Supreme Court Doubts 'Confession' To Brother Of Deceased

The Supreme Court recently while acquitting a convict in a murder case held that evidence of persons before whom extra-judicial confession is made must be of sterling quality.The Court observed, “When prosecution relies upon the evidence of extra-judicial confession, normally, the Court will expect that the evidence of the persons before whom extra-judicial confession is allegedly made must...

GST Council Can Recommend Rate But Can’t Determine Classification: Madras High Court Allows Parle Agro’s Petition Challenging Classification Of Flavoured Milk

The Madras High Court has allowed Parle Agro’s petition challenging the classification of flavoured milk.The bench of Justice C. Saravanan has observed that the GST Council cannot impose the wrong classification of “flavoured milk” as a “beverage containing milk” under the residuary item "non-alcoholic "beverages" under Subheading 2202 90 30 of the Customs Tariff Act,...

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Supreme Court Criminal Digest September 2023

Bail - One cannot apply one bail order to all the other subsequent cases. (Para 8) PACL v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 747 : 2023 INSC 795Can anticipatory bail be granted to proclaimed offender? only in exceptional & rare cases, holds the Supreme Court. State of Haryana v. Dharamraj, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 739 : 2023 INSC 784Certified copy can be produced to prove...