PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Inclusion Of CJI In Election Commissioners' Selection Committee

A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Supreme Court today asking for the setting aside of a December 28 gazette notification for the appointment of chief election commissioner and other election commissioners in terms of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, which was...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: 4th Dec-10th December 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1033 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1048Nominal IndexEldeco Housing and Industries Ltd. v. Ashok Vidyarthi 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1033Additional Tahsildar v. Urmila G. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1034Mohit Singhal v. State of Uttarakhand 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1035Shashi Kant Sharma v. State of UP 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1037State of Jharkhand v. Dhananjay Gupta 2023 LiveLaw (SC)...

Registration Of FIR Under The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (New CrPC)

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which seeks to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, has, among other changes, introduced the provisions of Zero-FIR, E-FIR, and preliminary enquiry before the registration of FIR in certain cases. This article aims to discuss and help our readers to understand these three concepts and the provisions in detail. President...

Four Supreme Court Judges To Retire In 2024

In 2024, the Apex Court will bid farewell to four judges including the present Chief Justice of India, bringing down the total strength of the Supreme Court to 29 judges out of the total sanctioned strength of 34. Following is the list of retiring judges in the year 2024.Justice Aniruddha Bose: 10.4.2024 Due to retire on April 10, 2024, Justice Bose was elevated to the Supreme Court on May...

Lawyer Files PIL In Supreme Court Challenging New Criminal Laws

A Public Interest Litigation (“PIL”) has been filed before the Supreme Court, challenging the three new criminal laws which received President Droupadi Murmu's assent last month on December 25. The laws, viz. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita, are set to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure...

Senior Advocate A. Sudarshan Reddy Appointed As Advocate General Of Telangana

The Governor of the State of Telangana has appointed Senior Advocate A. Sudarshan Reddy as the Advocate General of the State.The Senior Counsel had previously also held the post in 2011 and continued to hold it till 2014.Reddy enrolled as an advocate in 1985, practising at district courts and the High Court, specialising in civil and criminal cases.In addition to his legal practice, Reddy...

South Africa Institutes Proceeding In ICJ Against Israel For Alleged 'Genocidal Actions' In Palestine

South Africa has filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stated...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2023 [All Parts]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much-awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers, judges and students.A disclaimer is added...

Section 482 CrPC- Important Supreme Court & High Court Judgments of 2023

Supreme Court Judgments- Section 482 Of The Code of Criminal Procedure., 1973 Sec 482 CrPC | Pendency Of Suit Concealed, Cloak Of Criminal Offence Given To Civil Dispute : Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Case Title: Usha Chakraborty & Anr. Versus State of West Bengal & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 67 Coram: Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar The Supreme...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice Shree Chandrashekhar's Transfer From Jharkhand HC To Rajasthan HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has recently recommended the transfer of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar from Jharkhand High Court to the Rajasthan High Court. This decision comes in response to the senior-most Judge of the High Court of Jharkhand, Justice Chandrashekhar's formal request for a transfer from the High Court of Jharkhand. The request, dated 29 December 2023, has been acceded to by...

Delhi High Court Annual Digest 2023: Part IV [Citations 1101- 1357]

Citations 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1101 to 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1357NOMINAL INDEXDARGHA NAJEEBUDDIN FIRDOUSI v. DELHI DEVLOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1101Shreyash Retail Private Ltd Versus Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax TDS Circle 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1102COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION v. SHAHJAHANABAD REDEVLOPMENT CORPORATION (SRDC), GNCTD & ORS. 2023 LiveLaw (Del) 1103VIJAY...

Practice Of Circulating Adjournment Slips Needs To Be Continued; Delay In Publication Of Case Lists Affects Justice Delivery: SCBA Raises Its Concerns To The CJI

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on December 30 in a letter to the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India addressed its concerns regarding the circulars issued on 5.12.2023 and 22.12.2023 by the Registry of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, wherein the practice of requesting adjournments via letters or slips was discontinued.Stressing the importance of advocates seeking instructions from the...