Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (29th January- 3rd February, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and also the...

Liquor Policy: ED Moves Delhi Court Against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal For Not Complying With Summons

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved a Delhi Court against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not complying to the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. A fresh complaint case has been filed by the Enforcement Directorate against CM Kejriwal for non-compliance of the summons received by him in the money laundering case. So...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Rehabilitation Of Slum Dwellers Evicted From Jhuggis Near Delhi's Mathura Road

In a plea against demolition of a Jhuggi Jhopri (JJ) cluster near Mathura Road, Delhi, at a time when demolition activities in the national capital were banned subject to exceptions, the Supreme Court on Friday(February 2) issued notice to the respondent-authorities.The Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar was hearing a challenge to a Delhi High Court order, whereby a plea against...

Govt Law Officers Must Remain Impervious To Politics Of The Day & Conduct Themselves With Dignity In Court : CJI DY Chandrachud

In his inaugural address, delivered at the Commonwealth Attorneys and Solicitors General Conference (CASGC) 2024, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said executive accountability relies heavily on law officers' ethical behavior and responsibility. Elucidating, CJI said that law officers - such as the Attorney General for India, the Advocate General of State, the Solicitor General of...

Trek Organizer Not Liable For Deaths Of Trekkers Due To Forest Fire: Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Belgian Citizen

The Supreme Court recently quashed an FIR against a Belgian citizen over the death of 13 trekkers due to a forest fire which took place at the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in 2018. This trekking expedition was organized and arranged through a website owned by the Belgian citizen, Peter Van Geit. Based on this, the appellant was also embroiled in the matter. Pertinently, he was accused...

Union & Tripura Govts Settle Dispute Over Assam Rifles Land; Supreme Court Disposes Of Suit

In a land dispute (The Assam Rifles Ground) between the Union of India and the State of Tripura, the Apex Court was informed today (on February 2) that a settlement has been reached between the parties. Accordingly, the Division Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra disposed of the matter.Pertinently, the land is in possession of the Assam Rifles. It may be noted that...

'Schools Can't Accept That I Am A Transwoman', Says Terminated Teacher; Supreme Court Expresses Concerns

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 2) expressed concerns over the treatment meted out to a transgender teacher who had been terminated from her appointment by two private schools in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.CJI DY Chandrachud who was presiding over the bench hearing a writ petition filed by the teacher challenging her termination, expressed, “Something has to be done for her, the...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of Chief Justices Of Six High Courts

The Central Government has notified the appointments of Chief Justices for 6 High Courts.They are :1. Justice Manindra Mohan Srivastava (presently Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court) appointed as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. His parent High Court is Chhattisgarh High Court.2. Justice Ritu Bahri (presently Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court) appointed...

Deposit Amount Of Damaged Public Property For Bail : Law Commission Gives Recommendations On Tightening PDPP Act

The 22nd Law Commission has come out with a suo-motu Report (No.284) titled "Revisiting the Law on Prevention of Damage to Public Property", recommending amendments in the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.To recap, initially, the Supreme Court had constituted two Committees to look into the issue of destruction of public property. These Committees had submitted their reports...

Supreme Court Asks Litigant To Approach High Court For Preservation Of Protected Monument In Goa

In a public interest litigation initiated for protection of a monument of national importance in Goa, the Supreme Court today granted liberty to the petitioner/Goa Foundation to move the concerned High Court.The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan said, "we are satisfied that the appropriate [...] would be firstly to approach the High Court...we are thus not inclined to entertain...

Should Retired Judges Appear In Written Exam For Appointments In Consumer Commissions? Supreme Court Seeks Union's Stand

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 2) raised doubts about the viability of its earlier directions which mandate that retired judges should appear in a written examination for appointment as President and Members of State and District Consumer Commissions.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a batch of Special...

Law Commission Of India Recommends Retaining Offence Of Criminal Defamation, Says It Deters False & Malicious Statements

In a recent development, the Law Commission of India has recommended in its 285th Report dated January 31, 2024 that the offence of criminal defamation should be retained in the new criminal laws.The Report says that the right to freedom of speech and expression on one hand, and the right to reputation on the other, have to be harmoniously construed in a spirit to make the society "peaceful...