Bail Provisions In Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (New CrPC) : Understanding Changes

The new procedural code (“BNSS”) has made substantive changes with respect to the bail provisions in comparison to the existing code (“Cr.P.C.”). While the text of most of the provisions in BNSS remains identical to the existing code, BNSS include definitions of bail, bail bond, and bond. Further, changes have been made in the provision regarding the maximum period of detention of...

Supreme Court Directs Centre To Provide Financial Aid To CDS, NALSAR For Study To Make Public Buildings Accessible To Disabled Persons

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 9) directed the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to bear the expenses for the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), NALSAR University of Law which was previously asked to make a report on steps to be taken to make public buildings and spaces fully accessible to persons with disabilities. These directions came as a culmination of the order...

CJI DY Chandrachud Releases AG Venkataramani's Poetry Collection “Roses Without Thorns”

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, on January 12, released a book 'Roses without thorns' penned by Attorney General for India (AG) R Venkataramani. 'Roses without Thorns, Reflections of an Immaterial Wanderer' is a poetry collection by the Attorney General.Other dignitaries at this event were Supreme Court Judge BV Nagarathna, Puja Guru Sri M, and Professor Anisur Rahman. During the...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Petition By Sitting Patna High Court Judge Over Non-Release Of Salary

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 9) issued a notice in a writ petition concerning the release of the salary of the sitting Patna High Court Judge, Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra and sought a response from the Registrar General of the Patna High Court for the same. The bench comprising the Chief Justice, DY Chandrchud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra were apprised of the fact...

Judiciary Must Be Aware Of Unprecedented Constitutional Crisis Facing Our Republic & Defend Constitution And Rights : Dr Mohan Gopal

Renowned legal academician Dr G.Mohanl Gopal delivered a lecture on the topic "The Judiciary in a Democracy: Challenges and Responsibilities" as part of the fourth Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture organized by Live Law on December 22, 2023. In the lecture, Dr.Gopal, drawing on from the observations made by former Chief Justice of Israel Justice Aharon Barak regarding the role of...

After HC Nudge, Odisha Govt Orders All Doctors To Write Prescriptions & Medico-Legal Docs In Legible Handwriting Or In Printed Form

After an order passed by the Orissa High Court last week, the Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha has passed an 'Office Order' directing all concerned both in Government and private health sector to write prescriptions and medico-legal documents in legible handwriting or in printed form. On 4th January, while highlighting the difficulty faced by the judicial officers to comprehend “zig...

'Serious Issue' : Supreme Court On Plea To Examine Efficacy Of Anti-Rabies Vaccines; Seeks Responses Of Union, Kerala Govts

The Supreme Court, while hearing a plea to constitute an independent expert committee for studying the efficacy of the Intra Dermal Rabies Vaccines (IDRV) administered to Humans, asked the Additional Solicitor General and Standing Counsel of Kerala to file their response within four weeks expeditiously. The Court termed this as a 'serious issue'. The bench comprising Justices CT Ravikumar...

“Recovery Evidence” Under Section 27 Of The Evidence Act- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-IX]

Q.41 The accused in a murder case when arrested by the police makes the following statement:- “That knife is concealed beneath the tiles of the cowshed of my neighbor Antony. If I am taken there I can take out the same and produce before you” Does not the above statement contain the element of criminality tending to connect the accused with the crime ? Ans. No. The...

Supreme Court Should Balance Drift Of 'Centralizing Tendency' In Constitution: Advocate Gautam Bhatia On Article 370 Verdict

Speaking at a conversation held by the Indian Law Institute (Kerala State Unit) and Kerala Judicial Academy on 'The Article 370 Verdict', Advocate and Writer, Gautam Bhatia remarked that over the years the Supreme Court has shown a centralizing tendency in a broad way, even when there are exceptions like the S R Bommai judgment. He said that this was not because of the Courts alone, but...

Supreme Court Asks Lawyer Imprisoned For Contempt Of Court To Tender Apology Before Judges

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 12) asked a lawyer, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for contempt of court, to tender an unconditional apology before the judges against whom he made objectionable remarks.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the matter after an urgent mentioning was made...

'If There's Any Genocide, It Is Committed Against Israel; Hamas Attack Justifies Right To Defend' : Israel Tells ICJ

On the second day of the public hearing held by the International Court of Justice, Israel presented its response to a genocide case instituted against it by South Africa. The case was filed against the backdrop of the Israel-Gaza conflict. The heart of Israel's arguments was that it is defending itself against Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist organizations....

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kerala's Suit Against Union's Limitations On State's Borrowing Capacity

In a suit by State of Kerala challenging imposition of limits by the Union on the State's borrowing capacity, a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan of the Supreme Court today (January 12) issued notice to the Union Government.By way of the said suit, the State has challenged letters dated March 27, 2023 and August 11, 2023 issued by the Ministry of Finance (Public...