No Death Penalty On Persons With Mental Illness Or Developmental Or Intellectual Disabilities: World Psychiatric Association

The World Psychiatric Association in the General Assembly of its 23rd World Congress in Vienna on 30 September 2023 approved a Position Statement recommending that the death penalty should not be imposed on any person with mental illness or intellectual and developmental disabilities; and no person with mental illness or intellectual and developmental disabilities should be...

'Every Bench Of Supreme Court Is SC' : Justice Nagarathna Reprimands Union For Approaching CJI To Recall Order Passed By Another Bench

Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Wednesday admonished the Union Government for orally mentioning before the Chief Justice of India an application to recall an order passed by a bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Justice BV Nagarathna.Justice Nagarathna said that she was ‘disturbed and concerned’ by the action of the Union approaching the Chief Justice for interference of...

Reconsider Contempt Notices To Advocates, Who Aren't Bar Council Office Bearers, For Not Appearing On Strike Day : Supreme Court To MP High Court

The Supreme Court on (October 10) heard an appeal challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order wherein a Suo Motu case was taken up by the Court in the wake of a strike by the lawyers in the State against a scheme for disposing of pending cases.In the impugned order, the High Court directed “If any lawyer deliberately avoids to attend the court, it shall be presumed that there...

Supreme Court Restores Cheating Case Against Actor Rajinikanth's Wife Latha; Gives Her Liberty To Seek Discharge Before Trial Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 10) restored a cheating case against Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's wife Latha on a complaint filed by a Chennai based advertising company in relation to the alleged non-payment of dues for the promotion works for the 2014 film "Kochadaiiyaan". The Court however granted Latha Rajinikanth to file an application before the Trial Court seeking discharge from...

‘Half-Hearted Attempt, Based On Unfounded Assumptions’: Court Pulls Up Delhi Police For Clubbing Complaint In Delhi Riots Case

A Delhi Court yesterday pulled up the Delhi Police for clubbing a complaint in a Delhi riots case based on “unfounded assumptions” that the incident would have been caused by same accused persons. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts said that a “half-hearted attempt” was made only to show the completion of the investigation.The judge refused to club...

Delhi Air Pollution: Supreme Court Asks Commission For Air Quality Management About Steps Taken To Control Air Pollution In NCR

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 10) called upon the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to inform the Court about the steps taken concerning the air pollution in and around the National Capital.While hearing a bunch of petitions in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Ors., the Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, ordered:“Amicus (Senior...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Amarjeet Sharma In BPSL Fraud Case

Today, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court, allowed the bail plea filed by Amarjeet Sharma, head of the Accounts Department of (Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd.) BPSL, in a case being probed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office into the affairs of BPSL and its then group companies.While granting the bail, the Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, imposed...

When PM CARES Fund Is Given CSR Benefit, Can CM Relief Fund Be Excluded? Supreme Court To Hear Rajasthan's Suit

In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court highlighted the issues for consideration in an original suit filed under Article 131 of the Constitution by the State of Rajasthan alleging discrimination in the treatment of the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for COVID-19 (CM Relief Fund) as compared to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation Fund (PM...

Advocates Cannot Claim Right Of Legal Representation Under Industrial Disputes Act: Supreme Court Answers Reference

The Supreme Court has affirmed that an Advocate cannot claim the right of legal representation under the the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Agreeing with the view expressed in Paradip Port Trust, Paradip vs. Their Workmen (1977) 2 SCC 339, a three-judge bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, CT Ravikumar, and Sudhanshu Dhulia answered a reference against the judgment.The issue that...

NewsClick Arrests: Delhi Court Remands Prabir Purkayastha, HR Head To Judicial Custody In UAPA Case

A Delhi Court on Tuesday sent NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty to 10 days judicial custody in the UAPA case registered against them following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda.Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts passed the order after Purkayastha and Chakraborty were produced in court...

Chanda Kochhar Case : If HC's Interim Bail Was Only For 2 Weeks, Why Approach SC? Supreme Court Asks CBI

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging a January order by the Bombay High Court granting two weeks' bail to former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case has become infructuous now. After Additional Solicitor-General SV Raju pointed out that bail had been continuing since...

'Foetus Has Chance Of Being Born' : A Day After Allowing Abortion Of 26-Week Pregnancy, Supreme Court Asks AIIMS To Defer Procedure

In a turn of events, the Supreme Court today asked All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to defer the medical termination of pregnancy for a 26-week pregnant married woman, who was permitted to proceed with the medical termination of her pregnancy just yesterday. Upon apprehension raised by the doctors at AIIMS that the foetus would have a viable chance of being born, the Union of...