Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Holding That Person Forwarding Social Media Message Is Liable For Its Contents

The Supreme Court on Friday (18.05.2023) refused to entertain an appeal against the order of the Madras High Court that refused to quash batch of criminal proceedings initiated against actor and BJP politician S.Ve Sheker for his derogatory remarks against women journalists. The cases were registered after Sheker had allegedly forwarded an abusive, derogatory and vulgar comment on his...

Manipur Violence | Judges' Committee Submit Reports To Supreme Court

In the matter pertaining to Manipur violence, the Committee which was constituted by the Supreme Court to look into humanitarian aspects of the issue including relief, remedial measures, rehabilitation measures, and restoration of homes and places of worship has submitted three reports before the Supreme Court. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj...

'What Kind Of Petition?' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Declare As Valid Centre's Decision To Scrap J&K's Special Status Under Article 370

The Supreme Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a declaration that the Centre's decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370(1) and the deletion of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution was valid. At the very outset, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, presiding over the bench, expressed his skepticism about the nature of...

ASG Aishwarya Bhati Appointed As Member Of Commonwealth Military Justice Body, 2nd Indian To Join The Group

ASG Aishwarya Bhati has been appointed as a member of the Commonwealth Global Consultation Body, becoming the second Indian to join the group. Earlier this year, Punjab & Haryana High Court lawyer Major Navdeep Singh was appointed as a member of the Five-Member Advisory Committee on Military Justice of the Commonwealth Secretariat.The Commonwealth Secretariat is engaged in a project to...

'What Is Happening In Gujarat High Court? We Don't Appreciate HC's Counterblast To Our Order' : Supreme Court In Abortion Case

The Gujarat High Court has once again come under the criticism of the Supreme Court for the manner in which it passed an order in a rape survivor's plea seeking an abortion.Last Saturday, the Supreme Court had held a special sitting to hear the woman's plea to terminate her pregnancy, which is now nearing 28 weeks. During the hearing, a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan...

Courts Shouldn't Waver In Granting Real Relief After Deciding Something To Be Unconstitutional : Justice Deepak Gupta

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta expressed criticism of the approach of Constitutional Courts in refraining from giving actual relief to citizens despite holding that certain executive decisions are unconstitutional.While delivering an online lecture on the topic “Developments in Fundamental Rights in Last Decade” as part of LiveLaw's 10th anniversary lecture series,...

Kheda Flogging: Court Report Says Videos From Incident Are Of Poor Quality, Identifies 4 Of 14 Accused Policemen

Videos from the incident involving public flogging of Muslim men in Gujarat's Kheda last year are of poor quality and hamper identification of the accused, a Magistrate Court has reported.Nadiad CJM Chitra Ratnoo's report to the Gujarat High Court however identifies 4 of the 14 policemen accused in the incident. This includes Local Crime Branch Inspector, Sub-Inspector, Head Constable and...

Can Bail Condition Requiring Assurance From Embassy That Foreign Accused Will Not Leave India Be Imposed? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court recently directed the Centre to submit its views on whether the bail condition requiring assurance from the Embassy/High Commission that a foreign national accused will not leave the country, has been incorporated by courts. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol was hearing a challenge to certain bail conditions imposed by the Delhi High Court on...

Digital Personal Data Protection Act Is An Outlier, Not In A Good Way : Apar Gupta

On August 12, 2023, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act received the assent of the President of India, clearing the way for the act to come into force when notified by the central government. It is the first law made for processing data in India and it brings several amendments to the Right to Information Act and the Information Technology Act. According to the preamble of the...

'ED Officials Given All Police Powers, But They're Held To Be Not Police' : Justice Deepak Gupta Criticises PMLA Judgment

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta delivered a lecture on the topic "Development of Fundamental Rights Jurisprudence in Last 10 years" as part of LiveLaw's 10th anniversary lecture series. After referring to several judgments which made a significant development in the field of fundamental rights, Justice Deepak Gupta said that there are some judgments which strike at liberty...

Supreme Court Recalls Judgment Holding That No Indirect Taxes Can Be Levied On Duty Free Shops At Airports

The Supreme Court has recalled its Division Bench judgment dated 10 April 2023, where the top court had ruled that Duty Free Shops situated in the arrival or departure terminals of Airports are outside the customs frontiers of India and therefore, they cannot be saddled with any indirect taxes like the Service Tax.While allowing the review plea filed by the Commissioner of CGST and Central...

Law Presumes Marriage When Man & Woman Cohabits For Long Time : Supreme Court

In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court recently observed that when a man and a woman have continuously cohabited for a long time, there is a presumption of marriage.A bench comprising Justices Hima Kohil and Rajesh Bindal observed : “law infers a presumption in favour of a marriage when a man and woman have continuously cohabitated for a long spell. No doubt, the said presumption...