Law Commission Says No Need To Reconsider Law On Adverse Possession; Disagrees With Supreme Court

Notably, Law Ministry representatives dissented from the conclusions of the Law Commission regarding adverse possession.

Law Commission Recommends Retention Of Sedition Law With Certain Amendments

In a significant development, the Law Commission of India has recommended against the total repeal of sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code) and has instead proposed that the provision be retained with certain amendments.The Law Commission stated in its 279th report that it is of "the considered view that Section l24A needs to be retained in the Indian Penal Code, though...

Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For Plea Challenging Notifications Allowing Exchange Of ₹2000 Notes Without ID Proof

The Supreme Court vacation bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice KV Viswanathan on Thursday refused to entertain an urgent mentioning by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay challenging Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and State Bank of India's (SBI) notifications that permit exchange of Rs. 2000 currency notes without requirement of any identity proof. The bench stated that it would not take...

Courts Can Delete Unnecessary Parties In PILs : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea which challenged an interim order of the Uttarakhand High Court which deleted certain respondents from the array of parties while issuing notice in a case. The plea before the High Court pertains to an inquiry being conducted on the orders Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Uttarakhand for the alleged ‘illegal’ appointment of 396 employees...

Mumbai Court Directs Economic Offences Wing To Investigate Former FMC Chairman Ramesh Abhishek's Role In NSEL Crisis

A Special Court in Mumbai recently directed the Economic Offences Wing to investigate the role of former Forward Markets Commission (FMC) chairman Ramesh Abhishek in the 2013 National Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSEL) payment default crisis.Special Judge A.S. Sayyad under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999 (MPID Act) opined that NSEL has...

Rape On Woman's Dead Body Will Not Attract Section 376 IPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that sexual assault on the dead body of woman will not attract the offence of Rape punishable under Section 376 of Indian Penal Code. It thus acquitted a man of rape charges for committing sexual assault on the dead body of a 21 years old girl, after murdering her.A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice Venkatesh Naik T partly allowed the appeal...

Press Should Not Publish Anything Manifestly Defamatory Against An Individual Or Institution, Can’t Exceed Limit Of Fair Comment: Delhi Court

Observing that the press should not exceed the limit of fair comment, a Delhi Court recently said that the press must not publish anything which is manifestly defamatory against any individual or institution, unless it is duly verified and there is sufficient reasons to believe that it is true and the publication will be for public good. Emphasizing that there is an universal recognition...

Supreme Court Provides Protection To 20-Year Old Girl From Her Own Family Members

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi police to provide protection to a 20-year old girl who expressed apprehension that there was a threat to her life caused by her own family members. In 2022, the girl had been granted a "right to live her life on her own" by Madhya Pradesh High Court after she stated that she did not wish to live with her family. The case before the vacation...

Hiba: Gift Under Muslim Law- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-VI]

Q.20 What is the position regarding a “gift with a condition” ? Ans. If the condition superadded to the grant which has been made absolute, derogates from the absoluteness of the grant, the condition will be invalid and not the grant. (this aspect has already been dealt with under Q. No: 10.3) Q.21 Can there be gift of a “life-estate” under Muslim Law ? Ans. ...

Breaking | Lawyer's Plea Against Permanent Benches Of Karnataka High Court At Dharwad & Kalaburagi Dismissed

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking to strike down as unconstitutional the orders establishing permanent benches of the High Court at Dharwad and Kalaburagi (earlier Gulbarga).A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice K S Hemalekha observed that the benches had in fact rendered "distributive justice" to all the regions and thus, the...

State Doesn't Owe Loyalty To Any One Religion; Constitution Doesn’t Allow Preferential Treatment To Religious Majority: Justice BV Nagarathna

The State does not owe loyalty to any one religion and the Constitution requires that the religious majority in the country shouldn’t enjoy any preferential treatment, Supreme Court Judge Justice BV Nagarathna underscored on Tuesday. “Secularism in the sense that it meant under the Indian Constitution is that the State does not owe loyalty to any one religion. The State equally respects...

Supreme Court Criticises "Trend" Of Seeking Bail In Money Laundering Cases Under Guise Of Challenging PMLA Provisions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the trend of petitioners bypassing other remedies and filing Article 32 petitions before the Apex Court to directly challenge summons or seek bail under the pretence of challenging the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The vacation bench comprising Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing a batch...