Criminals Must Be Taken To Task, But Demolishing Their Houses Affects Family: Dushyant Dave Deprecates ‘Bulldozer Justice’ Before Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave on Monday expressed concerns about the impact of ‘bulldozer justice’ on the families of people involved in crimes whose houses have been demolished.while urging the Supreme Court of India to ‘settle the law’ on whether such powers can be exercised by the State, especially to target a particular section of society. He said: “What the Madhya...

'Comments May Be Defamatory But No SC/ST Offence' : Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of 'Marunadan Malayalee' Editor Shajan Skaria

The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to the editor of Malayalam YouTube News Channel 'Marunadan Malayalee' Shajan Skaria in a criminal case under the SC/ST Act over making alleged derogatory remarks against MLA PV Sreenijin."Pending further orders, there shall be a stay of arrest", ordered the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice...

Delhi Govt Vs LG : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Delhi Govt's Plea Challenging Services Ordinance; To Consider Plea For Stay On July 17

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Union Government on a writ petition filed by the Delhi Government challenging Centre's ordinance taking away the powers of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) from 'services'.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha posted the matter next Monday for considering the prayer for...

Manipur Violence | We Cannot Run Law & Order Situation On Ground; That's For Elected Govt To Handle : Supreme Court

While hearing the matter pertaining to Manipur violence, the Supreme Court on Monday stressed upon its limitations and underlined that the court cannot take over the responsibility of maintaining law and order from the elected government. The Court further cautioned that the proceedings before it should not be used as a platform to escalate the violence and asked the lawyers to exercise...

Teacher Recruitment Scam : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Calcutta HC Order Allowing ED To Summon TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee; Allows Him To Seek Other Remedies

The Supreme Court observed that the HC has duly applied its mind regarding the need for investigation.

Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Granted To Ex-Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain On Medical Grounds In ED Case

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted on medical grounds to Aam Aadmi Party leader and former cabinet minister of the Delhi government Satyendar Jain in the money laundering case. A division bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice M M Sundresh directed Jain's medical reports to be brought on record before the next date of hearing. Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu...

Supreme Court Adjourns to August Indian Youth Congress President BV Srinivas’s Anticipatory Bail Plea Hearing In Alleged Harassment Case

The Supreme Court of India on Monday adjourned to August the hearing in Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president BV Srinivas’ plea against the Gauhati High Court rejecting his application for anticipatory bail in an alleged harassment case. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and JB Pardiwala was hearing a petition for anticipatory bail in connection with a first information report...

Shiv Sena Rift : Supreme Court To Hear Uddhav's Plea Against ECI Order Recognising Shinde Faction On July 31

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on July 31, 2023, plea filed by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray challenging an Election Commission of India (ECI) order which recognized the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha.The ECI had on February 17, 2023 recognised Eknath Shinde...

Supreme Court To Hear Former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's Bail Plea On July 14

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 14, 2023, a plea seeking bail for Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha listed the matter after mentioning by Senior Advocate Dr AM Singhvi. Dr AM Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia, cited the illness of Sisodia's wife to seek urgent listing."It's a bail matter....

Manipur Govt Challenges HC Order On Restoration Of Internet; Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear tomorrow a plea challenging the Manipur High Court order which allowed the restoration of internet in the State in a limited manner. On July 7, the Manipur High Court had ordered the State government to lift the internet ban on Internet Lease Line (ILL) and Fibre To The Home (FTTH) connections in the State after ensuring that all the stakeholders...

“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-XI]

Q.51 What are the modes of revocation of an unprivileged Will or codicil ? Ans. Section 70 of the Indian Succession Act deals with the revocation of unprivileged Will or codicil. The said Section reads as follows:- “70: Revocation of unprivileged Will or codicil ...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Declares 'No Work Day' On July 10 Due To Heavy Rainfall, Requests HC To Not Pass Adverse Orders

The Punjab & Haryana Bar Association has requested the High Court not to pass any adverse orders on July 10 due to the absence of lawyers amid heavy rainfall, water logging and red alert issued by the weather authorities in the tricity.A letter written to the High Court today stated that the Executive committee of the lawyers’ body has unanimously decided to observe no work day on July...