Principles To Prove Validity & Execution Of Will : Supreme Court Explains

Recently, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Sanjay Karol, laid down certain principles required for proving the validity and execution of the Will. In substance, these principles enunciated that apart from statutory compliance under Section 63 of the Succession Act, broadly, it has to be proved that (a) the testator signed the Will out of his own...

'Sanātana Dharma-Untouchability' Remark | Another Complaint Filed In Bihar Court Against TN Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin

Another private complaint has been filed before a court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Bihar's Muzaffarpur against Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for his alleged remark that if Sanatana (Dharma) is destroyed, untouchability will also be destroyed. The Complaint has been filed by a lawyer named Sudhir Kumar Ojha stating that Stalin made the said statement for the...

No Party Should Be Vexed Twice In A Litigation For One And The Same Cause: Supreme Court On 'Constructive Res Judicata'

Recently, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court, reiterated the established law on the doctrine of res judicata that has been recognized by this Court in several judgments. The Court opined:“The doctrine itself is based on public policy flowing from the age-old legal maxim interest reipublicae ut sit finis litium which means that in the interest of the State there should be an end to...

'What Is Achieved By Keeping Reformed Convict In Prison Forever?': Supreme Court Orders Release Of Prisoner Who Spent 26 Years In Jail

The Supreme Court today ordered the release of a convict who had spent nearly 26 years in prison, asserting that the denial of premature release violated fundamental rights protected under Article 14 (Right to Equality) and Article 21 (Right to Life). The Court emphasized the need to consider the rehabilitation and reformation of inmates who may have drastically transformed during their...

Uttar Pradesh Government Constitutes A Committee To Deliberate On Advocate Protection Law

The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a three-member committee to consider various aspects concerning the Advocate Protection Bill and to give its recommendations to the State Law Commission. The committee, formed under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Law, will also consist of the Additional Director General, Prosecution and another member, who would be named by the...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Airline Employee Held For Alleged Assault And Torture Of Minor Domestic Help

A Delhi Court has granted bail to Vistara Ground Staff Engineer and husband of the de-rostered woman pilot, formerly working as a Jr. First Officer with Indigo Airlines, who was arrested along with his wife in July 2023 for allegedly employing a 10-year-old girl as a domestic help and torturing her.The couple who had employed the girl to take care of their 4-year-old minor son, were...

Bilkis Bano Case | Convicts Argue That Remission Can Be Challenged Only Before High Courts; Supreme Court Expresses Doubts

In the Bilkis Bano case, Senior Advocate V Chitambaresh, appearing for the released convicts, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 20) that a remission order can be challenged only in a high court, and not in the Supreme Court. Pointing out that Article 226 of the Constitution, which conferred on high courts the power to issue writs was wider than Article 32, the senior counsel...

No Pension For Past Service If Central Govt Employee Resigns To Join Another Govt Post Without Permission: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently ruled that unauthorized resignation from government service for another government job will result in the forfeiture of past service and pension benefits. The ruling came in the case of a security officer(respondent), who had resigned from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in 1998 to join Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is important to note that...

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At HC Order Reducing Maintenance For Wife As Merely Rs.1,000 Per Month

Recently, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal, expressed shock at the impugned judgment of the Jharkhand High Court, whereby the maintenance amount of Rs. 5,000, awarded by the Trial Court, was reduced to Rs. 1,000, per month. The Court further opined that it finds no justification for reducing the amount to such an extremely low limit.“It is shocking that...

'Strong Observations' Don't Imply Unfair Trial: Delhi Court Dismisses Satyendar Jain’s Pleas Seeking Transfer Of CBI, ED Cases To Different Judge

A Delhi Court today dismissed two applications moved by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain seeking transfer of the cases registered against him by Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate to a different judge.Principal District & Sessions Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna observed that strong observations made by a judge cannot itself be the basis to conclude that judge is...

Chennai Court Denies Bail To Minister Senthil Balaji In Money Laundering Case, Says Allegations Disclose 'Definite Role'

The Principal Sessions Court, Chennai has dismissed an application filed by Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji seeking bail in connection with a money laundering case. Balaji, who is currently serving as a Minister without portfolio, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14 this year. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli noted that allegations against Balaji are "categorical"...

Delhi High Court Restrains Parle From Using ‘For The Bold’ Tagline As Predominant Part Of Advertising ‘B Fizz’ Drink In Suit By PepsiCo

The Delhi High Court has restrained Parle from using the tagline “For The Bold” as predominant part of any advertising campaign for its “B Fizz” beverage in a trademark infringement suit filed by multinational chain PepsiCo. Justice C Hari Shankar passed the interim order in PepsiCo’s suit seeking a permanent injunction against Parle from using the tagline “For The Bold”. The...