“How Can We Start Selling Bail Like This": Supreme Court Says Onerous Bail Conditions Must Not Be Imposed Ordinarily

The Supreme Court on Wednesday(August 23) emphasised that bail with onerous conditions should only be granted under exceptional circumstances and not in ordinary matters. The bench asserted that pre-trial detention should only be employed when there is a clear threat to society or a genuine concern that the accused could tamper with evidence or influence witnesses. The court also referred to...

Delhi High Court Orders Routine Inspections To Assess Animal Welfare In Preparation Of Anti-Venom And Anti-Rabies Serums

The Delhi High Court has directed the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals and other government bodies to continue conducting routine inspections to assess the welfare and well-being of animals in preparation of anti-venom and anti-rabies serums.CPCSEA is a statutory body formed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. Anti-toxins...

Supreme Court Discusses 'Self-Limiting' Nature Of Article 370, Asks How J&K Constitution Can Bind Indian Parliament [Day 9]

The ongoing hearings regarding the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special autonomy to the region of Jammu and Kashmir, reached their ninth day today. The proceedings are being conducted by a Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant.As the petitioners...

UP 'Goondas Act' Being 'Rampantly Misused': Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Frame Uniform Guidelines For Its Invocation By Oct 31

Observing that the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Control of Goondas Act, 1970 are being rampantly missed, the Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to form uniform guidelines by October 31 regarding the applicability of this Act The bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi and Justice Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi ordered thus as it observed that in the state of UP, there is no uniformity...

Medical Board Can Only Decide Extent Of Candidate's Disability, Not Their Eligibility For A Course: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that the Medical Board as an expert body is only authorised to determine the extent of a candidate's disability, and cannot draw a conclusion about whether a candidate would be eligible to pursue a medical course.A division bench of Justice G Narendar and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil on going through the records added that the Medical Board is not...

Justice Prakash Shrivastava Takes Oath As New Chairperson Of NGT

Former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Justice Prakash Shrivastava, took oath today as the new Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal in the presence of all the members of the principal and zonal benches.Highlighting the constitutional safeguards, Justice Shrivastava said that, “Right to healthy environment has been construed as a part of right to life under Article 21 of...

Courts Can Partially Set Aside An Arbitration Award, Doctrine Of Severability Is Enshrined Under Section 34 Of The A&C Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Courts exercising powers under Section 34 of the A&C Act has the power to partially set aside an arbitration award to strike off the offending portion of the award while retaining the remaining award. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma held that the doctrine of severability of arbitration award is explicitly recognised under Section...

Difference Between 'Mortgage By Conditional Sale' & 'Sale With Condition Of Retransfer' : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court in the judgment Prakash (Dead) By LR. v. G. Aradhya & Ors has explained the concepts of 'mortgage by conditional sale' and 'sale with condition of retransfer'.Referring to Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (TPA), the Court observed, “A deeming fiction was added in the negative that a transaction shall not be deemed to be a mortgage unless the...

PM Modi Degree Defamation Case| Ahmedabad Court Refuses Expeditious Hearing Of Revision Plea By Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh

A sessions court in Gujarat's Ahmedabad has REJECTED a plea moved by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (Arvind Kejriwal) and AAP RS MP Sanjay Singh to expedite the hearing in their revision plea against issuance of summons to them by a trial court in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Gujarat University.The duo had essentially sought an expedited hearing of their revision petition, aiming for it...

'J&K Governor Had No Idea' : Petitioners Cite Satya Pal Malik's Interview Before Supreme Court In Article 370 Case

On the 9th day of hearing in the Article 370 case, the revelations made by former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik were cited in the Supreme Court.Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for one of the petitioners challenging the Centre's decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, referred to Malik's interview given to Karan Thapar of 'The Wire' in April...

Motor Accident Claims : Supreme Court Criticises 'Lethargic Attitude' Of States In Not Filing Compliance Report

The Supreme Court recently criticised the 'lethargic attitude' of states in not filing compliance reports on directions issued by the Top Court for implementation of the amended Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.The Apex Court in its previous order dated 10.07.2023 had urged the States and High Courts that had not filed their compliance reports in connection with a slew...

Acid Attack: Srinagar Court Hands Life Imprisonment To Two Convicts Who Targeted Law Student

A Srinagar court on Tuesday handed down life imprisonment to two individuals found guilty of orchestrating the gruesome acid attack on a law student in Nowshera in the year 2014.The convicts, identified as Irshad Ahmad Wani alias Sunny and Mohammad Umar Noor, were also slapped with hefty fines of ₹5 lakh each, underscoring the gravity of their crime.Principal Sessions Judge Jawad...