Supreme Court Weekly Round Up June 7 To June 13, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Stop Illegal Adoption Of Children Orphaned By COVID; Public Advertisements For Adoptions Unlawful : Supreme CourtTitle : In Re Contagion of COVID Virus In Children Protection HomesCitation : LL 2021 SC 268Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose directed State Governments and Union Territories to act against NGOs which are indulging...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up May 31- June 6, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Constitute Committees To Hold Preliminary Inquiries Before Lodging Sedition Cases Against Senior JournalistsCase: Vinod Dua vs. Union of India [WP(Crl) .154 of 2020] Citation: LL 2021 SC 266In its judgment quashing sedition case against Journalist Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court rejected the plea to direct the State Governments to...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up May 24 - May 30, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Section 313 CrPC Examination Not A Mere Procedural Formality; Trial Court Has To Question Accused Fairly With Care And Caution: Supreme CourtCase: Satbir Singh Vs. State Of Haryana [CRA 1735­-1736 OF 2010] Citation: LL 2021 SC 260The bench comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justice Aniruddha Bose expressed its concern over recording of statements under Section 313 of Code...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up [May 17, 2020 To May 23, 2020]

Allahabad High Court 1. Entire Medical System In Smaller Cities And Villages In UP is Like "Ram Bharose", Says Allahabad High Court in COVID19 Suo Moto Case [In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres…] A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar said that the condition of medical and health infrastructure in small towns and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh is...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up May 17 to May 23, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Supreme Court Upholds IBC Provisions Applicable To Personal Guarantors Of Corporate DebtorsCase: Lalit Kumar Jain vs. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Citation: LL 2021 SC 257The Supreme Court this week upheld the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 which applies to personal guarantors of corporate debtors. The bench comprising Justices L....

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup May 10 To May 16, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Existence Of Arbitration Clause Does Not Debar Court From Entertaining A Writ Petition In Contractual Matter: Supreme CourtCase: Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. Vs. CG Power And Industrial Solutions Limited [SLP(C) 8630 OF 2020] Citation: LL 2021 SC 255Supreme Court Bench headed by Justices Uday Umesh Lalit and Indira Banerjee observed that the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up May 3 to May 9, 2021

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up April 3 to April 9, 2021

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up April 26 To May 2, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Deduction Under Section 80-IA Income Tax Act Not Restricted To 'Business Income' Only: Supreme CourtCase: Commissioner of Income Tax-I Vs. Reliance Energy Ltd. [CA 1327 of 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 235The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran held that the scope of sub-section (5) of Section 80- IA of the Act is limited to determination of quantum...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [April 19 to April 25, 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. 'Ad-Hoc Judges Not An Alternative To Regular Appointments' : Supreme Court Passes Guidelines On Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges In HCs Under Article 224ATitle : Lok Prahari through its General Secretary V N Shukla IAS (Retd) vs Union of India and othersCitation : LL 2021 SC 225A bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Surya Kant...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [April 12 to April 18, 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Private Vehicle Is Not A "Public Place" As Explained In Section 43 NDPS Act: Supreme CourtCase: Boota Singh Vs State Of Haryana [CrA 421 OF 2021]Citation : LL 2021 SC 218The bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and KM Joseph observed that a private vehicle would not come within the expression "public place" as explained in Section 43 of the Narcotic Drugs and...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [April 5 To April 11, 2021]

IMPORTANT JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Petition Styled As One Under Article 226 Would Not Bar High Court To Exercise Its Jurisdiction Which Otherwise It Possesses: Supreme CourtCase: Kiran Devi Vs. Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board [CA 6149 OF 2015] Citation: LL 2021 SC 195The bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer and Hemant Gupta observed that a petition styled as one under Article...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [29th March to 4th April 2020]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Seriousness Of Charge Relevant Factor: Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted To Man Accused Of Murdering Lady DoctorCase: State of Kerala vs. Mahesh [CrA 343 of 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 192The bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Krishna Murari set aside the Kerala High Court order which granting bail to a man accused murder of a lady doctor and observed...