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...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [March 22 to March 28 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. 'Structures Of Our Society Created By Males For Males' : Supreme Court Holds Army's Evaluation Criteria To Grant Permanent Commission For Women Officers ArbitraryCase Title : Lt Col Nitisha and othes v Union of India and othersCitation : LL 2021 SC 181A division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah declared that the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [March 15 to March 21, 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Default Bail : State Cannot Take Advantage Of Filing One Charge Sheet First And Seeking Time To File Supplementary Charge-sheets To Extend The Time Limit U/S 167(2)Case: Fakhrey Alam vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [CrA 319 OF 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 165 The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy observed that the time period for...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [March 8 to March 14 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Supreme Court Asks Govt Employees Holding Post Of State Election Commissioner To Immediately Step Down As SECCase Title : State of Goa and another v Fouzia Imtiaz Shaik Citation : LL 2021 SC 158 While holding that serving government employees cannot simultaneously function as State Election Commissioners, the bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, BR Gavai and Hrishikesh...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [March 1 to March 7 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. No Allegation That Promise To Marry Was False At The Inception: Supreme Court Quashes Rape CaseCase: Sonu @ Subhash Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [Criminal Appeal No 233 of 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 137 A Division Bench comprising of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah quashed an FIR alleging rape observing that there is no allegation to the effect that the promise...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [22nd February to 28th February 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Ossification Test Conducted On An Accused Aged Around 40-55 Years Cannot Be Conclusive To Declare Him As A Juvenile On The Date Of The Incident: Supreme CourtCase: Ram Vijay Singh Vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh [Cr. A 175 OF 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 117The bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, Hemant Gupta and BR Gavai observed that ossification test conducted on a...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [14th February to 21st February 2021]

Live Law (LL) Citation Count Crossed Its 100 Mark Within Just 52 Days Into 2021 This Week.

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Feb 8 – Feb 14]

Summation of important Judgments/Orders this week Allahabad High Court 1. Allahabad High Court Dismisses Plea By Two Sisters Claiming Ownership of Land Offered for Ayodhya Mosque [Rani Kapoor Punjabi v. Union of India & Ors.] A Bench of Justices DK Upadhyay and Manish Kumar dismissed a petition filed against the allotment of land in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village for...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [8th February to 13th February 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Dishonour Of Cheques- Blank Cheque Would Attract Presumption U/s 139 NI Act If Signatures Are Admitted: Supreme CourtCase: M/s. Kalamani Tex v. P. Balasubramanian [CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 123 of 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 75Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices NV Ramana, Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose observed that 'reverse onus' clauses under Section 118 and Section...