Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: September 30, 2024 To October 6, 2024

IndexCitationsK. Vadivel v. K. Shanthi & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 757Sub Inspector Sanjay Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., C.A. No. 010894 / 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 758State of West Bengal v. Jashimuddin Mondal and Ors., SLP(C) No. 9628/2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 759Atul Kumar v. Chairman (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) and Ors| Writ Petition (Civil) No. 609/2024 2024 LiveLaw...

Unnecessary Prosecutions In Abetment Of Suicide Cases Due To Inability Of Courts To Apply Correct Principles Of Law : Supreme Court

While quashing an abetment to suicide case against senior officials of Hindustan Unilever Limited (“HUL”), the Supreme Court recently cautioned the courts as well as the police against the incorrect application of the principles governing abetment to suicide."Over a period of time, the trend of the courts is that such intention can be read into or gathered only after a full- fledged trial. The problem is that the courts just look into the factum of suicide and nothing more. We believe that such...

Supreme Court Disapproves Uttarakhand HC Judge's Proclivity In Making Unjustified Remarks Against Advocates

The Supreme Court recently set aside two orders of the Uttarakhand High Court that contained adverse remarks made by a High Court judge against an advocate.A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Sandeep Mehta ruled that the comments made by Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma of the HC regarding the advocate's conduct were unjustified and illegal. “We disapprove the proclivity of the learned Judge of the High Court in making remarks against advocates for nothing so serious to take...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Death Sentence Of Watchman Convicted For Dacoity And Murder

The Supreme Court recently set aside the death sentence of a watchman convicted for the dacoity and murder of his employers to life imprisonment.A bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice PK Mishra, and Justice KV Vishwanathan set aside the death penalty imposed by the Bombay High Court in 2022.“The learned Trial Judge upon consideration of the material placed on record had come to a considered conclusion that the present case does not fit in the category of the 'rarest of rare' cases. Therefore,...

'Acknowledge Women's Struggles In Occupying Public Offices' : Supreme Court Flags Discriminatory Attitude Towards Women Representatives

While granting relief to a female Sarpach of a village who was disqualified on technical grounds, the Supreme Court raised concerns about the discriminatory attitudes which permeate through all levels of administration towards women representatives.The Court observed that the matter related to the removal of an elected representative should not be taken lightly, especially when it concerns women in rural areas.“This is all the more concerning when the representative in question is a woman and...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- July 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 435 to 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 537Advocate All miscellaneous amounts charged by Bar Councils for enrolment are 'enrolment fees'. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 519Bar Councils can't collect any amount exceeding fee specified under Section 24 of advocates act for enrolment. Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 519Every advocate is expected...

Supreme Court Monthly Round Up : September 2024

IndexCitationsSalam Samarjeet Singh v. High Court of Manipur at Imphal | Writ Petition (Civil) No. 294/2015 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 636Rama Kt. Barman (Died) Thr. Lrs. v. Md. Mahim Ali & Ors., Civil Appeal No.3500/2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 637Union of India v. Bahareh Bakshi 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 638K. Arumugam v. Union of India & Others Etc., Civil Appeal Nos.2842-2848 of 2012 (and connected...

S. 389 CrPC | Suspension Of Sentence Can't Be Denied Merely Because Another Trial Is Pending Against Accused : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court yesterday (Oct. 4) observed that a pendency of trial against the accused in one case cannot be a ground to deny him the benefit of a suspension of sentence. The bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra granted a relief to the accused who were convicted in a murder case but denied the benefit of the suspension of sentence by the High Court. The...

'No Scheduled Offence In Complaint Or Chargesheet' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Two Accused In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 4) granted bail to two accused, Laxmikant Tiwari and Shiv Shankar Naag, in a money laundering case connected with the Chhattisgarh coal levy scam case.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted bail on the grounds of prolonged incarceration and the absence of a scheduled offence at the time of filing of the...

Supreme Court Summarises Principles For Interpreting Tax Statutes In Judgment On GST Input Tax Credit

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 3) outlined the principles governing the interpretation of taxation statutes in the context of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol summarised the principles of interpretation while dealing with a case involving the interpretation of Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act, which disallows...

Final Select List Signals Completion Of Appointment Process; It Can't Be Scrapped For Fresh Process As Per New Rules : Supreme Court

The Court said that the scrapping of final list to hold fresh process amounted to 'changing the rules of the game after the game is played'.

Supreme Court Criticises HC Order Which Allowed Provisional College Admission Despite SC Staying Similar Order Of Previous Year

Dealing with the issue of colleges being permitted to participate in admission process on the strength of interim judicial orders, the Supreme Court recently called out the Madhya Pradesh High Court for passing an order akin to the one stayed by the top Court last year, saying that the practice was not in conformity with "judicial propriety".A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV...