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"Couldn't Keep Up The Hope & Trust Of Supreme Court": Madras High Court Apologises To Supreme Court For Delay In Deciding A Case
The Madras High Court this week apologized to the Supreme Court for taking more than six years to decide a writ plea filed by an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who has been accused of extorting Rs 3 crore from a woman involved in an economic offence.Observing that the High Court had not kept up the hope and trust of the Supreme Court in deciding the case expeditiously, the Bench of...
Can Covid Parole Leave Period Be Considered To Calculate Convict's Actual Period Of Sentence?: Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Decide
The Supreme Court of India has granted liberty to the State of Maharashtra to take a policy decision as to whether or not the Covid Leave period of parole of a convict can be considered for calculating his period of actual sentence.The State has also been asked to decide whether such a decision is to be applied to all the prisoners or some exceptions are required to be made.A Bench comprising...
'Reason For Police Indiscipline Inherent In Its Colonial Origin' : Interview With Justice Chandru, Who Inspired 'Jai Bhim' Movie
"I strongly feel that leaders like Ambedkar were not exposed enough to the public and more particularly to the students. It is a pity that in law colleges they don't even give Ambedkar writings as a reading material even during pre-law days".
No Statutory Power To Waive Interest Under Employees' State Insurance Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has held that there is no statutory power to waive the interest payable by an employer under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. It also refused to exercise powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do the same.This is not a fit case to exercise the power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, the Court said.A Division Bench comprising Justice...
Juvenile Justice Act- Delhi High Court Issues TimeLine For Completing 'Age Determination' Of 'Juveniles In Conflict With Law'
The Delhi High Court has issued directions for streamlining the process of inquiries relating to juveniles in conflict with law and scrupulous compliance by all authorities. A bench comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani issued the following directions:(a) In all cases pertaining to juveniles in conflict with law, regardless of the nature of offences alleged,...
Article 136 Interference Not Called For Merely Because A Different View About High Court's Judgment Is Possible : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that intervention under Article 136 of the Constitution is not called for merely because a different view about the High Court's judgment is possible.A bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and S Ravindra Bhat made this observation while dismissing an appeal challenging a judgment of the Kerala High Court in a case related to vesting of private forests...
Unauthorised Flagposts And Statues: Karnataka High Court Directs Authorities To Conduct Enquiry On Related Complaints
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to enquire into complaints made to it about unauthorised statutes and flag posts which are causing any inconvenience to the public or creating any traffic hazard. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum gave the direction while disposing...
Prior Sanction Of Magistrate Not Mandatory For Investigating Non-Cognizable Offence Along With Cognizable Offence : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that prior sanction of the Magistrate is not mandatory for investigating a non-cognizable offence along with a cognizalbe offence.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna held so while dealing with an appeal against a judgment of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, which quashed an FIR for offences under under the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act...
Principle Of Initial Date Of Appointment Valid Principle To Determine Inter-Se Seniority In Absence Of Rules To Contrary : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has held that the principle of initial date of appointment or continuous officiation will be the valid principle to be considered for determination of inter se seniority in the absence of any rule or guidelines to the contrary.A Bench compromising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice Abhay Oka has made the observations while delivering its judgement in appeals challenging...
CJI Ramana Acts On School Girl's Letter To Restore Bus Services In Telangana Village
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana's action on a letter sent to him by a Class 8 girl has resulted in the restoration of bus services in a village in the State of Telangana.P Vaishnavi, an eighth standard student in Telangana, wrote a letter to CJI Ramana about the stoppage of the bus services to her village in Rangareddy district in the aftermath of COVID pandemic, as a result of which she...
"What Is A Virtual Court? How It Is Different From Normal Court? What Are The Advantages?", Explains Orissa HC CJ Dr.Justice S Muralidhar
"Virtual courts have a big advantage in as much as there can be recording of evidence of witnesses from any location so that the trial can proceed without any hitch, and there can be specific time-slots for witnesses to appear so that there is no wastage of anyone's time. This will greatly enhance the speed at which we conduct the trial!", Orissa High Court Chief Justice S. Muralidhar...