'No Advocate With Only 10 Years Experience Ever Made A High Court Judge' : Centre Defends Tribunals Reforms Act 2021

The Central Government has filed a counter-affidavit before the Supreme Court defending the constitutional validity of the recently passed Tribunals Reforms Act 2021. The affidavit has been filed responding to the writ petition filed by Madras Bar Association, which has argued that the Act is unconstitutional for violating the directions issued by the Supreme Court in previous judgments.At...

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence : Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow PIL Seeking Proper Investigation

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the PIL related to the investigation of Lakhmipur Kheri violence of October 3, which claimed the lives of 8 people, four of them being farmers protesters who were allegedly mowed down by the vehicles in the convoy of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.The PIL was registered on the basis of a letter written by two...

Order VIII Rule 1 CPC - Period For Filing Of Written Statement Is Directory In Civil Suits; But Mandatory In Commercial Suits: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the period of 90 days for filing of written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of Code of Civil Procedure in civil suits is directory.The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian held the provisions of Order VIII Rule 1 CPC are mandatory in the Commercial Courts under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015."It may be stated herein that the provisions...

'Aryan Khan Victim Of Vendetta' : Shiv Sena Leader Sends Letter Petition To Supreme Court Seeking Suo Motu Intervention

Saying that the NCB case against Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, is out of "dirty vendetta", a Shiv Sena leader has sent a letter petition to the Supreme Court seeking its suo motu intervention.The petition sent by Shiv Sena leader Kishor Tiwari alleges that Khan is a victim of vendetta by an officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) whose wife failed to make it in...

Breaking- Ranjit Singh Murder Case: Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, 4 Others Sentenced To Life Imprisonment By CBI Court

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and 4 others have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the CBI Court, Panchkula today in the Ranjit Singh murder case. They were earlier convicted under Sections 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC in this case, and today, the order on their sentence was pronounced.The other convicts who have been sentenced to LI today are...

LIVE NOW- LiveLaw Practitioner Series: " The Concept Of Detention Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-3 By Justice V Ramkumar

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series".Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on " The Concept Of 'Detention' Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-3.Aaratrika Bhaumik will moderate the session.The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: October 18, 2021(Monday), 5:00 pmYoutube...

"Directions Fallen On Deaf Ears": Court Imposes 25K Cost On Delhi Police, Calls For Expeditious Trial In Riots Cases

A Delhi Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on Delhi Police after observing that the delay in moving an application regarding segregation of complaint in a riots case caused undue harassment to the accused persons, two of whom are in judicial custody.Observing that repeated directions in riots cases have fallen on deaf ears of the Senior police officials, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate...

Civil Dispute Given Colour Of Criminal Offence: Supreme Court Says Criminal Proceedings Should Not Become Weapons Of Harassment

Dispute of a civil nature has been given colour of criminal offence, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered last month while it quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a property purchaser.The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari observed that while considering a petition seeking quashing of criminal proceedings, the High Court should examine whether a...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, October 11 To October 17, 2021

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENTS1. Income Tax Act - Date Of Receipt Of Order Irrelevant For Computing Limitation Under Section 263(2) : Supreme CourtCase Title : Commissioner of Income Tax, Chennai vs Mohammed Meeran Shahul HameedCitation : LL 2021 SC 572The Supreme Court has held that the date of the receipt of the assessment order has no relevance in computing the limitation period for the Revision...

LiveLaw Practitioner Series: " The Concept Of Detention Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-3 By Justice V Ramkumar

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series".Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on " The Concept Of 'Detention' Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-3.Aaratrika Bhaumik will moderate the session.The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: October 18, 2021(Monday), 5:00 pmYoutube...

The Concept Of 'Detention' Under Section 167 (2) Cr.P.C. And Its Scope, Range And Legality – Part - II [Webinar Video And Notes]

14. Whether it is permissible for the Magistrate to grant "police custody" of the accused in the same case after the first 15 days of detention. No. This is in view of the bar under Clause (a) of the First Proviso to Section 167 (2) Cr.P.C. (Vide paras 11 and 13 of CBI v. Anupam J. Kulkarni (1992) 3 SCC 141 = AIR 1992 SC 1768 – Jayachandra Reddy - J; Para 11 of State of...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of 7 New Judges To Gujarat High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of 7 advocates as judges of the Gujarat High Court. They are :1. Smt. Mauna Manish Bhatt.2. Samir Jyotindraprasad Dave.3. Hemant Maheschandra Prachchhak.4. Sandeep Navratlal Bhatt.5. Aniruddha Pradyumna Mayee.6. Niral Rashmikant Mehta.7. Ms.Nisha Mahendrabhai Thakore.Their names were recommended by the Supreme Court collegium on September...