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Supreme Court Physical Hearings : Senior Advocates Request CJI To Keep Hybrid Option Open On All Days; CJI Agrees To Discuss Issue With Colleagues
Expressing reservations regarding the decision of the Supreme Court to resume mandatory physical hearing on two days in a week, few senior lawyers made a mention before the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Wednesday.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal submitted before the CJI that the revised SOP issued by the Court to have mandatory physical hearings on Wednesday and Thursday will create a lot...
Lakhmipur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Hearing LIVE UPDATES
The Supreme Court Bench led by CJI Ramana to hear today the PIL seeking a time-bound CBI probe into the recent violent incident of Lakhimpur Kheri. On last occasion, Supreme Court had recorded its dissatisfaction over the investigation done by the Uttar Pradesh Police in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. After that, the UP Police arrested the prime accused Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister...
Supreme Court Again Deprecates Practice Of Summoning Public Officers Unnecessarily To Court
The Supreme Court has again deprecated the practice of summoning public officers unnecessarily to the court.In this case, the Allahabad High Court had summoned the Chairman of the Gramin Bank while considering a writ petition filed by a workman challenging his termination. The Court also directed the Regional Manager of the Bank to appear in person and to file affidavit stating the number...
'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...