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There Should Be No Criminal Contempt, If The Criticism is Well Founded It Is Fine, If It Is Not Forget About It: Justice Madan Lokur
"There should be no criminal contempt. Judges should not be hyper-sensitive about everything. If the criticism is well-founded, then it is fine. Even if it is not, forget about it! There are so many things in life!", said Justice Madan B. Lokur on Thursday.Speaking at a webinar on Keys to Governance: Independence of Judiciary organised by the India international Centre and DS Borker...
Farmers Protest-Blocking Public Roads And Highways Causing Hardships To Common Man: Petitioner Tells Supreme Court
In another development in the farmer's protest matter pending before a three judge bench of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, the primary petitioner, Rishabh Sharma, has filed an affidavit highlighting the inconvenience and hardship caused to general public by the act of farmers unions in blocking public roads and highways while protesting against the three...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Who Made Allegations Of Atrocities By Jail Authorities; Directs State To Conduct Fact-Finding Inquiry
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to a man on the grounds that he had suffered serious injuries at the hands of jail authorities while in custody.The Special Leave Petition was filed against the judgement of the Rajasthan High Court which was delivered on 27th January 2020 wherein the bail application of the Petitioner had been dismissed without considering his medical report...
Babri Masjid Demolition Case- Ayodhya Residents File Appeal Challenging CBI Court's Verdict Acquitting All Accused
Two Ayodhya residents on Friday moved the Allahabad High Court challenging a special CBI court's ruling that acquitted all 32 accused including BJP veterans L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi the 1992 demolition of Babri mosque.Their counsel is All India Muslim Personal Law Board executive member Zafaryab Jilani.The advocate, who has also been convener of the Babri Masjid Action Committee,...
Fact Of Amicable Settlement Can Be A Relevant Factor For Purpose Of Reducing Quantum Of Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the fact of amicable settlement can be a relevant factor for the purpose of reduction in the quantum of sentence. In this case, one of the accused was convicted under Sections 324 and 341 of the Indian Penal Code with a sentence of three months' rigorous imprisonment, and the other accused was convicted under Sections 307 and 341...
Senior Citizens Act : Is Express Condition To Provide Basic Amenities To Parents Necessary In Transfer Need To Attract Action Under Section 23?Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on two petitions challenging a judgment of the Full Bench of the Kerala High Court which held that an express condition to provide maintenance to parents is necessary in the transfer deed for it to be cancelled under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007(hereinafter "the Senior Citizens Act").A...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Judgment Upholding Upholds Land Acquisition Notifications For Chennai-Salem 8 Lane Expressway
A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against its December 8, 2020 decision upholding the notifications issued for acquiring land for the Chennai-Salem eight-lane greenfield expressway project.The Review Application, through Advocate P. Somasundaram, is primarily premised on that the Judges of the three-judge bench of the Apex Court did NOT have the occasion to consider the(1)...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Appointment Of Full-Time Chairman, VC, Members Of National Commissions For SC, ST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking appointment of full-term Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under Article 338 of the Constitution.The PIL was filed by an NGO named People's Charioteer Organization through advocates Rajesh Inamdar, Shashwat Anand and Amit Pai.The bench headed by Chief...
Nobody Can Interfere In Peaceful Life Of Two Adults Residing Together: Allahabad HC Provides Protection To Another Inter-Faith Couple
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reiterated that no one is entitled to disrupt the lives of two adults, who reside together willingly. Holding thus, the Court came to rescue of another inter-faith couple, facing harassment at the hands of their families. A Single Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava observed, "The Court has repeatedly held that where the two individuals...
SC Seeks CBI Response On 'Attack' Pandi's Plea To Suspend Life Sentence In Dinakaran Attack Case
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation on an application filed by V Pandi @ 'Attack' Pandi- a notorious rowdy from Madurai- seeking to suspend his life sentence in the 'Dinakaran' attack case of 2007, which resulted in the murder of three persons.Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Pandi, told a bench headed by Chief Justice of...
Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Government to submit the recommendations to the President regarding the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana by January 25.A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Balwant Singh seeking commutation of his death penalty on the ground that his mercy petition had been pending for the past...