A Bizarre Tale Of 3 Death Row Convicts Facing Different Fates In Same Case

Death penalty cannot be executed separately against a single convict, when legal proceedings filed by other co-convicts in the same case are pending - this is one of the arguments raised by lawyers for the convicts in the Nirbhaya case to seek deferral of their executions.The lawyers cited Rule 836 of the Delhi Prison Rules to buttress this argument.The Prosecution however contended that there...

Can Consumer Forum Extend Time Beyond 45 Days For Opposite Party's Version? SC Reserves Verdict

On Wednesday, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat reserved its verdict on the issue whether Consumer Forum could grant time to the opposite party to file a reply beyond the stipulated period of 45 days as per Section 13(2)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. As per Section 13(2)(a),...

[Amazon v. Amway] Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Restraining E-Commerce Platforms From Selling Amway And Other DSE's Products[Read Judgment]

A division bench of the Delhi High Court on Friday held that products of 'Direct Selling Entities' such as Amway, Oriflamme, etc. may be offered for sale on e-commerce platforms, as the Direct Selling Guidelines are merely advisory in nature. In doing so, the division bench of Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice Talwant Singh have overruled the judgment rendered by a single-Judge of the...

SC Stays Telangana HC Judgment Which Declared That Pvt Medical Colleges Can't Collect 5 Years MBBS Fee

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the January 8 judgment of Telangana High Court that had directed the authorities to stop private medical colleges from levying MBBS fee for five years.According to the HC, the private colleges could not charge 5 years' fee as the standard duration of MBBS course was 4.5 years.Challenging this, the Telangana State Private Medical and Dental College...

Landlord Not Precluded From Making An Application For Fair Rent Determination During Subsistence Of Contractual Tenancy: SC [Read Judgment]

Interpreting provisions of the Telangana Building (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act, 1960, the Supreme Court has held that a landlord is not precluded from making an application for determination of fair rent during the currency of agreed rent between the landlord and the tenant. The contention taken in this appeal was that the landlord is bound by the contractual rent and...

Kunal Kamra Issues Legal Notice To Indigo Airlines Against Travel Ban; Demands Rs. 25L Compensation [Read Notice]

Stand up comedian Kunal Kamra has issued a legal notice to Indigo Airlines which had suspended him from flying with the Airlines for a period of 6 months.IndiGo had suspended stand-up comedian from flying with it, after he allegedly heckled journalist Arnab Goswami aboard one of its planes from Mumbai to Lucknow. "In light of the recent incident on board 6E 5317 from Mumbai to Lucknow, we...

Unequivocal Statements Made By Counsel Will Be Binding On Clients: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that unequivocal statements made by counsel will be binding on their clients. In this case, counsel for the landlord made a statement before the High Court that the tenant will be re-­inducted in equal area in the newly constructed building within one month. Before the Apex Court, the issue was whether the landlord is bound by this statement made by...

Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Mercy Petition Of Convict Vinay Sharma

President of India Ramnath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition filed by death-row convict in the Nirbhaya case Vinay Sharma, reports PTI.A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court on January-14 dismissed the curative petitions of Vinay Sharma and Mukesh, two of the four convicts awaiting execution of death penalty in the Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case.On January-17 President Ram Nath Kovind...

Magistrate While Holding Inquiry U/s 202 CrPC Required To Take A Broad View And a Prima Facie Case: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that while holding the inquiry under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Magistrate is required to consider whether even a prima facie case is made out or not and whether the criminal proceedings initiated are an abuse of process of law or the Court or not and/or whether the dispute is purely of civil nature or not and/or whether the civil dispute...

SC Notice To PMO On Whistleblower's Plea For Info On Corruption Complaints Against Central Ministers[Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) moved by Whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeking information about corruption charges against Central Ministers from June 1, 2014 to August 5, 2017 and the quantum of black money claimed to have been brought back from abroad by the government and deposited in the accounts...

Section 92 CPC Procedure Not Applicable In Suit By A Trust: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the procedure prescribed under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure would not be applicable in a suit by a Trust. In this case, the Trust known as Ghat Talab Kaulan Wala filed the suit through one Charan Dass. The High Court had held that the suit is not maintainable without complying with the requirements of Section 92 of the Code of Civil...

Gujarat Riots : SC Grants Bail To Convicts In Sardarpura, Ode Massacre Cases, Asks Them To Do Spiritual/ Social Work [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted bail to all 17 convicts in the Sardarpura massacre case of 2002 Gujarat riots, where 33 muslims including 22 women were killed.A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde, Justices Surya Kant and BR Gavai passed the order on applications for bail filed by the convicts pending disposal of their appeal against the conviction and sentence.Supreme Court also granted...