Supreme Court 2019 : Events & Controversies

A Chief Justice of India facing sexual harassment allegations for the first time ever in history, leading to a murky enquiry process set in by the Supreme Court, which ultimately absolved him!Serious questions about the independence of judiciary being raised in the wake of apex court's indifference and inaction on the contentious Kashmir lockdown!.Deep fault lines exposed within...

[2019] Death Penalty- Confirmations, Commutations & Acquittals By Supreme Court

This year, India voted against a motion which sought prohibition of death penalty as a mode of punishment at the 42nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The death penalty confirmations by the Supreme Court is more compared to recent years. It confirmed the death sentence in five cases. Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses The Last Review Plea Against Death PenaltyAkshay Kumar Singh...

Delhi CAA Protests : Sessions Judge Calls For CCTV Footages To Ascertain Involvement Of 15 Accused Persons In Violence [Read Order]

The Additional Sessions Judge (Vacation Judge) Manish Yaduvanshi of Tis Hazari Court on Saturday called for the CCTV footages from Daryaganj police to ascertain the involvement of 15 accused persons in alleged violence during anti-CAA protests on December 20 night.The Court adjourned the hearing of bail applications of the 15 accused in the Daryaganj protests to 07.01.2020. The accused...

40 Supreme Court Civil Law Judgments Of 2019

1. Undivided Share In Joint Family Can Be Disposed By Will As Per Sec.30 Hindu Succession Act The undivided interest of a Hindu in a joint family property can be disposed of by Will as per Section 30 of the Hindu Succession Act 1956, held the Supreme Court while dismissing appeals from a partition suit. "Section 30 of the Act, permits the disposition by way of Will of a male Hindu in...

'Automatic' Loss Of Citizenship Rule Unconstitutional: Supreme Court of Liberia [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of Liberia has struck down provisions of the Country's Alien and Nationality Law to the extent it provides for automatic loss of citizenship.The court made this ruling in petition filed by lvin Teage Jalloh, a Liberian-born citizen who had obtained American citizenship. Ivin was denied entry into the country without first obtaining a non-immigrant visa. Under Section 22.1...

Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice S. Mohan Passes Away

Former Supreme Court Judge and former Acting Governor of Karnataka, Justice Shanmughasundaram Mohan passed away today. Justice Mohan enrolled as an Advocate in the Madras High Court in August, 1954. He pursued his Law degree from University of Madras and was awarded Lakshminarasa Reddy Gold Medal. Between 1956 and 1966, he served as part-time Lecturer in the Law College, Madras. He...

40 Important Kerala HC Judgments Of 2019

1. Death penalty awarded to man accused of rape and murder. The Kerala High Court commuted death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of a 15-year-old. The division bench comprising of Justices AM Shaffique and P Somarajan affirmed the conviction recorded by the trial court. The court said instead of death penalty, the punishment of life imprisonment would meet the...

What Is The CAA-NPR-NRC Link?[Explainer]

A bare reading of 2003 Citizenship Rules reveals that NPR lays the foundation for NRC.

'Not In My Name': Lawyers Distance Themselves From Bar Council's Statement on Anti-CAA Protests [Read Statement]

Almost a thousand lawyers from across the country have distanced themselves from the Resolution dated 22.12.2019 issued by the Bar Council of India, condemning the participation of lawyers in the protests of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 by issuing a Response to the Resolution today.Senior Advocates Akhil Sibal, Chander Uday Singh, Colin Gonsalves, Darius Khambata, Dr. Abhishek...

25 Important SC Judgments On Criminal Law - 2019

Magistrate Can Invoke Power U/S 156(3) CrPC even at post-cognizance stage, SC says 43 Yr old precedent wrongly decidedVinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and others v The State of GujaratA three judge bench of the Supreme Court virtually overruled a 43 year old precedent and held that Magistrate can invoke power under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure even at post-cognizance stage....

[Breaking] Calcutta HC Stays Deportation Of Rohingya Couple To 'Uphold The Spirit Of Humanity' [Read Order]

"A minimum protection ought to be given to the petitioners till the writ petition is decided, in order to uphold the spirit of humanity, if not the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India, which is the grundnorm of all Indian statutes."

Plea In SC Seeks Implementation Of Citizenship (Amendment) Act And Action Against Protestors

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and for action against those who caused damage to life and property, and the parties who allegedly instigated them, in light of the ongoing protests that broke out against CAA.The petitioner, who describes herself as a citizen who is concerned over the loss of lives and damage...