Legal Principles Governing Suspension Of Conviction Cannot Be Applied To Suspend The Sentence: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has set aside a High Court judgment which applied principles governing suspension of conviction to reject a plea seeking suspension of execution of sentence. N. Ramamurthy was convicted by the Trial Court under various provisions of Indian Penal Code and also Prevention of Corruption Act. The prosecution case against him was that he entered into a criminal conspiracy...

SC Stays Appointment Of Civil Judges In Haryana Judicial Service, Summons P&H HC Registrar [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the Punjab and Haryana High Court from appointing Junior Civil Judges in Haryana Judicial Service without the leave of the Court.The Court has also issued notice on the challenge to the selection process and the evaluation method adopted in the Mains Examination for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Haryana, the results of which were declared...

Plea Seeking Decriminalization Of Questioning Of EVM/VVPAT Malfunctioning: SC Issues Notice To Election Commission [Read petition]

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission of India and the Union of India on a petition seeking decriminalising the act of reporting of deviant behavior or malfunctioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail on the ground that holding voters liable for pointing out any defect in the machine is against their Right...

'Said Chowkidaar Chor Hain In A Rhetoric Flourish In the Heat of the Moment': Rahul Gandhi Tells SC In Response to Contempt Notice [Read Counter Affidavit]

Congress President Rahul Gandhi in his counter affidavit in response to the notice issued by the Supreme Court of India over criminal contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenaksi Lekhi in the Supreme Court aginst him earlier over Chowkidaar Chor Hain remark attributed to the Apex court of the country says that same was used by him "in a rhetoric flourish in the heat of the moment."He says...

SC To Hear Tomorrow Congress MP's Plea Against EC's Inaction In Taking Action Against Modi And Shah For Poll Code Violation [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court shall hear tomorrow a petition by Congress MP and party women wing president Susmita Dev accusing the Election Commission of shying away from taking action against PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for Model Code of Conduct violation in their election speeches. The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday. Dev has complained that...

Delhi HC Dismisses Plea To Bar Media From Reporting Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI

Delhi HC has dismissed a PIL seeking restrictions on media reporting of the sexual harassment allegations against CJI. The bench headed by CJ Rajendra Menon observed that as the Supreme Court is seized of the matter, the High Court cannot interfere. The PIL was filed by an organisation called the Anti-Corruption Council of India, stating that "merely a false allegation affidavit" filed by...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Sentence Can Be Enhanced In Convict's Appeal Only By Giving Him Notice Of Enhancement [Kumar Ghimirey V. The State of Sikkim] The Supreme Court reiterated that the power of a High Court to enhance sentence awarded to a convict, while considering his appeal, can only be exercised after giving him the notice of enhancement. Kumar Ghimirey was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment by...

Sec 498A & 306 IPC: Incidents Which Happened Much Before Wife's Death Can't Be Treated As Conduct Which Drove Her To Suicide: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the incidents which had taken place between husband and wife much before latter's death by suicide could not be treated as the conduct which drove her to commit suicide. Jagdishraj Khatta, was convicted by the Himachal Pradesh High Court under Sections 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, by overturning the acquittal recorded by the Trial...

Plea In Delhi HC To Bar Media From Reporting Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI [Read Petition]

Stating that "merely a false allegation affidavit" filed by a dismissed employee "cannot be built as a pillar to put allegations on the Chief Justice of India", a PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking that unless the sexual harassment claim is proved in the Supreme Court's in-house inquiry, the media should be restricted from advertising and besmirch the image of the CJI and...

Release Under Probation Does Not Entitle An Employee To Claim A Right To Continue In Service: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court has held in The State Bank of India & Others v. P. Soupramaniane that the release under probation does not entitle an employee to claim a right to continue in service. It said that the employer is under an obligation to discontinue the services of an employee convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude. Bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice M. R....

Ensure Gender Justice At Supreme Court: Statement By Former Law Clerks cum Research Assistants

Statement by Former Law Clerks cum Research Assistants at the Supreme Court of India On 23 April 2019, the Times of India published an article titled, 'After allegation against CJI, many SC judges ask for male staff at houses'. The article went on to say: 'Some judges expressed apprehension about employing female law clerks, who like their male counterparts work mostly in residential...

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CJI: Justice Patnaik Will Not Start Inquiry In To Larger Conspiracy Until The In-house Inquiry Is Over

Amidst apprehensions that a parallel inquiry into the claims of a larger plot to frame the Chief Justice of India would prejudice that by the in-house committee headed by Justice S. A. Bobde into the sexual harassment allegations against the CJ of a former Supreme Court employee, retired Justice A. K. Patnaik has reportedly decided to stall the former until the completion of the...