Remand Order Cannot Be Challenged In Habeas Corpus Petition: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the act of directing remand of an accused is a judicial function and the challenge to the order of remand is not to be entertained in a habeas corpus petition. While allowing the appeal filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office against the Delhi High Court order in a habeas corpus petition, the bench comprising Justice AM Sapre and Justice...

SC Sentences Nedumpara To 3 Months Jail For Contempt; Bars From Practising In SC; Suspends Sentence On Undertaking

Nedumpara has also been barred from practising in SC for one year.

Tribunals CB [Day-1, Session-1] There Is A Strong View Point That Post-Retirement Appointments Is A Scar On Independence Of Judiciary, Says CJI

"There is no dispute that most of these tribunals are virtually non-functioning either for the lack of infrastructure or manpower...there is a very practical solution and the idea is to have as few tribunals as possible. And to ensure uniformity on the quasi-judicial side", remarked Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday. The Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice was hearing on...

SC Directs TN Govt. To Ensure There Is No Defacement Of Public Places With Political Slogans And Politicians' Photos [Read Order]

"What the court desired the State to do is to take preventive steps from defacement/disfigurement of public places by slogans, particularly election slogans when the elections are round the corner."

Plea For Prohibiting Candidates From Contesting From More Than One Constituency: SC Agrees To Hear After Two Weeks

Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition seeking directions to restrict candidates from contesting from two constituencies simultaneously after two weeks.The bench of Justices S A Bobde, M M Shantanagoudar and S Abdul Nazeer was hearing a PIL filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay praying that Section 33(7) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which allows a person to contest...

Complaint Under Section 138 NI Act Maintainable Against Dishonour Of Cheques Issued In Pursuance Of Agreement For Sale: SC [Read Judgment]

"Though it is well settled that an agreement to sell does not create any interest in immovable property, it nonetheless constitutes a legally enforceable contract between the parties to it."

Forest Act- Magistrate Can't Invoke Jurisdiction Under S.451 CrPC To Release A Seized Vehicle, Once Authorized Officer Initiates Confiscation Proceedings:SC [Read Judgment]

Statutory interpretation must remain eternally vigilant to the daily assaults on the environment, said the Supreme Court while it set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court order that directed the Magistrate to order interim release of a vehicle seized for being involved in the illegal excavation of sand from the Chambal River. The bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice...

Averment Of Political Rivalry By Itself Does Not Constitute A 'Plea Of Mala Fides': SC [Read Judgment]

"Such averments by itself do not constitute a plea of mala fides without there being any substantial material in its support."

Will Judicial Declaration Of A Person As A Foreigner Stand Superseded If His Name Is Included In NRC? SC Commences Hearing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was faced with the question whether judicial determination of a person being a foreigner would stand superseded if the name of the same person is included in the draft/final NRC. The question was being considered by a Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjiv Khanna. During the hearing, the State of Assam...

Validity Of NCLT & NCLAT Under Companies Act 2013 To Be Examined By SC Constitution Bench Tomorrow

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench hear tomorrow the petition filed by Madras Bar Association challenging the creation of National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal under the Companies Act 2013.The the constitutional validity of Chapter XXVII comprising Sections 407 to 434 of the Companies Act 2013 which constitute NCLT and NCLAT is the issue before the...

Prosecuterix Was In The Habit Of Implicating People: SC Sets Aside Concurrent Conviction In A Rape Case [Read Judgment]

"Similar type of complaints were being made in past by the complainant against other persons also and such complaints were later found false"

Statutory Regulation On Private Bodies By Itself Does Not Make Them Subject To Writ Jurisdiction: SC [Read Judgment]

"Contracts of a purely private nature would not be subject to writ jurisdiction merely by reason of the fact that they are structured by statutory provisions"