No Criminal Case Is Free From Shortcoming; Accused Can’t Take Advantage Of ‘Insignificant’ Inconsistencies In Prosecution Evidence: SC [Read Judgment]

‘While appreciating the evidence of a witness, the approach must be whether the evidence of the witness read as a whole inspires confidence.’A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, while confirming a high court judgment convicting a woman for the murder of in-laws of her daughter, observed that no criminal case is free from shortcomings and the benefit would go to accused only...

[Bhima Koregaon][Session-1] 'This is A Foisted And Cooked Up Investigation': Dr Singhvi Seeks SC Monitored SIT Investigation In The Case

“Eight months after the Elgar Parishad, the present detenues were arrested...it is undisputed that none of these five activists were associated with the organisation of the event or that they were not even present there...as for the allegation regarding the scheme to attack the office of the Prime Minister on the line of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination, No FIR has been registered. The...

Congress Party Cannot Forcibly Instruct ECI For Elections Reforms: ECI To SC On Congress Leader Kamal Nath’s Plea

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday asserted before the Supreme Court its supremacy in matters relating to elections, and took objection to the Congress party trying to interfere with the process by filing writ petitions like the one before it.The submissions were made by the ECI on the petition filed by Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath seeking random verification of...

Union Cabinet Approves Triple Talaq Ordinance

The Union Cabinet has approved an Ordinance to criminalize triple talaq, said Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Law Minister, in a press meet today after the cabinet session.The ordinance move comes after the Triple Talaq bill('Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill) got blocked in the Rajya Sabha in the last monsoon session, though the Lok Sabha had cleared it in December 2017.The...

SC Summons Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari For Breaking Lock Of Sealed House; Contempt Notice Issued

The Supreme Court today issued contempt notice against Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari for openly defying court-appointed monitoring committee on sealing by breaking the lock of a house sealed by East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Sunday.An angry bench of Justices Madan B Lokur, Deepak Gupta and Abdul Nazeer also asked Tiwari to be personally present in the court coming Tuesday and explain...

It Would Require Great Courage Of Conviction And Moral Strength For A Daughter To Depose Against Her Own Mother: SC Affirms Conviction Of Woman Accused Of Killing Daughter’s In-Laws

It would require great courage of conviction and moral strength for a daughter to depose against her own mother who is an accused, remarked the Supreme Court bench while affirming the conviction of a woman who was accused of the murder of in-laws of her daughter.Shamim was accused of murdering Pappu and Anisha, and injuring Heena, who are the brother, mother and sister of one Ishrat Ali, who...

Motor Accidents Claims: Parents Entitled To Be Awarded Loss Of Consortium Under The Head Of Filial Consortium, Says SC [Read Judgment]

“An accident leading to the death of a child causes great shock and agony to the parents and family of the deceased. The greatest agony for a parent is to lose their child during their lifetime.”The Supreme Court has observed that in a case where a parent has lost their minor child, or unmarried son or daughter, the parents are entitled to be awarded loss of consortium under the head...

ArcelorMittal Vs Numetal :Opinion Of CoC On Disqualification Of A Resolution Applicant Under S.29A Of IBC Is Only Prima facie One, NCLT Is The Statutory Authority To Decide It: Nariman.J

As the war between ArcelorMittal and NuMetal over Essar Steels spills into its third day before the Supreme Court, Justice Rohinton Nariman on Tuesday remarked that the opinion of the Committee of Creditors (COC) as to the disqualification of a resolution applicant under section 29A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of 2017 was only a prima facie one and that NCLT is the statutory...

“Potholes Killing More Than Terrorism, It Is Frightening” : SC

The bench noted that potholes killed 3,597 persons in 2017 but was surprised that states were disputing the figures A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta today questioned why states were disputing the centre’s figure that potholes claimed 3,597 lives last year and were not willing to take remedial measures to save precious lives.“It is unfortunate that some states were...

SC Notice On Plea For Banning 85 Pesticides, Many Not Reviewed By Expert Committee

Application also seeks diverse experts to review pesticidesThe Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on an application seeking direction to the Centre to review 85 pesticides, besides the 99 forming the subject matter of the main petition seeking a ban on pesticides with grave health and environmental hazards.A bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Vineet Saran issued notice on an...

Court Must Not Go Deep Into Merits Of The Matter While Considering Bail Application: SC Cancels Bail Granted By HC To An ‘Influential Businessman’ [Read Judgment]

“We are of the view that the High Court was not justified in going into the evidence on record in such a depth which amounts to ascertaining the probability of the conviction of the accused.”The Supreme Court has cancelled bail granted by the high court to an ‘influential’ businessman accused in a murder case, taking into account his past attempt to evade the process of law, and...

Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case: SC Stays Patna HC Order For New CBI Team Under Special Director’s Supervision

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the order passed by the Patna High Court last month in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuses case, wherein the High Court had directed Special Director, CBI, New Delhi to monitor the progress of the probe, and had left it open for him to constitute a fresh team for further investigation.The Apex Court bench comprising Justice MB Lokur and Justice...