SC Agrees To Hear Plea For Restricting Physical Inspection Of EVMs Only By “Authorised Engineers” [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to a hear a petition seeking a direction to the authorities to ensure that physical access to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) is limited only to authorised engineers of Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). While ECIL manufactures EVMs, BEL undertakes the upkeep and maintenance of EVMs during...

SC Stresses On Need To Develop And Recognize ‘Democratic Policing’ Concept; Enhances Punishment To Cops Involved In Custodial Torture Case [Read Judgment]

“It may not be out of context to remind that the motto of Maharashtra State Police is "Sadrakshnāya Khalanīghrahanāya" (Sanskrit: "To protect good and to Punish evil"), which needs to be respected. Those, who are called upon to administer the criminal law, must bear, in mind, that they have a duty not merely to the individual accused before them, but also to the State and to the community...

No Appeal Against Decree/Order In ‘Section 6 Suit’ For Recovery Of Possession, SC Reminds Courts [Read Order]

‘It is surprising that in a Section 6 Suit, appeals have solemnly been filed and heard on merits. What is even more surprising is that from the first appeal dismissal, a second appeal is also filed and dismissed.’The Supreme Court, while dismissing a special leave petition, reminded the courts that ‘Section 6 Suit’ is of summary nature and no appeal lies against it.A suit under Section...

Malegaon Blast: SC Refuses To Entertain Lt Col Purohit’s Plea For SIT Probe Into His “Custodial Torture”

“Why should we entertain such a petition at this juncture? Why should we interfere at this stage? We feel it may impact the trial,” a bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said.Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition filed by Lt Col Shrikant Purohit, accused in Malegaon blast case for a SIT probe into his “illegal detention” and “custodial torture”.Stating that Purohit...

SC Upholds Delhi HC Order Granting Bail To Neeraj Singal, Stays Other Parts Of The Order [Read Order]

Although not interfering with the interim bail granted to Neeraj Singhal, Bhushan Steel’s former promoter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the other observations in the August 29 order of the Delhi High Court and transferred the matter to itself.Singhal was arrested by the SFIA for loan fraud for allegedly siphoning off Rs. 2,500 crore of public funds.The bench of Justices D. Y....

Landmark Judgments Awaited In The Last Working Month Of CJI Misra

Hectic days are ahead for Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who has 18 working days left before his retirement on October 2. In these days the country will await judgments in reserved by the bench presided by him in several high profile cases, which could change the course of current constitutional and political narrative.1. Legality of AadhaarThe marathon hearing in the case challenging the validity...

SC Stays Unconditional Stay On Arbitral Award Against West Bengal [Read Order]

The Supreme Court recently stayed the unconditional stay granted on an arbitral award by a lower court.The petitioner, Pam Developments Pvt. Ltd. had challenged an order passed on 4 August by the District Judge, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, granting an unconditional stay on the operation of an arbitral award to the tune of Rs. 1.77 crore issued against the State of West Bengal.The...

‘Classic Case’ Of Revenge By The Husband Against The Wife: SC Quashes ‘Cheating’ Complaint Filed By Husband [Read Order]

This is a classic case of taking revenge by the husband against the wife since he was aggrieved by the action of the wife moving an application seeking maintenance, remarked a Supreme Court bench while quashing a complaint filed by a man accusing his wife of ‘cheating’ him.This is also a classic case which exposes the mechanical way in which criminal complaints are dealt with by the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Entire Prosecution Story Shouldn’t Be Doubted For Certain Embellishments: SC Revives 1993 WB Panchayat Post-Poll Violence CaseReviving a criminal case related to a post-panchayat poll violence in West Bengal in 1993, the Supreme Court observed that merely because there are certain exaggerations, improvements and embellishments, the entire prosecution story should not be doubted.Persons With...

SC Disapproves Of Punjab and Haryana HC’s Restrictive Interpretation Of ‘Recommendations By Human Right Commission’ [Read Order]

‘A complaint may be made of violation of human rights by any person or a complaint that a public servant is being negligent in preventing such violation.’The Supreme Court has disapproved the observation in a 2005 Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment that the Human Rights Commission is only empowered to make a recommendation to the government when any violation of human rights by a...

All New Vehicles Sold To Have Third-Party Insurance Coverage -3 Years For Cars And 5 Years For Two Wheelers [Read Circular]

With the Supreme Court refusing to extend the deadline, all new vehicles sold from 1st September 2018, should have mandatory third-party insurance coverageWhile considering a public interest litigation seeking guidelines for improving road safety filed by S. Rajaseekaran, Chairman & Head of Orthopedic Department, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, the bench comprising of Justice Madan B. Lokur...

Uncommunicated Adverse Annual Confidential Reports Can’t Be Relied Upon To Deny Promotion, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that uncommunicated Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs), which are adverse to an employee, cannot be relied upon for purpose of consideration of promotion.The bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul in Rukhsana Shaheen Khan vs. Union Of India set aside the Delhi High Court judgment and directed the competent authority to ignore...