High Courts Across The Country Directing Litigants To Pay Costs Towards Kerala Flood Relief Fund

As God’s own country, Kerala struggles to get back up after being raved by floods, High Courts across the country are doing their bit to help with the rehabilitation of the affected people. While several High Court judges and staff members have already donated to the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund for the State of Kerala, the judges are also directing litigants to pay costs towards...

Suspension Must Necessarily Be For A Short Duration: SC Upholds Revocation Of 6-Yr Long Suspension Of IPS Officer [Read Judgment]

‘This Court in Ajay Kumar Choudhary v. Union of India, (2015) 7 SCC 291 has frowned upon the practice of protracted suspension and held that suspension must necessarily be for a short duration.’Reiterating that suspension must necessarily be for a short duration, the Supreme Court has upheld a Madras High Court judgment that had quashed the disciplinary proceedings against an...

No Appreciation Of Evidence While Considering Discharge Plea: SC Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Discharging Accused In Loharia Murder Case [Read Order]

‘What has happened in the present case is that the statements recorded in the course of investigation had been weighed, analyzed and appreciated.’The Supreme Court on Thursday revived prosecution of Navi Mumbai builder Sumeet Bachewar in builder Sunil Kumar Loharia murder case, observing that the high court order discharging him was ‘premature’.The bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi,...

MCI Can Choose Manner Of Compliance Verification While Reviewing, Need Not Restrict To Deficiencies Pointed Out Earlier: SC [Read Judgment]

‘Remand of the matter to the MCI for conducting a review is due to the fact that the physical verification for compliance can be done only by the MCI. The manner of verification of the compliance has to be necessarily left to the MCI.’The Supreme Court has held that remand by the Government of India to Medical Council of India for a review does not place any restriction of verification...

Restriction For Remarriage Under Hindu Marriage Act Primarily Applicable For Parties Contesting The Decree Of Divorce: SC [Read Judgment]

‘Restriction placed on a second marriage in section 15 of the Act till the dismissal of an appeal would not apply to a case where parties have settled and decided not to pursue the appeal.’The Supreme Court has delivered an important judgment qua the provision in the Hindu Marriage Act which puts a condition on a divorcee in contracting a second marriage. It has been held that the...

Kerala Floods- Mullaperiyar Dam's Water Level Be Reduced By 2-3 Feet Below 142 Mark Till August 31:SC [Read The Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday required the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) in the Mullaperiyar dam to be reduced by 2-3 feet below the 142 feet mark, as allowed in its 2014 judgment, and be maintained thus till August 31."We have also been apprised by Mr. Narasimha, learned Additional Solicitor General that, as stated by the Chairman of the Committee, the current status of reservoir and water level...

Mirchpur Dalit Killings: “Atrocities Against SCs By Dominant Castes Continue Despite 71 Years Of Independence”: Delhi HC Convicts 20 [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Friday held 20 more people guilty of killing a 60-year-old Dalit man and his physically-challenged daughter at Mirchpur village in Haryana’s Hisar district in 2010, while dismissing the appeals filed by 15 convicts against the various sentences awarded to them.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice I.S. Mehta also upheld acquittals of 21 other...

HC Dismisses Execution Application Filed By Litigant Demanding Physical Possession Of HC Building And Two Wards In Bombay City [Read Order]

In an unusual case, the Bombay High Court has dismissed an execution application argued pro se by an eccentric litigant who sought physical possession of the high court building as well as two wards in Bombay city.Justice GS Patel recorded his displeasure at the “preposterous” demands made by this one Sukumar Samanta who was appearing pro se on behalf of Sushma Samanta.At the very...

Live Streaming Of Supreme Court Proceedings : Read AG KK Venugopal's Recommendations To SC

Attorney General for India KK Venugopal has submitted his suggestions on live-streaming of Court proceedings. He was responding to a petition filed by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising seeking a declaration for permitting live streaming of Supreme Court case proceedings of constitutional and national importance having an impact on the public at large and a direction to make available the...

The Right To Privacy Judgment Is A Year Old, But Not A Year Wiser

August 24 marks the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s seminal judgment on the right to privacy in Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India, which was a watershed moment in Indian fundamental rights jurisprudence. Now, it is not often that nine judges of the Apex Court of the country come together to pronounce a unanimous judgment. However, the developments since its...

WB Panchayat Election: SC Quashes Calcutta HC Order Allowing Online Submission Of Nominations, Candidates In Uncontested Seats Can File Election Petitions Within 30 Days [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court of India on Friday sets aside the Calcutta High Court order directing the State Election Commission to accept the nominations filed online. The Court has allowed the candidates in the uncontested seats to file Election petitions challenging the election within 30 days.The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar was pronouncing...

Sudden Release From Mullaperiyar Dam One Of The Causes Of Flood, Kerala Govt Submits In SC [Read Affidavit]

The Kerala Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that Tamil Nadu Government's refusal to start controlled release of water from Mullaperiyar dam when water level reached 136 feet, resulted in sudden release when water level neared 140 feet. This sudden release is stated to be one of the causes of flood in Kerala.The Affidavit was filed in response to a petition filed...