Non-Production Of Seized Narcotic Drug Fatal To Prosecution Case: SC [Read Judgment]

No explanation has also been furnished by the prosecution for non-production of the ganja as an exhibit in the trial, the bench said. The Supreme Court, in Gorakh Nath Prasad vs State of Bihar, has held that mere fact of an FSL report being available is no confirmation either of the seizure or that what was seized was ganja, in the absence of the production of the seized item in court as...

Issue Of Welfare Of Child Has Paramount Significance, Not Legal Principles Or Legal Rights Of Parties: SC [Read Judgment]

While setting aside a high court judgment, which had directed a father to handover the custody of the child to its mother, the Supreme Court observed that issue of welfare of the child has paramount significance over the legal principles like ‘comity of courts’ and the doctrines of “intimate contact” and “closest concern”.The court also held that the issue with regard to...

Centre Ready To Extend Deadline For Aadhaar Linking To March 31: AG Tells SC, Constitution Bench Likely To Hear The Matter Next Week

Attorney General KK Venugopal on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar that the Centre intends to extend the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar number with bank accounts and various schemes and services from December 31, 2017, to March 31, 2018.However, the deadline for linking Aadhaar number...

Judicially Separated Wife Is Also Entitled To Maintenance: SC [Read Order]

If a divorced wife is entitled for maintenance, there is no reason why a wife who is judicially separated is not entitled for maintenance, the court said.The Supreme Court has observed that a judicially separated wife is also entitled for maintenance.The wife had approached the apex court after the order granting maintenance by the trial court was set aside by Patna High Court.The bench...

Land Acquisition Dispute Extends Over 30 Years; SC Holds Bangalore-Based Charitable Society In Contempt For Frivolous Litigation [Read Judgment]

A Supreme Court bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar on Wednesday ruled that Anatha Shishu Sevashram, a public charitable society based in Bangalore, by repeatedly approaching the courts of law in a land acquisition dispute for almost the same relief which was negated by the courts for three decades, has committed contempt of court.Although the apex court refrained...

'Complete Lack Of Concern For Welfare Of Women': SC Imposes Two Lakh Each Costs On 12 States and UTs [Read Order]

There is no use in making grand statements and submissions in favour of gender justice while the State Governments and the Government of UTs do not even have five minutes time to respond to the Ministry of Women and Child Development for the sake of women, said the Bench.Supreme Court of India on Wednesday has imposed a cost of two Lakh each to 12 States and Union Territories for not...

SC Constitution Bench Concludes Hearing In Delhi v Centre Amidst Heated Arguments Between CJI And Dr.Rajeev Dhawan

The five-Judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today concluded its hearing in Delhi v  Centre and reserved its judgment.   The conclusion of the hearing a little after 4 p.m. was marred by heated exchanges between the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, and the senior counsel for the Delhi Government, Rajeev Dhawan.As Rajeev Dhawan wanted to make oral submissions, in response to...

SC To Hear BCI’s Plea on Bar Councils’ Elections Tomorrow [Read Application]

The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) plea seeking modification of its November 24 order in which the court directed all bar councils to hold elections and complete the process by February.The lawyers’ apex body has cited the time period granted by court to publish the electoral list by November 30 is very short and state bar councils have...

Key Takeaways from Collegium resolutions- How Income, Age, Number Of Judgments Affect The Candidature

A three-member collegium of the Supreme Court has recommended the names of 19 lawyers for appointment as judges in Madras (9), Karnataka (5), and Calcutta (5) High Courts. Following are some interesting takeaways from the collegium resolutions in this regard.Rejected for having professional income less than minimum professional income limitThe collegium rejected the recommendation of...

23 Additional Judges From 4 High Courts Recommended To Be Made Permanent By SC Collegium [Read Resolution]

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended that twenty three Additional Judges from the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh (18), Chhattisgarh (2), Jharkhand (2) and Karnataka (1) be made permanent.The Judges from Madhya Pradesh High Court, who have been recommended to be made permanent are Justices Atul Shreedharan, Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, Vivek Rusia, Anand Pathak, Ved Prakash Sharma,...

Murder At Ryan School: SC Reserves Decision On Plea Against Trustees’ Anticipatory Bail

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice RK Agrawal has reserved its decision on a plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Augustine Francis Pinto and Grace Pinto, trustees of Ryan International School, by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the murder case of 7 year-old student Pradyuman.The bench heard the arguments from the counsel of complainant-Barun Chandra Thakur, father...

SC Tags Together All Pleas Challenging Finance Act Alterations For Joint Hearing

The Supreme Court has tagged together all petitions challenging the alterations brought about by the union government in the Finance Act, 2017,  which according to the petitioners is  aimed at affecting the independence of tribunals and interfering in the appointment of Chairman and members.Issuing a notice to the Centre on a petition filed by National Green Tribunal Bar Association last...