Auction Purchaser Can Challenge Before DRT Action Of Secured Creditor In Forfeiting Deposit Made By It: SC [Read Judgment]

Auction purchaser is entitled to challenge the action of the secured creditor before the DRT by filing an application under Section 17(1) of the SARFAESI Act, the court held.The Supreme Court, in Agarwal Tracom Pvt Ltd Vs Punjab National Bank, has held that an action of secured creditor in forfeiting the deposit made by the auction purchaser is a part of the measures taken by the secured...

Insufficient Evidence: SC ‘Acquits’ Man Who Has Been In Custody For 17 Years In Murder Case [Read Order]

17 years in jail following concurrent convictions in a murder case, SC acquits finally citing insufficient evidenceThe Supreme Court, in a very brief non-reasoned order, has set aside concurrent conviction in a murder case and ordered release of the accused who has been in custody for 17 years.In February 2015, the division bench of Punjab and Haryana High Court in a 27-page judgment...

Padmavati Row: SC Warns “Persons Holding High Offices” Against "Pre-Judging" The Movie [Read Judgment]

“Surely those in high public offices should refrain from making such comments...pre-judging... as it violates the principles of rule of law and prejudice the decision of the CBFC” : SCThe Supreme Court today took serious note of “people holding high public offices” making adverse comments on controversial Bollywood movie ‘ Padmavati ” starring Deepika Padukone and directed by...

SC Issues Notice On Petition Challenging Finance Act Provisions On Tribunals, Including NCDRC [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice on a Petition challenging the Constitutional validity of provisions of the Finance Act, 2017 which confer "unbridled and unguided powers to the Central Government" to provide for qualifications and conditions of service of members of various tribunals, especially the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). The matter has now been...

SC Dismisses PIL Against Appointment Of Rakesh Asthana As CBI Spl Director [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL filed by NGO Common Cause which challenged the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as Special Director of the CBI.The PIL had contended the appointment was “illegal, arbitrary, mala fide and in violation of the principle of impeccable integrity and institutional integrity”.The verdict was pronounced by a Bench of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Despite Inconsistencies In Statements By Minor Rape Victim, SC Upholds Conviction; But Reduces SentenceThe Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man accused of raping a minor, even though it found that there were inconsistencies in the statements given by the prosecuterix.S.45(1) Of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 So Far As It Imposes 2 Further Conditions For Bail...

Medical College Admission Scam: SC Reserves Judgment On CJAR’s Plea For SIT Probe

The Supreme Court bench of Justice RK Agrawal, Justice Arun Mishra and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Monday reserved judgment on a writ petition filed by the NGO Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) seeking an SIT probe into the allegations of criminal conspiracy and illegal gratification of sitting Supreme Court judges to procure a favourable outcome in the Lucknow Medical...

CJI On Hadiya Case: Very Complex; Coming Across Such A Case For First Time

“Please try to understand. We have not refused to interact or we have not said we will not. But the stage..when we should do..we have to lay down parameters..its a complex case..I, my brother judges Justice Khanwilkar and Justice Chandrachud have sat in different High Courts too..we have not come across such a case there also..I haven’t …they too agree..This is the first time.so we...

SC allows Centre to withdraw 4 Companies Of CAPF From Darjeeling and Kalimpong [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre to withdraw only up to four companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs) from Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts in West Bengal.The CAPFs were deployed there following the agitation for Gorkhaland.Earlier, the court had allowed the government to withdraw seven companies out of 15 from the affected areas.Appearing for the Centre, Attorney...

Who Said What During SC Hearing On Hadiya’s Quest For Freedom

The arguments began at 3 p.m. with senior counsel, Shyam Divan, representing father of Hadiya, making a fervent plea to the bench, to reconsider its decision not to hold an in-camera hearing.  “The purpose is to learn from her the forces behind her.   There is tremendous organisational support; therefore, some degree of interaction, and element of probing is necessary.  The atmosphere...

Srikrishna Panel Releases White Paper For Stakeholder Views On Data Protection [Read White Paper]

Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee on data protection has released a white paper inviting public comments on the shape a data protection law must take. Stakeholders have been asked to send their comments by 31 December, 2017.As per a press release, the paper "outlines the issues that a majority of the members of the Committee feel require incorporation in a law, relevant experiences from...

Breaking: SC Orders To Send Hadiya To Salem College To Complete Her Course [Read Order]

In a major development in Hadiya case, the Supreme Court today freed her from the clutches of her parents who according to her had kept her in "unlawful custody" for 11 months.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra ordered that she be sent "at the earliest" to Sivaraj Homeo Medical College Salem  to complete her house surgency.Kerala government has been asked to make all arrangements....