Road Accidents; Read SC approved Guidelines to protect Good Samaritans [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court of India in Savelife Foundation & Anr Vs. Union of India & Anr has approved the Centre’s guidelines to protect Good Samaritans, who help road accident victims, from being hassled or harassed at hospitals, police stations or courts.The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification containing guidelines on 12.5.2015 published in the Gazette of India...

Trial Court empowered to summon a suspect for trial even if not chargesheeted by Police;SC [Read Jt]

The fact that Police chose not to send up a suspect to face trial does not affect power of the trial court under Section 319 of the CrPC. to summon such a person on account of evidence recorded during trial, the Court held.Supreme Court in Hardei vs. State of UP, has held that choice of police not to send up a suspect to face trial does not affect power of the trial court under Section 319 of...

Interim order cannot be passed in a Second Appeal by deferring admission without formulating substantial question of law; SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court in Raghavendra Swamy Mutt vs. Uttaradi Mutt has held that, solely because the Court has the jurisdiction to pass an ex parte interim order, it does not empower it not to formulate the substantial question of law for the purpose of admission, defer the date of admission and pass an order of stay or grant an interim relief.Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra and...

Road Accidents: SC approves guidelines on saving good Samaritans from Harassment

In a major step which can reduce the number of road accident deaths in the country, the Supreme Court today approved the Centre's guidelines to protect Good Samaritans, who help road accident victims, from being hassled or harassed at hospitals, police stations or courts.We approve the guidelines. The Central government shall now give wide publicity to the guidelines through the print...

Arbitrary Appointments of Govt. Law Officers are subjected to Judicial Review; SC issues Guidelines on ‘Appointment of Govt. Lawyers’ [Read Judgment]

A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Today has issued Guidelines relating to the Appointment of Government Law Officers. The Bench comprising of Chief Justice T.S.Thakur and Justice Kurian Joseph was primarily examining the question ‘Whether appointment of law officers by the State Governments can be questioned or the process by which such appointments are made, can be assailed on the...

Mallya submits repayment proposal to Supreme Court; slams Media

“The way some channels are running a campaign, my client has several apprehensions”,said his Lawyer C S Vaidyanathan to the Court.“Media ultimately stands for public interest. They have no other interest against you" Justice Kurian repliedBusiness tycoon Vijay Mallya today submitted a proposal to the Supreme Court saying he will pay Rs 4,000 Crore to the consortium of banks by September...

Students' opposition towards capital punishment could not be called "anti-national; Justice Cyriac Joseph

Member of National Human Rights Commission Justice Cyriac Joseph extended his support to JNU Students who had protested against the execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, reports The New Indian Express.Inaugurating a seminar organised by the Kerala Law Academy on ‘Democracy, Tolerance and Human Rights’ he stated that the students' opposition towards capital punishment could not...

Justice R.K. Agrawal recuses himself from hearing appeal against conviction of former UP Chief Secretary Neera Yadav in Noida plot scam

Justice R.K. Agrawal on Monday recused himself from hearing an appeal filed against an order of the Allahabad High Court, which had upheld the conviction of Uttar Pradesh’s former Chief Secretary Neera Yadav in Noida plot scam.Ms. Yadav had surrendered before a CBI Court in Ghaziabad on March 14 this year, after the appeal against her conviction was dismissed by the Allahabad High Court.A...

Allahabad HC dismisses PIL for quashing Vishnu Sahai Commission Report on Muzaffarnagar Riots [Read Order]

Court also rejected the Plea for CBI investigation on Muzaffarnagar RiotsLucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court dismissed a PIL which sought for quashing of Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission report on the Muzaffarnagar Communal Riots that occurred in the year 2012. Division Bench Comprising of Justices Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Attau Rahman Masoodi, also refused to hand over investigation about...

SC slams states for outsourcing sterilization camps to NGOs

The Supreme Court has fumed at the trend of state governments outsourcing sterilisation camps to NGOs.A public interest litigation being heard by the apex court related to such a camp in Bihar's Araria district where 53 women were operated within about two hours in January 2012. A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice U U Lalit also took note of the 2014 Chattisgarh deaths. In the month...

Even an amendment made to overcome a SC Verdict, would be conferred legitimacy if such an exercise was a normal adjunct of legislative power: SC

The Bench upheld the Constitutional validity of the Land Acquisition (Goa Amendment) Act, 2009 (Goa Act 7 of 2009) which was promulgated by the Governor of Goa on 11.04.2009 and notified in the Official Gazette on 30.04.2009.A two Judge Bench of Supreme Court of India comprising of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Prafulla C Pant in Goa Foundation & another v State of Goa & another has...

Can any Person keep an Elephant in Custody? What are the Rules? SC to hear the matter on April 27 [Read Today's Order]

The Apex Court of India on Tuesday issued notices to the parties on a petition filed by Bangalore-based Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and other animal welfare organizations to ban the use of elephants in religious functions, processions and other events.The Bench, comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice S.K. Singh also directed the State of Kerala to file a reply within three...