Police can seek Custody of Accused who are arrested even after filing of Charge Sheet: Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

Can remand in police custody be given to the investigating agency in respect of the absconding accused who is arrested only after filing of the charge sheet?This was the legal question that arose for consideration of the Apex Court recently in a case which related to killing of nine persons and injuries to large number of villagers of Village Netai of District Paschim Medinipore...

Breaking; Death Penalty for “Kidnapping for Ransom” (S.364A IPC) not Unconstitutional, applicable to Non-terrorist Offenders as well; SC

Three Judge Bench upheld the Death Penalty of Vikram Singh for kidnapping and killing a 16 year old boy, demanding a ransom of 50Lakhs from his father.The Supreme Court of India on Friday, in Vikram Singh vs. Union of India, dismissed an appeal by a death row convict, and held that Section 364A awarding death penalty as a possible punishment, for kidnapping any person threatening to cause...

No person can be prejudiced because of an act of a Court: Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

A Supreme Court Bench [Chitra vs. State of Kerala & Ors] comprising Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, while ordering refund of license fee due to non-utilization of license for full term, in the event of unforeseeable circumstances, observed that no person can be prejudiced because of an act of a Court.“We hold that a party is entitled to seek a remission in the...

SC raps State Governments for misuse of 2700 crore meant for construction workers’ welfare

A social justice bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice M.B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit yesterday rapped the States for failing to make use of a staggering Rs 27,000 crore collected in the form of cess for the welfare of the construction workers. This money, the Court reportedly noted, is spent on administration and advertisement and hardly anything reaches the poor.The Bench...

Supreme Court transfers PIL seeking rehabilitation of Dalit Victims of Mirchpur, to Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Supreme Court yesterday, transferred a Public Interest Litigation filed by Dalit Victims of Mirchpur Village, to Punjab and Haryana High Court, to look into their rehabilitation. The Social Justice Bench comprising Justices MB Lokur and UU Lalit, however clarified that the HC would deal only with rehabilitation.Initially Bench was of the view that the PIL may be disposed, but senior...

Supreme Court stays ED proceedings to attach Sun TV assets

The Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed the proceedings undertaken by the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) provisional order attaching Sun TV's assets worth Rs 742 crore in an alleged money laundering case, rooted in controversial Aircel-Maxis deal.A Bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy excluded the operation of 180 days limit within which the adjudicating authority...

Justice AP Shah declines CM Kejriwal’s ‘Lokayukta’ offer

Justice A.P Shah, has turned down Delhi Government’s proposal to appoint him as next Lokayukta.  “I have declined the offer,” said the former Chief Justice of Delhi high court.  Delhi’s last Lokayukta (state ombudsman) Justice Manmohan Sarin (Retd) had relinquished his charge in November 2013 after completing a five-year term and the post is lying vacant ever since.Presently...

Child Trafficking in Kerala: SC refuses to stay CBI investigation; seeks response from Centre and Kerala Government

A Social justice bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice M.B. Lokur today reportedly refused to stay the Kerala High Court's decision to order a CBI probe into the trafficking of children from Bihar and Jharkhand to the coastal state.Observing that, “Trafficking of children is a huge, huge problem in Kerala. You cannot say that this organization is good...

Farmers Suicides should not just merely come down, it must stop completely ; SC tells Centre

The court was also responding to the government stand that farmers’ suicide across the country is hugely exaggerated and the hue and cry is disproportionate to the real number of deaths if one goes by the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures comparing figures the from 2009 to 2013.The social justice bench of the Supreme Court today tersely told the Modi government that it...

Gujarat High Court halts State Govt.'s move to make Voting Compulsory

The Gujarat High Court has stayed until further orders, the decision of the Government to introduce compulsory voting in the local body election, which is going to be held in October this year. "The 'right to vote' itself provides right to refrain from voting and it cannot be turned into 'duty of voting'" the division bench of Chief Justice Jayant Patel and Justice N V Anjariya,...

IPL Spot Fixing: Suspended CSK moves Madras HC challenging Lodha Committee Verdict

In an attempt to make a comeback, IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings has reportedly approached the Madras High Court, challenging the Justice Lodha Committee verdict which had suspended Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals’ franchise for a period of two years, apart from banning Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra for life from being involved with BCCI. Meiyappan was also...

Establishment of medical colleges: MCI and Central Government must show due diligence right from the day when the applications are received: SC

Considering a batch of petitions arising out of communications issued by the Central Government recommending disapproval of applications preferred in respect of Medical Colleges for the academic year 2014-2015 for the reason that the Medical Council of India (MCI for short), after inspection, had found infirmities or inadequacies in the infrastructure, facilities and faculty in the said...