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'Strange': Supreme Court Slams NCPCR For Filing Petition Seeking 'Vague & Omnibus' Directions Against Missionary Organisations
The Supreme Court recently criticised the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for filing a writ petition seeking "vague and omnibus" directions against alleged illegal child trade by missionary organisations.The Court termed the NCPCR's petition "strange" and said that a statutory organisation could not have filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Madras HC Judgment Which Was Signed & Uploaded After Judge's Retirement
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 1) restored a quashing petition related to a corruption case to the file of the Madras High Court, noting that the judgment in the case was signed and uploaded after the judge, Justice T. Mathivanan, had retired.Justice Abhay Oka, after dictating the order, emphasized, “There should not be a single incident like this” referring to the issuance of...
Changes To Government Order Cannot Be Applied Retrospectively To Alter Established Seniority Rankings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the seniority of the entire cadre working in an establishment could not be disturbed via a subsequent modification in the Government Order (G.O.) fixing the seniority of an employee in an establishment. The bench comprising Justices Sandeep Mehta and R. Mahadevan said that giving a retrospective effect to the modification made in the G.O. (based on which...
Supreme Court Urges Advocates Not To File Baseless Petitions, Flags Outrageous Averments in Family Law Cases
The Supreme Court has deprecated the filing of the vexatious and frivolous applications which cause a delay in the disposals, adding to the pendency of the cases. The bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan said that “it is time that such frivolous and vexatious proceedings are met with due sanctions in the form of exemplary costs to dissuade parties from resorting to...
Supreme Court Upholds Punishment Of Censure On UP Police Sub-Inspector For Not Completing Investigations On Time
Recently, the Supreme Court upheld a penalty of censure imposed on a Sub-Inspector of Police in Uttar Pradesh for not performing his duties and not completing the assigned investigations within the specified time frame. A show cause notice was served to the appellant who was posted as Sub-Inspector at Police Station Hanumanganj, District Khushinagar, Uttar Pradesh condemning the appellant...
S. 173(8) CrPC | No Further Investigation Be Ordered If Application Was Filed Without Any Fresh Material : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the courts should refrain from ordering further investigation when the party requesting further investigation under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has not whispered about anything new in its evidence and has based its application for further investigation without averring fresh materials. “Where fresh materials come to light which...
Supreme Court Criticizes Finance Ministry For Treating Debts Recovery Tribunal As “Subordinate Department”, Seeks Explanation
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) expressed concerns over the Ministry of Finance treating the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) at Visakhapatnam as its subordinate department after a report revealed that DRT staff had been diverted to carry out tasks assigned by the Finance Ministry.The report, which was submitted by the Presiding Officer of the DRT, detailed that staff members had...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: September 23, 2024 To September 29, 2024
Nominal IndexCitationsJust Rights For Children Alliance v. S. Harish Diary No.- 8562 - 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 728Fulleshwar Gope v. UOI & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 729Rabbu @ Sarvesh v. State of Madhya Pradesh, Criminal Appeal Nos. 449-450 of 2019 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 730Yogarani v. State By Inspector of Police, Criminal Appeal No. 477/2017 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 731Central Bureau of Investigation...
'We Can't Let Such A Talented Boy Go Away:' Supreme Court Directs IIT To Admit Dalit Student Who Lost Admission Due To Delay In Paying Fee
The Supreme Court on Monday (September 30) granted relief to a Dalit student who lost his admission to the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) because he was late in paying the online admission fee of Rs 17,500/- by a few minutes.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra directed that the petitioner should be admitted to the seat at...
Preserve Answer Scripts Till Selection Process Is Complete To Obviate Allegations Of Wrong-Doing : Supreme Court
In a matter pertaining to recruitment of primary teachers in Manipur, the Supreme Court recently observed that when recruitment for public posts is being done, authorities shall preserve answer scripts of candidates until the process is complete, to obviate any allegations of wrong-doing."When recruitment for public posts is being made by the State, the preservation of the answer scripts...
75 Important Judgments Of The Supreme Court: Part II | Celebrating 75 Years of India's Supreme Court
In Part II of the 75 landmark judgments of the Supreme Court, we look at another set of 25 judgments relating to Article 21 including unenumerated rights. Due process and interrelatedness of rightsDue process guarantees not included in Article 21 In 1950, in A.K. Gopalan v The State of Madras, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Prevention Detention Act, 1950, except...
'Agreement Of Sale A Sheer Piece Of Fraud & Concoction' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Decree For Specific Performance
The Supreme Court, while exercising jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution, reversed the concurrent findings of the Trial Court, First Appellate Court, and High Court which had validated the sale agreement transcribed on one of the blank stamp papers on which the thumb impression of the defendant (illiterate) had been taken before its transcription. From the facts, the Court...