VVPAT Case : Supreme Court Allows Runner-Up Candidates To Seek Verification Of Burnt Memory Of 5% EVMs Per Assembly Segment

While rejecting the pleas seeking 100% cross verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records, the Supreme Court on Friday (April 26) allowed verification of the burnt memory semi-controller of 5% of EVMs per assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency in case a written request for the same is made by either of two runner...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification, Issues Directions To Seal Symbol Loading Unit

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday (April 26) rejected the pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records.The verdict was delivered by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. Though the cases were reserved for orders on April 18, they were listed again on April 24 as...

'Stridhan' Is Wife's Absolute Property, Husband Holds No Title Over It: Supreme Court Reiterates

The Supreme Court (on April 24) reiterated that stridhan is an “absolute property” of a woman, and while the husband has no control over the same, he can use it in times of distress. Nevertheless, he has a “moral obligation” to restore the same or its value to his wife. The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta referred to a three-judge Bench decision in Rashmi Kumar...

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-X]

Environment Environment and Wildlife Protection - Supreme Court extends the jurisdiction of a committee constituted by the Tripura High Court to oversee transfer of wild animals pan-India- Court directs that all State and Central Authorities shall forthwith report seizure of wild animals or abandonment of captive wild animals to the Committee and the Committee shall be at liberty...

Supreme Court To Start Sending WhatsApp Updates About Cases, CJI Says 'Potential To Have A Big Bang Impact'

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud today announced the new initiative of integrating the WhatsApp messaging services with the IT services, launched by the Supreme Court. As per the new initiative, all the Advocates on Record and Parties in Person will receive important updates relating to the filed cases directly to their WhatsApp numbers. The CJI opined this to have the potential of bringing a...

SARFAESI | Supreme Court Allows Borrower's Tenants, Who Bid For Property, To Remain In Possession After Auction Sale Was Set Aside

The Supreme Court observed that after setting aside of the auction sale of the property the banks cannot automatically claim physical possession over the property held in the possession of the tenant who was the successful bidder in the auction sale. The Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma set aside that direction of the Debts Recovery Tribunal( DRT) whereby...

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakhs Cost On Union Govt, Cautions Against Filing Frivolous Petitions In Future

The Supreme Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 5,00,000/ on the Union of India challenging an order passed by the Meghalaya High Court based on the Union's own concession that a previous decision covered the matter. Deprecating the Union's move to challenge the High Court's order, the Supreme Court recorded that this was a “sheer abuse of the process of law” and cautioned the Union...

If Courts Find Presence Of Govt Officers Necessary, They Should Be Allowed To Appear Virtually At First Instance : Supreme Court

Deprecating the practice of High Courts routinely directing the personal appearance of the government officer, the Supreme Court held that if the High Court found it necessary to direct the presence of the government officer then it should have been first through video conferencing. Taking reference from the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) laid down in the case State of Uttar Padesh...

Repealed Provision Ceases To Operate From The Date Of Repeal, Subject To Specific Statutory Prescription: Supreme Court

In an important judgment, the Supreme Court observed that, subject to statutory stipulation, a repealed provision ceases to operate from the date of repeal, and the substituted provision starts operating as and when it is substituted. “The operation of repeal or substitution of a statutory provision is thus clear, a repealed provision will cease to operate from the date of repeal...

Supreme Court Grills NCDRC Members Who Issued Warrants Despite SC Order, Rejects Their Plea Of Ignorance

The Supreme Court today (April 24) expressed its reservation on the explanation offered by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's members for issuing non-bailable warrants against a company's directors despite the Top Court's order directing non-coercive steps. The Apex Court passed an interim order on March 1 directing that no coercive steps should be taken against...

Medical Negligence | 'Egg Shell Skull' Rule Can Be Applied Only When Patient Had Pre-Existing Conditions : Supreme Court

Observing that the compensation was wrongly reduced by applying "Eggshell Skull Rule", the Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 23) enhanced the compensation amount to be paid to a patient from Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 5 Lakhs after recording that she was suffering persistently post-surgery due to deficiency in service by the doctor. “How could such compensation (Rs. 2 Lakhs) be justified,...

VVPAT Case | ECI Answers Supreme Court's Queries, Says EVM Microcontrollers Are One-Time Programmable & Can't Be Changed

In pleas seeking 100% cross-checking of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) data against voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) records, the Election Commission of India (ECI) informed the Supreme Court today that micro-controllers installed in the machines are one-time programmable and cannot be changed.The matter was before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, which had...