Caste Or Religion Of Parties Should Not Be Mentioned In Any Filings Before Courts : Supreme Court

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has passed a general order directing that the caste or religion of parties shall not be mentioned in the memo of parties of a petition/proceeding filed before the Courts. To ensure the immediate compliance of these directions, the Court also directed a copy of this order to be placed before the concerned Registrar. The same shall...

Existing Criteria For Identification Of Private Forests In Goa Valid, Require No Alteration: Supreme Court

In appeals filed for modification of the criteria for identification of private 'forests' in State of Goa, the Supreme Court recently ruled that the existing criteria are adequate and valid, and require no alteration. "...the issue relating to identification and demarcation of private forests in the State of Goa has attained finality on three criteria as indicated herein supra pertaining...

Supreme Court Asks Tejashwi Yadav To File 'Clear & Simple' Statement On Withdrawing Remarks Against Gujaratis

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) granted a week time to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to file a clear statement withdrawing the “Gujarati hi thag hai ho sakta hai (only Gujaratis can be cheats)" comment made by him last year.The Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan sought a simple and clear statement from Yadav after an objection was raised by the respondent(complainant) that...

'You're In A Position Of Dominance' : Supreme Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Former Kerala Govt Pleader Accused Of Raping Client

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 29) dismissed the petition filed by a former Government Pleader at the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a rape case.A bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Advocate PG Manu challenging the judgment of the Kerala High Court refusing him anticipatory...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (22nd- 27th January, 2024)

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and also the...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [January 1 to 7]

Adverse PossessionTenants cannot claim adverse possession against their landlords since their possession is permissive in nature. (Para 9.4) 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 17Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - An award could be said to be against the public policy of India in, inter alia, the following circumstances: 1. When an award is, on its face, in...

Public Interest Litigation Can't Be Entertained When It Raises Personal Grievances: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 25) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which sought directions to implement the recommendations of the NITI AYOG on streamlining medical research in India.The bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud observed that the petitioner, renowned cardiac surgeon Dr KM Cherian, was also seeking to espouse his personal cause in the...

PIL For Independent Process To Appoint CAG : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 25) issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) instituted under Article 32 of the Constitution in relation to the appointment process of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The three-Judge Bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Satish Chandra Sharma, after hearing submissions of Senior...

Supreme Court Annual Digests 2023- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; Section 3 - A support person – whether involved from the early stages of lodging a report or brought on board shortly thereafter - can play a tremendous role in offering encouragement, reassurance, and guidance, merely from their knowledge of the legalese, armed with...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002

Prevention of Money Laundering Act (Act 15 of 2003) – Section 3 – Registration of ECIR – Effect of delay – Information about all complaints, the nature of the complaints, and the amount of money allegedly collected towards illegal gratification had all come into the public domain – Once a piece of information relating to the acquisition of a huge amount of illegal gratification in...

Conviction Cannot Be Based On Suspicion : Supreme Court Acquits Accused In 15 Yr Old Murder Case

While deciding the issue whether suspicious sole recovery of blood-stained weapon could form the basis of conviction, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 24) held in negative by holding that sole circumstance of recovery of blood-stained weapon cannot form the basis of conviction unless the same was connected with the murder of the deceased by the accused. Setting-aside the...

Members In Default Of Membership Fee Stand Disqualified From Society Without Notice; They're Not Entitled To Vote : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently (on January 23) held that as per Section 15 of the Societies Registration Act, 1860, disqualified members would not be entitled to any notice as they had no right to vote or to be counted as members. The concerned provisions read as: “Disqualified members - For the purposes of this Act a member of a society shall be a person who, having been...