Supreme Court Asks University To Pay Cost Of Rs 4 Lakh Damages To Student For Irregular Re-evaluation

The Supreme Court recently imposed a cost of Rs 4 lakhs on the Himachal Pradesh University for re-evaluating subjects, which the student/ appellant neither applied for nor paid the revaluation fee. “Considering the aforesaid, it is apparent that the appellant has applied only for two subjects, but under the terms of Clause 10 of the Revaluation Form, without deposit of the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (15th- 20th 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, providing a...

Supreme Court Directs All High Courts To Expeditiously Decide Bail Applications

The Supreme Court in a recent order directed all the courts to scrupulously follow the directions/guidelines issued by it for the expeditious delivery of judgments and disposal of the bail applications.A bench comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that High Courts should scrupulously follow the directions/ guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in...

Supreme Court Reprimands Registry For Not Listing Case Violating Judicial Order

The Supreme Court recently expressed displeasure at members of the Registry staff for violating a judicial order regarding the listing of the matters on Regular list.The Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that on November 22, 2023, the subject matters were directed to be listed on December 07, 2023 (Thursday). However, they came to be listed on December 08, when Senior...

Children From Void Marriage Can't Be Denied Share In Their Parent's Property : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 19) held that the children born out of a void and voidable marriage shall be considered as legitimate children and be treated as an extended family of the common ancestor for the purpose of deciding a valid share in the property of the common ancestor. Reversing the findings of the High Court, the Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti noted that...

E-Rickshaws To Be Provided In Matheran Only For Present Hand Cart Pullers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (on January 10) clarified that E-Rickshaws, if permitted, in the city of Matheran would be only for present hand cart pullers. This was to compensate them on account of their loss of employment. The Court further clarified that there should also be a restriction on the number of E-rickshaws permitted in Matheran. The Division Bench of Justices B.R Gavai and...

Mention Details Of Previous Bail Applications & Orders In All Bail Pleas : Supreme Court Issues Directions

In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court (on January 19) has listed the prerequisites to be mentioned in grant of bail applications. The Court also recorded that these suggestions are to streamline the proceedings and avoid anomalies. Pertinently, apart from other suggestions, the Court reiterated the direction issued in the judgment in Pradhani Jani v. The State of...

Supreme Court Holds As Invalid Assam Police Rule Making Civil Service Officer Reporting Authority Of Superintendent of Police

The Supreme Court, in its recent judgment (on January 18), refused to interfere with the Gauhati High Court's ruling that Rule 63(iii) of the Assam Police Manual was invalid being in direct conflict with Section 14(2) of the Assam Police Act, 2007 (Act). To provide a brief background to the concerned provisions, Rule 63(iii) of the Manual prescribes that the Annual Confidential...

Supreme Court Grants Relief To Judiciary Aspirant, Sets Aside UPPSC's Rejection Of Candidature For One Day's Delay In Receiving Form

The Supreme Court on Friday (January 19) set aside a decision of the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) to reject the application of a candidate for the Judicial Service (Junior Division) Examination and directed the UPPSC to declare the results of the petitioner. “An order that the rejection of an application of a petitioner at the hands of the state commission shall not...

Supreme Court Asks CEC To Examine Issues Related To Mining In Aravali Hills

The Supreme Court (on January 10), prima facie, opined that if the State of Rajasthan believes that the mining activities in the Aravali Range pose a threat to the environment, the State can also prevent mining activities in the Aravalli Range. “We, prima facie, feel that if the State is of the view that the mining activities in the Aravali Range is also detrimental to the...

Natural Death As Per Post Mortem Report : Supreme Court Upholds Discharge Of Accused In Murder Case

While upholding the discharge of appellants who were arrayed as accused for a murder of a deceased-woman, Supreme Court on Thursday (January 18) set-aside the finding of the High Court by noting that the expert testimony of the doctor who performed the autopsy of the deceased cannot be completely ignored while deciding the guilt of an accused. “In the post-mortem, no injury was found on...

Are SFIO Officers Police Officers Under Code Of Criminal Procedure? Supreme Court Leaves Question Of Law Open

The Supreme Court, while dismissing a petitiion for quashing a complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), has left a crucial question of law open i.e., whether SFIO are police officer(s) under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The matter was placed before Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. The High Court, in its impugned order, had concluded...