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‘Can’t Allow Third Party To Challenge Bail Order’: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Bail To Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot
While noting that a third party could not be allowed to intervene into somebody's application for bail, the Supreme Court of India refused to entertain Ghanshyam Upadhyay's challenge to Bombay High Court's order granting interim bail to Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala expressed its...
![“Confession” And “Statement” Under Section 164 CrPC- Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar [Part-II]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2023/03/18/500x300_464144-confession-statement-us-164-crpc-questions-answers-by-justice-v-ramkumar-part-2.webp "“Confession” And “Statement” Under Section 164 CrPC- Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar [Part-II]")
“Confession” And “Statement” Under Section 164 CrPC- Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar [Part-II]
Q.6 Can an accused on his own accord make a confession without being sponsored by the Police ?Ans. Yes. An accused himself can appear before a Judicial Magistrate for recording his confession. Such accused person is free to make a voluntary confession before the Magistrate and he need not be sponsored by the Police unlike in the case of a witness or victim. This is a Judge-made law. The...
‘Every PIL Is Not Bonafide’: Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Mechanism To Get Copies Of Petitions From Registry
In a PIL filed against the Supreme Court Registry because a party was not provided with the copy of petitions challenging the religious conversion laws, the Supreme Court bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala, reprimanded the party stating that every PIL was not a bona fide PIL.The counsel for petitioner argued that there was no mechanism in place...
Religious Conversion Laws | Himachal Pradesh Re-enacted Provisions Which Have Already Been Struck Down: CJP Tells Supreme Court
In the batch of petitions challenging religious conversion laws in various States, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) highlighted before the Supreme Court that the State of Himachal Pradesh had re-enacted provisions directing prior intimation to district magistrate before conversion, despite such provisions being already struck down in the judgement of Evangelical Fellowship of India v....
![[Brahmapuram Fire] NGT Imposes ₹100 Crore Fine On Kochi Corporation For Continued Neglect Of Its Duties](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2020/02/13/500x300_370204-ngt-national-green-tribunal.jpg "[Brahmapuram Fire] NGT Imposes ₹100 Crore Fine On Kochi Corporation For Continued Neglect Of Its Duties")
[Brahmapuram Fire] NGT Imposes ₹100 Crore Fine On Kochi Corporation For Continued Neglect Of Its Duties
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Friday came down heavily on Kerala state authorities for their failure to manage waste effectively at the Brahmapuram waste dumping yard, which led to a major fire outbreak on March 2 with devastating consequences. The NGT imposed a fine of Rs. 100 crore on the Kochi Municipal Corporation for the continued neglect of its duties with regard...
Women Do Not Want to Be Put On A Pedestal, We Only Want Equal Treatment: Justice BV Nagarathna
What women want is not to be put on a pedestal in society, but equal treatment as their male counterparts, whether it is in the workplace, at home, or on the public street, said Justice BV Nagarathna, Supreme Court judge, who is line to become the first woman chief justice of the country. She said: “I remembered when I was moving a matter on March 8 in one of the years when I...
Internet Shutdown In Rajasthan | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition, Directs Petitioner To Approach High Court
The Supreme Court of India on Friday, refused to entertain a petition seeking enforcement of the guidelines and directions laid down in Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India and Ors to prevent internet shut downs in the state of Rajasthan. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala opined that the petitioner had the remedy to approach the High Court...
No Finality For Kerala HC's Observation That Church Assets Are Public Trusts & Not Governed By Canon Law : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that the observations made by the Kerala High Court in Cardinal George Alencherry's case regarding canon law and the power of the Bishops to alienate church assets are prima facie in nature and no finality can be attached to them.While dismissing the petition filed by Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, to quash the criminal cases...
Disability Rights & CLAT | Supreme Court Passes Further Guidelines To Ensure Access To CLAT For Candidates With Disabilities
The Supreme Court of India on Friday passed guidelines to ensure better accessibility for candidates with disability to appear in CLAT examination. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a plea challenging the stringent conditions imposed by CLAT consortium on persons with disabilities intending to avail scribes.Earlier, the court...
Article 30 - Minority Educational Institution Cannot Claim Exemption From Admission & Fee Regulatory Committee : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a minority educational institution cannot claim complete immunity from the exercise undertaken by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee by claiming protection under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India.The Court was deciding the issue whether a minority educational institution in the State of Madhya Pradesh is required to get the fees charged by it...