Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judgments Of 2022

There were four judgments/orders of the Constitution Bench in the year 2022. Last year this number was three (3) and in the year before that this number was eleven (11).1. Supreme Court upholds 10% reservations for Economically Weaker SectionsThe bench comprising Chief Justice of India (as he then was) Justice UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB...

Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Investigation By Police- PART XVI

Q.76 Is it necessary that the "inquest" should be held at the spot where the dead body is found ? Ans. Yes. Section 174 (1) Cr.P.C says "…..the nearest Executive Magistrate shall proceed to the place where the body of such deceased person is, and there, in the presence of two or more respectable inhabitants of the neighborhood, shall make an investigation……". The word...

Karnataka Govt Supports Prosecution Of Husband For Marital Rape; Files Affidavit In Supreme Court Supporting High Court Judgment

The Karnataka Government has supported the prosecution of a husband in a case for marital rape. The State has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court supporting a Karnataka High Court judgment which sustained the charges framed against a husband under Section 376 IPC for forcible sex with wife.In this connection, it is worthwhile to note that the Central Government had refrained from taking...

Right To Be Forgotten - Kerala High Court Allows Litigants To Seek Deletion Of Personal Identities In Family Cases & In-Camera Trials

Pronouncing a significant verdict on the "right to be forgotten", the Kerala High Court on Thursday held that personal information of the parties may not be published on the High Court website in respect of the family and matrimonial cases if the parties in those cases make such a request. While holding that the claim for protection of personal information based on right to privacy cannot...

No Proposal To Reduce Age Of Consent Under POCSO Act : Centre Tells Rajya Sabha

The Central Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that there is no proposal to reduce the age of consent from 18 years to 16 years under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 to prevent the criminalisation of consensual relationships between teenagers.Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani stated this in response to a query raised by Rajya Sabha MP...

Centre Appoints Former Supreme Court Judge Hemant Gupta As Chairperson of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre

The Central Government has appointed former Supreme Court Judge Hemant Gupta as the Chairperson of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC).The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet uploaded an information note approving Justice Gupta's appointment.The NDIAC is an autonomous institution based in New Delhi, to conduct arbitration, mediation, and conciliation proceedings. It...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2022 [Part 2]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers and.A disclaimer is added here that the...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2022 - PART-1 [VIDEO]

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Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: December 12 To December 18, 2022

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK Accused's Plea On Applicability Of Section 300 CrPC Has To Be Considered At Discharge Stage U/Section 227 CrPC : Supreme Court Chandi Puliya vs State of West Bengal | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 1019 | SLP(Criminal) 9897 of 2022 The Supreme Court observed that the accused's plea on applicability of Section 300 CrPC has to be considered at the stage of discharge...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 20.12.22

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Supreme Court Directs Centre, IITs To Allow Reservation In Faculty, Research Degree Admissions As Per 2019 Act

The Supreme Court of India recently directed the Central government and the Indian Institutes of Technology to follow the reservation policy for admission in research degree programmes and recruitment of faculty members as provided under the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Act, 2019 [2019 Act]."The concerned respondents (Centre and 23 IITs) are hereby directed...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Regular Bail-PART-I

A. Regular BailQ.1 Can the word "bail" be used as a verb and as a noun and what is its meaning ? Ans. The word "bail" is used both as a verb and as a noun. As a verb, the word "to bail" means - "to deliver an arrested person to his sureties upon their giving security for his appearance at the time and place designated, to submit to the jurisdiction and judgment of...