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'Do Not Dig Well When House on Fire': Supreme Court Cautions Punjab Govt, Cites Bihar Hooch Tragedy
"Do not dig the well when the house catches fire," the Supreme Court on Thursday warned the government of Punjab to immediately adopt strict measures to address the large-scale manufacture and sale of illicit liquor in the state. The state government told the bench, comprising Justices M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar, that they had already taken steps in the right direction "because of this...
Section 34 IPC - 'Common Intention' Can Be Formed At The Spur Of The Moment And During The Occurrence Itself : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that 'common intention' for the purpose of Section 34 IPC can be formed at the spur of the moment and during the occurrence itself. For Section 34 of the IPC to apply, there should be common intention among the co-perpetrators, which means that there should be community of purpose and common design, the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sudhanshu Dhulia said.In...
Hearing Bail Applications & Frivolous PILs Will Cause Extra Burden On Supreme Court : Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court should hear only those cases which are relevant and appropriate for being taken up by a Constitutional Court."If the Supreme Court starts hearing bail applications and starts hearing all frivolous PILs, it will definitely cause a lot of extra burden on the Honourable Court, because Supreme Court by and large is...
'One Bar, One Vote to Be Strictly Followed', Supreme Court Allows Rajasthan HC Bar Association Elections
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association at Jaipur to conduct elections for the post of office-bearers on Friday, December 16, strictly in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Rajasthan High Court and without contravening the principle of 'One Bar, One Vote'. This decision by a Division Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and C.T. Ravikumar...
Ensure No Disabled Candidate Is Denied Access To CLAT: Supreme Court To NLU Consortium
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a plea challenging the stringent conditions imposed by CLAT consortium on persons with disabilities intending to avail scribes. The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha.At the very outset, CJI Chandrachud remarked that the consortium only providing scribes to those with benchmark disabilities was, in the...
'Large Scale Corruption Retards Nation-Building Activities' : Supreme Court Calls For Sincere Efforts To Punish Corrupt Public Servants
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, reckoned that in corruption cases where public servants are accused, the complainants and teh prosecution should make sincere efforts to see to it that that corrupted public servants are punished, in order to eradicate corruption from administration."We hope and trust that the complainants as well as the prosecution make sincere efforts...
MBBS : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging NMC Regulations Limiting Number Of Exam Attempts
The Supreme Court on Wednesday(December 14) issued notice in a plea filed by five specially-abled MBBS students seeking to set aside a Delhi High Court order upholding the retrospective application of the amendment to Regulations of Graduate Medical Examination 1997. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. In 2019, the Regulations...
Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From States & HCs On Establishment Of Gram Nyayalayas
A division bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Hima Kohli, on Thursday, ordered all the State Governments and High Courts in the country to file status reports/reply within a period of 8 weeks from today in a plea seeking establishment of "Gram Nyayalayas" as per the Gram Nyayalayas Act 2008 in the States across the country.During the last hearing, the court...
BBMP Elections : Supreme Court Grants Karnataka Govt Time Till March 31, 2023 For Report On OBC Reservations
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, granted time to the State of Karnataka till 31-03-2023 for the purpose of submitting the Commission's report, constituted based on the directions of the High Court, on the question of political reservation and reservation for OBCs in local bodies.Solicitor General for India Tushar Mehta, representing the State of Karnataka, submitted before a bench...
Electoral Bonds Case : Petitioner Seeks Reference To Constitution Bench; Supreme Court To Hear In January 2023
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned till the last week of January 2023 the hearing in the cases challenging the Electoral Bonds scheme.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for one of the petitioners Association for Democratic Reforms, submitted before a bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath, that the matter should be referred to a Constitution Bench as "weighty issues of...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To A Life Convict In Godhra Train Burning Case, Considering Completion Of 17 Yrs Sentence & Role In Crime
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to a convict named Farook, sentenced to life in the Godhra carnage case, considering the fact that he has undergone 17 years sentence and that his role was of stone-pelting at the train.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha passed the order in an interlocutory application filed by him in the appeal pending...
Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Investigation By Police- PART XIV
Q.66 What is meant by "charge- sheet" or "final report" or "challan" ? Ans. These expressions are neither defined nor used in the Cr.P.C., but they are understood as such in the Police Manuals of several States. In certain rules or regulations a report filed by the Police under Section 170 Cr.P.C. when there is sufficient materials collected for placing the accused on trial,...