Supreme Court Lists Matters Concerning Validity Of The Marital Rape Exception In Second Week On January 2023

The Supreme Court of India has listed matters concerning the validity of the marital rape exception in the second week on January 2023. The issue was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha by Senior Advocate CU Singh who stated that the matters needed to be listed urgently. Senior Advocate CU Singh stated–"One is the batch of petitions...

Shiv Sena Rift : Uddhav Group Seeks Reference To 7-Judge Bench Of Supreme Court To Reconsider 'Nabam Rebia' Decision

In the cases related to the rift in the Shiv Sena party, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the Uddhav Thackeray group, submitted before a 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the matter needs to be referred to a 7-judge bench, to consider the correctness of the 2016 judgment delivered by the Constitution Bench in Nabam Rebia versus Deputy Speaker.In Nabam Rebia, a...

LiveLaw Academy Invites Paid Contributions To 'Law Exams Database'

LiveLaw Academy is inviting applications for contributors to our 'Law Exams Database'. This data base is meant to help candidates appearing for various examinations like Judicial Service Examinations, IAS-Law, PCS-Law, UGC-NET, APP/CBI Prosecutors Examination, CLAT PG etc. We are inviting contributions on the following subjects; * The Constitution of India- Descriptive Questions...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest December 2022 With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [December 5 – 11, 2022]

Advocates Act 1961 - Supreme Court Rules - Advocates-on-Record System - Supreme Court has authority to prescribe who can act or plead in the court as per Article 145 of the Constitution read along with Section 52(b) of The Advocates Act, 1961 - Challenge against AoR system dismissed. Nandini Sharma v. Registrar, Supreme Court of India, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 1018 Code of Criminal...

Face-off Between DRT Member & Advocates : Supreme Court Leaves Matter To Be Decided By DRAT Chairman

On Monday, the Supreme Court of India disposed of a plea moved by the Judicial officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal challenging the High Court's order dated October 27 that restrained him from passing adverse orders in pending matters.The Debts Recovery Tribunal Bar Association had moved the High Court, arguing that the judicial member had been passing adverse orders deliberately.On December...

Supreme Court To Hear Challenge Against Tribunal Reforms Act 2021 In February 2023

The Supreme Court, on Monday, indicated that it would list the plea preferred by Madras Bar Association that assailed the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021 (now Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021)for final disposal in the third week of February, 2023."Third week of February we will hear the Madras Bar Association (main matter) for final disposal."The...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments-12.12.22

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Orders Of Allahabad HC Issuing Non-Bailable Warrants Against Noida CEO For Her Appearance

The Supreme Court, allowed the plea filed by Chief Executive Officer of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA), Ritu Maheshwari IAS, inter alia, challenging Allahabad High Court's orders seeking her personal presence before it and issuing non-bailable warrant against her after she failed to appear in a contempt case."We allow the appeal and set aside the order of the High Court...

Does Supreme Court Grant Bail To Every Murder Accused After One Year Custody? Dushyant Dave Asks In Lakhimpur Kheri Case

Will the Supreme Court lay down a general principle that every accused facing murder charges will be released after one year custody? Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave asked this question when the Court contemplated whether it should grant bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, considering the fact that he has undergone custody for over a year."If...

Accused's Plea On Applicability Of Section 300 CrPC Has To Be Considered At Discharge Stage U/Section 227 CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the accused's plea on applicability of Section 300 CrPC has to be considered at the stage of discharge under Section 227 CrPC.In this case, the accused filed a discharge application under Section 227 r/w Section 300(1) Cr.P.C. before the Trial Court. He contended that he had already been acquitted of the offence of kidnapping and on the basis of the same facts,...

India Can't Be International Arbitration Hub If There Is No Enforcement Of Award : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday orally observed that India cannot aspire to be an international arbitration hub if there is no enforcement of arbitration awards.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath made this observation while considering a petition filed by Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) in relation to the enforcement of the award to the tune of Rs 7200 crores passed...

Supreme Court Assures Early Listing For Bilkis Bano's Review Petition Against Judgment Allowing Gujarat Govt To Decide Remission

The Supreme Court, on Monday, indicated that it would have Bilkis Bano's petition seeking review of the judgment of the Apex Court allowing the Gujarat Government to make a decision on the remission of the convicts placed early for hearing.Appearing before a Bench comprising the CJI, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice P.S.Narasimha and Justice Dipankar Dutta, Advocate, Ms. Shobha...