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'Arrest Memo, Body Search Memo Not Proved; Site Plan Incorrect' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction Under NDPS Act
The Supreme Court recently acquitted a person, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and pay Rs 1 lakh fine for the offence of possessing charas. Granting him benefit of doubt due to the lacunae and gaps in the prosecution, a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and JK Maheshwari set aside the conviction of the appellant under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
UP Awas Evam Vikas Parishad's Function Does Not Include Fixing its Employees' Service Conditions : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated and held that "where an enactment requires to do a certain thing in a certain way, the thing must be done in that way and in no other manner" in the judgment of State of U.P. & Ors. vs. Virendra Kumar & Ors. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S. Oka and Vikram Nath have delivered the judgment which has been authored by Justice Abhay...
1 KM ESZ Mandate For Forests | Supreme Court Says Ground Realities Have To Be Considered
Commenting about the practical difficulties in having a uniform mandate of 1 kilometer Eco Sensitive Zone for all protected forests across the country, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that the ground realities have also to be taken into account.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath was hearing a batch of applications filed in the TN Godavarman Thirumalpad case,...
NEET-PG : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Disabled Candidate's Plea For Admission To Dermatology Course In PwD Quota
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea filed by a physically challenged general quota candidate seeking admission in the Master of Medicine programme in a medical college in the State of West Bengal . The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala.As per the petitioner, the State quota had no reserved seats...
Chapter VIII CrPC Provisions Not To Be Used As 'Vehicle For Punishment' ; Demand Of Excessive Amount Of Security/Bond Impermissible: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure are merely preventive in nature and are not to be used as a 'vehicle for punishment'.The demand of excessive and arbitrary amount of security/bond is impermissible as it stultifies the spirit of Chapter VIII of the Code, the bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia said.Chapter...
Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Investigation By Police-PART X
Q.46 Is a person interrogated by the Investigating Police Officer, bound to answer his questions truly ? Ans. Yes. That is the requirement of Section 161 (2) Cr.P.C. Q.47 Is the answer to the question put to the person by the Investigating Police Officer has a tendency to expose the person to a criminal charge, can such person refuse to answer the question ? Ans. ...
Bulls Not Structured To Fight, Converting Them Into Fighting Animals Is Cruelty : Petitioners Argue In Supreme Court Against Jallikattu
A 5 judge Constitutional bench headed by Justice KM Joseph and comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravi Kumar, is hearing a batch of petitions challenging constitutionality of laws permitting Jalikattu, Kambala and bull-cart race in states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The hearing which took place on Wednesday (November 30) started...
Supreme Court To Have All-Woman Bench Today With Justices Hima Kohli & Bela Trivedi
The Supreme Court will have an all-woman bench today, with Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi. This is possibly the second time when a bench comprising only women judges has been set up.The bench will sit at Court number 11 at 10.30 AM.Though in 2013, there was an instance where Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra and Justice Ranjana Prasad Desai sat together, it was an 'accidental'...
Cut-Off Date For Acquiring Qualification For The Post Advertised Is The Last Date Of Application : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that the cut-off date for acquiring the qualification advertised is the last date of application.In this case, the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. published advertisement on 17.07.2018 inviting application for a post. As per the advertisement, the essential qualification is metric pass and the desirable qualification is ITI diploma in...
Supreme Court's View That Gujarat Govt Should Consider Remission Is Against CrPC & Precedents : Bilkis Bano's Review Petition
Bilkis Bano has approached the Supreme Court of India in a writ petition challenging the premature release of the 11 convicts sentenced to life for gang rape and murder during 2002 Gujarat Riots. Bano has also sought a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment allowing the Gujarat Government to make a decision on the remission of the convicts. This article details the grounds on...
'Seats Shouldn't Be Increased': Petitioner Concludes Arguments Before Supreme Court In Plea Challenging J&K Delimitation Orders
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, commenced with the hearing of the plea, inter alia, challenging the delimitation exercise undertaken in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir pursuant to the recent notifications.A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka heard submissions put forth by Senior Advocate, Mr. Ravi Shankar Jandhyala, representing the petitioners. The sheet...
1Km ESZ Rule Won't Apply To Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Near Mumbai : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that its order mandating 1 kilometer Eco-Sensitive Zone around protected forests will not apply to Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary located near the suburbs of Mumbai.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath passed the order taking note of an earlier order passed on September 23 which exempted Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Thane Creek...