Veteran Actor Suhasini Mulay Stands As Gautam Navlakha's Surety But NIA Court Finds House Arrest Above Public Library 'Not Safe'; Defers Release

Following strong objection from the NIA, the Special Court refused to pass orders to execute the house arrest of senior journalist Gautam Navlakha on Wednesday, even as veteran actor Suhasini Mulay stood as his surety. Special Judge RJ Katariya noted NIA's objection against allowing Navlakha to undergo house arrest, citing safety and security concerns. The agency claimed that...

Getting An Impression That Leniency Towards Juvenile Offenders Is Emboldening Them To Indulge In Heinous Crimes : Supreme Court

We have started gathering an impression that the leniency with which the juveniles are dealt with in the name of goal of reformation is making them more and more emboldened in indulging in such heinous crimes, the Supreme Court remarked in a judgment seting aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kathua and the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which held that one of the accused in...

"Do Street Dogs Have Private Houses?": Supreme Court Asks While Hearing Plea Against HC Ban On Public Feeding Of Strays

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Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Observation That People Who Feed Street Dogs Must Adopt Them; Asks Dog Feeders Not To Create Public Nuisance

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that no coercive steps shall be taken in pursuance of the order of the Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) which prohibited the public feeding of street dogs.The Court also stayed the High Court's observation that persons who feed street dogs must adopt them.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and JK Maheshwari stayed the following observation in the...

Supreme Court Has Power To Prescribe Who Can Plead Before It : Plea Challenging Advocates-on-Record System Dismissed

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging, inter alia, the practice of designating Advocates-on-Records under Order IV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 read with Article 145 of the Constitution. The Bench, comprising Justices K.M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy, held that there was no doubt that the apex court had the power to designate a special class of advocates and confer...

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Row Convict, Allows His Psychological Assessment

The Supreme Court recently stayed the execution of a death row convict and granted permission to a representative of the Project 39A of the National Law University Delhi to visit the convict lodged in Yerwada Jail in Pune for his psychiatric and psychological evaluation.A bench of Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice J. B. Pardiwala allowed the criminal...

Kathua Rape-Murder Case : Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Which Declared One Accused As Juvenile; Directs To Prosecute Him As An Adult

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kathua and the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which held that one of the accused in the Kathua rape-murder case was a juvenile.The Apex Court has directed that the said accused Shubham Sangra should be tried as an adult.A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Justice JB Pardiwala allowed the appeal filed...

Order VII Rule 11 CPC - Plaint Cannot Be Rejected Merely On The Ground That 'Plaintiff Is Not Entitled To Any Reliefs In The Suit': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC merely on the ground that 'the plaintiff is not entitled to any relief in the suit'.In this case, the plaintiff filed a suit for permanent injunction against the defendant. The defendant filed an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC seeking rejection of the plaint and the same was dismissed by the...

'Wife Wants To Revive Matrimonial Life': SC Upholds Conviction Of A Husband U/S 498A IPC ; But Reduces Sentence To Period Already Undergone

The Supreme Court reduced the sentence imposed on a husband convicted under Section 498A IPC after his wife submitted before it that she wants to join her husband and revive their matrimonial life.In this case, the husband was concurrently convicted under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. The Trial Court had imposed punishment of two years and the same was upheld by the Appellate Court....

500% Rise In Hate Speech Cases Against Politicians & Public Functionaries Since 2014: Supreme Court Told

The Supreme Court was yesterday informed that there has been almost 500% rise in reported Hate speech cases against politicians and public functionaries since 2014. The submission was made on behalf of the petitioner in a case concerning the extent of the right to free speech of public functionaries such as Ministers. The case stems from the Bulandshahar rape incident...

Time Period Excluded U/Section 14 Limitation Act Cannot Be Counted For Computing The Period For Which Delay Can Be Condoned : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that time period excluded under Section 14 of Limitation Act cannot be counted for the purpose of computing the period for which delay can be condoned.Exclusion of time is different, and cannot be equated with condonation of delay, the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and J K Maheshwari observed.In this case, Appellate Deputy Commissioner (Commercial Taxes)...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest on Motor Vehicles Act [July - September, 2022]

Motor Accident Claims - The owner of the vehicle is expected to verify the driving skills and not run to the licensing authority to verify the genuineness of the driving license before appointing a driver. Therefore, once the owner is satisfied that the driver is competent to drive the vehicle, it is not expected from the owner thereafter to verify the genuineness of the...