'Knowledge About Constitution Confined To Small Segment Of Population' : CJI Urges Law Graduates To Spread Awareness

Lamenting that the knowledge about the Constitution is limited to a small segment of the Indian population, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana urged law graduates to take up the mission of spreading awareness about "the supreme document" among common people.Speaking at the convocation ceremony at the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, the CJI told law graduates that it should be...

Accepting Uddhav Group's Pleas Will Impose "Minority Tyranny" In House : Eknath Shinde To Supreme Court

Opposing the petitions filed by Uddhav Thackeray faction in the Supreme Court in respect of the issues arising out of the rift within the Shiv Sena party, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that the actions taken by the Governor and the Speaker are not amenable to judicial review.Shinde has said that to accept the arguments of the Uddhav group would result in the...

Vehicle Owner Can't Be Expected To Verify Genuineness Of Driver's Licence If He Was Satisfied With Driving Skills : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an owner of a vehicle cannot be expected to verify the genuineness of his driver's licence he was satisfied about his driving skills.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, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest :July 2022[ Citations 561-642]

1. Mere Acceptance Of Rent By Landlord After The Expiry Of Lease Would Not Amount To Waiver Of Termination Of Lease: Supreme Court Case Title: K.M. Manjunath Vs Erappa. G (D) |SLP(C) 10700 OF 2022 Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 561 The Supreme Court bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia has reiterated that mere acceptance of the rent...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up: July 25 To July 30, 2022

Supreme Court Judgments Forest Department Cannot Itself Impose Damages Invoking Section 33 Wildlife Protection Act: Supreme Court Case Details: State of Uttar Pradesh vs Anand Engineering College 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 626 | SLP(C) 10084-85/2022 The Supreme Court observed that a forest department cannot impose damages under Section 33 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. For that...

Sec 24(1) RFCTLARR Act- Land Acquisition Proceedings Get "Initiated" From Publication Of Sec 4(1) Notification Under 1894 Act : Supreme Court

In a judgment delivered on Thursday (28 July 2022), the Supreme Court explained the meaning of 'Initiation' for the purpose of Section 24(1) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.The proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, shall be treated as initiated on publication of a notification under Section 4(1)...

Refer Motor Accident Claims Which Can Be Compromised To Lok Adalat : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed compromisable insurance claims from the High Court and the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (MACT) which adds up to one lakh fifty five thousand cases to be placed before the Lok Adalat that is proposed to be held on 13th August, 2022 for appropriate orders. It also encouraged pre-discussions amongst the organisers of the Lok Adalats, the High...

NALSA Plans To Have Legal Aid Defence Counsel System In All Districts : Justice UU Lalit

Mr. Justice U.U. Lalit, judge of the Supreme Court and the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority delivered the welcome address at the 1st All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet organized by the NALSA. The meet was on implementation of unified business process across the country for providing effective legal aid to marginalised & poor people. While...

Carriage by Air Act 'Expressly Excludes' Provisions Of Limitation Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held the Rule 30 of the Second Schedule to Carriage by Air Act, 1972 expressly excludes the applicability of the Limitation Act,1963.The bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and PS Narasimha dismissed an appeal against Bombay High Court judgment which held that a suit filed by a proprietary firm against British Airways is barred by limitation. Rule 30Rule 30 of the Air Act...

Unitech Case - Nobody Has Been Authorised To Collect Money From Homebuyers For Providing Hearing Updates: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that neither it nor the Government-appointed Board of Directors of Unitech has authorized any person to act as an intermediary to collect any charges from the Company's home buyers or any other person for providing an update with regard to the court proceedings.A Division Bench comprising of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah further observed that...

Section 482 CrPC - High Court Can Recall Judgment/Order Which Was Passed Without Hearing A Person Prejudically Affected By It: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a High Court has inherent power under Section 482 CrPC to recall a judgment/order which was passed without hearing a person prejudicially affected by it.In this case, the allegation against the accused was that they had cheated the deceased of Rs.2,35,73,200/- and thus the deceased, who was in acute financial crunch, was constrained to take his own life....

Allahabad High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2022 [Citation 1- 306]

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 1 to 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 306 Monthly Digests Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: January 2022 [Citations 1-28] Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: February 2022 [Citations 29-80] Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations 81 To 150] Allahabad High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 151 To 220] Allahabad High Court...