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1.78 Crore Cases Disposed Of By Virtual Courts, 19.2 Million Cases Heard By HCs & District Courts Through VC: Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
While delivering the Vote of Thanks in the inaugural function of the 1st All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet, Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, judge of the Supreme Court, highlighted the impact of technology on furthering access to justice to citizens of India. While accentuating upon the technological advancements undertaken by the judiciary, Justice Chandrachud stated...
Expedite Release Of Undertrials, Provide Them Legal Aid : Prime Minister Urges District Legal Services Authorities
Underscoring the issue of undertrials who remain incarcerated for want of legal aid, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the District Legal Services Authorities to expedite the release of undertrials by using their position in the District Level Undertrial Review Committees. Speaking at the 1st First Meeting of the All India District Legal Services...
'Strengthening The District Judiciary Is The Need Of The Hour': CJI N.V. Ramana
While delivering his speech at the First Meeting of the All India District Legal Services Authority, organised by NALSA, Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana emphasized on the urgent need to strengthen the subordinate judiciary. District Courts being people's first point of contact with the judiciary plays a pivotal role in the dispensation of justice. Every progressive policy needs a...
Can't Invoke Article 32 To Enforce Places Of Worship Act In Dispute Among Same Religious Denomination : Supreme Court To Jain Sect
The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain a plea filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by members of the Mohijit Samudaya of the Tapagachh denomination of the Shwetambar Murtipujak Jain religion seeking to enforce the Places of Worship(Special Provisions) Act 1991 against the alleged conversion of places of worship by another segment of the same denomination. The...
Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2022 on BAIL
Anticipatory Bail - SLP Against Madras HC Judgment dismissing anticipatory bail with some observations about requirement of custodial interrogation- Dismissed - High Court, after having found no case for grant of pre-arrest bail, has otherwise not given any such direction of mandatory nature - Observations are essentially of the reasons assigned by the High Court in declining the prayer...
'Wish/Desire Of Child' Is Different From 'Best Interest Of Child' : Supreme Court Allows A Father's Plea Seeking Child Custody
The Supreme Court observed that the question of 'what is the wish/desire' of the child is different and distinct from the question 'what would be the best interest of the child'."The question 'what is the wish/desire of the child' can be ascertained through interaction, but then, the question as to 'what would be the best interest of the child' is a matter to be decided by the...
Justice BS Chauhan Commission Recommends Disciplinary Action Against Public Servants For Loss Of Records Of Vikas Dubey's Cases
The inquiry commission headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) B S Chauhan to probe into the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey recommended initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the erring public servants for loss of records of cases relating to Vikas Dubey, gangster who was killed in an encounter by the UP Police in 2020. The recommendations which have been made in...
Peremptory Directions Affecting Third Party Cannot Be Issued In Anticipatory Bail Orders, Reiterates Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that a peremptory direction affecting a third party cannot be issued in an anticipatory bail order.Very recently, in another case, the Apex Court had held that it is not open for High Courts to implead third parties in exercise of powers under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.In this case, while granting an anticipatory bail to an accused...
Challenge To Places Of Worship Act : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain New Petitions, Allows Intervention In Pending PIL
The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to entertain petitions challenging the constitutional validity of various provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, but granted liberty to file intervention application in similar matters pending before it. Appearing before a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and J.B. Pardiwala, on behalf of one of the petitioners,...
Actor Assault Case: Dileep Moves Supreme Court Seeking Completion Of Trial Within Time Limit
Actor Dileep has approached Supreme Court seeking resumption of trial pending before the Trial Court in the actor assault case. Contending that serious prejudice would be caused if the trial is delayed, the actor in the plea, along with requesting the Top Court to fix a time limit, has also urged for directing the trial court to not use the further investigation report dated July...