S.41A CrPC | Supreme Court Asks Bihar Govt To Consider Framing Guidelines For Arrest Akin To Those Adopted By Delhi Police

The Supreme Court has asked the State of Bihar to look into the guidelines for arrest, keeping in view section 41A of CrPC, akin to those which have been issued by the Delhi Police. It said that the Bihar government may implement the same guidelines with any amendment/ modification, if required, for giving effect to the mandate of section 41A.Moreover, for better administration of justice and...

Violation Of SC Guideline On Arrest- Telangana High Court Sentences IPS Officer And 3 Police Officers To Four Weeks Imprisonment For Contempt

In a recent case, the Telangana High Court sentenced an IPS Officer and three police officers to 4 weeks of imprisonment in a contempt case. Justice G. Radha Rani ruled: In the present case, the contemnors had violated the direction of the Court for issuing notice of appearance in terms of Section 41-A Cr.P.C. to the accused within two weeks from the date of institution of the case...

Breaking | NEET PG 2021: MCC Tells Supreme Court It Can't Conduct Special Stray Counselling To Fill Vacant Seats, Will Disrupt Present Academic Year

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that the software which was being used for conducting NEET-PG 2021 online counselling is now closed and hence, it cannot possibly fill 1,456 vacant seats by conducting a Special Stray Round of counselling. It further submitted that the counselling process for two academic sessions, i.e. 2021 and 2022,...

Supreme Court Allows Bharat Singh Chauhan To Continue As Secretary Of All India Chess Federation Till August 15

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, as an interim arrangement, allowed Bharat Singh Chauhan to continue as the Secretary of All India Chess Federation till August 15, 2022.The vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose permitted Chauhan to discharge the duties while taking into consideration the 44th World Chess Olympiad which is scheduled to take place from July 2 to August 10...

Delhi High Court Quarterly Digest: January To March 2022 [Citations: 1 - 265]

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 265Nominal Index RAKESH KUMAR v. VIJAYANTA ARYA (DCP) AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1 xyz v. GNCTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 2 FUTURE RETAIL LTD. Vs. AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 3 VANDANA SINGH v. SATISH KUMAR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 4 CHARU SONEJA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS 2022...

DJS Prelims 2022: Supreme Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Final Answer Key, Says High Court Has Considered Each & Every Question In Detail

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Delhi High Court's order of dismissing the writ petitions challenging the final answer keys of Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Exam, 2022. While dismissing the petitions preferred by the unsuccessful candidates who were ineligible for the Mains exam, the vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose remarked that the High Court...

"You're Playing With Students' Future": Supreme Court To Medical Counselling Committee Over Vacant NEET-PG Seats

The Supreme Court of India came down heavily upon the Medical Counselling Committee on Wednesday, stating that leaving seats in NEET-PG vacant not only puts aspirants into difficulty but also leads to dearth of qualified doctors. Approximately 1,456 seats have remained vacant from May onwards.A Bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose was hearing a plea seeking a Special Stray...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index (May 30 - June 5, 2022)

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958; Sections 20A, 20C, 20D -The repairs and renovation of the buildings, which are existing and the constructions which are necessary for providing basic facilities like drainage, toilets, water supply and distribution of electricity are kept out of the rigour of requirement of statutory permissions. (Para 51) Ardhendu Kumar...

High Courts Not To Enquire If There Is Reliable Evidence While Exercising Section 482 CrPC Jurisdiction : Supreme Court

Reiterating that "the Court interferes in criminal proceedings under Cr. P. C. Section 482, in rare and exceptional cases, to give effect to the provisions of the Cr.P.C. or to prevent abuse of the process of any Court or otherwise to secure the ends of justice", the Supreme Court has stressed that criminal proceedings can be said to be in abuse of the process of court "when the allegations...

Tribunals Like NGT Are Subordinate To A High Court ; Conflicting Orders Will Lead To Anomalous Situation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the Tribunals like National Green Tribunal is subordinate to High Courts."There can be no manner of doubt that in such a situation, it is the orders passed by the constitutional courts, which would be prevailing over the orders passed by the statutory tribunals.", the bench comprising Justices B R Gavai observed.In this case, the State was running a resort ...

Conviction Cannot Be Based Solely On The Testimony Of A Wholly Unreliable Witness : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that when the Court finds that a witness is "wholly unreliable", neither conviction nor acquittal can be based on the testimony of such a witness.In this case, the Trial Court convicted Mahendra Singh, Pritam Singh, Santosh , Shambhu Singh and Lakhan Singh under Section 148, 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The Madhya Pradesh High...

Disqualified Members Of Anekal Town Municipal Council Approach Supreme Court Challenging High Court's Order Of Upholding Their Disqualification

Members of Anekal Town Municipal Council who were disqualified by the Karnataka State Election Commission have approached the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court's order of upholding their disqualification. The SLP assailing High Court's order dated May 30 and April 18 on Tuesday was listed before the vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose. When the...