Fact-Check : Media Reports About First Conviction Under UP 'Love Jihad' Law Are Wrong

On December 20, a local court in Kanpur pronounced a Judgment wherein it held a man guilty of committing rape upon a 17-year-old girl and sentenced him to ten years of jail and a fine of Rs 30,000. However, this Judgment has been reported by some sections of the media as the first conviction under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 [commonly known as...

Negative Discrimination Can't Be Claimed Under Articles 14 & 16 Referring To Persons Erroneously Regularized: Supreme Court

While considering a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order with regards to claim for regularisation, the Supreme Court has observed that one cannot claim negative discrimination qua the persons who have been erroneously granted the benefit of regularisation under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka remarked that, "We do...

Andhra Pradesh High Court: Important Judgments Of 2021

Amravati Land Scam 1. "Cannot Criminalize Private Sale Transactions": Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes A Batch Of FIRs In Amaravati 'Insider Trading' Case [Chekka Guru Murali Mohan & Anr. State of Andhra Pradesh] The High Court has quashed few criminal cases filed in connection with the alleged 'insider trading' in land transactions at Amaravati. Justice Cheekati...

Article 14 Does Not Envisage Negative Equality; State Can't Be Forced To Perpetuate Same Mistake Committed With Respect To Others : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that daily rated employees cannot as a matter of right claim the parity of pay scales with the Government employees.The Court further added that the petitioners could not invoke Article 14 of the Constitution to claim benefit on the ground of parity if they otherwise were not entitled to such benefit. "As per the settled proposition of law Article 14 of...

PIL In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into 'Involvement' Of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, UP Dy CM Keshav Maurya In Lakhimpur Violence Case

Ex-BSF jawan, Tej Bahadur Yadav has moved the Supreme Court with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking probe into the involvement of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni' and Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya in the Lakhimpur Violence Case.The plea drawn by Advocate Pradeep Kumar Yadav and filled through Sanjeev Malhotra AOR seeks direction to the SIT formed by...

'Can't Let Our Daughters Grow Up In Anger' : Kerala High Court Directs Grant Of Rs 1.5 Lakh Compensation To Girl Harassed By Police; Directs Action Against Officer

After a series of elaborate hearings, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday delivered its judgment in a plea moved by a minor girl who, along with her father, were harassed by a pink police officer in a public road, casting accusations of theft on the duo. (Pink police is a special women protection squad of Kerala police).While granting compensation to the girl, a single bench of Justice...

Gangubhai Kathiawadi Movie : Bombay High Court Stays Defamation Proceedings Against Alia Bhatt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali And Others

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday confirmed the stay on defamation proceedings initiated against makers of the film Gangubai Kathiawadi as the complainant was prima facie unable to show that he was Gangubai's adopted son.While admitting the petition under section 482 of the CrPC filed by lead actor Alia Bhatt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and others, Justice SK Shinde observed that prima facie...

'Cow Exhales Oxygen', 'Skin To Skin' , 'Will You Marry Her' & Other Controversial Judicial Remarks Of 2021

In 2021, there were certain bizarre and astonishing remarks made by judges, which created widespread public controversies. Here is a look at some of them.'Cow the only animal which exhales oxygen' : Allahabad High CourtWhile deciding a bail application in a case for cattle slaughter, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court opined that cow should be declared as the national...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: October 2021 [Citation: LL 2021 SC 525 To LL 2021 SC 616]

1. Forcing Party To Undergo DNA Test Against Will Impinge On Personal Liberty & Right To Privacy[Case: Ashok Kumar v. Raj Gupta and others; Citation: LL 2021 SC 525]The Supreme Court observed that forcing an unwilling party to undergo DNA test impinges on personal liberty and right to privacy. A bench comprising Justices R Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy. "observed, "In circumstances...

100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 2, Judgments 53-75]

This is the second part of the article. The first part covered 52 judgments delivered from January to June. This part includes judgments(53-75) delivered from July to October. The third part will cover judgments (76-100) from October to December. Read the first part here and the third part here.53. 'Delhi Can Ill-Afford Another Riots; Role Of Facebook Must Be Looked Into': Supreme Court...

Section 482 CrPC - High Court Can't Pass Adverse Orders Or Observations Against Third Party Who Is Not Before It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently observed that the High Court in a petition for quashing filed by the accused u/s 482 CrPC cannot issue directions for proceeding against a third party who was neither before the Court and nor was given any opportunity before passing the order.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar was considering a special leave petition assailing Punjab and...

"Reversal Of Acquittal Is Permissible Only If Trial Court's View Is Not Only Erroneous But Also Unreliable & Perverse" Supreme Court Reiterates

In a matter of reversal of Trial Court's acquittal order by the High Court, the Supreme Court of India has reiterated that the reversal of acquittal is permissible only if the view of the Trial Court is not only erroneous but also unreasonable and perverse.A Bench comprising Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Aniruddha Bose made the observation in a criminal appeal filed against Calcutta...