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No Amendments To UAPA Under Consideration; Adequate Safeguards There: Centre Tells Lok Sabha
Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs Mr.Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha by a written reply that the government was not considering any amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967. The reply also states that "there are adequate constitutional, institutional and statutory safeguards including inbuilt safeguards in the UAPA itself to prevent misuse of...
Supreme Court To Examine Legality Of Maharashtra Assembly Resolution Suspending 12 BJP MLAs For One Year
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in writ petitions by 12 BJP MLAs challenging the resolution passed n July 5, 2021, by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to suspend them for one year for alleged misbehaviour within the House.While issuing notice returnable on January 22, 2022, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar further made it clear that the pendency of the...
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Result Of Premeditated Plan; Act Done With An Intention To Kill: Police SIT Tells UP Court
The Special Investigation Team of the Uttar Pradesh police that is probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident has said before the Lakhimpur local Court that there was a planned conspiracy to kill the people present during the incident.Further, the SIT has prayed before the Court to modify the charges against the accused, including the son of Union Minister of State Ajay Misra 'Teni',...
Advocate Suppresses Criminal Case Against Him During Enrolment: Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation of Enrolment
Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Madras High Court's order confirming the Bar Council of India's decision to cancel the enrolment of an Advocate who suppressed the fact of pending criminal case against him at the time of enrolment.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna issued the direction in a special leave petition challenging Madras High Court's order upholding...
Alienation Of Joint Hindu Family Property By 'Karta' For Legal Necessity Or Benefit Of Estate Binding On Other Members: Supreme Court
Where a Karta has alienated a joint Hindu family property for value either for legal necessity or benefit of the estate it would bind the interest of all undivided members of the family even when they are minors or widows, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment.In this case, K. Veluswamy as a Karta of the joint Hindu family executed the agreement to sell of the suit property for Rs.29 lakhs...
Wages For MNREGA Workers Pending Due To Negative Balance In State Funds : NGO's Plea In Supreme Court
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent directions to redress the situation of workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MNREGA) in the country arguing that their pending wages are piling up along with negative balances in funds of most of the states.An application has been filed by Swaraj Abhiyan seeking directions to Centre to put...
Applications To Condone Delay In Filing Version In Consumer Cases Pending On 04.03.2020 Not Impacted By CB Judgment : SC Clarifies
Settling a conflict between two division bench judgments, a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that the applications to condone the delay of more than 45 days in filing the version of the opposite party in consumer cases, which were pending as of March 4, 2020, will not be impacted by the ruling of the Constitution Bench judgment in the case New India Assurance...
Environmental Concerns in Char Dham Project- Supreme Court Appoints Oversight Committee Headed By Justice AK Sikri
Supreme Court on Tuesday while allowing an application filed by the Ministry of Defence for the double-lane widening of roads that are part of the 899-km Char Dham project in Uttarakhand, has appointed an oversight committee headed by Justice AK Sikri.In this regard, bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath has observed as follws; "We allow the...
Supreme Court Allows Defence Ministry's Plea To Allow Double Lane Widening Of Char Dham Highway Project
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed an application filed by the Ministry of Defence for the double-lane widening of roads that are part of the 899-km Char Dham project in Uttarakhand.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath pronounced orders in the application filed by the Ministry of Defence seeking modification of the order dated September 8,...
Trial Court Not Expected To Act In A Particular Way Depending On 'Sensitivity' Of A Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a Trial Court cannot be expected to act in a particular way depending upon the sensitivity of the case.Rather it should be appreciated if a trial court decides a case on its own merit despite its sensitivity, the bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh said while upholding a Trial Court judgment acquitting two young men accused of murdering...
Ingredients Necessary To Prove Charges Under Section 409, 420 & 477A IPC: Supreme Court Explains
In a judgment delivered on Monday ( 13 December 2021), the Supreme Court explained the ingredients necessary to prove a charge under Section 409, 420 and 477A of the Indian Penal Code.The bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Surya Kant and Hima Kohli made these observations while allowing appeal filed by an accused who was concurrently convicted under Sections 409, 420, and 477A of the Indian...
Don't Delay The Process Of Identification Of Children In Streets, Supreme Court Directs States
On Monday, in a suo moto matter regarding the plight of the Children in Street Situation ("CiSS") across the country, the Supreme Court directed the State Governments and the Union Territories to complete the identification process without any delay. The Apex Court clarified that the State Governments and the Union Territories need not wait for any further direction from National...