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'Supreme Court Not A Walk In Place Just Because Chandigarh Is Near To Delhi': SC Frowns On SLP Challenging Adjournment
The Supreme Court recently dismissed with Rs 20,000 costs a special leave petition which was filed challenging an adjournment order passed by Punjab and Haryana High Court.Disapproving the filing of the SLP, the Supreme Court observed that the Top Court is not a walk in place only because Chandigarh happens to be in the proximity to Delhi.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM...
Whether Persons Booking Office Space Are Precluded From Availing Of The Benefit Under The Consumer Protection Act, 1986? Supreme Court To Decide
In view of the connected appeals raising issue as to whether persons booking office space are precluded from availing of the benefit under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for placing the matters before the Chief Justice of India so that the same could be listed for deciding the question of law. The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh issued...
Section 362 CrPC Does Not Empower Court To Suo Motu Recall Orders Passed By It: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not empower a court to suo moto recall the earlier order passed by it.The court said that Section 362 CrPC only provides for correction of any clerical or arithmetical error. The bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Aniruddha Bose set aside a Kerala High court order recalling its earlier judgment...
Illiberalism Biggest Threat To Constitutional Democracy : Justice Gautam Patel At Constitution Day Event
Speaking at an event celebrating Constitution Day 2021, Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court noted that the text of the Indian Constitution does not contemplate anything as "too much dissent". Justice Patel was speaking at The Leaflet's Constitution Day Talk titled 'Undermining the Idea of India: Which way forward?'.The judge drew attention to the 'Idea of India' as envisaged by...
ICICI-Videocon Scam: Supreme Court To Hear In January ED's Plea Against Bombay HC's Order Granting Bail To Deepak Kochhar
Supreme Court on Friday posted in January the Enforcement Directorate's plea against Bombay High Court's order granting bail to Deepak Kochhar, husband of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, an accused in the multi-crore ICICI Bank-Videocon money laundering case. During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Enforcement Directorate requested the Bench to issue notice in...
''Intellectual Freedom Can't Be Stifled Merely Because View Expressed Is Disagreeable To Some" : Delhi HC While Refusing To Ban Salman Khurshid's Book
"The freedom to freely express ideas and opinions cannot be permitted to be overshadowed by the ominous cloud of being non-conformist," said the Delhi High Court while dismissing a plea seeking directions to stop the publication and sale of the book "Sunrise Over Ayodhya" written by Congress Leader and Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid.Justice Yashwant Varma further observed that the right...
Attorney General Bats For Regional Court Of Appeals To Reduce Burden Of Supreme Court
While delivering his address on the Constitution Day Celebrations at Vigyan Bhavan, the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal today spoke about the need for creation of Court of Appeals in at least 4 regions (North, South, West and East) with 15 judges consisting of 3 benches of 3 judges each. "I would envisage at least 4 regions, North, South, West and East each having a Court of Appeal...
Obstacles Put In Country's Development, Sometimes In The Name Of Freedom Of Expression: PM Modi In Constitution Day Address
Speaking at the Constitution Day programme at Vigyan Bhawan organised by the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi today stressed that both, the government and the judiciary, are born out of the womb of the Constitution and hence, both are twins. "These two have come into existence only because of the constitution. Therefore, from a broader perspective, despite...
Judicial Interventions Intended To Nudge The Executive, Not To Usurp Its Role : CJI Ramana
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Friday said that the intention behind judicial interventions is to nudge the executive and not to usurp its role. The CJI was speaking at the a function organized to celebrate the Constitution Day in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and other judges of the Supreme Court.After speaking about constitutional scheme...
Death Penalty - Court Duty Bound To Consider Possibility Of Reformation Even If Accused Remains Silent : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the review petitions filed by two death-row convicts to convert the death sentence imposed on them to life imprisonment for a term of 30 years.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna noted in the order that the Court is duty bound to elicit all relevant information regarding the possibility of the reformation of the...
LIVE NOW- Webinar On 'Constituting Gender: Equality And The Constitution'
LiveLaw in association with Centre for Human Rights Studies, Jindal Global Law School is organising a webinar on 'Constituting Gender: Equality And The Constitution'The speakers for the webinar are:- 1. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya (Calcutta High Court) 2. Dr.Kalpana Kannabiran (Sociologist, Hyderabad) 3. Dr Anandita Pujari (Advocate on Record, Supreme Court) 4. ...