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Supreme Court Lays Down Principles For Psychological Evaluation Of Children In Custody Disputes
The Supreme Court today laid down a set of broad principles for courts dealing with requests for psychological or psychiatric evaluation of children in custody, visitation and parental access disputes, holding that “minimum intrusion” into a child's life should be the norm and courts must remain sensitive to the risk of re-traumatisation.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice N Kotiswar Singh made the observations in a case involving a custody dispute where the child is also an alleged...
'Misleading Ad' Case: NCDRC Stays District Commission Proceedings Over Forensic Examination Of Actor Salman Khan's Signatures
In temporary respite for Bollywood actor Salman Khan, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) on Wednesday (June 10) stayed the proceedings initiated against him in a case related to "misleading" Pan Masala advertisement, regarding genuineness of his signatures. The NCDRC coram comprising of Justice (retd) AP Sahi, President and Member Bharatkumar Pandya stayed the...
In Judgment On Homemakers, Supreme Court Cites 2023 Handbook Which CJI Surya Kant Called 'Too Harvard-Oriented'
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 11) delivered a landmark judgment which recognized homemakers' contribution as 'nation builders', and directed that their contribution must be quantified a minimum as Rs 30,000 per month.The Court held that when a homemaker dies in a motor vehicle accident, the loss of domestic care must be separately awarded as a head of compensation, quantified at Rs 30,000 per month. It is notable that in this judgment, the bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and...
Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Order To Centre To Assess Suitability Of UP Home Secretary Sanjay Prasad
The Supreme Court today(June 11) stayed the Allahabad High Court's recent order criticising the conduct of Uttar Pradesh Additional Cheif Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad IAS, and referring his file to the Dept of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for the assessment of his suitability for future assignments by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).The bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Atul S Chandurkar stayed the order while hearing a petition filed by...
'Brazen Violation Of Article 21': MP Court Directs FIR Against 4 Cops For Allegedly Trespassing Complainant's Home, Assaulting Women & Minor
A Magistrate Court in Datia, Madhya Pradesh has directed registration of an FIR against four police officers for allegedly trespassing into a residence and assaulting family members–including a woman and a minor child, observing that their actions bore no rational or reasonable nexus with the discharge of official duties and were rather a brazen violation of law.The order was passed by...
'My Son Appeared For Govt In Connected Matter' : Justice PK Mishra Recuses From Jacqueline Fernandez Plea In ED Case
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra of the Supreme Court on Thursday recused from hearing actor Jacqueline Fernandez's plea challenging a Delhi court order framing charges against her in the ₹200 crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.A Bench comprising Justice PK Mishra and Justice AS Chandurkar was hearing the matter when Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Court that he was appearing for the respondent(ED).At that stage, Justice Mithal observed...
Supreme Court To Hear Congress's Meenakshi Natarajan Plea Against Rejection Of Rajya Sabha Candidature Tomorrow, Questions Maintainability
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list tomorrow the writ petition filed by Congress memger Meenakshi Natarajn challenging the rejection f her Rajya Sabha candidature from Madhya Pradesh.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice AS Chandurkar agreed to list the matter after an oral request by Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi for an urgent hearing.Singhvi pressed for an urgent hearing either today or tomorrow, saying today was the last day to withdraw...
Doctrine Of Forum Non Conveniens Rarely A Ground To Deny Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226(1): Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the doctrine of forum non conveniens would not ordinarily apply when a litigant invokes the jurisdiction of a High Court under Article 226(1) of the Constitution, which allows writ petitions to be filed against authorities located within the territorial jurisdiction of that High Court.The doctrine of forum non conveniens permits a court that otherwise has jurisdiction over a dispute to decline to hear it if another court is considered a more appropriate or...
Strengthen ADR Framework To Realise Aspirations Of India-UK FTA, Ensure Level Playing Field For All Entities: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Friday stressed the need to strengthen the Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) framework to realise the aspirations of the India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA), stating that trade agreements alone cannot sustain commercial partnerships without a robust dispute resolution architecture.Speaking at the 4th Edition of the International Conference on "Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes" in London, Justice Surya Kant observed that the...