100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2022 [Part 2]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers and.A disclaimer is added here that the judgments included in the list are not necessarily good or the best judgments; some of them are controversial and regarding some others, there are strong counter-views. Yet, these judgments are worthy of being noted and discussed upon, considering their general importance and impact on litigation and general socio-political arena. Hence, the inclusion in this list. The judgments are arranged in the chronological order. The reports about the judgments are hyperlinked at the case description.The list of 100 judgments will be published in three parts and this is the second part containing 33 judgments. First part[1-33] can be read here. Third part [67-100] can be read here.Here you go :34. State Enactments Like Kerala/Gujarat Money Lenders Act Have No Application To NBFCs Registered Under RBI Act The Court held that the state enactments such as Kerala Money Lenders Act, 1958 and Gujarat Money Lenders Act, 2011 will have no application to Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).The bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed that the Chapter IIIB of the RBI Act is a complete code in itself and the power of intervention available for the RBI over NBFCs, is 'from the cradle to the grave'.Case : Nedumpilli Finance Company Limited vs State of Kerala | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 46435. KEEP THE SEDITION LAW IN ABEYANCE: SUPREME COURT RULES IN A HISTORIC ORDERIn a historic development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the 152-year old sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code should be effectively kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision.In an interim order, the Court urged the Centre and the State governments to refrain from registering any FIRs under the said provision while it was under re-consideration.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli held that all pending trials, appeals and proceedings with respect to charges framed under Section124 A be kept in abeyance. How Supreme Court's Order Has The Effect Of Suspending Sedition Cases Under Section 124A IPC?Case Title: S.G. VOMBATKERE vs UNION OF INDIA ( WPC 682/2021) EDITORS GUILD OF INDIA AND ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS| 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 47036. Domestic Violence Victim Can Enforce Her Right To Reside In 'Shared Household' Even If She Has Not Actually Lived There: Supreme CourtA bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna delivered a significant verdict settling several questions related to the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. It was held that a victim of domestic violence can enforce her right to reside in a shared household, irrespective of whether she actually lived in the shared household.The Court further held that every woman in a domestic relationship has a right to reside in the shared household even in the absence of any act of domestic violence.Case Title : Prabha Tyagi vs Kamlesh Devi | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 47437. Wife's Dying Declaration Can Be Used To Prove Cruelty Even If Husband Is Acquitted Of Charges Relating To Her DeathOverruling some of its earlier judgments, the Supreme Court observed that evidence of a deceased wife under Section 32 of Evidence Act with respect to cruelty could be admissible in a trial for a charge under Section 498A of the IPC.Case Title : Surendran vs State of Kerala | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 48238. Remission To Be Considered By Govt Of The State Where Crime Was Committed, Even If Trial Was Transferred To Another StateIn the Bilkis Bano case, the Supreme Court held that the Gujarat Government had the jurisdiction to decide the remission of convicts, even if the trial was held in the State of Mahrashtra. A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath held so while allowing writ petition filed by one of the convicts. Recently, the bench dismissed an application filed by Bilkis Bano seeking review of the judgment.Also Read - Supreme Court Ignored Binding Precedents While Dismissing Bilkis Bano's Review PetitionCase : Radheshyam Bhagwandas Shah @ Lala Vakil vs State of Gujarat | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 48439. Supreme Court Orders Release Of Perarivalan, Life Convict In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination CaseExercising the powers under Article 142, a bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, who was serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, considering the fact that he was undergoing sentence for 32 years and that the Tamil Nadu Government had recommended his remission in...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2022 [Part 2]

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