Cooperation With Investigation Cannot Mean That Accused Says "Yes" To Allegations: Justice SK Kaul

In an interesting courtroom exchange today, Supreme Court judge Justice SK Kaul orally remarked that cooperation with the investigation by the accused did not necessarily mean that the accused person had to say "yes" to the allegations. Justice Kaul added that the police could not merely claim that an accused individual was not cooperating during an investigation and emphasized the necessity...

Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For BJP MLA Suvendhu Adhikari's Plea Against Calcutta HC Order Allowing FIRs Against Him

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused urgent listing for a petition filed by BJP MLA and West Bengal Opposition Leader Suvendhu Adhikari challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court allowing registration of FIR against him for allegedly making provocative remarks during the recently held West Bengal Panchayat elections.Advocate Bansuri Swaraj mentioned the matter before a bench led by...

Divorce Cases Should Be Decided By Family Courts Within One Year: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said courts (trial courts) should make all efforts to try and dispose off matrimonial cases, which involve prayer for the dissolution/nullity of marriage, within an outer limit of one year. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said “Matrimonial causes should be tried & disposed off on a war footing, at least as a concession to the shortness of...

Hindu Succession | Can Children Of Void/Voidable Marriages Claim Right In Their Parents' Ancestral Property? Supreme Court Starts Hearing Reference

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments on the issue of whether children born out of a void or voidable marriage had a right in parents' ancestral property as per the Hindu law. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a reference of Revanasiddappa vs. Mallikarjun (2011) 11 SCC 1 regarding the scope of...

‘Even Private Persons Can Make Arrests, But Can They Seek Police Remand?’: Sibal In Supreme Court Argues Against ED Custody Of Senthil Balaji

The power of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to make an arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 cannot be conflated with the power to seek the remand of an accused in its own custody, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday. “The investigation by the Enforcement Directorate is an inquiry for the purposes of the Prevention...

Article 136 | SLP Against NCDRC's Order Passed In Exercise Of Its Appellate/Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot Be Entertained: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an aggrieved party can approach the Supreme Court under Article 136 of the Constitution for grant of special leave to appeal against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) only if it is passed by the Commission in its original jurisdiction. No further appeal will lie against the orders passed by the NCDRC in exercise of...

Supreme Court Directs Centre To Consider GAIL's Application For CRZ Clearance For Laying Pipeline In Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change to consider the application of the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) for clearance for laying pipeline of 255 meters in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) area in Tamil Nadu.A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, noted that the matter was at the stage of...

Supreme Court Vacates SAT Stay On IRDAI Order To Transfer Policies From Sahara Life Insurance to SBI Life Insurance

The Supreme Court recently set aside the order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) that had stayed an order of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Of India (IRDAI) directing transfer of policies from Sahara India Life Insurance Company Limited to SBI Life Insurance Company Limited. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol stayed the order of SAT...

Transgender Persons Can Avail SC/ST/OBC/EWS Reservation; No Separate Quota : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community have filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre and states have violated the Supreme Court’s directions in the 2014 NALSA judgement.

BREAKING: [Gyanvapi] Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On ASI Survey Till Thursday, Matter To Be Heard At 3:30 PM Tomorrow

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque Premises till Thursday. The matter will be heard tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. ASI Official has been directed to appear before the court tomorrow.The bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker passed this order today while hearing the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's challenge to the Varanasi District Judge's July 21 ASI...

Cannot Grant Interim Protection To Accused While Rejecting Anticipatory Bail Plea : Supreme Court 'Amazed' At HC's Self-Contradictory Order

The Supreme Court set aside a High Court direction granting interim protection to accused while rejecting their anticipatory bail plea.We are amazed to see the order passed by the learned Single Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, the bench of Justices B R Gavai and J B Pardiwala observed.In this case, the High Court while dismissing the anticipatory bail application filed by...

Supreme Court Affirms NCDRC Order Directing Air India To Pay Rs 2.03 Lakh Compensation To Passenger For Baggage Loss

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the order of the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) which upheld the order of the State Commission and District Forum directing Air India to pay a compensation of Rs2.03 lakh to a passenger who lost his luggage during travel. A division bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Rajesh Bindal, dismissing the appeal filed...