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Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Plea To Modify 'Shatrughan Chauhan' Judgment On Death Row Convicts' Mercy Petitions
The Supreme Court today(October 8) dismissed a modification application filed by the Union seeking further guidelines in the 2014 Shatrughan Chauhan judgment to make it more victim-centric.It may be recalled that the Union's modification application dates back to 2020 filed in the context of the pending execution of death warrants of the four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case....
Karur Stampede : BJP Leader Approaches Supreme Court Seeking CBI Investigation, Alleges Lapses By State Machinery In Crowd Control
Tamil Nadu BJP Leader and State Legal Cell Vice President G.S. Mani has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a CBI investigation into the Karur stampede that occurred during a rally organised by actor Vijay's political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), on September 27, claiming 41 lives.He has sought an investigation by either the CBI or an independent Special Investigation...
Supreme Court Quashes Rape On False Marriage Promise Case Against Tamil Director-Politician Seeman After Parties Settle Dispute
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the rape-on-false-promise-of-marriage case filed by an actress against Tamil film director and politician Seeman, after both parties filed affidavits agreeing to end all litigation between them.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan noted that Seeman had, in his affidavit, tendered an unconditional apology, withdrawn allegations...
'They Have Opened A Showroom Here': Justice Surya Kant On United Nations Agency Issuing Refugee Cards To Immigrants In India
Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court recently deprecated a United Nations agency's issuance of Refugee Cards to immigrants in India. "They have opened a showroom here and are issuing certificates", the judge said.A bench of Justices Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with the petition of a man who hails from Sudan but has been in India since 2013. As per claims, he has two...
Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena Symbol Dispute On November 12; Uddhav Seeks Hearing Before Maharashtra Local Polls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on November 12 the plea filed by Uddhav Thackeray challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to recognize the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and allot it the party's traditional symbol, the bow and arrow.A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and NK Singh took note of the submission made by Senior...
'We Had To Almost Frame Contempt Charges For You To Act' : Supreme Court Slams CBI's Delay In Arrest Of Cops In MP Custodial Death Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for their delay in arresting two Madhya Pradesh police officers accused in the custodial death of 26-year-old Deva Pardhi, observing that the arrests took place only after the Court issued stern warnings of contempt.A Bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan was hearing a...
Criminal Contempt Action Sought Against Advocate Rakesh Kishore Who Tried To Hurl Shoe At CJI BR Gavai
A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Attorney General for India seeking consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court on Monday.In the letter, Advocate Subhash Chandran KR urged the Attorney General R Venkataramani to grant consent under Section 15 of the Contempt...
S. 27 Evidence Act | Only Disclosure Leading To Recovery Of Weapon Admissible; Statement About Its Use Not Admissible : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 7) acquitted three individuals for the offence of murder (Section 302 IPC) after noting that the prosecution had relied on their disclosure statements under Section 27 of the Evidence Act (“Act”), where they confessed that the weapon recovered was the weapon of crime. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale held that only...
S.149 IPC | Supreme Court Explains Tests To Determine If Bystander Was Member Of Unlawful Assembly With Common Object
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 7) observed that mere presence at the crime scene would not ipso facto render a person a member of the unlawful assembly to book him under Section 149 IPC. The Court clarified that the liability would shift to the bystander only when he shared the common object with the unlawful assembly. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan acquitted...
