Supreme Court Stays HC Order To Punjab Police To Probe Alleged Illegalities In Chandigarh Police's Arrest Of Dentist

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by the union territory of Chandigarh against Punjab and Haryana High Court’s direction to the Punjab police to probe allegations against Chandigarh police of illegalities in the arrest of a city dentist last year. A division bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli also stayed the state high court's order with Justice...

Evidentiary Value Of Extra-Judicial Confession Also Depends On Person To Whom It Is Made: Supreme Court

Highlighting the evidentiary value and the circumstances under which extra-judicial confessions can be accepted, the Supreme Court recently acquitted a man who was convicted of double murders under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.“Hence, the prosecution’s case about extra¬judicial confession does not inspire confidence at all. Moreover, there are no other circumstances brought...

RSS Route March: Tamil Nadu Govt Files New Petition Against Madras HC Order; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing To March 27

In the dispute related to the route marches proposed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Tamil Nadu, the State Government informed the Supreme Court on Friday that it has filed a new special leave petition against the original order passed by the Madras High Court single bench on September 22, 2022, which allowed the organisation to hold processions.The State has come before the...

[SCBA Land Allotment] Supreme Court Says Can't Use Judicial Powers To Expand Our Own Institution, Expresses Inclination To Take Up With Govt On Administrative Side

The Supreme Court today expressed its disinclination to pass judicial orders for converting a land measuring 1.33 acres, that was allotted to the Supreme Court, into chamber blocks for lawyers. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul and Justice PV Narasimha however expressed its inclination to take up the issue with the government on administrative side.CJI said that...

Supreme Court Dismisses Cardinal George Alencherry's Plea To Quash Criminal Cases Over Land Scam

In a set back to Cardinal George Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash the criminal cases against him over alleged irregularities in the sale of properties belonging to Ernakulam-Angamalay Archdiocese.The Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by George Alencherry against the judgment delivered by the Kerala High Court...

In Service Jurisprudence, Service Rules Will Prevail Over Conflicting Government Resolutions : Supreme Court

In Service Jurisprudence, Services Rules, which have a statutory effect will prevail and government resolutions can’t be conflict with the rules, the Supreme Court reiterated recently.“In service jurisprudence, the service rules are liable to prevail. There can be Government resolutions being in consonance with or expounding the rules, but not in conflict with the same”, a Bench of...

Supreme Court Asks Why Should It Supervise Cheetah Introduction Program When Expert Bodies Are There

“We have become like micro-administrators,” the green bench of the Supreme Court said on Monday(March 13) while hearing an application moved by an expert committee constituted to “guide and direct” the National Tiger Conservation Authority with respect to India’s ambitious cheetah reintroduction programme. While hearing a plea to direct the statutory body to keep the...

Shiv Sena Case | Basic Principle Of Parliamentary Democracy Is That Govt Must Have House's Faith : Supreme Court To Uddhav Thackeray Side

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India, on 16th March 2023, reserved its judgement in the batch of cases relating to the rift within the Shiv Sena party between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde groups, which led to the change in the government in Maharashtra in July 2022. On the last day of the hearing, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice MR...

On SBI's Plea, Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing Director Of Company In Multi-Crore Loan Default To Travel Abroad

The Supreme Court on Thursday urgently heard a petition filed by the State Bank of India to stay an order passed by the Bombay High Court which allowed a loan defaulter to travel abroad.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the SBI, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India Chandrachud seeking urgent hearing, raising the apprehension that the person might become...

Shiv Sena Case | How Can Court Reinstate A CM Who Did Not Face Floor Test? Supreme Court Asks Uddhav Thackeray Side

On the final day of the hearings in matter pertaining to the rift in Shivsena party between the Uddhav Thackeray and the Eknath Shinde faction, the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court enquired from the Thackeray faction how the Court could reinstate a Chief Minister who had not faced the floor test.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 16.3.23

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[Senior Designation] ‘We Are Certainly Reducing The Weightage Given To Publication’: Supreme Court In Plea Seeking Reforms

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reserved judgment in the pleas seeking modifications in the guidelines regulating the conferment of designation of Senior Advocates as laid down in its 2017 judgment (Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India).A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Ahsanuddhin Amanullah and Justice Aravind Kumar, heard the arguments put forth by Senior...