Supreme Court Lawyer & Human Rights Activist Ehtesham Hashmi Passes Away

Supreme Court lawyer and human rights defender Ehtesham Hashmi passed away today morning due to a heart attack. Hashmi was known for taking up several human rights causes.In 2021, he lead a team which published a fact-finding report about the communal violence in Tripura which shook the state. The Tripura police booked him under the UAPA over the publication of the report. Later, the...

Supreme Court Reprimands Gujarat Govt For Keeping 75 Proposals On Judicial Infrastructure Pending Since 2014

The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing the Malik Mazhar Sultan Vs. U.P. Public Service Commission case in which it has taken up the issues concerning the filling up of judicial vacancies in trial courts, reprimanded the State of Gujarat for keeping proposals pertaining to district judiciary pending since 2014. The amicus curiae in the matter Senior Advocate KV Vishwanath along with Adv...

'Charitable Purpose' Not Limited To 'Free Medical Relief' : Supreme Court On Kerala Building Tax Exemption; Overrules 2014 Judgment

In a notable verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the meaning of the term "charitable purposes" used in the Kerala Building Tax Act 1975 is not limited to free medical relief.A 3-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala overruled the judgment delivered by a 2-judge bench in SH Medical Centre Hospital vs State...

PM Degree Row : 'Childish Curiosity Of Someone Not Public Interest Under RTI Act', Gujarat University Argues In Gujarat High Court

Challenging the order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Gujarat University to provide “information regarding degrees in the name of Mr. Narendra Damodar Modi" to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the year 2016, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued today before the Gujarat High Court that the RTI Act is being "misused to settled scores and taking a childish jab...

Supreme Court Disapproves Of Building Zoos Inside Tiger Reserves; Stops Constructions Within Core Areas Of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries

The Supreme Court on Wednesday put a stop to all construction activities in the core areas within tiger reserves, national parks, and wildlife sanctuaries, amidst the recent controversy over the Uttarakhand government’s proposal to construct animal enclosures inside the Jim Corbett National Park. This development follows closely on the heels of a court-constituted panel recommending...

'Whether Mere Membership Of An 'Unlawful Association' Is Sufficient To Constitute An Offence Under UAPA?' Supreme Court Reserves Judgement

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on whether mere membership of an 'unlawful association' is sufficient to constitute an offence under the UAPA, or some overt act, over and above the membership, is a prerequisite to attract the penal provisions of the ActThe bench of Justices MR Shah, CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol was hearing a reference made in 2014 by the two-judge bench...

PNB Scam : Nirav Modi's Brother-in-Law Agrees Before Supreme Court To Give Authorisation To CBI For Bank Accounts

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bombay High Court to consider afresh the plea of Nirav Modi’s brother-in-law Mainak Mehta to travel back to his home in Hong Kong. The bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala, took note of the fact that Mehta was willing to give authorisation to CBI so it may directly approach banks for...

Insurance Coverage For Accidental Death - Proximate Cause Necessary; Supreme Court Denies Claim For Sun Stroke Death During Election Duty

The Supreme Court has held that the death occurring due to sun-stroke during election duty will not come within the scope of the clause "death only resulting solely and directly from accident caused by external violent and any other visible means" in the insurance policy.In the year 2000, the National Insurance Company had entered into an MoU with the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar to...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022-Practice & Procedure

Practice & Procedure - Party having the right of consideration of appeal does not have any corresponding right to insist for consideration of the appeal by a forum which is no longer in existence. Abhyudaya Kumar Shahi v. Bharat Pradhan Filling Centre, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 625 : (2022) 6 SCC 522Practice and Procedure - Adverse remarks made by Rajasthan HC against a Sessions Judge set aside -...

Section 41A CrPC : Supreme Court Asks States To File Compliance Report On Directions In 'Satinder Kumar Antil' Case

The Supreme Court, recently, asked non-compliant State Governments to file compliance reports in the proceedings in Satinder Kumar Antil v. CBI, within two weeks, failing which, it warned, the respective Home Secretaries would be required to appear personally through virtual mode. It also asked the CBI to file its compliance report within the said time period.“The CBI has also not...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Regular Bail-PART-VIII

Q.36 Why not during these “corona lockdown” days impose a mandatory bail condition to download Arogya Setu App and keep the applicant’s GPS and Bluetooth open?Ans. No. Such a condition imposed by an Additional Sessions Judge in the Patiala House Court Complex, New Delhi has been frowned upon and disapproved.Q.37 The defense lawyer argues that unless the accused is released on bail, he...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Pleas To Probe Hindenburg Report Against Adani Group

Another PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court of India in the wake of the Adani group shares taking a beating in the stock market following the publication of a report by US-based short-selling firm Hindenburg Research. Advocate Vishal Tiwari, the PIL petitioner, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala today for...