[PCPNDT Act] Age Restriction Of 35 Years For Conducting Pre-Natal Diagnostic Tests Valid? Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response

The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted four (4) weeks’ time to the Union Government to file its counter affidavit in a plea filed by lawyer Meera Kaura Patel, contending that the age restriction of 35 years under Section 4(3)(i) of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 for conducting pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic test is...

Live-Streaming | Supreme Court Agrees To Consider Suggestions Made By Senior Advocate Indira Jaising

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala on Monday stated that the Supreme Court would take into consideration the suggestions submitted by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising for live streaming of court proceedings. Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, through her petition had approached the Apex Court seeking live streaming of not...

'Will Same Steps Taken In Europe Be Followed In India?': Supreme Court Asks Google In Challenge To CCI Order Over Android Dominance

Will Google follow the same approach taken by it in European Union, as regards pre-installed apps in Android-based in mobile phones, in India? The Supreme Court asked Google India this question while considering the tech-giant's plea challenging the order of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal(NCLAT) which declined to stay the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) decision to impose...

Plea To Criminalise Marital Rape | Supreme Court Asks Union Govt To File Counter By Feb 15; Hearing In March

The Supreme Court on Monday listed the batch of petitions concerning the constitutional validity of the marital rape exception on 21st March 2023. The batch was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala.The batch of petitions includes four kinds of matters– first is the appeal against the Delhi High Court split verdict on...

'You Want To Arrest College Principal For Book Found In Library?Are You Serious?': Supreme Court Asks MP Police

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed surprise at the State of Madhya Pradesh intending to challenge the anticipatory bail granted to a law college principal in relation to an FIR registered over an alleged "Hinduphobic" book found in the library.The Court was hearing a petition filed by the now resigned principal of Indore's Government New Law College, Dr Inamur Rahman, seeking protection...

Default Bail Can Be Cancelled On Merits After Presentation Of Chargesheet : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that there is no bar in cancelling default bail on merits after the presentation of chargesheet.The question that arose in the case was whether default bail can be cancelled after presentation of chargesheet, when it was granted for not filing it within 90 days as per the CrPC.There is no absolute bar that once a person is released on default bail, it cannot...

Supreme Court Directs Insurer To Pay Reinstatement Value Of Goods Damaged In Fire Instead Of Depreciated Value

The Supreme Court has upheld an order of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab, which granted INR 29,17,500 to an insurer and was eventually modified by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to INR 12,60,000. The rate of interest was also modified from 9% to 7%.On perusal of the insurance policy a Bench comprising Justice M.R. Shah and Justice C.T....

Top Quotes From The Top Court : Supreme Court Weekly Review [January 9-15]

Our top picks from the most impactful observations made by the Supreme Court in the second week of January.

Grant Of Remission - Presiding Judge Should Give Adequate Reasons While Giving Opinion Under Section 432(2) CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M. Trivedi held that while giving opinion regarding grant of remission under Section 432(2) Cr.P.C. the Presiding Judge needs to give reasons with regard to the factors to be taken into consideration as laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Laxman Naskar vs. Union of India.Facts of the Criminal Writ Petition in Brief ...

Party Estopped From Questioning Amount Levied As Per Contract After Signing It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that signing a contract and issuing an undertaking in accordance with the contract would estop the parties from challenging the amount of consideration as specified within the terms of the contract. The issue before the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha in this Civil Appeal was whether a party to a contract is entitled to...

Supreme Court Bench Delivers Split Verdict In Civil Appeal From Specific Performance Suit

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna delivered a split verdict in a civil appeal arising out of a suit seeking specific performance of an agreement of sale. Brief Facts leading to the Civil Appeal with its Judicial HistoryThe brief facts leading to the Civil Appeal are that the plaintiff and the defendants had entered into an agreement to sell dated...

Supreme Court Warns UP Director General Prisons Of Contempt Action If Directions On Premature Release Of Prisoners Are Violated

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha issued strict directions to the Director General of Prisons of Uttar Pradesh to take all necessary steps to ensure that applications for premature release or remission are duly considered. The directions were passed in a matter where a person was convicted on 2nd February 1984 for an offence punishable...