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Criminal Proceedings For Dowry Demand Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Divorce Petition Is Pending: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that criminal proceedings for demand of dowry cannot be quashed merely because divorce petition is pending.In this case, the husband filed an application for divorce on the ground that the wife is suffering from the disease AIDS. The wife, thereafter, lodged FIR alleging that husband was demanding luxury car by way of dowry. The Allahabad High Court quashed the...
Supreme Court Summons Home Secretaries Of 4 States, 2 UTs For Not Submitting Data On Proclaimed Offenders, Persons Jumping Bail/Parole
The Supreme Court on Tuesday revealed that the states of Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, and Telengana, and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry have failed to submit data with respect to the number of proclaimed offenders and the number of persons who have jumped bail or parole, as directed in an earlier order. While hearing a criminal appeal preferred by...
‘We Are Trying To See If He Improves His Behaviour’: Supreme Court Defers Sentencing Of Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya For Contempt
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, deferred the sentencing of Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya, who has been found guilty of contempt of court for scandalising the Court and wasting its judicial time by filing repeated petitions with contemptuous allegations against judges and court staff.On May 1, 2017, the Supreme Court had imposed an exemplary cost of Rs.25 lakh on the NGO, Suraz...
Ram Setu Matter : Supreme Court Turns Down Subramanian Swamy's Plea To Summon Cabinet Secretary After Centre Fails To File Counter Affidavit
Rajya Sabha MP Dr.Subramanian Swamy urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to summon the Union Cabinet Secretary as the Union Government has not filed its counter-affidavit in his petition seeking national heritage status for Ram Setu. However, a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud turned down his request and gave Centre time till the first week of February 2023 to file...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Juvenile Justice Act
Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice - Plea of juvenility could be raised in any court, at any stage even after the final disposal of the Special Leave Petition- Where the plea of juvenility is raised at a belated stage, often certain medical tests are resorted to forage determination in absence of the documents - While appreciating the evidence adduced on behalf of the accused in support...
AIADMK Leadership Rift : Supreme Court Reserves Judgement In O Paneerselvam's Plea
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India reserved its judgment in a batch of pleas relating to the political tussle between the two factions of AIADMK - Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS)and AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam (OPS) for leadership. A Division Bench of Justices Dinesh Maheswari and Hrishikesh Roy asked all the parties to their written submissions...
Lack Of Substance Marks The Ongoing Tussle Between The Executive And The Judiciary
The ongoing turf battle between the Union Government and the Supreme Court’s Collegium is getting curiouser and curiouser. What initially appeared to be a contest for primacy over judicial appointments is now turning out to be an open display of discord between the Constitutional functionaries. While there should be no frequent public exhibition of bonhomie between the members of the Government and the Judiciary to ensure the independence of the latter, an exchange of barbs, as...
Govt Of NCT Vs UOI | No National Capital in Federal Systems Across World That Allows Services In Local Govt To Be Controlled By Centre: Adv Shadan Farasat Submits Before SC
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday resumed hearing on the dispute between the Delhi government and the Union government regarding control of administrative services in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The five-judge bench of Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justices M. R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P. S. Narasimha heard Senior Advocate Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi...
Rights Recognised In Judgments Continue To Remain A Pipe Dream For Marginalised Groups : CJI DY Chandrachud
While speaking with Professor Vikramaditya Khanna, a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that the rights recognized by the Courts in judgment, such as abortion rights, remain unattainable for many marginalized groups."The rights which have been recognised in judgements like this continue to remain a pipe dream for many...
Govt Of NCT Vs UOI- ‘From 1992, Only 7 Cases of Difference of Opinion; LG Cleared All 18000 Files:SG Tushar Mehta Submits Before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing on the dispute between the Delhi government and the union government regarding control of administrative services in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.The five-judge bench of Chief Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, M. R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P. S. Narasimha heard Senior Advocate Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, for the government of NCT...
Legal Profession Feudalistic; Unwelcoming Of Women, Marginalised Communities: CJI Chandrachud Speaks About His Harvard Law Thesis & More
On 11th January 2023, the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession presented Chief Justice DY Chandrachud with the Award for Global Leadership in recognition of his lifetime of service to the legal profession in India and around the world. The program included a conversation between Chief Justice Chandrachud and Professor David B. Wilkins who is the faculty director of the Center on...