Supreme Court Directs States/UTs & High Courts That Are Yet To File Details Of Fund Disbursed For Judiciary To Do So Within 4 Weeks

The Supreme Court, recently (18.10.2022), directed 26 States Governments and Union Territories, and 6 High Courts, that are yet to submit affidavits relating to budget allocation and utilisation of funds for judicial infrastructure in the prescribed format to do so within a period of 4 weeks. On 26.07.2022, the Apex Court had directed the Law Secretaries of all State Governments...

Supreme Court Emphasizes Importance Of Conducting Psychological Evaluation Of Convicts Awarded Death Sentences

In a recent order, the Supreme Court of India has reiterated the importance of conducting a psychological evaluation of convicts who have been awarded death sentences. "However, we are of the view that the assessment as regards conduct of the accused, if made before the final submissions are advanced, will go a long way in rendering assistance……In series of death sentence cases,...

Any Person Saying "Murdabad" Must Be Behind Bars? Sr Adv Mihir Desai Criticises Umar Khalid, Jyoti Jagtap Orders

People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) hosted an online event to discuss three recent judgements pertaining to civil liberties. The judgements included Bombay High Court's denial of bail to Jyoti Jagtap (Jyoti Jagtap v. National Investigating Agency and Anr.), Supreme Court's stay on the acquittal of Dr G.N. Saibaba (State of Maharashtra v. Mahesh Kariman Tirki And Ors.) and Delhi High...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest on Constitution of India [July - September, 2022]

Constitution of India, 1950 - Governor's Powers -Schedule 5 cannot be read as conferring upon the Governor absolute power and/or unfettered power, notwithstanding the provisions contained in Part III of the Constitution. Satyajit Kumar v. State of Jharkhand, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 651 Constitution of India, 1950 - Supreme Court upholds Haryana Sikh Gurudwara (Management) Act, 2014 - Holds...

Decided To Abolish Revenue Police System, Uttarakhand Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court closed a special leave petition filed by the State of Uttarakhand challenging the Uttarakhand High Court direction to abolish 'Revenue Police System'.This is after the Court noticed that the State Cabinet decided to accept the decision of the High Court and to take appropriate steps to implement said directions.In hilly parts of the State, the civil officials of the...

Woman Cites Abortion Rights Judgment To Challenge Age-Restriction In PCPNDT Act; Supreme Court Issues Notice

The Supreme Court will examine the validity of the age restriction of 35 years for conducting pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic tests.The court issued notice in a petition filed in 2019 by a lawyer Meera Kaura Patelwho contended that the age restriction of 35 years in Section 4(3)(i) of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 is...

Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act- Any Dispute With Respect To Mutation Entry Can Only Be Before Revenue Authorities : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that any dispute with respect to mutation entry can only be before the revenue authorities only.This observation is in the context of Section 13 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961.In this case, the plaintiff challenged a mutation entry of 1955 by filing a suit before a civil court. The High Court allowed the second appeal holding that the...

Conspiracy Allegation Used To Fill Gaps, Speeches Given A Criminal Colour : Gautam Bhatia On Umar Khalid, Jyoti Jagtap Bail Orders

People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) hosted an online event to discuss three recent judgements pertaining to civil liberties. The judgements included Bombay High Court's denial of bail to Jyoti Jagtap (Jyoti Jagtap v. National Investigating Agency and Anr.), Supreme Court's stay on the acquittal of Dr G.N. Saibaba (State of Maharashtra v. Mahesh Kariman Tirki And Ors.) and Delhi High...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [October 17 – 23, 2022]

Advocates Act, 1961; Section 32 - The enabling provision of Section 32, whereby any Court, authority or person may permit any non-advocate to appear before it or him in any particular case is difficult to be read as creating a corresponding bar in giving permission to a GPA holder of a party to represent that party as such, if the said GPA holder, during pendency of the proceedings in...

Murder Case Against Union Minister Ajay Mishra | Supreme Court Refuses To Transfer Govt Appeal To Allahabad HC's Prayagraj Bench

The Supreme Court has rejected Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's prayer to transfer a Government appeal challenging his acquittal in a 22-year-old murder case from Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench to Prayagraj Bench. Instead, the bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justice Bela M. Trivedi made a request to the High Court to hear the appeal for disposal on November 10, 2022, the date given...

Cheque Dishonour Case Convict Agrees To Pay After 10 Yrs Litigation; Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Cost For Wasting Judicial Time

A party faced the ire of the Supreme Court for taking a cheque dishonour dispute to the level of apex level before agreeing to settle the matter with the complainant. The appellant had approached the Supreme Court challenging the concurrent orders of conviction passed by three courts against him for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.Before...

Prevention Of Food Adulteration Act | Analyst Has To Examine If Quality Change Was Due To Natural Causes : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently set aside the conviction of a Bengal sweetmeat shop-owner for allegedly selling adulterated paneer on the ground that there was no "whisper in the complaint or in the evidence" as to whether the departure from prescribed standards or composition could be attributed only to inescapable natural causes. In other words, to drive home a conviction for...