Lalit Modi Family Dispute : Supreme Court Allows Another Round Of Mediation, Appoints Ex-Judge RV Raveendran As Mediator

The Supreme Court on Monday appointed former Supreme Court Judge Justice RV Raveendran as a mediator in the ongoing family dispute between businessman Lalit Modi, his mother Bina Modi and his siblings. The bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli also asked the parties to maintain confidentiality during the mediation proceedings and not use...

"Look At The Human Side" : Supreme Court Suggests Union Govt To Grant Disability Pension To A Kargil War Veteran Discharged Due To Alcohol Dependency

The Supreme Court, on Monday, suggested the Union Government to not interfere with the disability pension payable to a soldier, who was discharged from service on disciplinary grounds due to alcohol dependency. It urged the Government to curve out an exemption for the individual. A Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Sudhanshu Dhulia noted that if the pension was...

"I Filed First, I Should Be The Lead Petitioner": ML Sharma Objects To Listing Order Of PILs Against ED Director's Term

An unexpected issue arose while the Supreme Court was considering for admission a batch of PILs filed against the extension given to the term of ED Director - who should be the lead petitioner?A bench led by the Chief Justice of India was considering 7 petitions field challenging the extension given to the incumbent director of the Enforcement Directorate Sanjay Kumar Mishra....

Process Should Not Become The Punishment, Don't Deny Bail Thinking Accused Might Not Get Convicted : Justice Kaul's Advice To Trial Judges

While delivering his speech at the valedictory ceremony of the First All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet, Supreme Court Judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, on Sunday, encouraged all present, particularly, the members of the subordinate judiciary to bring an end to litigation before them by resorting to 'out of the box thinking' while also utilising the tools...

Services Of Young & Talented Advocates Must Be Used To Boost Public Confidence In Legal Aid System : Justice UU Lalit

Supreme Court judge Justice U.U. Lalit, the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority was the Chief Guest for the valedictory session of the 1st All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet.At the outset, Justice Lalit shared his views on the future of legal aid system. He stated that the first issue was to bring clarity regarding legal aid in India, the second...

Judicial Institutions Must Shed The Resistance To Adopt New Means Of Technology: Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, while referring to himself as a "self confessed geek on technology" delivered an address on the importance of technology in the judicial system at the Valedictory Ceremony of 1st All India District Legal Services Authorities Meet.On the importance of adopting technology in judicial processes, Justice Chandrachud stated that the Supreme Court, the High Courts and...

Provisions Of Limitation Act Has No Application When A Statute Extinguishes The Right Itself: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the provisions of Limitation Act will not have apply when a Statute extinguishes the right itself.The distinction between barring a remedy as exception is well established, the bench observed in a judgment in which it dealt with the Rule 30 of the Second Schedule of the Carriage by Air Act, 1972.The Rule 30 provides that the right to damages will be extinguished...

'Knowledge About Constitution Confined To Small Segment Of Population' : CJI Urges Law Graduates To Spread Awareness

Lamenting that the knowledge about the Constitution is limited to a small segment of the Indian population, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana urged law graduates to take up the mission of spreading awareness about "the supreme document" among common people.Speaking at the convocation ceremony at the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, the CJI told law graduates that it should be...

Accepting Uddhav Group's Pleas Will Impose "Minority Tyranny" In House : Eknath Shinde To Supreme Court

Opposing the petitions filed by Uddhav Thackeray faction in the Supreme Court in respect of the issues arising out of the rift within the Shiv Sena party, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that the actions taken by the Governor and the Speaker are not amenable to judicial review.Shinde has said that to accept the arguments of the Uddhav group would result in the...

Vehicle Owner Can't Be Expected To Verify Genuineness Of Driver's Licence If He Was Satisfied With Driving Skills : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an owner of a vehicle cannot be expected to verify the genuineness of his driver's licence he was satisfied about his driving skills.The owner of the vehicle is expected to verify the driving skills and not run to the licensing authority to verify the genuineness of the driving license before appointing a driver, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest :July 2022[ Citations 561-642]

1. Mere Acceptance Of Rent By Landlord After The Expiry Of Lease Would Not Amount To Waiver Of Termination Of Lease: Supreme Court Case Title: K.M. Manjunath Vs Erappa. G (D) |SLP(C) 10700 OF 2022 Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 561 The Supreme Court bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sudhanshu Dhulia has reiterated that mere acceptance of the rent...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up: July 25 To July 30, 2022

Supreme Court Judgments Forest Department Cannot Itself Impose Damages Invoking Section 33 Wildlife Protection Act: Supreme Court Case Details: State of Uttar Pradesh vs Anand Engineering College 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 626 | SLP(C) 10084-85/2022 The Supreme Court observed that a forest department cannot impose damages under Section 33 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. For that...