Actor Assault Case: Dileep Moves Supreme Court Seeking Completion Of Trial Within Time Limit

Actor Dileep has approached Supreme Court seeking resumption of trial pending before the Trial Court in the actor assault case. Contending that serious prejudice would be caused if the trial is delayed, the actor in the plea, along with requesting the Top Court to fix a time limit, has also urged for directing the trial court to not use the further investigation report dated July...

"Hardworking And Disciplined Judge" : CJI Ramana Bids Farewell To Justice Khanwilkar

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana described colleague Justice AM Khanwilkar as a "hardworking and a disciplined judge" on the occasion of his farewell."Brother Justice Khanwilkar has always been a very hard-working and disciplined Judge. His work ethic is clear for all to see. He has authored more than 187 judgments and has disposed of nearly 8446 cases in the Supreme Court", CJI said speaking...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Constitution Of State Bar Council In Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in a plea seeking constitution of Bar Council in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Supriya Pandit, a Jammu based lawyer had approached the Apex Court in this regard. A Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and J.B. Pardiwala issued notice to the concerned authorities. The petition argued that the entire legal fraternity in Jammu...

'Bar Cannot Be Left At The Mercy Of Registry Officials' : Dushyant Dave Writes

I have been at the bar since 1978. I have always respected the judiciary. In turn, I have received much warmth from many judges. Over four decades, I have been a keen observer of the happenings in the corridors of the Courts, first the Gujarat High Court and since 1986, the Supreme Court of India. I always felt a sense of belonging to the institutions. Today, I felt completely alienated. What I witnessed in the Supreme Court today saddened me beyond words. I feel deeply hurt.When I...

Section 306 IPC - Abetment Of Suicide A Heinous Offence ; Cannot Be Quashed On The Basis Of Compromise : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an FIR under Section 306 IPC (abetment of suicide) cannot be quashed under Section 482 CrPC on the basis of settlement.The bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian observed that 'abetment of suicide' also falls in the category of heinous and serious offences and are to be treated as crime against society and not against the...

Supreme Court Expresses Disapproval Of Session Judge Sentencing POCSO Convict To Death In 4 Days Trial

The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to a judge sentencing a convict to death in a POCSO case in a trial completed within 4 days and sentencing another POCSO convict to life in a trial completed in a single day.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and S Ravindra Bhat was considering a writ petition filed by a suspended Additional Sessions Judge from Bihar who alleged that the...

IIT-JEE Mains Technical Difficulties : Supreme Court Allows 15 Candidates To Attend Additional Session Tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Friday passed an order allowing 15 IIT aspirants, who faced technical difficulties during the first session of the ITT JEE-Mains 2022 exam held in June 2022, to attend the additional session of the exam held by the National Testing Agency tomorrow (July 30).As per the information bulletin for the IIT-JEE Mains exam, the entrance test will be conducted in two sessions and...

'Don't Address Any Public Rally For One Year' : Supreme Court To Odisha MLA While Granting Bail In Road Rage Case

While granting bail to an Odisha MLA accused in a road rage case, the Supreme Court restrained him from addressing any public rally for an year.The bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath also restrained him from visiting his Constituency (Chilika) for a period of one year without taking permission from the District Collector.The allegation against MLA Prasant Kumar Jagdev is that he...

AIADMK Row: Supreme Court Asks Madras HC To Take Fresh Decision On OPS Plea Against General Council Meeting, Orders Status Quo

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Madras High Court to take a fresh decision on former Chief Minister O Paneerselvam(OPS)'s challenge to the general council meet of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) within 3 weeks.The Court also asked OPS and former Chief Minister EK Palaniswamy (EPS), who was elected as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK in its general...

Nagaland Local Body Polls: Supreme Court Directs State Election Commission To Complete Election Process By January, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Nagaland State Election Commission to complete the elections of the local bodies and declare the results by the end of January, 2023.Highlighting this, a Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh ordered,"We clearly put to them that the election process has to be completed and the results declared before the end of January,...

"No Repugnancy With Central Act" : Supreme Court Upholds Sections 4(7),4(8) & 15 Of Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Sections 4(7), 4(8) and 15 of Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 and Section 8A of the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1985.Dismissing the appeals against the Kerala High Court judgment, the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka and CT Ravikumar observed that these provisions are in no way in conflict with the...

Parity Of High Court Judges' Pension : Supreme Court Constitutes Special Bench To Hear

The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a special bench consisting Justice SK Kaul, Justice V Ramasubramanian and Justice SR Bhat to consider the issues related to the parity between pension drawn by High Court judges who are elevated from the bar and service. The bench was constituted by the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli while...