Forest Department Cannot Itself Impose Damages Invoking Section 33 Wildlife Protection Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a forest department cannot impose damages under Section 33 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.For that the authority has to initiate appropriate proceedings before the appropriate court/forum to determine/ascertain the damages, the bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna observed.In this case, the Forest Department alleged that an...

Courts Should Lay Down Clear Guidelines On Seizure Of Mobile Phones & Laptops By Police : Vrinda Grover

Lawyer and activist Vrinda Grover said that there is a need for the Courts to lay down clear guidelines on the seizure of personal electronic devices like mobile phones and laptops by the police during criminal investigation.Advocate Grover, who was speaking in an interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the larger significance of the Supreme Court's order in the...

Indian Society Is Deeply Patriarchal, Culturally & Economically, Severely Affecting Career Progression Of Women : Justice Ravindra Bhat

While addressing the conference on 'Women in Power and Decision Making' organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Supreme Court Judge, Justice S. Ravindra Bhat highlighted that the challenges women face are predominantly systemic ones, which require institutional reform rather than individualistic actions of women."It perhaps needs no elaboration that Indian society is...

Police Should Be Held Accountable For Arbitrary Arrests : Zubair's Lawyer Vrinda Grover[Video Interview]

In this interview with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Advocate Vrinda Grover discusses issues related to arbitrary arrests, reluctance of Magistrates to grant bail in politically motivated cases and the importance of preserving personal liberty and free speech.The interview can be watched...

Person Has Right To Specify Only Mother's Name In Identity Documents; None Should Suffer Insult Faced By 'Karna' Now : Kerala High Court

"A child of an unwed mother is also a citizen of our country, and nobody can infringe any of his/her fundamental rights, which are guaranteed in our Constitution".

Subjecting Citizen To Police Scrutiny, Verification Of Personal Docs Without Any Reason Serious Invasion Of Right To Privacy: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that subjecting a citizen to police scrutiny including verification of personal documents for no good reason would entail a serious invasion of his right to privacy. Justice Asha Menon made the observation while dealing with a plea filed by a complainant seeking directions on the Delhi Police to make enquiry for correct identification of private person,...

500 Supreme Court Judgments of 2022 FULL SET (Citations 1 - 500)

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In The Absence Of Judicial Review, People's Faith In Constitution Would Have Diminished : CJI NV Ramana

While delivering the inaugural speech at the Justice S.B. Sinha Memorial Lecture on 'Life of a Judge', Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana observed that in absence of judicial review, people's faith in the Constitution of India would have diminished."One gets to hear that judges, being unelected, should not get into legislative and executive arenas. But this ignores the...

Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2022 [Citations 1 - 598]

CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 598Nominal IndexRAKESH KUMAR v. VIJAYANTA ARYA (DCP) AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 1xyz v. GNCTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 2FUTURE RETAIL LTD. Vs. AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC & ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 3VANDANA SINGH v. SATISH KUMAR 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 4CHARU SONEJA v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 5BHIKAM MASIH v. M/S...

"Media Running Kangaroo Courts, Agenda-Driven Debates" : CJI Ramana Expresses Concerns Over Campaigns Against Judges

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana expressed concerns about the "concerted campaigns" in media, particularly social media, against judges and "ill-informed and agenda driven debates" media on issues related to cases before Courts.Speaking at a public lecture at the National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi, the CJI urged the media, particularly the electronic and social media,...

There Cannot Be Two Arbitration Proceedings With Respect To Same Contract/Transaction: Supreme Court

Observing that it is of the "firm opinion that there cannot be two arbitration proceedings with respect to the same contract/transaction", the Supreme Court stated that when a dispute has earlier been referred to arbitration and an award was passed on the claims made, then it is "rightful" to refuse to refer to arbitration- in exercise of Section 11(6) of the 1996 Arbitration Act- a...

I Was Keen On Joining Active Politics, But Destiny Desired Otherwise : Chief Justice of India NV Ramana

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana revealed on Saturday that he was keen on joining active politics, but destiny had a different thing in store for him."I was keen on joining active politics, but destiny desired otherwise. The decision to give up something for which I had worked so hard was not easy at all", he said. The CJI also added that he never regretted being a judge."On a personal note,...