Considerations To Decide Whether A Culpable Homicide Amounts To Murder Or Not : Supreme Court Explains

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court reiterated its views regarding considerations relevant for determining a culpable homicide amounting to murder and distinguishing it from the culpable homicide not amounting to murder.In this case, the High Court of Kerala had set aside the conviction of three appellants under sections 143, 147, 148 IPC read with section 149...

Whether Every Charitable Trust Created By A Muslim Becomes A Waqf Property? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on July 25 a case which raises an issue as to whether every charitable trust established by someone professing Islam is necessarily a waqf. The Special Leave Petitions which assailed Bombay High Court's dated September 22, 2011 was listed before the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima...

Statements Made U/Sec 161 CrPC Relevant In Considering Prima Facie Case Against Accused In His Bail Application : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that statements made under Section 161 of Code of Criminal Procedure are relevant in considering the prima facie case against an accused in an application for grant of bail in case of grave offence."Ex facie, the allegations are grave, and it cannot be said that there are no materials on record at all", the bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and...

Nupur Sharma Seeks To Revive Plea In Supreme Court To Club FIRs Over Comments On Prophet; Seeks Stay Of Arrest

Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma has moved a new application in the Supreme Court to revive her withdrawn writ petition which was filed to club the multiple FIRs registered in different states over her remarks on Prophet Mohammed. She is also seeking stay of arrest in the cases as an interim relief.Nupur Sharma had withdrawn her petition on July 1 following the critical remarks by a...

After Supreme Court's Criticism, Andhra Pradesh Govt Agrees To Revert Rs.1100 Crores To State Disaster Relief Fund

Following Supreme Court's criticism, the State of Andhra Pradesh on Monday agreed to revert the amount of Rs 1100 crores -which was diverted from the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) to the personal deposit (PD) account of the Agriculture Commissioner - to the SDRF within a period of two weeks. On the last date of hearing, a Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna...

COVID Deaths - Greivance Redressal Committee Should Decide Complaints About Non-Payment Of Compensation In 4 Weeks : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed all State Governments to see to it that the ex-gratia compensation payable to the kins/family members of the persons who have lost their lives to COVID-19, as per the earlier orders and judgment of the Apex Court, be disbursed without any delay. A Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna observed that claimants...

Candidates Should Not Be Allowed To Contest From More The One Seat : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges RP Act Provisions

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 33 and Section 70 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951; provisions which permit candidates to contest elections for Parliament and State Assemblies from two constituencies. To be precise, the petition seeks relief in the nature of repeal of the said provisions which...

Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple: Supreme Court Extends Time For Special Audit Till August 31

The Supreme Court on Monday extended time till August 31, 2022 for completion of the special audit of 25 years for the iconic Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram, which was ordered by the Court in 2020.A Bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia granted the extension after applications were filed by the Administrative Committee and the...

Multiplicity Of Proceedings Not In Larger Public Interest : Supreme Court Directs Clubbing Of FIRs State-Wise Against An Accused

The Supreme Court, in a recent order, directed State-wise clubbing of the FIRs filed against an accused in different states.We are of the opinion that multiplicity of the proceedings will not be in the larger public interest, the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and JB Pardiwala observed.One Abhishek Singh had approached the Apex Court by filing a writ petition seeking clubbing of all...

'Vicious Cycle' : Supreme Court Asks UP Police To Not Take Precipitative Action Against Mohammed Zubair In 5 FIRs Till July 20

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered against him in Lakhimpur Kheri, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad and two at Hathras districts over his tweets till July 20. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna issued notice on the writ petition filed by...

Show Concrete Case Of Hindus Being Denied Minority Status In Certain States : Supreme Court To Petitioner

The Supreme Court on Monday said that a clear and concrete case indicating that Hindus are being denied minority status in certain states needs to be shown for the Court to entertain a plea seeking minority tag for Hindus in states were they are numerically less.A bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia orally observed,"If there is a concrete case that Hindus are...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Challenging Muslim Divorce Through 'Talaq- E- Hasan' On July 22

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on July 22 the writ petition challenging the practice of divorce through the Muslim personal law practice of Talaq-E-Hasan, as per which a man can divorce his wife by pronouncing "talaq" once a month for three months. The petition was mentioned before the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli by...