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Personal Attacks On Judges Harm Rule Of Law; Social & Digital Media Employed Frequently To Politicise Legal Issues : Justice JB Pardiwala
Supreme Court judge Justice JB Pardiwala on Sunday expressed concerns at the personal attacks on judges and said that it can lead to a "dangerous scenario"."Personal attacks on judges for their judgements lead to a dangerous scenario where the judges have to think about what media thinks instead of what the law really thinks. This harms the rule of law", he said."Social and digital media...
Fundamental Rights Only One Of The Constitution's Pillars;Have To Be Read Along With Fundamental Duties : Justice Vikram Nath
Supreme Court Judge JJustice Vikram Nath delivered a keynote address on "Fundamental Duties vis-a-vis Fundamental Rights under Our Constitution" at the 2nd Justice HR Khanna Memorial National Symposium hosted by RMNLU Lucknow and NLU Odisha, partnering with the Confederation of Alumni for NLUs (CAN) Foundation. Justice Nath commenced his address by remembering Late Justice HR Khanna....
Cancellation Of Bail Cannot Be Limited To The Occurrence Of Supervening Circumstances : Supreme Court
Cancellation of bail cannot be limited to the occurrence of supervening circumstances, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered on 20 May 2022.The bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli observed thus while it allowed appeal against a judgment of Allahabad High Court which granted bail to a murder accused.While setting aside the bail , the bench...
Can Retweeting, Sharing Or Forwarding Offensive Posts Attract Criminal Liability? Explainer
It is often seen that many Twitter users put a disclaimer 'retweets are not endorsement' in their bio. But can this disclaimer shield one from criminal liability?Recently, the Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police KPS Malhotra said that an individual has to take responsibility for retweets and that even endorsement of a view on social media becomes the view of the person sharing or...
Can Section 156(3) CrPC Be Invoked After Failing To Get Desired Relief In A Civil Suit? Supreme Court Issues Notice In An SLP
The Supreme Court has issued notice in a Special Leave Petition which raises an issue whether in a dispute essentially of civil nature, can a person, after having failed to get the desired relief from a civil suit, invoke Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure ?In this case, an FIR was registered against the accused under Sections 323/ 384/406/ 423/ 467/468/ 420/120B of the Indian...
Important Rulings Of Justice Vipin Sanghi As Delhi High Court Judge
Justice Vipin Sanghi bid farewell to the Delhi High Court this week, after serving as a Judge for over 16 phenomenal years and precisely 5,872 days. Justice Sanghi has now sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.Justice Sanghi was appointed as the Additional Judge of the High Court of Delhi with effect from May 29, 2006 and was confirmed as a Judge on 11th February,...
Eknath Shinde & Rebels Can't Claim To Be Real Shiv Sena As Per 10th Schedule : PDT Achary
The newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde cannot take a plea that he represents the real Shiv Sena, opined PDT Achary, former Secretary General of Lok Sabha. In an interview with Manu Sebastian, the Managing Editor of LiveLaw, Achary said that such a plea is not allowed by the anti-defection law under the tenth schedule of the Constitution. The only plea he can raise is...
Mere Acceptance Of Rent By Landlord After The Expiry Of Lease Would Not Amount To Waiver Of Termination Of Lease: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that mere acceptance of the rent by the landlord after the expiry of the period of lease would not amount to waiver of the termination of lease.In a suit for eviction filed by a landlord, the tenant took a contention that there was no valid termination of tenancy as per Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Accepting this contention, the Trial...
Delhi Police "Leak" Of Mohammed Zubair's Bail Order Before Court Pronouncement Raises Eyebrows
A Delhi Magistrate on Saturday refused bail to Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact checking website AltNews, in a case registered over a tweet posted in 2018 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.Although the order was pronounced by the judge at 7PM, certain news channels and agencies had reported at about 2.30 PM that bail was denied to Zubair and that he had been remanded to...
BREAKING| Delhi Court Denies Bail To Mohammed Zubair; Remands Him To 14-Day Judicial Custody
A Delhi Court on Saturday denied bail to Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair. He was arrested recently by the Delhi Police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity through his tweet made in 2018. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria of Patiala House Courts pronounced the order at around 7 PM. The Magistrate has remanded him to 14-day judicial...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest With Nominal And Statute/Subject Wise Index- June 2022
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958; Sections 20A, 20C, 20D -The repairs and renovation of the buildings, which are existing and the constructions which are necessary for providing basic facilities like drainage, toilets, water supply and distribution of electricity are kept out of the rigour of requirement of statutory permissions. (Para 51) Ardhendu Kumar...
