Top Stories
'They Have Opened A Showroom Here': Justice Surya Kant On United Nations Agency Issuing Refugee Cards To Immigrants In India
Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court recently deprecated a United Nations agency's issuance of Refugee Cards to immigrants in India. "They have opened a showroom here and are issuing certificates", the judge said.A bench of Justices Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with the petition of a man who hails from Sudan but has been in India since 2013. As per claims, he has two...
Supreme Court To Hear Shiv Sena Symbol Dispute On November 12; Uddhav Seeks Hearing Before Maharashtra Local Polls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on November 12 the plea filed by Uddhav Thackeray challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to recognize the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and allot it the party's traditional symbol, the bow and arrow.A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and NK Singh took note of the submission made by Senior...
'We Had To Almost Frame Contempt Charges For You To Act' : Supreme Court Slams CBI's Delay In Arrest Of Cops In MP Custodial Death Case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for their delay in arresting two Madhya Pradesh police officers accused in the custodial death of 26-year-old Deva Pardhi, observing that the arrests took place only after the Court issued stern warnings of contempt.A Bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan was hearing a...
Criminal Contempt Action Sought Against Advocate Rakesh Kishore Who Tried To Hurl Shoe At CJI BR Gavai
A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Attorney General for India seeking consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court on Monday.In the letter, Advocate Subhash Chandran KR urged the Attorney General R Venkataramani to grant consent under Section 15 of the Contempt...
S. 27 Evidence Act | Only Disclosure Leading To Recovery Of Weapon Admissible; Statement About Its Use Not Admissible : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 7) acquitted three individuals for the offence of murder (Section 302 IPC) after noting that the prosecution had relied on their disclosure statements under Section 27 of the Evidence Act (“Act”), where they confessed that the weapon recovered was the weapon of crime. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale held that only...
S.149 IPC | Supreme Court Explains Tests To Determine If Bystander Was Member Of Unlawful Assembly With Common Object
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 7) observed that mere presence at the crime scene would not ipso facto render a person a member of the unlawful assembly to book him under Section 149 IPC. The Court clarified that the liability would shift to the bystander only when he shared the common object with the unlawful assembly. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan acquitted...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To Examine Amicus Suggestions For Rehabilitation Of Cadets Injured During Military Training
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government to consider suggestions made by Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate Rekha Palli to recognise and rehabilitate officer cadets who suffer disabilities during military training and are discharged before commissioning.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan observed that the out-boarded cadets have not been given any status...
Supreme Court Flags Lack Of Pedestrian Crossing Near Delhi High Court; Orders Nationwide Survey To Identify Road Crossing Needs
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 7) expressed concern over the absence of a pedestrian crossing near the Delhi High Court and the National Zoological Garden on Mathura Road, Delhi, terming it a serious safety lapse that endangers thousands of people who cross the busy stretch every day without traffic signals, foot overbridges, or other safety measures.A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala...
Supreme Court Issues Directions To Enforce Helmet Use, Curb Wrong-Lane Driving & Use Of Dazzling Headlights
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 7) issued a slew of significant directions aimed at strengthening road safety measures across the country. In a writ petition filed in 2012 by Dr. S. Rajaseekaran, a leading orthopaedic surgeon, the Court directed strict enforcement of helmet use, and measures to curb wrong-lane driving, unsafe overtaking, use of dazzling LED lights, and the unauthorised...