Places Of Worship Act Not Applicable To Gyanvapi Mosque : Hindu Sena President Approaches Supreme Court Against Masjid Committee's Plea

The President of the Hindu Sena, Vishnu Gupta, has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for dismissal of the petition filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Management Committee challenging the survey ordered by a Varanasi court in the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashivishvanath temple premises.An intervention application has been filed in a special leave petition filed by the Masjid Committee...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise [May 2 to May 8]

Advocate - Senior Advocate Designation - Instead of ten marks to be allocated to a counsel who has put in between ten to twenty years of practice, the marks be allocated commensurate with the standing of the person at the Bar, that is to say, one mark each shall be allocated for every year of practice between ten to twenty years. Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India, 2022 LiveLaw...

Women On The Bench : Madras HC Leads With 13 Women Judges, Followed By Delhi & Telangana; 5 HCs Have No Women Representation

With the Supreme Court Collegium making its recommendations for judicial appointments in several High Courts recently, the skewed gender ratio in the Indian judiciary has once again come under scrutiny. A couple of years ago, the India Justice Report had uncovered a rather dismal picture of the same, calling out the 'highly inadequate' representation of women, particularly in the higher judiciary than in subordinate ones.Since the Collegium notified certain proposals for judicial...

Judge-Wise Statistics Of Reportable Judgments Of Supreme Court In April 2022

In April 2022, the Supreme Court delivered 88 Reportable Judgements. This month brought various concurring decisions rendered by Judges on different issues, for instance, on the issue of availability of the benefit of reservation after re-organization of States, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit authored the majority view (for himself and for Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha), whereas Justice S.Ravindra Bhat authored a separate concurring judgment. On the issue of the entitlement of Anganwadi...

Varanasi Court Seals Spot In Gyanvapi Mosque Premises Where Shiva Linga Is Stated To Be Found

The Court has prohibited the entry of anyone to the sealed premises and has directed DM, Police Commissioner and CRPF Commandment to secure the sealed place.

BREAKING| Supreme Court To Hear Masjid Committee's Plea Against Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the petition challenging the survey ordered by a Varanasi Court in Gyanvapi mosque.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and PS Narasimha will hear the petition filed by Committee of Management Ajnuman Intezamia Masjid Varanasi challenging the orders passed by a civil court in Varanasi for survey of the mosque on a suit filed by few Hindu...

Double Insurance : Second Insurer Can Decline Claim When Loss Has Been Fully Indemnified By Other Insurer - Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, recently, held that in cases of overlapping insurance policies, when the defined loss of the insured is fully indemnified by one insurer, the second insurer is not liable for the claim towards the same incident. "A contract of insurance is and always continues to be one for indemnity of the defined loss, no more no less. In the case of specific risks, such as...

We Have To Address The Issue Of Freedom Of Speech Together As A Society: Justice Ravindra Bhat

While refraining from making any comment on the recent Supreme Court order keeping in abeyance sedition cases, Supreme Court Judge Justice S. Ravindra Bhat remarked that in a larger sense, the issues around freedom of speech and expression have to be dealt with collectively as a society. Given that the matter remains sub-judice and comment on the subject has political ramifications, Justice...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: May 9 To May 15 2022

Supreme Court Judgements 1. Section 138 NI Act - No Vicarious Liability For Cheque Dishonour Merely Because A Person Was A Partner Or Stood Guarantor For Loan : Supreme Court Case Title : Dilip Hariramani vs Bank of Baroda Citation : 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 457 The Supreme Court bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna has held that a person cannot be...

Gyanvapi Mosque Survey An Attempt To Disrupt Communal Harmony, Violates Places Of Worship Act : Mosque Committee Tells Supreme Court

"An attempt to disturb the communal peace and harmony and in contravention to the Places of Worship Act" the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Management Committee has argued before the Supreme Court while challenging the survey ordered by a Varanasi court in Gyanvapi Mosque premises on a plea by a few Hindu devotees.The present special leave petition has been filed challenging the recent order of...

Accused Undergoes 2 Extra Years Custody After Trial Court Misinterprets SC Order; Supreme Court Seeks Action Against Judge

The Supreme Court, on Monday (9th May), expressed concern that misinterpretation of its order by a trial court judge in Andhra Pradesh, resulted in the accused languishing in custody even after securing interim bail from the Apex Court. Perturbed by the fact that, in the present case, where custody for 9 years was found to be sufficient to enlarge him on bail, the accused had...

Remission To Be Considered By Govt Of The State Where Crime Was Committed, Even If Trial Was Transferred To Another State : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the remission or pre­mature release in terms of the policy which is applicable in the State where the crime was committed has to be considered.The bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath observed that the appropriate Government under Section 432(7) CrPC can be either the Central or the State Government but there cannot be a concurrent...