Requested UP Govt Twice To File Urgent Appeal Against Ashish Mishra's Bail : Lakhimpur Kheri SIT Tells Supreme Court

The Special Investigation Team constituted to investigate the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident has in its report submitted before the Supreme Court that the head of the SIT wrote to the UP Government twice requesting an urgent appeal in the Supreme Court for cancellation of bail of the main accused Ashish MishraThe Supreme Court had appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the...

Can't Appreciate Approach Of High Court In Rejecting Bail Application In A Single Sentence: Supreme Court

"We cannot appreciate the approach of the High Court in rejecting bail application with a simple sentence that the appeal should be heard, while the hearing of the appeal looks almost impossible."

Intervenors Move Supreme Court Seeking Directions To Centre & States To File Status Report On Compliance With SC's Directions For Welfare Of Migrants

Activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj and Jagdeep Chhokar have moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Union of India to file a status report with regard to compliance with the directions issued by the court last year for the benefit and welfare of migrant workers.The miscellaneous application filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan has sought the following details through the...

Even If Appointment Was Irregular, State Has To Pay Salary For Work Done By Employee : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a direction to recover from a person the salary paid to him after his appointment as a teacher was found to be irregular.The Supreme Court noted that the person had worked for nearly 24 years a teacher before his services were cancelled for the reason that his appointment was irregular. It was found that he was a relative of a member of the selection committee...

Dying Declaration Can't Be Discarded Merely Because There Was No Extreme Emergency When It Was Recorded : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a dying declaration cannot be discarded merely because there was no extreme emergency or danger to the life of the victim at the time when it was recorded."...there is no absolute proposition of law that in a case when at the time when the dying declaration was recorded, there was no emergency and/or any danger to the life, the dying declaration should be...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise March 27 To April 3, 2022

SUBJECT INDEX Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Jurisdiction - When two or more Courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate disputes arising out of an arbitration agreement, the parties might, by agreement, decide to refer all disputes to any one Court to the exclusion of all other Courts, which might otherwise have had jurisdiction to decide the disputes. The parties cannot,...

CJI-XI Scores Maiden Victory Over SCBA-XI In Cricket Match

The Chief Justice of India - XI (CJI-XI) scored its maiden victory in the match against Supreme Court Bar Association - XI (SCBA -XI) in a cricket match held at New Delhi today morning. Winning the toss and batting first, the CJI -XI scored 160/4 in 20 overs. Chasing the target of 161, SCBA-XI were all out for 88 in 12.4 overs. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana during the cricket match...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: March 27 To April 3, 2022

Supreme Court Judgements 1. Section 188 CrPC - Sanction Not Required If A Part Of Offence Is Committed In India: Supreme Court Case Title: Sartaj Khan vs State of Uttarakhand | CrA 852 of 2018 Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 321 The Supreme Court observed that Section 188 of the Criminal Procedure Code will not be attracted if a part of the offence was committed...

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up March 2022

Limitation Period Cannot Be Extended On Equitable Grounds: Supreme CourtCase Title: Lingeswaran vs Thirunagalingam | SLP 2054-2055/2022 | Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 227 The Supreme Court observed that an application for condonation of delay has to be dismissed if it is found that the delay is not properly explained and that the period of limitation cannot be extended on equitable...

Bal Gangadhar Tilak's Views On Free Speech And Sedition Continue To Be Relevant Now : Justice AS Oka

Justice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka, judge of the Supreme Court, on Saturday said during a speech that the views expressed by Bal Gangadhar Tilak on free speech and sedition continue to be relevant even now.Justice Oka also said that Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade and Gopal Krishna Gokhale propagated liberal thoughts and that their views on economy and education continue to be relevant even after 75...

Plaint Liable To Be Rejected When Relief Sought Is To Restrain Defendant From Initiating Prosecution Against Plaintiff : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, held that reliefs in a suit which seeks to frustrate the defendants from initiating a prosecution against plaintiff or seeking any other legal remedy are barred by law and can be a ground for allowing an application filed under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC, seeking rejection of plaint. A Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V Nagarathna allowed...

"What Kind Of Message He Will Give To Students?": Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Of Teacher For Suppressing Criminal Case While Joining

The Supreme Court recently upheld the decision of the Delhi Government to dismiss a government teacher from service for suppressing the information about a criminal case against him while applying for the job."In the present case, the respondent is responsible for shaping career of young students. What kind of message he will be giving to the students by his conduct based on untruthfulness?",...