"Causes Great Inconvenience" : Supreme Court Criticizes Last Moment Filing Of Additional Documents In SLPs

The Supreme Court, in an order passed last month, criticized last moment filing of additional documents in Special Leave Petitions.By not filing the application for additional documents at the time of filing the Special Leave Petition but filing the same at the last moment and on the previous day of the posting of the Special Leave Petition and many a time late in the evening causes...

'Clear, Significant Indications Impacting Public Order & Security' : Kerala High Court While Upholding Telecast Ban On MediaOne

Renewal of registration once granted is not an absolute right unmindful of other grievous situations, the Court observed.

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-105]

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BREAKING | Kerala High Court Upholds Telecast Ban On MediaOne Channel, Dismisses Appeal Against Single Bench Judgment

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal moved by Malayalam news channel MediaOne against the single judge order upholding the recent ban imposed on it by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on national security grounds.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly upheld the order passed by the Union Ministry of Information and...

Section 173 CrPC - Magistrate Should Consider Initial Report & Supplementary Report Conjointly To Decide Whether To Proceed Against Accused : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a Judicial Magistrate should consider both the initial final report submitted under Section 173(2) CrPC and the supplementary report submitted under Section 173(8) before deciding whether there is ground for presuming that the accused has committed an offense. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant made the observation while considering...

Supreme Court's Suo Motu Limitation Extension Ended On February 28; Limitation Period Starts Running From Today (March 1)

The latest order of suo motu limitation extension passed by the Supremes Court in view of the Omicron surge has ended with effect from February 28.This means that limitation will resume running from today, March 1.In view of the recent surge in the COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, the Supreme Court on 10.01.2022 had extended the limitation period for filing cases in courts...

Section 138 NI Act Complaints Filed During Limitation Extension Period Not Premature : Gurugram Bar Seeks Supremes Court's Clarification

The Gurugram District Bar Association has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking clarification regarding interpretation of court's orders suspending period of limitation qua the proviso (b) and (c) to the section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881,An application has been filed by the Association in the suo moto case regarding extension of limitation.The Association has sought...

Criminal Appeal Pending In HC Since 2012; Convict Undergoes 17 Years Sentence; Supreme Court Grants Bail

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to an accused who had already undergone (more than 17 years) sentence during the pendency of criminal appeal before the High Court.The bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli while granting bail in Ritu Pal v. State of Uttar Pradesh in their order said, "Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner has...

Motor Accident Claims: Supreme Court Reduces Compensation Granted To Govt Servant Who Continued To Work After Accident

While deciding on compensation to be paid in a case of motor vehicle accident, the Supreme Court has reduced the compensation granted by the High Court to a government servant considering that there was no permanent disability, he wasn't immobilized and he continued to work even after the accident While the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal was Rs 6,21,000 which...

Complete Absence Of Motive In A Case Based On Circumstantial Evidence Weighs In Favour Of Accused : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the absence of motive in a case depending on circumstantial evidence is a factor that weighs in favour of the accused. "In a case based on substantial (circumstantial) evidence, motive assumes great significance. It is not as if motive alone becomes the crucial link in the case to be established by the prosecution and in its absence the case of...

Bihar Prohibition Act Clogging Courts With Bail Applications: Supreme Court Raises Alarm; Seeks State's Response

The Court asked Bihar State if the option of plea bargaining can be explored under the Act.

Supreme Court Weekly Digests With Subject-Wise, Statute-Wise Index & Nominal Index [February 20 - 28]

2022 LiveLaw (SC) February Act-wise Index Part 4 [Feb 20 - 28, 2022] Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 (Rajasthan) - Section 9 - It cannot be said to be a mandatory statutory obligation of the Market Committees to provide shop/land/platform on rent/lease. (Para 9) 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 203 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 37 - The High Court has no jurisdiction to remand...