Solicitor General Opposes Reinstatement of Resigned Woman Judge Who Made Sexual Harassment Complaint Against HC Judge; Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court continued hearing arguments in a plea filed by a woman Additional District Judge (ADJ) of Madhya Pradesh - who raised sexual harassment complaint against a then sitting MP HC judge - seeking reinstatement into service on the ground that her resignation was due to coercive circumstnaces. Solicitor General of India, Mr. Tushar Mehta, appearing for the...

"Cannot Be Detained In Custody Indefinitely": Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Evading GST To Extent Of ₹64 Crore

Noting that a person accused of evading GST to the tune of Rs. 64 crore has undergone a period of almost 50% of the sentence, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted him bail while observing that detention cannot be indefinite.The bail was granted by the bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh while considering a SLP assailing Gujarat High Court's order dated April 26, 2021.While allowing...

[Recording Of Testimonies Of Child Witnesses Through VC] NALSA To Pay Rs. 1500 Per Day As Honorarium To Remote Point Co-ordinators : Supreme Court

On Monday (24th January), while hearing the matter pertaining to the virtual recording of testimonies of child victims/witnesses of human trafficking who are required to travel across states or districts to give evidence in Trial Courts, the Supreme Court had asked National Legal Services Authority ("NALSA") to bear the honorarium to be paid to the 'remote point co-ordinators' (RPCs)....

PMLA Interpretation - Accused Has Right To Remain Silent; Can't Be Forced To Cooperate With Investigation: Kapil Sibal In Supreme Court

The accused has a constitutional right to remain silent. This right can't be used against the accused to deny him bail by saying he hasn't cooperated" submitted Sibal challenging the ED's procedure under Section 50 PMLA

Land Acquisition| Proximity To Developed Area Relevant Factor While Determining Market Value For Purpose Of Compensation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has observed that the market value of a land must be determined keeping in view the various factors including proximity to the developed area and the road etc. and it is not the nature of land alone which is determinative of the market value of the land.A Bench comprising Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice V Ramasubramanian has delivered its order in an appeal filed...

Conviction Can be Solely Based Upon Dying Declaration Without Corroboration: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that there can be a conviction solely based upon the dying declaration without corroboration."If the Court is satisfied that the dying declaration is true and voluntary it can base its conviction on it, without corroboration", the bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna observed.The court observed thus while restoring the conviction of the murder...

Section 482 CrPC- Jurisdiction To Quash Can Be Exercised Only If No Offence Is Made Out On Reading The Allegations In FIR As They Stand: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that the jurisdiction to quash under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure can be exercised only if no offence is made out on reading the allegations in the FIR as they stand.The allegation of the complainant in this case, was that at the time of the marriage, the mother in law and brother in law of her daughter had induced her to hand over stridhan in the...

'Should Be Like Telling A Story To Us' : Supreme Court Guides Young Lawyer How To Argue Criminal Appeal; Grants Acquittal

"Always remember the facts like a fiction-writer. It should be like you are telling a story to us, the narrative should be also like that", Court advised the young lawyer.

Kerala Hand-Chopping Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Plea Of PFI Member; NIA Says Trial Will Be Over In 6-8 Months

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the petition filed by MK Naser, a member of the Popular Front of India(PFI), seeking bail in the case related to the chopping of the hand of Kerala Professor TJ Joseph in 2010.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli listed the petition after four weeks, after the National Investigation Agency...

Income-Tax Slabs Remain Unchanged, Assesses Can File Updated Returns Within 2 Years Of Relevant AY: Highlights Of Union Budget 2022

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2022-23 and stressed that it will lay the foundation for India's economic growth and expansion for the next 25 years. No announcements regarding changes in the income tax slabs were made in the budget speech.It may be noted that Article 112 of the Indian Constitution provides for the Union Budget of a year,...

Rape Case: Supreme Court Grants Protection From Arrest To Punjab MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains Till Thursday

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday granted protection from arrest till Thursday (3rd January) to Lok Insaf Party (LIP) MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains in relation to the non bailable warrants issued against him in the alleged rape case of a 44-year-old woman in which he is accused along with six others.While adjourning the matter till 3rd February, a Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice...

Supreme Court Seeks Banks' Response To Future Retail's Plea To Defer Coercive Steps Over Loan Default

The consortium of banks objected to the maintainability of the writ petition contending that no fundamental rights issue was involved.