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Special Court Can Conduct Joint Trial Of MMDR Offences With IPC Offences : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Special Court under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act can conduct joint trial of the offences under the MMDR Act along with the offences under the Indian Penal Code as per Section 220 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Section 220 CrPC specifies the situations where joint trial of offences are possible. The Court noted, on a combined...
Need For Umbrella Organisation For Infrastructural Requirements of Judiciary: Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted 3 weeks' time to the Union of India for a "radical rethink in terms of infrastructural requirements of the judiciary" and for deliberating on a mechanism for monitoring allocation of funds by the Centre and the States, the disbursal of these funds and their utilisation.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath was hearing...
Central Vista A Project Of National Importance; Measures Taken To Ensure No Pollution : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has told the Supreme Court that the Central Vista development project and the construction work for the new Parliament building are projects of national importance. The Ministry further informed the bench that projects of national importance subject to their compliance with the relevant norms were exempted from the construction ban imposed...
Rape Conviction Can Be Based On Sole Testimony Of Victim If Credible & Trustworthy, Reiterates Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that a rape accused can be convicted on sole testimony of prosecuterix if she is found to be credible and trustworthy.In this case, one of the contentions raised by the rape accused who was concurrently convicted under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code was that the prosecution case rests solely on the deposition of the prosecutrix only and that no other...
UAPA- Period Of Deprivation Of Personal Liberty Pending Trial Cannot Be Unduly Long: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused
The Supreme Court observed that period of deprivation of personal liberty pending trial/appeal cannot be unduly long.Once it is obvious that a timely trial would not be possible and the accused has suffered incarceration for a significant period of time, the Courts would ordinarily be obligated to enlarge him on bail, the bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S....
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against NGT Order Stopping Commercial Activities At Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur
The Supreme Court today issued notice in the appeal filed by the Secretary Department Of Archaeology And Museums. State of Rajasthan challenging NGT's order of closing all the commercial activities from December 1, including restaurants and light and sound show at the Nahargarh Fort, near Jaipur.The bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari while issuing notice remarked, "Issue notice...
Bhima Koregaon Case - Time For UAPA Probe Was Extended By A Court Which Lacked Competent Jurisdiction : Bombay High Court
In its detailed order granting default bail to Sudha Bharadwaj the Bombay High Court said that Additional Sessions Judge of Pune KD Vadane was not authorized to extend the time for Pune Police to file the charge sheet under the provisions of the UAPA Act on November 26, 2018 and therefore she was entitled for default bail.The Additional Sessions Court, Pune was not notified as a Special...
Centre May Consider To Create All India Tribunal Services For Allocation Of Persons To Different Tribunals: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally put to the Union of India that, so far as administrative work in tribunals are concerned, it may consider creating an All-India Tribunals Service on the lines of UK's Her Majesty's Tribunals Service, by way of an umbrella service for allocation of persons to different tribunals like the NCDRC, the NCLT, the DRT and those under other central...
'What Are You Doing Here?' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Delhi Judge For Attending His Case Hearing Taking Leave
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up a judge of Delhi Judicial Service for taking leave from his duty to attend the hearing of his personal case.A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice BR Gavai was considering an application related to the promotion of Civil Judges Junior Division in Delhi Judiciary.Noting that one of the applicants was present for the hearing, Justice...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Censoring Of Actress Kangana Ranaut's Social Media Posts
A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking censoring of the Social Media posts of Actress Kangana Ranaut in order to maintain law and order situation in the Country.The plea moved by petitioner in person Sardar Charanjeet Singh Chanderpal seeks a direction to Union Home Ministry, IT Ministry, TRAI and State Police Authorities of different states to take Preventive action on social...
Kottiyoor Rape Case: Kerala High Court Reduces Sentence Awarded To Former Priest To 10 Yrs Imprisonment
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reduced the sentence imposed on former priest Robin Mathew Vadakkumchery in the infamous Kottiyoor rape case that had shaken the public conscience, where he was accused of raping and impregnating a minor girl in 2016.The POCSO court at Thalassery had sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 376 (2)(f) of IPC and provisions of the...