Domestic Violence Act : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response To PIL Seeking Enforcement Of Provisions To Assist Victim Women

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Central Government in a writ petition seeking proper implementation of the mandatory provisions of Chapter Ill, of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, for appointment and functioning of Protection Officers and Service Providers and effective establishment of Shelter Homes for the protection of victims of domestic violence...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Allahabad High Court's Order For CBI Probe Into A 'Custodial Death' Case

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with an order of the Allahabad High Court transferring the probe into the alleged custodial death of a 24-year-old man (from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh) to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Bench of Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Aniruddha Bose dismissed the plea filed by the Uttar Pradesh authorities against the High Court's September...

Allahabad High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To 'The Wire's Siddharth Varadarajan And Ismat Ara In FIR Over Report On Farm Law Protestor's Death

The Allahabad High Court recently granted interim protection from arrest to The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and reporter Ismat Ara in connection with a case registered against them for tweeting a report on the death of a protester in New Delhi during the Republic Day incidents as it allegedly "mislead people".The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice...

'Arbitrary And Illegal"- Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Challenging Suspension Of Internet Services In Rajasthan

While terming the 'arbitrary practise' of internet shutdown a definite practise of the State of Rajasthan whenever there is a competitive state level examination, a lawyer has moved the Supreme Court against the suspension of Internet services in Jaipur and several other districts to conduct the Rajasthan Administrative Services (Prelims) Examination conducted by the Rajasthan Public...

Bombay High Court Sends Anil Deshmukh Back In ED's Custody

A vacation bench of the Bombay High Court on Sunday set aside a special court's order remanding former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in judicial custody and remanded him back in the Enforcement Directorate's custody in the money laundering case. The ED moved an urgent plea before the vacation bench of Justice Madhav Jamdar against the special court's order from...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up: Nov 1 To Nov 7, 2021

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENTS1. Insurance Claim Liable To Be Rejected If Premium Was Not Paid On Due Date : Supreme CourtCase name: Life Insurance Corporation of India vs Sunita Citation: LL 2021 SC 617The Supreme Court observed that it is not permissible to rewrite the contract while interpreting the terms of the Insurance Policy.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi said that...

NCB Mumbai Chief Sameer Wankhede's Father Files ₹ 1.25 Cr Defamation Suit In High Court Against Nawab Malik

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's father has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against state minorities development minister Nawab Malik seeking Rs. 1.25 crore in damages. Dhyandev Wankhede (72) has sought a declaration that Malik's remarks, in press releases or interviews or social media including but not limited to his Twitter account,...

Insolvency Law in Review – September 2021

The enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code) has had significant ramifications on the corporate insolvency landscape. Over time, the Code has witnessed a manifold increase in litigation, and consequently in the number of decisions. This has made it difficult for insolvency practitioners to stay updated with developments in the field. This column fills this gap by providing brief summaries of latest decisions from the various fora dealing with Insolvency Law. These...

"Couldn't Keep Up The Hope & Trust Of Supreme Court": Madras High Court Apologises To Supreme Court For Delay In Deciding A Case

The Madras High Court this week apologized to the Supreme Court for taking more than six years to decide a writ plea filed by an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who has been accused of extorting Rs 3 crore from a woman involved in an economic offence.Observing that the High Court had not kept up the hope and trust of the Supreme Court in deciding the case expeditiously, the Bench of...

Can Covid Parole Leave Period Be Considered To Calculate Convict's Actual Period Of Sentence?: Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Decide

The Supreme Court of India has granted liberty to the State of Maharashtra to take a policy decision as to whether or not the Covid Leave period of parole of a convict can be considered for calculating his period of actual sentence.The State has also been asked to decide whether such a decision is to be applied to all the prisoners or some exceptions are required to be made.A Bench comprising...

'Reason For Police Indiscipline Inherent In Its Colonial Origin' : Interview With Justice Chandru, Who Inspired 'Jai Bhim' Movie

"I strongly feel that leaders like Ambedkar were not exposed enough to the public and more particularly to the students. It is a pity that in law colleges they don't even give Ambedkar writings as a reading material even during pre-law days".

No Statutory Power To Waive Interest Under Employees' State Insurance Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has held that there is no statutory power to waive the interest payable by an employer under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948. It also refused to exercise powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do the same.This is not a fit case to exercise the power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India, the Court said.A Division Bench comprising Justice...