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LIVE NOW- LiveLaw Practitioner Series: " The Concept Of Detention Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-2 By Justice V Ramkumar
LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series".Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on " The Concept Of 'Detention' Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-2.Aaratrika Bhaumik will moderate the session.The details of the webinar are as follows:Date& Time: October 11, 2021(Monday), 5:00...
Refund Of Stamp Duty Cannot Be Denied On Ground Of Delay If Application Got Belated Due To Judicial Proceedings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has exercised powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to order refund of stamp duty to a person, noting that the delay in making the application was due to the delay in deciding his consumer case before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.The Court decided to exercise the powers under Article 142, after noting that there was no provision in the...
"We Must Allow Different Ideologies To coexist And Contribute To The Development of Constitutional Law": Orissa HC Chief Justice S. Muralidhar
"You can imagine the contribution which leftist lawyers, lawyers with leftist leanings, made towards the development of constitutional law. This is a matter for research, I earnestly plead with the law researchers who are listening in. The contribution of leftist lawyers, lawyers who shared leftist ideologies, to the development of constitutional law has not been written about enough",...
Uthra Murder Case: Kerala Sessions Court Finds Accused Husband Guilty For Inducing Fatal Snakebite
In a much-awaited move, a Kerala court on Monday convicted Sooraj S Kumar for murdering his wife by getting her bitten by a venomous snake with an intention to kill her. The Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court, presided by Justice Manoj M, pronounced its verdict in a one of its kind murder case where the husband threw a starving cobra on his wife while she was asleep to induce her...
BREAKING : Centre Notifies Transfer Of 7 High Court Judges
The Central Government has notified the transfer of 7 High Court judges as recommended by the Supreme Court collegium.They are :Justice Rajan Gupta from Punjab and Haryana HC to Patna HCJustice T.S. Sivagnanam from Madras HC to Calcutta HCJustice Sureshwar Thakur from Himachal Pradesh HC to Punjab & Haryana HC.Justice P.B. Bajanthri from Karnataka HC to Patna HCJustice Sanjeev Prakash...
Allowing 'Kashmiri Migrant' Retired Govt. Employees To Retain Govt. Accommodation For Indefinite Long Period Unconstitutional: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a government employee who is a Kashmiri Migrant cannot retain Government accommodation for a period exceeding three years.The Court held that the Office Memorandum allowing the retired Government employees who are Kashmiri Migrants to retain Government accommodation for indefinite long period is unconstitutional for being as being totally arbitrary...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Implementation Of Provisions Of National Commission For Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
To enable ordinary people, particularly rural people, to differentiate between doctors of Modern Medicine (Registered Medical Practitioners under the Indian Medical Council Act) and Rural/Private Medical Practitioners, a writ petition has been filed in Supreme Court for immediate implementation of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act,...
Breaking: Mumbai Special Court Will Hear Aryan Khan's Bail Application on Wednesday
A Mumbai Special Court under the NDPS Act said on Monday that it will hear the bail applications filed by Aryan Khan, son of actor Shahrukh Khan, accused in connection with the seizure of drugs on a luxury cruise ship off the Mumbai coast on October 13. Special Judge VV Patil granted time to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to file its response till Wednesday. Senior Advocate Amit Desai and...
Indian Law Dealing With Narcotics Drugs (NDPS Act): An Explainer
Recently, Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan along with seven others were charged with various sections under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985 (NDPS Act). The following article shall seek to explain the legislative intent behind the law, the offences therein, the punishment prescribed and the provisions for bail etc. The NDPS Act was enacted with the objective...
Pilot Project For Pre-Mature Release Of Life Convicts- 'State Of UP, With Maximum Problem Hasn't Responded': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has warned that it will summon the Chief Secretary of the State of Uttar Pradesh if it does not respond to the pilot project for pre-mature release of life convicts.The Court noted that the State with the maximum problem, the State of UP has not yet responded, despite the fact that in a different petition the Court had carried out an exercise of 'life convict' cases pending...
Anticipatory Bail Granted Ignoring Material Aspects, Nature & Gravity Of Offence Liable To Be Cancelled: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that anticipatory bail granted ignoring material aspects including the nature and gravity of the offence is liable to be cancelled. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and BV Nagarathna in the present matter was hearing a criminal appeal assailing High Court's order granting anticipatory bail to the accused(s) in connection with a crime registered...