Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-52 ]

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'Abdication Of Judicial Duties' : Legal Experts Question Disha Ravi's Remand In Greta Thunberg Toolkit Case

Criticizing the Magistrate's order remanding 21-year old climate activist Disha Ravi in the Greta Thunberg 'toolkit' case, acclaimed criminal law practitioner Senior Advocate Rebecca Mammen John said that it amounted to "shocking abdication of judicial duties".She expressed deep disappointment at the conduct of the Duty Magistrate, Patiala House court of New Delhi, who, according to her,...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [8th February to 13th February 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Dishonour Of Cheques- Blank Cheque Would Attract Presumption U/s 139 NI Act If Signatures Are Admitted: Supreme CourtCase: M/s. Kalamani Tex v. P. Balasubramanian [CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 123 of 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 75Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices NV Ramana, Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose observed that 'reverse onus' clauses under Section 118 and Section...

Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Tenure Of Incumbent IPAB Chairperson Justice Manmohan Singh

The Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking extension of tenure of incumbent Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board Justice Manmohan Singh.International Association For Protection Of Intellectual Property had approached the court by filing an application seeking a direction that till a new chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board is appointed, the incumbent...

Bihar Elections : Supreme Court Issues Notice To CEC, Political Parties In Contempt Plea Over Alleged Failure To Publish Criminal Antecedents

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Chief Election Commissioner and leaders of prominent political parties in a contempt petition filed for alleged failure to publish the criminal antecedents of candidates in the Bihar Assembly elections held in November 2020.A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman, Hemant Gupta and BR Gavai issued notice in the contempt petition filed by Brajesh Singh...

Police Attack On Bihar Judge: Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Due To Insufficiency Of Official Record And Non Verification Of Allegations

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking for a judicial inquiry into an incident which took place in Aurangabad, Bihar, wherein a District Judge, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Pradhan, was allegedly threatened, abused and chased by a police sub-inspector. A bench comprising of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice Aniruddha Bose dismissed the PIL after referring to the counter affidavits filed...

SC Issues Bailable Warrant Against Chairperson Of NGO For Non-Deposit Of 25L Costs Imposed Over 'Incessant Frivolous Litigations'

The Supreme Court on Friday issued bailable warrants against the chairperson of an NGO for not depositing the cost of Rs 25 lakh imposed on it for filing 64 PILs over the years without any success and "repeatedly misusing" the jurisdiction of the top court.For wasting judicial time, the Supreme Court had in May, 2017 imposed exemplary cost of Rs. 25 lakh on NGO Suraz India Trust for filing...

"Personal Laws Cannot Be Tested On Anvils Of Art. 14, 15, 21": All India Muslim Personal Law Board Seeks Impleadment In PIL Seeking Uniform Grounds Of Divorce

Questioning the prayers of a PIL seeking uniform grounds of divorce, All India Muslim Personal Law Board has filed an impleadment application asserting that the religious denomination being matters of personal law cannot be tested on the "anvil of Art. 14, 15, 21 and 44" of the Indian Constitution. The impleadment application moved through Advocate M.R. Shamshad has been filed in a PIL filed...

Supreme Court To Resume Hearing In Hybrid Manner, Lawyers Can Opt For Either Physical Or Virtual Mode

The Coordination Committee of the Supreme Court has on Saturday clarified that once physical hearings before Supreme Court resume with Virtual Courts in a hybrid manner, the parties will have an option to appear physically or virtually before the physical Court. The clarification has been given in the meeting conducted on Saturday to discuss the resumption of physical hearings by...

Activist Nodeep Kaur's Alleged 'Illegal Confinement': Punjab & Haryana High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance

The Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, in its order, noted that complaints dated 06th February 2021 and 08th February 2021 have been received through e-mail regarding the illegal confinement of Nodeep Kaur, Dalit Labour Activist by the Haryana Police.

'Who Goes To Court?', Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi Says Judiciary Is 'Ramshackled'

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi called the judiciary of the country 'ramshackled' and went to the extent of suggesting that even he won't go to the courts."Who goes to the court? You go to the court and regret", Gogoi said adding that it is those who can afford to take chances, like the big corporates, who approach the courts. Gogoi, who was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in March...

SC Issues Notice To Uttarakhand HC Over ADJ's Plea Of Non-Admission Of Evidence In Disciplinary Proceeding, Also Stays Inquiry

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Uttarakhand High Court on the plea of an Additional District Judge in Uttarakhand for non-admission in evidence of a case diary in his disciplinary inquiry, the Inquiry Officer being a sitting judge of the High Court.The petitioner was aggrieved of the February 1 decision of the High Court wherein the High Court, on the one side, admitted the fact...