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Fact Of Amicable Settlement Can Be A Relevant Factor For Purpose Of Reducing Quantum Of Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the fact of amicable settlement can be a relevant factor for the purpose of reduction in the quantum of sentence. In this case, one of the accused was convicted under Sections 324 and 341 of the Indian Penal Code with a sentence of three months' rigorous imprisonment, and the other accused was convicted under Sections 307 and 341...
Senior Citizens Act : Is Express Condition To Provide Basic Amenities To Parents Necessary In Transfer Need To Attract Action Under Section 23?Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on two petitions challenging a judgment of the Full Bench of the Kerala High Court which held that an express condition to provide maintenance to parents is necessary in the transfer deed for it to be cancelled under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007(hereinafter "the Senior Citizens Act").A...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Judgment Upholding Upholds Land Acquisition Notifications For Chennai-Salem 8 Lane Expressway
A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against its December 8, 2020 decision upholding the notifications issued for acquiring land for the Chennai-Salem eight-lane greenfield expressway project.The Review Application, through Advocate P. Somasundaram, is primarily premised on that the Judges of the three-judge bench of the Apex Court did NOT have the occasion to consider the(1)...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Appointment Of Full-Time Chairman, VC, Members Of National Commissions For SC, ST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking appointment of full-term Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under Article 338 of the Constitution.The PIL was filed by an NGO named People's Charioteer Organization through advocates Rajesh Inamdar, Shashwat Anand and Amit Pai.The bench headed by Chief...
Nobody Can Interfere In Peaceful Life Of Two Adults Residing Together: Allahabad HC Provides Protection To Another Inter-Faith Couple
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday reiterated that no one is entitled to disrupt the lives of two adults, who reside together willingly. Holding thus, the Court came to rescue of another inter-faith couple, facing harassment at the hands of their families. A Single Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava observed, "The Court has repeatedly held that where the two individuals...
SC Seeks CBI Response On 'Attack' Pandi's Plea To Suspend Life Sentence In Dinakaran Attack Case
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation on an application filed by V Pandi @ 'Attack' Pandi- a notorious rowdy from Madurai- seeking to suspend his life sentence in the 'Dinakaran' attack case of 2007, which resulted in the murder of three persons.Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Pandi, told a bench headed by Chief Justice of...
Decide Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's Mercy Plea By Jan 25, Supreme Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Government to submit the recommendations to the President regarding the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana by January 25.A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde said this while hearing a writ petition filed by Balwant Singh seeking commutation of his death penalty on the ground that his mercy petition had been pending for the past...
'Allow Us To Confess Before A Priest Of Our Own Choice' : Five women From Jacobite Faction Of Malankara Church Moves Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday considered a petition filed by five women of Jacobite faction of Malankara Church seeking to allow confession before a priest of their own choice.The writ petition titles "Beena Titty and others vs Union of India and another" was filed by five women arguing that that thrusting a compulsory practice on a believer was violative of the fundamental right to freedom...
'BCI Creating Entry Barriers For Disabled Lawyers': Says Blind AIBE Candidate; Seeks Proper Implementation Of 2018 PwD Guidelines
"The Bar Council of India, being the primary regulator of the legal profession in the country, has been creating barriers to the entry of disabled lawyers at the very beginning of their careers," said a blind law graduate, claiming that the Council refused to provide him reasonable accommodations owing to his permanent physical disability, for appearing in the upcoming All India...
Bharti Airtel Moves Supreme Court Seeking Modification Of AGR Dues
Bharti Airtel has moved an Application before the Supreme Court seeking for a limited clarification/modification of the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues owed to the Department of Telecommunications as well as a recall of previous orders which allowed the Respondent to appeal against judgement of TDSAT. The Application raises "correction of the basic and arithmetic errors in the...
Is Financier With Hypothecation Charge Over Vehicle A 'Financial Creditor' Under IBC? Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on an appeal filed against an NCLAT verdict which held that a financier cannot claim the status of 'financial creditor' under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) if the hypothecation charge in respect of a vehicle is not registered as per the Companies Act, 2013.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna...