[Breaking] Suo Moto Extension Of Limitation Or Lockdown Will Not Affect Right Of Accused To Default Bail : SC

'The order of this Court dated 23.03.2020 never meant to curtail any provision of Code of Criminal Procedure or any other statute which was enacted to protect the Personal Liberty of a person'.

SC Directs Maharashtra To Provide COVID-19 Test Results To Patients & Their Relatives Directly

Overriding a circular issued by the Maharashtra Government, the Supreme Court directed it to provide COVID-19 test results to patients and relatives directly.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah said that such a restriction imposed by the State Government should be done away with.The Counsel appearing for State of Maharashtra stated that he shall advise the...

Accused Is Entitled To Be Heard In A Revision Petition Against Dismissal Of Protest Petition: Supreme Court [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated that an accused person has the right to be heard before a court hearing a revision petition against the order of dismissal of complaint, filed against him. The bench of Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Indira Banerjee set aside the order dated October 8, 2007, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, whereby the Magistrate's order for dismissal...

Direction To Transport Back Stranded Migrants In 15 Days Is Mandatory : SC

The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that its June 9 order for transportation of migrant workers to their hometowns within 15 days was mandatory.A Bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah made this clarification in the suo motu plea pertaining to the plight of migrant workers who had found themselves in dire straits due to the nation-wide...

Don't Demoralize Registry With Irresponsible Allegations, SC Tells Lawyer Who Complained Of Discrimination In Listing Cases

The Supreme Court on Friday took serious objections to the allegations raised by Advocate Reepak Kansal, who complained that the SC Registry was showing discrimination and undue preferences in the matter of listing of all cases.When the petitioner stated that the petition filed by him seeking "One Nation One Ration Card" was not given prompt listing, the bench pointed out that the petition...

SC Grants Time To Assam, Manipur & Arunachal Pradesh To File Counters In Sharjeel Imam's Plea Seeking Consolidation Of FIRs

The Supreme Court on Friday granted further time of two week to States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Manipur to file their Counters to Sharjeel Imam's plea for consolidation of FIRs registered against him across the country for investigation by a single agency.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan & V. Ramasubramanium took on record, the counters filed by state of UP and NCT Delhi on...

SC Refuses Stay On Central Vista Project; Asks 'Can We Restrain Authorities From Acting As Per Law?'

The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a plea to stay the ground work of the mammoth Central Work project .The Central Government told the Supreme Court on Friday that it cannot give an assurance that no work on ground will be done with respect to the Central Vista project now.'There can be no guarantee of no work on the ground', Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench comprising Justices...

Learnt Recently That Word Juggernaut Related to Lord Jagannath Means Unstoppable Force: CJI Bobde

Chief Justice S A Bobde on Thursday said that he came to know recently that the word juggernaut, which is related to the Lord Jagannath, means a force that cannot be stopped."I came to know recently that the word juggernaut means a force that cannot be stopped and it is related to Lord Jagannath ," the CJI observed during the hearing in which the Supreme Court bench headed by him stayed...

[Motor Vehicles Act] Person In Whose Name Vehicle Stands Registered On The Date Of Accident To Be Treated As 'Owner': SC [Read Judgment]

"If the insured continues to remain the owner in law in view of the statutory provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, the Insurer cannot evade its liability in case of an accident."

SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Directions To GOI For Approaching ICJ Claiming $600 Billion Dollars From China For Using COVID19 As Bioweapon

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre, Ministry of Social Justice, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Ministry of Law and Justice, to file a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking for 600 billion US dollars in damages from the People's Republic of China for spreading the COVID-19 pandemic.A bench of Chief Justice SA...

Congress Plea Against EC Notification Allowing Rajya Sabha Election Through Postal Ballot: SC Asks EC To File Reply

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by Congress Leader and Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat Legislative Assembly Paresh Dhanani after summer vacation.The plea seeks for quashing of a notification issue by the ECI which allows for the use of postal ballot in the upcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha scheduled to be held on 19th June. Filed at 5am today...

Can Family Court Entertain Maintenance Petition Under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act? SC Delivers Split Verdict [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has given a split verdict on the issue whether a Family Court has the jurisdiction to entertain a petition for maintenance under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. Justice R. Banumathi opined that the Family Court has no jurisdiction, while Justice Indira Banerjee expressed a view that it has. Therefore, a larger bench will...