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Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations
1. A prosecution witness identified the accused for the first time during trial. The accused were complete strangers to the witness, and no Test Identification Parade (TIP) was conducted during investigation. The trial court convicted the accused solely on the basis of this dock identification. Select the most appropriate option.A. Dock identification is by itself substantive and conclusive...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Atul Sreedharan From MP To Allahabad High Court
The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from Madhya Pradesh High Court to the Allahabad High Court.A notification to this effect was published by the Ministry of Law and Justice on October 18.On October 14, the Supreme Court Collegium had modified its earlier proposal to transfer Justice Sreedharan to Chhattisgarh High Court after the Union Government...
'First Generation Lawyers Must Always Be Brave And Patient': Justice Vikram Nath At MNLU Convocation
Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath urged young law graduates to embrace their professional journeys with courage, integrity, and patience, especially those entering the legal field as first-generation lawyers. He was delivering the convocation address at Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), where he spoke at length about the values that sustain a meaningful and principled...
Transgender Persons Need Not Take Employer's Permission For Sex Reassignment Surgery Unless Work Is Based On Gender Identity: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that transgender and gender-diverse persons are not required to seek permission from their employers to undergo gender affirmation or surgical intervention, asserting that the right to self-determination of gender is a matter of personal autonomy and dignity.“We have no hesitation in saying that no transgender or gender diverse person is bound to take permission...
Supreme Court Expresses Anguish At Insurance Companies Filing Unnecessary Appeals Raising Technical Pleas
The Supreme Court observed that the entire burden of compensating an employee injured during the course of work cannot be shifted onto the employer alone, as the insurer is jointly and severally liable to pay compensation along with the employer. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and N. Kotiswar Singh set aside the Calcutta High Court's ruling that had absolved the insurer of liability...
8.8 Lakh Execution Petitions Pending Across Country : Supreme Court Expresses Alarm, Asks High Courts To Ensure Speedy Disposals
The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the alarming pendency of execution petitions across the country, revealing that 8,82,578 execution petitions remain pending before district courts nationwide, despite earlier directions to High Courts to ensure their disposal within six months.A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Pankaj Mithal was monitoring compliance with its...
'Made Scapegoat By Police, Lopsided Trial': Why Supreme Court Acquitted Chennai Man Dashwanth In Rape-Murder Of Minor Girl
While acquitting Chennai man Dashwanth in a 2017 rape-murder case of a minor girl, the Supreme Court recently noted that mandatory requirements of a fair trial were violated in the case and Dashwanth was made a scapegoat by the police by planting recoveries.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta made the observations. The Court noted that the prosecution case was...
'Is Magistrate Too Small For You To Go There?' : Supreme Court Dismisses Chhattisgarh Congress Leader's Plea Alleging ED Torture
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by businessman and Congress leader Hemant Chandrakar alleging custodial torture by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during interrogation in connection with a money laundering probe. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the plea, questioning why Chandrakar approached the High Court directly instead of filing...