Nirbhaya Case : SC To Consider Death Row Convict Akshay Kumar Singh's Curative Plea Tomorrow

A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court will consider the curative plea filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case.The petition will be considered by a bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan at 1 PM in chambers.The hangings of all the four convicts are scheduled on February 1 at...

Rights Cherished By Citizens Are Fundamental, Not The Restrictions: Justice Ravindra Bhat [Read Judgment]

Rights which the citizens cherish deeply, are fundamental- it is not the restrictions that are fundamental, reminded Justice S. Ravindra Bhat while concluding his judgment on the issue whether the Anticipatory Bail Protection should be for a limited period. The Judge reproduced a quote of Joseph Story, the great jurist and US Supreme Court judge: "personal security and private property...

[Breaking] Anticipatory Bail Cannot Be Limited To A Fixed Period Except In Special And Peculiar Circumstances: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that anticipatory bail should not invariably be limited to a fixed period. But if there are any special or peculiar features necessitating the court to limit the tenure of anticipatory bail, it is open for it to do so, the five judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra has held.The Court also held that life or duration of an anticipatory bail order does not end...

Regular Inquiry Needed When Termination Of Employee's Service Is Stigmatic And Punitive : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that regular inquiry as per the service rules is necessary for termination of the services of an employee, when it is stigmatic and punitive.The Court was dealing with the appeal by Dr. Vijayakumaran C.P.V, an Associate Professor of Central University of Kerala, whose services were terminated after he was found to have sexually harassed some students.He was on...

Reasonable Possibility Of Acquittal: SC Grants Bail to NDPS Accused [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 on the ground that there is a reasonable possibility that he may be acquitted.The prosecution case against Sujit Tiwari was that he was aware of what his brother, accused in NDPS case, was doing and was actively helping his brother. The Court noted that, other than a...

Swift Rejection Of Mercy Petition Cannot Be A Ground For Judicial Review Of President 's Order: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the quick consideration of the mercy petition and swift rejection of the same cannot be a ground for judicial review of the order passed under Article 72/161 of the Constitution.Merely because there was quick consideration and rejection of the petitioner's mercy petition, it cannot be assumed that the matter was proceeded with pre-determined mind, the three...

"Erroneous Reliance Of Collective Conscience Of Society": Nirbhaya Convict Akshay Files Curative Petition Before SC [Read Petition]

A death-row convict in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case, Akshay Kumar Singh, has filed a Curative Petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Death sentence imposed by the Supreme Court by judgment dated 05.05.2017 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 609-610 of 2017, which was confirmed by order dated 18.12.2019 in Review Petition (Crl) D No. 44603 of 2019.Sessions Judge Satish Arora of...

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : Justice Ravindra Bhat Recuses From Constitution Bench Hearing Centre's Curative Plea

A new combination of 5-judge bench will hear Union Government's curative plea for enhanced compensation for Bhopal Gas tragedy victims. This is following the recusal of Justice Ravindra Bhat, who had earlier appeared for Centre in the case.The curative petition was filed by the Centre for additional compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims from US-based Union Carbide Company( which is...

[Breaking] SC Dismisses Nirbhaya Convict Mukesh's Plea Against Mercy Rejection By President [Read Order]

Three days ahead of the scheduled execution of death penalties in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved orders on the plea filed by Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts, against the rejection of his mercy plea by the President. With this, the last legal remedy available for the convict against the death sentence has been extinguished.A...

Plea In SC Alleges Corruption In 2019 LS Poll, SC Asks Petitioner To Approach HC

The Supreme Court Tuesday asked an NRI petitioner, who filed a plea alleging corruption in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, to approach the high court first with her grievances.A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde allowed the petitioner, a United Arab Emirates based non-resident Indian, to withdraw her plea with liberty to approach the high court."Why have you come with Article 32 petition?...

Should Anticipatory Bail Be Granted For A Limited Period? SC Constitution Bench To Deliver Verdict Tomorrow

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat will pronounce its judgment on the issue whether anticipatory bail should be limited to a particular period.The bench had reserved its judgment on October 24, 2019 in the case Sushila Aggarwal & Ors. v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.On May...

Coverage Of 'Flood & Inundation' Insurance Includes Damage Caused By Heavy Rains And Not Just Overflowing Of River : SC [Read Judgment]

In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court had to interpret the meaning of the words 'Flood and Inundation' in an insurance contract.The issue before the Court was that whether these words included only damage caused by overflowing of rivers, or they included damages caused by heavy rains as well.This happened in the case Oriental Insurance Company Ltd v M/s J K Cement Works Ltd, which was...