Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice S. Mohan Passes Away

Former Supreme Court Judge and former Acting Governor of Karnataka, Justice Shanmughasundaram Mohan passed away today. Justice Mohan enrolled as an Advocate in the Madras High Court in August, 1954. He pursued his Law degree from University of Madras and was awarded Lakshminarasa Reddy Gold Medal. Between 1956 and 1966, he served as part-time Lecturer in the Law College, Madras. He...

40 Important Kerala HC Judgments Of 2019

1. Death penalty awarded to man accused of rape and murder. The Kerala High Court commuted death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of a 15-year-old. The division bench comprising of Justices AM Shaffique and P Somarajan affirmed the conviction recorded by the trial court. The court said instead of death penalty, the punishment of life imprisonment would meet the...

What Is The CAA-NPR-NRC Link?[Explainer]

A bare reading of 2003 Citizenship Rules reveals that NPR lays the foundation for NRC.

'Not In My Name': Lawyers Distance Themselves From Bar Council's Statement on Anti-CAA Protests [Read Statement]

Almost a thousand lawyers from across the country have distanced themselves from the Resolution dated 22.12.2019 issued by the Bar Council of India, condemning the participation of lawyers in the protests of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 by issuing a Response to the Resolution today.Senior Advocates Akhil Sibal, Chander Uday Singh, Colin Gonsalves, Darius Khambata, Dr. Abhishek...

25 Important SC Judgments On Criminal Law - 2019

Magistrate Can Invoke Power U/S 156(3) CrPC even at post-cognizance stage, SC says 43 Yr old precedent wrongly decidedVinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and others v The State of GujaratA three judge bench of the Supreme Court virtually overruled a 43 year old precedent and held that Magistrate can invoke power under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure even at post-cognizance stage....

[Breaking] Calcutta HC Stays Deportation Of Rohingya Couple To 'Uphold The Spirit Of Humanity' [Read Order]

"A minimum protection ought to be given to the petitioners till the writ petition is decided, in order to uphold the spirit of humanity, if not the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India, which is the grundnorm of all Indian statutes."

Plea In SC Seeks Implementation Of Citizenship (Amendment) Act And Action Against Protestors

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and for action against those who caused damage to life and property, and the parties who allegedly instigated them, in light of the ongoing protests that broke out against CAA.The petitioner, who describes herself as a citizen who is concerned over the loss of lives and damage...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Candidate Not Estopped From Challenging Selection Process When Misconstruction Of Statutory Rules Is Alleged [Meeta Sahi v State of Bihar] In a notable judgment in service law, the Supreme Court held that a candidate will not be estopped from challenging a selection process on the ground of having participated in it when there is allegation of "misconstruction of statutory rules...

[Breaking] Delhi Magistrate Denies Bail To 15 Persons Arrested For Alleged Violence In CAA Protests [Read Order]

A Delhi Magistrate on Monday denied bail to 15 persons who were arrested by Daryaganj police for alleged violence during anti-CAA protests on Friday night. Tis Hazari Metropolitan Magistrate Kapil Kumar cited the seriousness of allegations and pendency of investigation as reasons for rejecting their bail applications.The court said: 'Such kind of incidents create panic in society. Violence...

Good & Bad : 50 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2019

As the year 2019 draws to a close, here is a recap of the major judgments of Supreme Court in 2019 (in order of chronology).1. Alok Verma v Union of India : CBI Director's DivestmentThe case was relating to the legality of the overnight order passed by the Centre stripping Alok Verma of the powers of CBI Director. A three judges bench comprising the then CJI Gogoi, Justices S K Kaul and K...

Insurance Company Cannot Raise Delay As Ground For Repudiation For The First Time Before Consumer Forum: SC [Read Judgment]

"If the insurer has not taken delay in intimation as a specific ground in letter of repudiation, they cannot do so at the stage of hearing of the consumer complaint before NCDRC."

Routine Explanation Not Enough For Condonation Of Delay: SC [Read Judgment]

"A reasonable and acceptable explanation is very much necessary."