Inadequacy Of Reasons In Arbitral Award And Unintelligible Awards: SC Explains Difference [Read Judgment]

'Ordinarily unintelligible awards are to be set aside, subject to party autonomy to do away with the reasoned award.'

[Section 304B IPC] Seeking Financial Assistance Can Also Constitute Demand For Dowry: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that seeking financial assistance can also constitute 'demand for dowry'. In a criminal appeal related to dowry death case, the contention raised by the accused was that the money demanded by him was for extension of clinic, and not as dowry. Relying on the judgment in Appasaheb & Anr. vs. State of Maharashtra (2007) 9 SCC 721, it was urged that a demand...

SC Directs Bank To Compensate A School Who Lost Money In Online Banking Fraud [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has directed a bank to give compensation of Rupees Twenty Five Lakhs to a school whose money from the bank account was siphoned out by the miscreants. The complaint of the Principal of the DAV Public School before the Consumer Forum alleged deficiency of service against the Indian Bank inasmuch as the School's bank accounts without net banking facility, was linked with...

Amicus: Only Lawyers With Minimum 10Yrs Practice Shall Be Considered For Representing Accused In Trial Of Offences Punishable With Death Or Life Term

The Supreme Court has issued guidelines in the matter of appointment of amicus curiae to defend the accused in serious criminal cases.The bench comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Krishna Murari issued these guidelines while setting aside a death penalty awarded to a rape and murder accused in a trial that finished within thirteen days. The Court found that,...

'Recognize Trees As Living Entities' : SC Issues Notices On Plea Against Felling Of Trees In UP [Read Petition ]

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued notices on a plea challenging the decision of the Uttar Pradesh government to cut around 64,000 trees along the Gomti river in Lucknow, for holding different programmes during the next year's Defence Expo. The petition filed by Sheela Barse through Advocate Prashant Padmanabhan pleaded the court to recognize trees as "Living Entities", entitled...

No SC Judgment On Legality Of Kashmir Lock Down Even On Last Working Day Of 2019

The Court had reserved verdict on November 27.

[Breaking] SC Sets Aside Death Sentence In A 13 Day Trial, Says 'Fast Tracking Must Not Result In Burial Of Justice' [Read Judgment]

"In the pursuit for expeditious disposal, the cause of justice must never be allowed to suffer or be sacrificed."

"Justice To 'Rape'Victims: SC Takes Suo Motu Case To Assess The Working Of System In Sexual Offences [Read Order]

Being concerned over the growing anger and agitation by the public over delay in justice in the cases of rape and sexual offences and to ensure speedy justices to the victims, the Supreme Court on Wednesday registered a suo motu petition and sought status report from Centre through Home Secretary, all states and Union Territories (UT) through Chief Secretaries and DGPs with regard...

First Hearing On Citizenship Amendment Act Challenge Before SC [Courtroom Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on and listing the string of petitions challenging its constitutionality to be heard in the third week of January.As the matter came up before the bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde, a battery of lawyers who appeared for the Petitioners from Assam embarked on the attempt to seek the audience of the court simultaneously- "Let it not...

Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses The Last Review Plea Against Death Penalty [Updated with Order]

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna on Wednesday dismissed the last pending review petition in the Nirbhaya gang rape -murder case, which was filed by Akshay Kumar Sing, one of the four convicts awaiting execution of death sentence.Reading out the verdict, Justice Banumathi said "We have given due consideration to grounds. Petitioner has sought...

Breaking: SC Issues Notice On Petitions Challenging Citizenship Amendment Act

Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to all petitions challenging the Constitutional Validity of Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.The Bench comprising CJI Bobde and Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant asked the Centre to file the response by the second week of January.The Petitions contended that the Act, which liberalizes and fast-tracks grant of citizenship to non-Muslim migrants...

[Live Updates] : Nirbhaya Death Penalty Review Hearing

The bench of Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and A S Bopanna is hearing the review petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya...