Maradu Flats : Ex-Kerala HC Judge Justice K Balakrishnan Nair To Head Committee To Fix Compensation For Owners [Read Orders]

The Supreme Court has appointed Justice K Balakrishnan Nair, former judge of High Court of Kerala, to head the committee for deciding the actual amount of compensation payable to the owners of flats in the four apartments in Maradu, Kochi, which have been ordered to be demolished for CRZ violations.The bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Ravindra Bhat made the appointment as agreed by...

Witnesses To Sale Deed/Will Need Not Necessarily Know Its Contents: SC [Read Order]

"The witnesses need not necessarily know what is contained in the documents."

Limit The Number Of Adjournments And Fix Outer Limit For Disposal Of Cases To Reduce Pendency:VP Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President has called for induction of capable judges and quality lawyers besides improving the quality of legal education to enable delivery of justice in time.

Issue Of Invalidity Of Sanction To Be Raised During Trial, Not At Stage Of Discharge Application: SC [Read Judgment]

"The absence of sanction no doubt can be agitated at the threshold but the invalidity of the sanction is to be raised during the trial."

Disposed Of Over 5,000 Cases In One Year: Ex-Madras HC Chief Justice Tahilramani

Vijaya K Tahilramani, who resigned as Madras High Court chief justice after being transferred to Meghalaya, on Friday presented a report card of her performance, saying she disposed of over 5,000 cases during her year-long tenure here. Speaking at a farewell function organised by the Madras Bar Association, the former judge who hails from Maharashtra lavished praise on Chennai city, saying...

Breaking: Animals Have 'Fundamental Right To Life': Tripura HC Bans Animal/Bird Sacrifice In Temples [Read Judgment]

"Sacrifice of an animal in a temple, not being an essential part of religion, is also violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India."

Is A Wife Divorced By Husband On Ground Of Desertion Entitled To Maintenance ? SC Answers [Read Judgment]

"The husband cannot urge that he can divorce his wife on the ground that she has deserted him and then deny maintenance which should otherwise be payable to her on the ground that even after divorce she is not willing to live with him."

[Ayodhya-Day33] ASI Report Does Not Answer The Query Of The Court-'Whether There Was A Ram Janmasthan Temple At The Site Or Not': Meenakshi Arora

Meenakshi Arora resumed her arguments on day 33 of the Ayodhya land dispute hearing to discredit the findings of the ASI report as a mere opinion. She reiterated her submissions that a temple was built at the disputed site in the 12th century were not correct, and that the report was based on hypothetical grounds. She added that while ASI is an expert in its field, the report is opinion....

[Exception 4 To Section 300 IPC] Accused Party Armed With Weapons Can't Claim the Benefit Of Sudden Fight: SC [Read Judgment]

"Both sides were coming to attend a Panchayat to settle a dispute. Where was the need to carry arms if the intention was only to settle a dispute?"

NDPS Act - Non Production Of Entire Contraband By Itself Not A Ground For Acquittal : SC [Read Judgment]

"If the seizure of the material is otherwise proved on record and is not even doubted or disputed the entire contraband material need not be placed before this Court."

SC Directs Paper Publication Of Notice To Mehul Choksi In Plea Against Quashing Of Cheating Case

The Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta on Friday asked a Gujarat based jeweller, who accused Gitanjali Gems promoter Mehul Choksi of cheating him in his business, to publish the court's notice in newspapers and also to affix the copy at Choksi's last known address in Mumbai. Petitioner Digvijaysinh Himmatsinh Jadeja has moved the Apex Court challenging the Gujarat High...

Maradu Flats Demolition: SC Orders Kerala Govt To Pay Interim Compensation Of Rs 25 Lakhs To Each Owner; Amount Recoverable From Builders [Read Order]

In a significant development in the Maradu flats demolition case, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Kerala Government to pay interim compensation of Rs 25 lakhs to each apartment owner within four weeks. The amount will be recoverable from the builders who erected the illegal structures flouting the Coastal Zone Regulations, added the Court.The Court said that it will appoint a three...