SC Acquits Murder Accused After 20 Years, Finding That He Was Juvenile At The Time Of Incident [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court acquitted a murder accused after 20 years of commission of alleged murder on the crucial finding that the he was a minor at the time of commission of the offence. In the case Ashok Kumar Mehra & Anr v. State of Punjab, the appellant along with his father was convicted for the offences under 302 r/w 34 of IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life by the High Court...

Person Ineligible To Be Arbitrator Under Sec.12(5) Of Arbitration Act Cannot Appoint Another Arbitrator : SC [Read Judgment]

An appointment of arbitrator made by an ineligible person is itself void ab initio

Pre-Sentence Hearing On A Separate Date Not Mandatory: SC [Read Judgment]

"Depending on the facts and circumstances, a separate date may be required for hearing on sentence, but it is equally permissible to argue on th question of sentence on the same day if the parties wish to do so."

'Why Have You Picked Up This Cause?', SC Asks Law Student Who Filed PIL For Prisoners' Right To Vote [Read Order]

When a PIL for prisoners' right to vote came up for admission in Supreme Court yesterday, the CJI-led bench posed queries regarding the petitioner, his interest in the subject and reason for choosing the particular cause."Before we entertain this petition under Article 32, filed as public interest litigation, we would like to know more about the petitioner; his interest in the subject matter...

Section 143A NI Act Enabling Court For Payment Of Interim Compensation To Complainant Has Retrospective Application? SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has issued notice in a special leave petition which raises the issue whether Section 143-A in the Negotiable Instruments Act, has retrospective application or not? This provision, which was introduced last year by an amendment, gives power to the Trial Court to direct the accused to 'pay' an interim compensation which cannot be more than 20% of the 'cheque...

SC Allows Plea To Record Evidence Of A Nigerian Doctor Through Video Conferencing [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has allowed a plea to record evidence of a Nigerian doctor who conducted post mortem of the deceased via video conferencing. The accused in this case is facing trial on charges of murdering his wife while in Nigeria. A Nigerian doctor had conducted first postmortem of the dead-body of the deceased. An application under Section 311 was moved by the mother of the...

Tenants Can Be Evicted Only By Following Procedure Laid Down In Applicable Rent Control Laws: SC [Read Judgment]

"Restrictions on recovery of possession of the premises let out to the tenants have been imposed for the benefit of the tenants as a matter of legislative policy”

Magistrate Cannot Suo Motu Direct Further Investigation After Discharging The Accused: SC [Read Judgment]

The power to order further investigation which may be available to the Magistrate at the pre­cognizance stage may not be available to the Magistrate at the post-cognizance stage, more particularly, when the accused is discharged by him.

SC Issues Notice To Nalini Chidambaram & Karti On IT Dept Appeal Against Quashing Of Black Money Case

The Supreme Court Tuesday sought responses from Congress leader P Chidambaram's wife Nalini and son Karti on an appeal of the Income Tax department against the Madras High Court order quashing criminal prosecution against them in an alleged blackmoney case.A bench headed by the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, while issuing notices to the two, made it clear that it will not stay the Madras...

"Which Other Mosques In The World Allow Women? Can Art.14 Be Enforced Against Non-State Actors?:SC [Courtroom Exchange]

"Who denied you entry? You tried to enter and were denied by virtue of an order or a law?", asked Justice S. A. Bobde at the outset. The Supreme Court bench, also comprising Justice Abdul Nazeer, was hearing a Muslim couple's plea challenging the practice of prohibiting entry of women in mosques in India as being violative of Articles 14, 15, 21, 25 and 29 of the Constitution. Then...

Breaking: SC Issues Notice On Petition Seeking Women's Right To Pray In Mosques Along With Men

Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a Writ Petition seeking to declare the practices of prohibition of entry of Muslim Women in Mosque in India as illegal, unconstitutional for being violative of Articles 14, 15, 21, 25 and 29 of the Constitution.The notices have been issued to the Central Government, Waqf Board and All India Muslim Personal Law Board. The petition filed by a...

'ECI Seems To Have Woken Up To Its Powers', SC Expresses Satisfaction Of Action Against Poll Code Violations

Expressing satisfaction of the action taken by Election Commission of India against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, BSP Chief Mayawati, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi and SP leader Azam Khan yesterday, the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of a PIL seeking action against hate speeches during election campaign."It seems you have got your powers now...now the Election Commission has woken up to its...