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Supreme Court Allows Samajwadi Party To Approach Allahabad HC Against Eviction Of Pilibhit District Office
The Supreme Court today(June 16) dismissed a special leave petition preferred by the Samajwadi Party against the Allahabad High Court's order restraining the District Party President, District Pilibhit, from filing further writ petitions in regards to the dispute over eviction of the Party from its district office in Pilibhit. The Court, however, clarified that SP can approach the High...
Supreme Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Dunki Agent In Cheating Case Filed By Man Deported From US
The Supreme Court today (June 16) refused to grant anticipatory bail to a person accused of being a dunki facilitator and duping the complainant of an amount of Rs. 65 lakhs on the promise of sending him to the United States of America.The bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyyan and Justice Manmohan was hearing a plea for anticipatory bail by a person accused of offences under Sections 120-B, 370,...
Mere Absconding Not Proof Of Guilt, But Relevant Conduct Under S.8 Evidence Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that while mere absconding after the commission of a crime does not by itself establish guilt, it is a relevant fact under Section 8 of the Evidence Act, as it reflects the conduct of the accused and may indicate a guilty mind. Holding thus, the bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh upheld the appellant's conviction for murder, noting that he...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: June 9, 2025 To June 15, 2025
Reports/Judgements♦ Supreme Court Refuses To Urgently List Tamil Nadu's Suit Against Centre For Education FundsCase Title: State of Tamil Nadu v. Union of India | Diary No. 28793/2025 The Supreme Court on June 9 refused to urgently list the suit filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the Centre for the release of over Rs 2291 crores under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme (SSS). A...
Res Judicata Principle Applies To Different Stages Of Same Proceedings As Well : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that the principle of res judicata not only applies to different sets of proceedings but also to different stages of the same proceedings. Holding thus, the bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan upheld the Kerala High Court's finding which had dismissed the Appellant's Order I Rule 10 CPC application objecting impleadment of a legal heir...
Legal Heir Impleaded After Order 22 Rule 4 Enquiry Can't Be Deleted Later Invoking Order 1 Rule 10 CPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that while the power to add or remove parties under Order I Rule 10 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) can be exercised at any stage of the proceedings, this does not entitle a party to raise objections to impleadment of a legal heir at a later stage if the parry had sufficient opportunity to raise objections at the stage of Order XXII Rule 4. The...
'No Allegation How Ads Were False & Misleading' : HC Quashes Uttarakhand Govt's Complaint Against Patanjali Ayurved
The Uttarakhand High Court quashed a criminal case against Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and its founders, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, over alleged publication of misleading medical advertisements.The complaint was filed in 2024 by the Uttarakhand Senior Food Security Officer for offences punishable under Sections 3, 4 & 7 of the Drugs and Magical Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements)...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – May 2025
SUPREME COURT PMLA Accused Entitled To Hearing Before Cognizance Is Taken Of ED Complaint Filed After BNSS Came Into Effect: Supreme Court Case Title: Kushal Kumar Agarwal v. Directorate of Enforcement Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 642 The Supreme Court held that before taking cognizance of a money laundering complaint under section 44(1)(b) of the Prevention of Money Laundering...
Air India Flight Crash : Supreme Court Urged To Take Suo Motu Cognizance, Issue Directions For Compensation & Probe
Two doctors have written a letter to the Chief Justice of India seeking a suo motu action by the Supreme Court with respect to the crash of the Air India Flight AI171 at Ahmedabad yesterday.They urged that the Supreme Court, after taking suo motu cognizance of the incident, give directions to the Central Government to disburse compensation to the victims at the earliest. They also sought...