Supreme Court Directs Reservation Of Five Posts For Women In Upcoming HCBA Nagpur Elections

The Supreme Court yesterday directed reservation of one post of Vice President, the post of Treasurer and three posts of Executive Members in the upcoming elections of the High Court Bar Association, Nagpur will for women members.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the office bearers of the Association had agreed to earmark these five posts for women...

Police, Courts Must Act As 'Initial Filters' To Avoid Prosecutions With No Reasonable Prospect Of Conviction: Supreme Court

"The fundamental principle is that the State should not prosecute citizens without a reasonable prospect of conviction, as it compromises the right to a fair process.”

Umar Khalid's Speech Played During Bail Hearing; 'These Are Students Who Agitated On Certain Issues', Sibal Tells Supreme Court

Playing accused Umar Khalid's Amravati speech in the open Court today, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal remarked that advocating for the Gandhian way of civil disobedience can't amount to conspiracy, and no public interest would be served in keeping an academic incarcerated for years for an agitation, which may have raised certain issues, rightly or wrongly. "I ask myself the question. An...

Maharashtra Slum Areas Act | State's Power To Acquire Land Subject To Owner's Preferential Right : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 2) dismissed a plea seeking compulsory acquisition of a 2,005-square-metre plot reserved as a Recreational Ground (RG) in Malad, Mumbai. The Court emphasized that the state's power of compulsory acquisition cannot be invoked to override a landowner's preferential statutory right to redevelop slum-affected property as per the Maharashtra...

TVK's Negligence, Vijay's Delay & Unruly Cadres Led To Karur Stampede : Tamil Nadu Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Tamil Nadu Government, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, has attributed the Karur stampede tragedy to a series of “reckless, negligent and uncoordinated actions” by the organisers and cadres of the TVK party, led by actor-politician Vijay. The State maintained that the police acted with “exemplary courage and discipline”, and that the tragedy was caused not by...

Supreme Court Allows Kerala Govt To Allot Open Prisons' Land For BrahMos Aerospace

In a PIL pertaining to overcrowding of prisons across India, the Supreme Court today expressed that it will pass directions to ensure that the existing open correctional institutions (OCIs) are adequately utilized by states.The Court also allowed an application filed by the State of Kerala for allotment of 257 acres open prisons land, out of 457 acres, to BrahMos (180 acres), Sashastra Seema...

Can We Accept Your Speeches Won't Constitute 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA? Supreme Court Asks Sharjeel Imam

During the hearing of the bail pleas in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the Supreme Court questioned some of the speeches made by Sharjeel Imam, one of the accused in the case.The bench asked whether it can be said that those speeches will not constitute incitement and terrorist acts as per the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and...

Complete Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025 [Part-2]

BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023, (BSA) / INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872, (IEA)Section 6. Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conductSection 8 IEA - Circumstantial Evidence and Motive - In murder trials relying on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution must establish a complete chain of evidence that eliminates reasonable doubt, but proof of motive is not mandatory. A fact is...

'Remarkable Coincidence': Supreme Court On Data Regarding Public Contracts Awarded To Arunachal CM's Relatives

In a plea seeking CBI probe into work contracts awarded to Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu and/or his relatives' companies, the Supreme Court today expressed that the difference between the competing tenders for the works appeared to be miniscule and hinted at cartelization.The Court clarified that there was no inclination to order a CBI enquiry as on date and it would first like the State...

'Just & Fair Request': Supreme Court Asks ECI To Consider Further Extending Kerala SIR Deadline

The Supreme Court on Tuesday recommended to the Election Commission of India to further extend the deadline for the submission of enumeration forms in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the electoral rolls in Kerala, in view of the ongoing process for local body elections.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was informed by the Election Commission of India that...

Prosecutor Cannot Abandon Duty To Assist Court In Desire To Secure Conviction : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 1), while overturning the convictions of three individuals in a murder case, raised concerns about the conduct of public prosecutors, observing that they are expected to act independently and not function merely as a defence lawyer each time to secure convictions at all costs. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh heard the matter, where...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Statutory Rules For Criminal Prosecution Of Doctors In Medical Negligence Cases

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking statutory rules or executive instructions for criminal prosecution of medical practitioners in medical negligence cases.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Shadan Farasat (for petitioner).The PIL, filed by Sameeksha Foundation, avers that in Jacob...