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“Completely Misconceived”: Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Confer Article 142 Powers On High Courts
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 22) dismissed a plea seeking that High Courts be granted powers similar to those of the Supreme Court under Article 142 of the Constitution to pass any order necessary to do complete justice.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that the prayer made in the petition was misconceived and the power under Article 142 is conferred only on...
High Courts Must Check S. 313 CrPC/S.351 BNSS Compliance At Earliest To Avoid Acquittals: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (April 22) flagged concern about the acquittal of the accused in cases where the prosecution's vital evidence is not presented to the accused to afford him an opportunity to explain the allegations labelled against him.To address this legal defect, the Court recommended that High Courts must adopt a proactive approach by checking compliance of Section 313 Cr.P.C. at...
Supreme Court Issues Directions To Ensure Direct Bank Transfer Of Compensation To Road Accident Victims & Workmen
The Supreme Court has passed a set of directions to ensure that the compensation paid to claimants under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 or the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 are directly credited to their bank accounts.The Court passed these directions after noticing that huge amounts of compensation passed under these laws are lying unclaimed before Courts. Based on a letter received from...
SCBA Condemns BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's Remarks Against Judiciary, Expresses Hope That AG Sanctions Criminal Contempt
The Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association today (April 22) officially condemned the remarks made by Member of Parliament, Nishikant Dubey, against the judiciary and CJI Sanjiv Khanna and expressed hope that formal proceedings of criminal contempt are allowed by the Attorney General against Dubey. In a resolution passed by the SCBA, Dubey's...
Muslim Member Of State Bar Council Can't Continue In Waqf Board After End Of Term In Bar Council : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a person appointed as a member of the State Waqf Board by virtue of being a Muslim member of a State Bar Council can no longer continue to be a member of the State Waqf Board after he ceased to be a member of the Bar Council.As per Section 14 of the Waqf Act(before the 2025 amendment), a Muslim member of the Bar Council of a State/UT can be appointed as a member of...
Supreme Court Upholds Hospital's Vicarious Liability For Doctor's Negligence
The Supreme Court today (April 22) upheld the NCDRC's finding of the hospital being vicariously liable for the medical negligence of the doctor, which caused the death of a patient. The NCDRC imposed a total compensation of ₹20 lakhs (₹15 lakhs on the hospital and ₹5 lakhs on the doctor), leading to an appeal before the Supreme Court by the Hospital. Affirming the NCDRC's findings,...
After Delhi HC Slams 'Sharbat-Jihad' Remarks, Baba Ramdev Agrees To Take Down Video Against Rooh Afza
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday informed Delhi High Court that all the advertisements, whether print or videos, against Hamdard National Foundation India's Rooh Afza product will be taken down.Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar representing Ramdev and Patanjali Foods Limited made the submission before Justice Amit Bansal. The Court was hearing Hamdard's suit against Patanjali and Ramdev over...
RFCTLARR Act | Market Value Of Acquired Land Must Be Determined Based On Date Of Section 11 Notification : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 21) ruled that the market value of the land acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (“2013 Act”) should be determined from the date on which the acquisition notification is issued under Section 11. Holding thus, the bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan...
'Shocks Conscience': Delhi High Court On Baba Ramdev's 'Sharbat Jihad' Remark Against Hamdard Roohafza
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday orally remarked that Baba Ramdev's “Sharbat Jihad” remark against Hamdard's Rooh Afza shocked its conscience and was indefensible.“It shocks the conscience of the Court. This is indefensible,” Justice Amit Bansal said while hearing Hamdard's suit against Ramdev.Earlier this month, Ramdev, while promoting Patanjali's rose sharbat, claimed that the...
Nishikant Dubey's Remarks : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Removal Of Social Media Content Derogatory To Judiciary
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider next week a plea seeking directions to remove social media posts/videos doing rounds on the internet since BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks against the Court and CJI Sanjiv Khanna, which were "derogatory and contemptuous" towards the judiciary. The petitioner's counsel, Advocate Narender Mishra, mentioned the matter before a Justice BR...