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Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On Consumer Law [Jan – Mar, 2023]
Amend Consumer Protection Rules on appointment process of commission members within 3 months: Supreme Court to Centre, States. In Re: Inaction of the Governments in appointing President and Members/Staff of Districts and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and inadequate infrastructure across India v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 201Consumer Commissions can't decide...
Reclaiming The Freedom Of Speech And Expression In An Orwellian Dystopia
The median age of this graduating class, I'm guessing, is 23. That would make "The Emergency" little more than a historical concept, a period heard or read about, but of no greater immediacy than the British Raj, the freedom struggle, Independence, or Partition. Born a quarter century after what was seen as the great aberration of 1975-1977, and coming of age in an era of...
National Green Tribunal Directs Union Government To Take A Call To Bring Slaughter Houses Under Environmental Clearance Regime, Sets 2 Months Deadline
The National Green Tribunal has directed the MoEF&CC to take a call within two months on the recommendations of the Expert Committee headed by Dr. S.R. Wate to include slaughterhouses and meat processing under Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006.The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Dr.A Senthil Vel further directed that, “…If...
Supreme Court Notifies Vacation Benches [Read About Composition of Vacation Benches]
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday notified the benches that will hear cases during the summer vacation commencing from Monday, May 22 to Sunday, July 2. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, in the exercise of his powers under the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, had directed that the top court will close for vacation later this month and reopen again in the first week of July. Notably, the annual...
Supreme Court Seeks Update From Centre On Sex Workers' Rehabilitation Bill
The Supreme Court on Thursday orally sought an update from the Centre on the status of a proposed bill on the prevention of trafficking, and the rehabilitation of sex workers. “Once that act is enacted, many of the aspects will be taken care of. We also know our limitations,” Justice Gavai remarked, during the hearing. A bench of Justices Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol...
Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Plea Seeking Ban On Convicted Persons From Forming Political Party Till August
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, deferred the hearing of the plea involving interpretation of Section 29A of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951 (RP Act) as to whether the Election Commission of India is empowered to de-recognise political parties formed by convicted persons. The petition seeks a ban on convicted persons from forming a political party and becoming a political office...
'Will Hear Only Aggrieved Person' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Challenging "Automatic Disqualification" Of MPs Upon Conviction
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition seeking to challenge the legality of Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Section 8(3) states that any person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years shall be disqualified as a Member of Parliament or a Member of a Legislative Assembly. The plea was filed by Aabha Muralidharan,...
“Law Of Wills”- Questions & Answers By Justice V Ramkumar [Part-IV]
Q. 16 The Senior Head of a religious endowment (Mutt) by a written deed nominates a Junior Head as his successor. Is it not open to the Senior Head to put an end to his nomination by another act or deed ? Ans. No. With the above nomination the Junior Head attained a “status” in presenti and the Senior Head cannot deal with his nomination as if it is a Will. (Vide...
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up (24th April to 30th April 2023)
With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest to keep our readers up to date with the latest legal developments in the Apex court of the country.Judgments/OrdersS.17 Registration Act | High Court Cannot Exercise Writ Jurisdiction To Alter Or Amend Registered Lease Deed: Supreme Court[Case Title: Gwalior Development Authority And...
Gauhati High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Congress Leader Srinivas BV, Warns Senior Lawyer For Comment On Judge’s Imminent Retirement
Observing that there is "no indication" in the case diary that the FIR is politically motivated and based on some false and concocted story, the Gauhati High Court dismissed Indian Youth Congress Chief Srinivas BV’s plea seeking quashing of an FIR accusing him of sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of an expelled party leader. The bench of Justice Ajit Borthakur said,“The nature...
Gauhati High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Youth Congress Chief Srinivas BV In Harassment Case
Observing that the “investigation is at its nascent stage”, the Gauhati High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Youth Congress Chief Srinivas BV in an FIR alleging sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of an expelled party leader.Justice Ajit Borthakur said that the statement of the alleged victim wherein she has implicated the accused with the alleged offences...
‘Treated Like Criminals’: Adult Sex Workers Not Allowed to Leave Protective Homes in Most States, Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme Court
Adult sex workers are being treated like criminals in most states and not being allowed to leave the protective homes under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act despite the Supreme Court’s directions to the contrary, amicus curiae and senior advocate Jayant Bhushan told the top court on Thursday. The senior counsel said:“Adult women wanting to leave cannot be held against their will...