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Disciplinary Proceedings Cannot Be Continued Beyond Time Limit Set By Courts Without Seeking Extension : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (April 23) held that when a fixed time is stipulated by a Tribunal or Court to conclude the disciplinary proceedings, continuation of such proceedings beyond that time could be illegal if no bona fide attempt is made to seek extension of time.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra also stated that if the Tribunal/Court fixes a time with a rider...
Probation Of Offenders Act | No Discretion To Deny Release Of Convict On Probation When Conditions Are Met : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court noted that when the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act (“Act”) apply to a convict's release, the court has no discretion to disregard the possibility of granting probation. “Summing up the legal position, it can be said that while an offender cannot seek an order for grant of probation as a matter of right but having noticed the object that the...
Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakhs Costs On Lawyer For Filing Frivolous Petition
The Supreme Court on April 22 came down heavily on a lawyer who continuously filed a frivolous petition and imposed costs of Rs. 5 Lakhs on him as a penalty. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta expressed displeasure at the constant misuse of the legal process by the petitioner in person, who also happened to be a lawyer and filed an Article 32 writ petition before...
Defendant Set Ex-Parte Can't Produce Evidence; Has Only Limited Right Of Cross-Examining Plaintiff : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that once a defendant is set ex parte, they are not entitled to present evidence in their defence; their only available recourse is to cross-examine the plaintiff's witness in an attempt to disprove the plaintiff's case. While reiterating that a defendant set ex-parte cannot lead evidence in their defence, the Court clarified that if a legal issue is raised in the...
Artificial Intelligence Has Very Serious Biases, We Must Remind Ourselves It's A Man-Made Machine: Justice Surya Kant
During a hearing pertaining to the Krishna River water dispute, Supreme Court judge-Justice Surya Kant today expressed that artificial intelligence has very serious biases.The hearing witnessed Justice Kant strike conversation with Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta on a lighter note about the use of laptops. When the senior counsel suggested that with the aid of AI technology, the Court can...
Resign As Minister Or Bail Will Be Cancelled; Choose Between Post & Freedom : Supreme Court Tells Senthil Balaji
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 9) warned Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji that the bail granted to him in the money laundering case over the 'cash-for-jobs' scam would be cancelled if he did not resign from the Ministership.The Court asked Balaji to make a choice between his Minister post and liberty, and gave him time till next Monday to decide. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S...
'Prima Facie Hate Speech': Madras HC Initiates Suo Motu Proceedings Against Minister Ponmudi For Comments On Saivism, Vaishnavism & Women
The Madras High Court on Wednesday (April 23) initiated suo motu proceedings against Tamil Nadu Minister Ponmudi for his recent remarks on Vaishnavism and Saivism. Justice Anand Venkatesh directed the Registry to initiate suo motu writ proceedings against the Minister and place the matter before the Chief Justice for further actions. The court opined that the speech made by the Minister...
'Affront To Values Of Humanity' : Supreme Court Condemns Pahalgam Terrorist Attack
The Supreme Court condemned the terrorist attack which took place in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, yesterday, which reportedly killed 26 persons, all tourists except one local native. The Court expressed its deep anguish at the "cowardly terrorist attack".A resolution passed by the Full Court condemned the act as "an affront to the values of humanity."The Court in its resolution stated...
CLAT UG 2025: Delhi High Court Accepts Few Objections To Answer Key, Directs Consortium Of NLUs To Revise Merit List
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) to republish and renotify within four weeks the final list of selected candidates who gave the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) UG examination 2025.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela decided a batch of petitions challenging the results of...
SARFAESI Act | Appeal Against Every DRT Order Doesn't Require Pre-Deposit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently expressed a prima facie view that appeals filed against procedural orders of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) do not require pre-deposit as per Section 18 (appeal to the appellate tribunal) of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act).The present appeal arises from the Bombay High...