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Only Bombay HC Should Hear Cases Related To New Bombay HC Land : Supreme Court Transfers Cases From Other Courts
In the suo moto case involving the issue of additional land allotment for Bombay High Court's new complex, the Supreme Court was informed today that out of an area of 4.09 acres, which was to be handed over by March 31, 1.94 acres has been handed over and the remaining (2.15 acres) shall be transferred by April 30.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih heard the matter and posted it to...
Singapore's Supreme Court Sets Aside Award By Tribunal Presided Over By Ex-CJI Dipak Mishra Upon Finding Almost 50% Copy-Pasted Content
The Supreme Court of Singapore has set aside an arbitral award passed by a tribunal presided over by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra upon finding that almost half of the contents of the award were verbatim 'copy-pasted' from earlier awards passed by the same presiding arbitrator.A bench comprising of Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Justice Steven Chong held:"...New arguments...
PC Act | Preliminary Enquiry Can Be Dispensed With If FIR Is Based On Detailed Source Report Submitted To SP : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that a preliminary inquiry is not a mandatory prerequisite under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”) for initiating a corruption case against a public servant. It added that a case against the public servant cannot be quashed solely on the ground that no preliminary inquiry had been conducted before the registration of the FIR. “To sum up,...
Minor Victim's Mother Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Allahabad HC's Controversial Ruling On Rape Attempt
The Allahabad High Court's controversial ruling - which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of attempt to rape - has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the mother of the victim girl.Earlier, the Supreme Court had suo motu stayed the High Court's decision - which caused...
'Why Should Advocate Be Spared For Wrongdoing? You Are Pressuring Us Not To Pass Orders' : Supreme Court To Bar Members
The Supreme Court today(April 9) orally remarked that the members of the Supreme Court bar were trying to protect an Advocate-on-Record (AOR) who had filed a second Special Leave Petition to circumvent an earlier order of the Court for the surrender of the petitioner within 2 weeks. While taking the affidavit of the AOR on record in which an unconditional apology has been tendered, the...
Prosecution Must Disprove Accused's Plea Of Alibi Before Convicting Based On 'Last Seen' Theory : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the mere fact that the husband and wife were last seen together in their shared home does not, by itself, justify convicting the husband for the alleged murder if he raises a plea of alibi and the prosecution fails to effectively disprove it. Holding thus, the bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran set aside the husband's conviction for his...
Insurer Can 'Pay & Recover' If Driver Of Vehicle Meant To Carry Hazardous Substance Didn't Have Endorsement U/R 9 CMV Rules : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) ruled that an endorsement under Rule 9 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 is mandatory in the driving license for driving a vehicle carrying any dangerous or hazardous goods. Rule 9 mandates specialized training (including defensive driving, emergency handling, and product safety) and an endorsement for drivers of vehicles carrying hazardous...
If ED Claims To Have Fundamental Rights, It Should Worry About Fundamental Rights Of Others Too: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) questioned the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for filing a writ petition seeking transfer of the corruption case (predicate offence) arising out of the 2015 Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam out of Chhattisgarh.Under Article 32, a writ petition can be filed before the Supreme Court by individuals for the enforcement of their fundamental rights.Justice Oka...
'Singles Out Muslim Endowments For Govt Intrusion' : RJD MP Manoj Jha Approaches Supreme Court Against Waqf Amendment Act 2025
Two Members of Parliament from Rashtriya Janta Dal, representing the State of Bihar, Dr Manoj Kumar Jha and Faiyaz Ahmad, have filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on grounds of violation of Articles 1, 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 300A of the Constitution.The Petitioners contend that these amendments fundamentally weaken the...
Supreme Court Calls Fresh Report From Union, Bihar Govts On Steps Taken To Remove Illegal Encroachments From Ganga River Banks
In a matter pertaining to illegal encroachments on Ganga River banks, the Supreme Court recently called for a report from the Union government and the Bihar government detailing the current position of encroachments as well as the steps taken to remove them.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan passed the order, stating,"We would like to know what steps have been taken by...