When CM Walks Into ED Inquiry, It's Not Centre v State Dispute: Supreme Court On ED Plea Against Mamata Banerjee

The Court commented that precedents would not have conceived of a situation where a Chief Minister would walk into the office of a central agency.

Probate Liable To Be Revoked For Non-Impleadment Of Necessary Parties, Suppression Of Facts: Supreme Court

All interested parties must be impleaded and notified in probate proceedings, the Court said.

WB Polls | Calcutta High Court Questions Need For ECI Order To Arrest 'Troublemakers' When Law Already Covers Offences, Reserves Verdict

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (April 22) orally asked the Election Commission of India the need for it to direct arrest of "trouble makers" ahead of West Bengal polls, when there are laws in place governing such offences along with statutory authorities who are duty bound to carry out the law. The court posed the query to the poll body while hearing a PIL alleging that the ECI...

Prosthetic Limb Costs Must Also Be Compensated To Restore Accident Victims To Dignified Life: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that compensation awarded to motor accident victims must include the cost of prosthetic limbs and their maintenance, emphasizing that such devices are essential to restoring mobility, confidence, and dignity to amputees.Observing that a prosthetic limb is integral to the life of a person who has lost a limb, the Court underscored that compensation must aim to place...

Maintenance Can't Be Demanded From Man If DNA Test Shows He's Not Child's Father : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that when a DNA test conclusively establishes that a man is not the biological father of a child, he cannot be directed to pay maintenance, even though the child was born during the subsistence of marriage.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh dismissed an appeal filed by a mother challenging the denial of maintenance to her...

SDO Has No Power To Alter Land Classification Under UP Zamindari Abolition And Land Reforms Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today held that under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, a Sub-Divisional Officer has no authority to change the classification of land recorded as public utility land so as to enable grant of bhumidhari rights.“Even otherwise, the Abolition Act, does not confer any authority upon the Sub-Divisional Officer to alter the category of land so as...

High Court Cannot Decide Appeal Lying Before A Statutory Appellate Authority Merely Because Of Delay: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that High Courts cannot assume the role of statutory appellate authorities merely because proceedings are delayed while setting aside orders of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which had directly decided a mutation dispute instead of allowing the statutory appeal to be adjudicated.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Vipul M Pancholi said that once a...

Law Clerk Exam Result Discrepancy To Be Rectified Within 72 Hours: Supreme Court Recruitment Cell

After candidates flagged discrepancies in Part-I marks of the Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate examination, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that the evaluating agency has admitted an error in evaluation of the Part-I paper and has sought 72 hours to rectify it.The notice issued by the Recruitment Cell states, “The Agency entrusted with the conduct of the Law Clerks' Examination has...

Sabarimala Reference | Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 7]

Today is the seventh day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Reports from Day 1 Hearing are...

Many Judges Would Have To Recuse If Children Being Central Govt Counsel Is Accepted As Ground Of Bias: Delhi High Court

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma made this observation rejecting Arvind Kejriwal's recusal application.

'Look-Out Circular Not Confidential, Why Can't Accused Be Intimated?': Supreme Court Asks CBI; Calls For Standard Operating Procedure

The issue concerns a person's right to movement, J Sandeep Mehta observed.

'Jail Shouldn't Dilute Rights Of Prisoners With Disabilities': Supreme Entrusts Oversight To High-Powered Committee

The Supreme Court on April 21 referred certain issues related to prisoners with disabilities to the High Powered Committee constituted in Suhas Chakma case for effective redressal of the prisoners' concerns. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the judgment, having regard to the need for an "effective, structured, and uniform mechanism" to address the issues raised in...