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Supreme Court Asks Akali Leader Bikram Singh Majithia To Appear Before Punjab Police For Investigation In Drugs Case
The Supreme Court today(March 4) passed an interim order directing Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia to appear before the Punjab Police on March 17 for interrogation in a drugs case.A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Aravind Kumar was hearing an appeal filed by the Punjab Police against the order of the High Court granting regular bail to Majithia. "The authorities...
'We Don't Have Judges, Courts Overburdened' : Supreme Court Flags Rising Vacancies In District Judiciary
The Supreme Court today(March 4) expressed concerns about the vacancy of judges in the District Judiciary, which results in delay in trials in Special Courts created for POCSO Act offences.The Court lamented that even though Special Courts were created, they are now overburdened due to the lack of judges. Hence, the various directions passed by the Supreme Court to expedite trials are...
'Hangman's Noose Be Taken Off, Let Him Be In Prison Till End' : Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Father Who Killed Children
Citing factors such as lack of criminal antecedents and other mitigating circumstances, the Supreme Court recently commuted the death sentence of a man accused of killing his two minor children to life imprisonment without remission. The Court reaffirmed the principle that the death sentence should be awarded in “rarest of rare” cases after a thorough consideration of mitigating...
Supreme Court Stays Recruitment Process Of Judicial Magistrates In Gujarat Without Minimum Practice Condition
The Supreme Court today(March 3) stayed the recruitment process of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class (JMFC), Civil Judge-Junior Division, in Gujarat. The Court expressed dissatisfaction with the Gujarat High Court allowing the recruitment process to proceed without any requirement of minimum number of years of practice as a lawyer. It pertains to recruitment through an advertisement...
NMC Approaches Supreme Court Against HC's Interim Order Increasing Seats In Private Medical College
The Supreme Court yesterday (February 3) issued notice in a plea by the National Medical Commission against the order of Rajasthan High Court which declined to interfere in the increase of medical seats from 50 to 100 at the JIET Medical College, Jodhpur.The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh was hearing the challenge to the Rajasthan High Court order of division bench which...
Calling Someone "Miyan-Tiyan” & “Pakistani" In Poor Taste But Doesn't Amount To Offence Of Hurting Religious Sentiments : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that calling a man "Miyan-Tiyan" and "Pakistani" would be in poor taste, but would not amount to an offence of hurting his religious sentiment.Discharging a person of the charge under Section 298 of the Indian Penal Code(Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings), the Court said :"The appellant is accused of hurting the religious...
Supreme Court Castigates Lawyer For Threatening Suicide If Adverse Order Was Passed, Seeks Written Apology
The Supreme Court on Monday(March 3) warned a lawyer for threatening to commit suicide during a hearing on his petition seeking to quash a criminal complaint against him filed by another lawyer.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed shock at the lawyer's conduct and recorded its disapproval of the lawyer's conduct, stating, “Today in the morning when the...
'Hard To Believe Highly Qualified Woman Allowed Man To Sexually Exploit Her For 16 Years On Marriage Promise' : Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case
"The prolonged period of 16 years during which the sexual relations continued unabatedly between the parties, is sufficient to conclude that there was never an element of force or deceit in the relationship.”
Four Key Issues Which The Bar Must Discuss : CJI Sanjiv Khanna Highlights
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna recently encouraged the legal professionals to keep the democractic spirit of the Indian Bar alive with the art of curiosity. Justice Khanna ,who was invited as the Guest Honour for the Grand Finale of AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz, delivered his address through his law clerk at the event due to sudden illness. In his message to...