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Right To Information (RTI) Act: All India Annual Digest 2024
SUPREME COURTSection 12(4) – Validity of Central Information Commission (Management) Regulations, 2007 framed by the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) under Section 12(4) of the RTI Act – Powers of the CIC – Held, the use of the words “superintendence, direction and management” in Sections 12(4) of the RTI Act clearly provides the CIC an ambit of power wide enough to frame its...
26 Principles Relating To Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Explains
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court (bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice PK Mishra) summarised the principles relating to compassionate appointment.a) Appointment on compassionate ground, which is offered on humanitarian grounds, is an exception to the rule of equality in the matter of public employment [see General Manager, State Bank of India v Anju Jain (2008) 8 SCC...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 | Specific Relief Act, 1963
Section 16 - Whether the defendants were entitled to protection under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, based on an unregistered sale agreement - Whether the concurrent findings of the Trial Court, First Appellate Court, and High Court were perverse or erroneous. Held, the Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition, affirming the judgments of the High Court,...
Marks Of Other Candidates In Public Examination Can Be Disclosed Under RTI In Public Interest: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently upheld an order of the Bombay High Court, wherein it was observed that a request to disclose the marks obtained by other candidates in a public examination under the Right to Information Act, 2005, in the public interest, cannot be declined. By an order dated November 11, 2024, passed in a writ petition, the High Court allowed Respondent's plea seeking disclosure...
There's An Element Of Truth In Allegation That Courts Aren't Granting Bail In Deserving Cases : Justice Abhay S Oka
Justice Abhay Oka, Judge of the Supreme Court, said that there was an element of truth in the public criticism that the Courts are not granting bail to deserving persons.Talking about the issue of granting bail, Justice Oka remarked that bail hearing was earlier simple but now the culture of "reply, rejoinder, sur-rejoinder" introduced in bail jurisprudence, is consuming time. He stated...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 | Transfer of Property Act, 1882
Section 54 - Ownership of an immovable property does not get transferred until the sale deed is registered. Mere transfer of possession and payment of consideration will not transfer ownership, unless the sale deed is registered. Sanjay Sharma v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd; 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 1054Section 54 - In the case concerning the auction sale of a property conducted under the SARFAESI Act,...
Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations
Live Law brings to you interesting questions on recent important Supreme Court Judgments for judicial services and other law competitive examinations. Here are the ten most important questions :Q 1. Under Article 22(1) of the Indian Constitution, what constitutes proper compliance with the requirement to inform an arrested person of the grounds of their arrest?A) Informing the arrestee's...
Filing Of Fresh Bail Application After Rejection Of Earlier Bail Plea Or Cancellation Of Bail Is A Matter Of Right : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a High Court cannot dismiss a bail application solely on the ground that the Apex Court had not permitted the filing of a fresh application.The Court reiterated that the filing of a fresh bail application, after the dismissal of an earlier bail application or the cancellation of the bail granted, was a right."Filing of a fresh bail application, once an...
'High Fees, Without Substantial Relief' : Supreme Court Says Exorbitant Litigation Cost Must Not Hinder Access To Justice
In a recent order, the Supreme Court raised concerns about the rising cost of litigation, which prevented persons without adequate financial means from accessing justice.Saying that the legal profession, once regarded as a service-oriented profession, has now fallen prey to "rapid commercialization and competition", the Court voiced its concerns that justice is becoming unaffordable for...
Supreme Court Directs States To Implement Amicus Suggestions On E-Prisons Project
The Supreme Court recently directed the State Governments to take steps for the implementation of the suggestions submitted by amicus curiae Devansh A. Mohta on the e-prison project and file a report within 1 month in this regard.The suggestions submitted pertain to the following: (i) Publication of PTN(pre-trial number); (ii) Collation of CNR (case number record) and PID/Jail ID; (iii)...