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Southern States' Votes Could Become 'Of Little Value' After Population Based Delimitation: Justice KM Joseph
Former Supreme Court judge Justice K.M. Joseph recently raised concerns over the delimitation exercise that is expected to follow a fresh census, warning that a population-based redistribution of parliamentary seats could reduce the relative value of votes in southern States.Justice Joseph raised the issue while discussing the principle of “consent of the governed” underlying the...
'Industry' Definition : No Clear Majority Emerges From Supreme Court Judgment, Only 4 Out Of 9 Judges Back New Test
The verdict has a 4-4-1 outcome regarding the correctness of the 1978 judgment in the Bangalore Water Supply case.
'Homemakers' Rights, Protection For Live-Ins, Blackmoney Curbs' : Activist Judgments Of Justice Sanjay Karol
Supreme Court Judge Justice Sanjay Karol demitted office on August 22 after more than three-and-a-half years at the Supreme Court and over 19 years as a judge of the constitutional courts. Justice Karol leaves behind a body of judgments that frequently travelled beyond the immediate dispute before the Court. A recurring feature of his judicial work has been the willingness to treat an...
Judges Are Not Gods; Won't Get Every Judgment Right : Justice Sanjay Karol In Farewell Speech
Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Karol, on his last working day, said judges are not gods and must recognise the limits of their own judgment while ensuring that they see the person behind every case and not merely the petition before them.“We, as judges, are not gods. I only speak about myself. And we will not get every judgment right. What was always in our hands was simpler – to see...
'Shocking Pendency' Of Criminal Appeals In Jharkhand High Court: Supreme Court Flags 44-Year Delay in Murder Case
The Supreme Court has flagged the “shocking pendency” of criminal appeals before the Jharkhand High Court after a murder case arising from a 1981 incident remained in the judicial system for nearly 44 years.A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran, while hearing an appeal filed by on Simon Soren against the Jharkhand High Court's 2024 judgment convicting him in...
Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Order Holding 'Art Of Living' Liable For Yamuna Riverplain Damage; Directs Rs 5 Crore Refund
The Supreme Court today(August 22) set aside an order of the National Green Tribunal, which directed Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living International Centre to pay Rs. 5 crore for the damage caused to the river Yamuna floodplains due to its World Culture Festival organised by Vyakti Vikas Kendra in March 2016.A bench comprising Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice NK Singh, allowed...
Supreme Court Suggests Professional Bondspersons, Dedicated District Staff For Surety Verification
The Supreme Court recently suggested several measures to reform the system of surety verification, including introducing professional bail bondspersons, creating dedicated personnel in district courts for verification of sureties and developing a nationwide Surety Information Management System (SIMS).A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih made the suggestions...
Manan Kumar Mishra's Resignation Sought At BCI General Council Meeting
A demand for the resignation of Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra was formally raised during a General Council meeting held at the BCI office today.BCI member Manoj Kumar Narendran, from Kerala, called for Mishra's resignation during the meeting, making the demand directly before the General Council. His demand received support from another BCI member from Uttar...
Mere Mutation In Revenue Records Cannot Extinguish One's Title In Property: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 20) reiterated that a revenue record entry neither creates nor extinguishes title to immovable property. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih heard a case in which title rights in a joint family property were declared extinguished because of a subsequent entry in the revenue records in the name of another person. The...
Multiplier Method Under Motor Vehicles Act Cannot Be Applied To Electrocution Death Cases : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently clarified that the multiplier method used in computing compensation in motor accident claim cases cannot be applied for computing compensation in electrocution death cases. “…the multiplier method cannot be applied to determine compensation in cases of electrocution. Since the calculation paradigm as provided for in connection with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988...
