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'No Guarantee You'll Come Back' : Supreme Court Rejects Indrani Mukerjea's Plea To Travel Abroad, Expedites Sheena Bora Murder Case Trial
The Supreme Court today(February 12) refused the plea of Indrani Mukerjea, accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, to travel abroad while the trial is pending. The Court also directed the expedition of the trial and complete it within one year. Mukerjea has been accused of murdering her daughter Sheena Bora. She was granted bail in 2022 by the Supreme Court on grounds that she has been in...
Supreme Court Quashes Appointment Of Chairperson Of National Commission For Homeopathy
The Supreme Court today(February 12) allowed a civil appeal challenging the appointment of Dr. Anil Khurana as the chairperson of the National Commission for Homoeopathy.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan held that the appointment was not in accordance with the law and directed Dr. Khurana to leave the office within a week. Officially, Dr. Khurana has 6 months to demit...
Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Flags Conflicting Judgments On Whether Scheme Prevalent On Date Of Death Or Date Of Consideration Applies
The Supreme Court, while deciding a civil appeal concerning compassionate appointment, observed that the issue of whether an applicable scheme should be the one in effect during the time of death or when the application for such appointment was considered, continues to be in a grey area. In brief, the respondent's father was working for the Canara bank and passed away in the year 2001,...
No Rigid Rule That Convict Should Undergo Half Of Sentence For Bail At Appellate Stage : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that to suspend sentence during the pendency of appeal, a rigid rule cannot be applied that the convict must have undergone half of the substantive sentence. If a case for grant of relief is otherwise made on merits, the appellate court can grant bail or suspend sentence.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan made this...
Desilting Of Yamuna Riverbed : Supreme Court Summons UP Jal Nigam Official To Explain Non-Compliance With Directions
Dealing with the MC Mehta case pertaining to environmental issues in the Taj Trapezium Zone, the Supreme Court today summoned Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam's topmost official - its Managing Director - to answer non-compliance with the Court's directions of November, 2024 relating inter-alia to taking of interim measures.The concerned Managing Director (an IAS officer) has been asked to appear on...
Supreme Court Imposes Cost On States For Failure To Report Compliance With Order Directing Implementation Of POSH Act
The Supreme Court today (February 11) imposed Rs.5,000 as a cost on the States for failing to comply with the December 3, 2024 order in which comprehensive directions were passed for the effective compliance of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act).The order particularly emphasised "decentralising" the POSH Act to take on...
1-Year LL.M. | Supreme Court Asks BCI To Hold Stakeholder Meeting On Concerns About 1-Year Teaching Requirement To Accept 1-Yr LL.M
In the pleas challenging Bar Council of India's decision(later rescinded) to scrap one-year LL.M. programme and derecognize foreign LL.M. degrees, the Supreme Court today suggested that a meeting of all stakeholders be convened to work towards resolution of issues - including the requirement of 1 year teaching experience for 1-year LL.M. degree holders in order for their LL.M. to...
Rule To List Bail Pleas From Same FIR Before Same Bench Won't Apply If Judge's Roster Changes : Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court recently clarified its earlier judgments which mandated that bail applications arising out of the same FIR should be placed before the same bench/judge, taking note of the practical difficulties which arise after roster changes.If the judge who dealt with the earlier bail application becomes a part of a division bench after a roster change, then the subsequent bail...
Mention Of S.307 IPC In FIR Doesn't Bar Quashing Of Case On Settlement If Offence Isn't Made Out From Allegations : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (February 11) observed that mere mentioning of the non-compoundable offence in an FIR does not bar the High Court from quashing the case based on a compromise, if upon closer scrutiny, the facts do not support the charge. Citing factors such as the nature of the offense, the severity of injuries, the conduct of the accused, and the impact of crime on society, the...
Trial Of Engineer Rashid MP Can Continue In Special NIA Court Instead Of MP/MLA Court : Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 11) clarified that trial of Engineer Rashid MP can proceed before the Special NIA Court instead of the Special Court for MPs/MLAs.The clarification was made in the case where directions were issued for setting up Special Courts for the trials of Members of Parliament/Members of the Legislative Assembly (MPs/MLAs).The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta...
Compassionate Appointment To Be Granted Only In “Hand-to-Mouth” Cases, Not Due To Mere Fall In Life Standard : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, while determining a case related to compassionate appointment, observed that such appointment should be granted only in “hand-to-mouth” cases, provided that all the other conditions are fulfilled. Explaining, the Court said that such situations would include a family 'below the poverty line' and struggling to pay basic expenses.“It is only in “hand-to-mouth”...
Don't Delete Data On EVMs Pending Verifications, Reduce Cost For Seeking Verification: Supreme Court Tells ECI
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 11) sought the reply of the Election Commission to an application filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) seeking directions to the ECI to allow verification of the burnt memory and Symbol Loading Units of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).The Court also told the ECI to not erase or reload the data in the EVMs while carrying out...