'Bank Should Remain Vigilant' : Supreme Court Holds SBI Liable To Refund Amount To Customer Who Reported Fraudulent Transaction

The Supreme Court recently observed that banks cannot shy away from the responsibility to safeguard their customers from unauthorized transactions reported from their accounts. The Court added that it expects the account holders to also remain extremely vigilant and to see that the O.T.Ps. generated are not shared with any third party. The Court upheld the State Bank of India's...

CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recuses From Hearing Pleas Relating To Indian Olympic Association & All India Football Federation

Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna today (January 6) recused from hearing a batch of pleas relating to the proposals of draft constitutions of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and All India Football Federation (AIFF). The CJI cited that he had earlier heard one of the matters as a High Court Judge in Delhi. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing...

Supreme Court Seeks Data From Union On Tribunal Vacancies, Suggests Circuit Benches For AFT

The Supreme Court today asked the Union of India to collate and furnish data on the status of appointments and selection process of judicial/technical/accounting/administrative members of Tribunals across the country.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order in a public interest litigation initiated by the Madras Bar Association, which was listed alongwith a...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 30, 2024 To January 05, 2025

IndexCitationsUnion of India & Ors. v. NM Raut & Ors., SLP (C) No. 8015 of 2022 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 1040Shri Mukund Bhavan Trust and Ors v. Shrimant Chhatrapati Udayan Raje Pratapsinh Maharaj Bhonsle and Another, Arising out of SLP (C) No.18977 of 2016) 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 1041Sugirtha v. Gowtham, SLP (C) No. 18240 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 1042Abdul Rejak Laskar v. Mafizur Rahman &...

S. 63(c) Indian Succession Act | Unprivileged Will Executable If Attesting Witness Sees Testator Signing Or Affixing Mark On Will : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that 'Unprivileged Will' is deemed to be executable under Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (“Act”) when the attesting witnesses have witnessed the Will's testator signing or affixing their mark on the Will. Section 63 of the Act outlines the procedural requirements for executing unprivileged Wills. Sub-section (c) requires that: (i) two or...

Protesting Farmers Are Meeting Justice Nawab Singh Committee Today, Punjab Govt Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (January 6) adjourned the hearing of the farmers' protest matter after being informed by the State of Punjab that the protesting farmers have been persuaded to meet Justice (Retired) Nawab Singh, the Chairperson of the High-Powered Committee constituted to negotiate with the protesters.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the State of Punjab, informed a bench...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024- Code Of Civil Procedure (CPC)

SUPREME COURT ANNUAL DIGEST 2024 - CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908Section 9 and Order 7 Rule 1 - Jurisdictional Fact and Maintainability of Suit - The issue of maintainability of a suit pertains to the jurisdiction of the trial court and strikes at the root of the proceedings under Order VII Rule 1, CPC. A suit barred by law renders the trial court incompetent to entertain it. Even if a case is...

Know The Law | Why Police Require Magistrate's Approval To Investigate Non-Cognizable Offences? Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court (on January 02) stated that police could immediately investigate serious crimes classified as cognizable after receiving information. In contrast, non-serious or non-cognizable offences can only be investigated after an order of magistrate. The Bench of Justices B. V. Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh explained that when it comes to non-cognizable offences,...

Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Goa MLA Jit Vinayak Arolkar

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 6) quashed a cheating case against Goa MLA Jit Vinayak Arolkar concerning alleged lang grabbing and fraudulent sale of property by ArolkarA bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan allowed the appeal filed by Arolkar against Bombay High Court's decision to dismiss a petition filed by Arolkar seeking the quashing of the cheating case."In this...

Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Filed Against CCI Probe Into Amazon-Flipkart To Karnataka HC

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 6) transferred to the Karnataka High Court multiple writ petitions pending in various High Courts challenging the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) probe into alleged anti-competitive practices by Amazon and Flipkart-associated sellers.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in a transfer petition filed by the...

Know The Law | Supreme Court Explains Doctrine of Relation Back In Hindu Succession & Adoption Laws

Applicable to various branches of civil law, the 'Doctrine of Relation Back' refers to a principle that creates a legal fiction where certain acts or rights are allowed to take effect retroactively from an earlier date than the actual date of occurrence. Because the rights came to be enforceable from an earlier date, thus the doctrine saves the person from the prejudice suffered between...

Plea Filed Seeking Vacation Of Supreme Court's Stay On Registration Of New Suits & Passing Survey Orders Over Mandir-Masjid Disputes

Applications have been filed before the Supreme Court seeking vacation of the stay on registration of fresh suits against places of worship as well as surveys of the religious sites in pending mandir-masjid suits.It may be recalled that on December 12, the Supreme Court ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship till further orders from it. It...