Supreme Court Vacation Bench Seeks Compliance Report Tomorrow On Hospitalisation Of Farmers Leader Dallewal

The Supreme Court today (December 27) in unequivocal terms have stated that the Punjab Government must do everything in its capacity to ensure that law and order of the State is maintained while farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death since more than 20 days at the Khanauri border, is attended with immediate and adequate medical care. The Court has sought a...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments- Part 3 [51 to 75]

Part 1 can be read here. Part 2 can be read here. Part 4 can be read here.51. If Right To Speedy Trial Is Violated, Constitutional Courts Can Grant Bail Despite Statutory Restrictions : Supreme Court In UAPA CaseCase Title – Sheikh Javed Iqbal @ Ashfaq Ansari @ Javed Ansari v. State of Uttar Pradesh., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 486In a significant judgment granting bail to an undertrial prisoner...

Embarrassing Moments Of 2024 When Judges Sparked Controversies With Unthoughtful Comments

Sober, stoic and reticent to an extent- this is the cliched image which is often associated with judges. Judges are traditionally thought of as being socially and politically aloof, restrained in public utterances and interactions, with their judicial power manifesting only through the boldness of their judgments."Work like a horse and live like a hermit" -this is the adage which judges are expected to follow.Recently, Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court expressed disapproval of judges...

Supreme Court Yearly Digest 2024: Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Director of the company not responsible for its day-to-day affairs cannot be held liable for dishonour of cheque. (Para 10) Susela Padmavathy Amma v. Bharti Airtel Ltd., 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 237Section 138 – Maintainability of suit – Criminal law can be set in motion by anyone, even by a stranger or legal heir. A complaint under Section 138, preferred by the Power of Attorney Holder is...

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, Four Others In Recruitment Scam Case

The Calcutta High Court has denied bail to former education minister Partha Chatterjee and four others, namely Subiresh Bhattacharjee, Kalyanmoy Gangopadhyay, Ashok Saha and Shanti Prasad Sinha in the infamous cash-for-jobs recruitment scam.Earlier a division bench had delivered a split verdict on the bail applications of the petitioners.On this occasion Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty denied...

Calcutta High Court Grants Relief To NUJS VC, Upholds Dismissal Of Sexual Harassment Complaint

The Calcutta High Court has granted relief to the Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, in a case of sexual harassment filed by a faculty member. A division bench of Justices Harish Tandon and Prasenjit Biswas found no credible evidence to support the claims and upheld the Local Complaint Committee's (LCC) decision to dismiss the complaint, citing...

Arbitration Act: Important Judgments By Supreme Court In 2024

As the year 2024 nears its end, LiveLaw brings to you a summary of important Supreme Court judgments of the year rendered in connection with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The same are as follows:1. Arbitral Awards Cannot Be Modified Under Sections 34 & 37 Of Arbitration & Conciliation Act : Supreme CourtCase: S.V. Samudram v. State of Karnataka [2024 LiveLaw (SC) 14]In...

Conditions To Invoke S. 53A Transfer Of Property Act : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court recently observed that the transferee cannot claim protection under Section 53-A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (“TPA”) if he fails to prove the execution of a sale agreement based on which possession was claimed.The Court also explained the conditions to invoke Section 53A.The bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan was hearing the plea...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 16, 2024 To December 22, 2024

IndexCitationsNew India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Velu & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 998Ankush Vipan Kapoor v. National Investigation Agency, SLP(Crl) No. 2819/2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 999Irfan Akbani & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.| SLP(C) No. 26511/2019 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 1000Dushyant Mainali v. Diwan Singh Bora & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 1001X v. State of Uttar Pradesh &...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Chief Justices Of Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand High Courts

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Chief Justices of two High Courts – Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand High Court. While Justice G. Narendar has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, Justice GS Sandhawalia has been appointed as the Himachal Pradesh High Court's Chief Justice.On September 24, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended...

High Time Public Service Commissions Ensure Modern Indian Bureaucracy Draws The Best Talent : Justice PS Narasimha

Speaking at the Justice ES Venkataramiah Centennial Lecture 2024 on 'Reimagining Constitutional Institution: Efficiency, Integrity, and Accountability', Justice PS Narasimha expressed how rising litigation of service matters signalled the need to review the quality of selections in Public Services. He stressed that while the main objective of appointing Public Servants was for the betterment...

Wife Imposing Her Friends & Family At Husband's Residence Against His Will Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a wife imposing her friends and family on her husband by having them put up at his residence without his willingness would amount to cruelty.A division bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Uday Kumar held: The mother of the respondent (wife) would not have lived at the Kolaghat residence of the appellant (husband) if he extorted her pension or...