Mere Harassment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court Discharges Husband In Wife's Suicide Case

Mere harassment is not sufficient to hold an accused guilty of abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, held the Supreme Court while discharging a husband in a case related to the suicide of his wife."Mere allegations of harassment are not enough unless the accused's actions were so compelling that the victim perceived no alternative but to take their own life.Such...

Ex-Haryana Minister Moves Supreme Court For Verification And Checking Of EVMs Used In Haryana Polls

Former Haryana Cabinet Minister and 5-time MLA Karan Singh Dalal has approached the Supreme Court seeking verification and checking of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recent Haryana Assembly Elections. The petition filed by Dalal, alongwith Lakhan Kumar Singla (a candidate in the Haryana polls), seeks directions to the Election Commission of India to lay down a...

S. 197 CrPC | Sanction For Prosecution Needed When Alleged Offence Was Connected To Discharge Of Official Duties : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently quashed a criminal case and summoning order against a District Town Planner, ruling that no prior sanction under Section 197 of the Cr.P.C. was obtained for prosecuting her demolition actions, which were part of her official duties carried out under senior's instructions. “we observe that the first respondent herein ought to have sought sanction for prosecution...

Judges Should Not Go To Facebook At All, Can't Comment On Judgments : Justice BV Nagarathna

"There is no place for flamboyance amongst judges," Justice Nagarathna said.

Preventive Detention A Harsh Measure, Permissible Only When 'Public Order' Disturbed : Supreme Court

In the judgment, the Court explained the difference between "public order" and "law and order".

WB Teacher Recruitment Scam | Will See If Entire Selection Be Cancelled Or Identify Wrong Appointments, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (December 12) adjourned to next Thursday the batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's order which set aside the appointments in over 24,000 teaching and non-teaching posts in government schools.The bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was scheduled to hear the matter concerning the appointments made by the West Bengal School Selection Commission...

Delhi Air Pollution | Supreme Court Directs GRAP Stage-II With Certain GRAP-III Measures In Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to continue the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-II restrictions in Delhi along with certain measures from GRAP III such as water sprinkling, mechanized road sweeping, enhancing public transport and restricting entry of interstate buses.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and...

[LIVE NOW] Justice V. Ramkumar To Deliver Lecture On 'Charge, Discharge, And Framing Of Charges' For Judicial Aspirants

LiveLaw Academy is organisinga a Lecture For Judicial Aspirants on 'Charge, Discharge And Framing of Charges'The lecture will be delievered By Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala; Patron And Chief Mentor, LiveLaw Academy)Date: Decemebr 12th, 2024Live on Youtube at 5 PMClick the link to join:...

'No Stay On Bar Association Elections', Supreme Court Reiterates; Asks DHCBA To Resolve Issue Of Women Reservation Amicably By Next Week

Hearing the pleas seeking reservation for women lawyers in Delhi Bar bodies, the Supreme Court today reiterated that no stay has been imposed on the elections of Bar Associations across the country (High Court or District). In the context of Delhi High Court Bar Association, the Court asked DHCBA President Mohit Mathur to see that the issue of women reservation is resolved "immediately...

Supreme Court Stops Registration Of New Suits Against Places Of Worship, Bars Passing Of Final/Survey Orders In Pending Suits

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 12) ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship till further orders from the Supreme Court. The Court also ordered that in pending suits (such as those concerning Gyanvapi mosque, Mathura Shahi Idgah, Sambhal Jama Masjid etc.), the Courts should not pass effective interim or final orders, including orders...

Gift Deed Condition Requiring Donee To Give Perpetual Services Without Remuneration Is Forced Labour & Unconstitutional : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a gift deed which is conditioned upon perpetual rendering of services, without any remuneration would amount to a “begar” or forced labour, even slavery and therefore it is not just wrong or illegal but even unconstitutional.A bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Prasanna B Varale while considering an oral gift deed of 1953, which had...

Merely Because Wife Didn't File Complaint Under S.498A IPC For Many Years Doesn't Mean There Was No Cruelty By Husband : Supreme Court

The fact that a wife did not make any complaint regarding cruelty for many years would not make a complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code unsustainable, held the Supreme Court while rejecting the plea of a husband for discharge.In this case, the wife killed herself after 12 years of marriage, following which her father filed a complaint under Section 498A and 306 IPC against...