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Supreme Court Permits Teesta Setalvad To Travel To Amsterdam For International Documentary Film Festival
The Supreme Court today (on October 22) permitted human rights activist Teesta Setalvad to travel to Amsterdam for the upcoming world premier of her documentary "CycleMahesh."Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal (for Teestva) briefly submitted that her passport needed to be released for 30 days for her to apply for a Schengen visa to travel to the Netherlands for 10 days from November 14-24.She...
Striking Down Entire Madarsa Education Act Wrong, Only Violative Provisions Needed To Be Nullified: UP Govt To Supreme Court
The State of Uttar Pradesh told the Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 22) that the Allahabad High Court should not have struck down the UP Board of Madarsa Education 2004 in its entirety. Additional Solicitor General of India KM Nataraj, appearing for the State, submitted that the High Court should have only struck down the provisions which are violative of the fundamental rights instead...
Eviction Order Under Public Premises Act Doesn't Bar Arbitration For Contractual Disputes : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an eviction order passed by the Estate Officer under the Public Premises Act would not come in the way while invoking the arbitration clause upon filing an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”) for appointment of an arbitrator to decide contractual disputes.The bench comprising Justice PS...
Supreme Court Extends Interim Anticipatory Bail Granted To Malayalam Actor Siddique In Rape Case
The Supreme Court today (October 22) extended the interim anticipatory bail granted to Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case registered against him based on allegations levelled by a young actress by two weeks.A bench comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma adjourned the hearing after Senior Advocate V Giri, for Siddique, sought time to file a rejoinder to the status...
Society Expects Every HC Judge To Be An Epitome of Unimpeachable Integrity, Champion Of Moral Excellence & Professionalism : Supreme Court
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court emphasised the need for the Judges of the High Courts to uphold integrity and probity while discharging judicial functions.The Court made these pertinent observations while recording strong disapproval of the conduct of a Gujarat High Court Judge in releasing the reasoned judgment a year after the operative portion was dictated in the Court.While...
Grossest Violation Of Article 21: Supreme Court Pulls Up State of Haryana For Handcuffing & Chaining An Accused To Bed In ICU
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) pulled up the State of Haryana over an accused in a cheating case being handcuffed and chained to the bed while he was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of PGIMS, Rohtak.“What is your explanation for this? There is the grossest violation of Article 21. Affidavit records that he was handcuffed while he was admitted to the ICU. How do you...
Avoid Dictating Lengthy Judgments In Court; Pronounce Only Operative Part If Dictation Likely To Exceed 20/25 Minutes: Supreme Court To HC Judges
To maximize judicial time by avoiding dictating lengthy judgments in court, the Supreme Court on Monday (Oct. 21) recommended that High Court Judges adopt a practice of pronouncing an operative part of the judgment/order when they believe that the estimated time for dictating a judgment/order would be beyond 20/25 minutes. The Court added that the operative part of the judgment/order could...
State Must Answer Why There Is No Sincere Effort To Pay Dues Of Tea Garden Workers: Supreme Court Summons Assam Chief Secretary
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) ordered the Chief Secretary of Assam to appear before the Court on November 14, 2024, to provide an explanation for the lack of sincere effort in settling the long-pending dues of the workmen employed in the state's tea gardens.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih expressed concern over the unpaid dues of tea estate workers in...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Virtual Hearings In Family Courts
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) issued notice in PIL seeking hybrid hearings in Family Courts to ease the litigation process for the parties and their family members. The petition was heard by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Mishra. The petition is filed by Advocate Kishan Chan Jain. The PIL highlights that there are 11 lakh pending cases in family courts...
S. 294 CrPC | Defence Can't Be Given Chance To Discredit Prosecution Documents Which Were Admitted As Genuine By Them : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (Oct. 21) observed that when the defence admits the genuineness of the prosecution documents and dispenses with its formal proof then, such evidence may be read as substantive evidence under Section 294 of Cr.P.C. The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B. Varale said that after the prosecution's documents were admitted under Section 294 Cr.P.C. by...
If Judges Pronounce Only Operative Part, Then Reasons For Decision Should Be Given In 2-5 Days : Supreme Court
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has urged the High Court judges to ensure that if they are pronouncing only the operative part of the judgment by saying that reasons will follow, then they should endeavour to give the reasons within 2-5 days.The Court observed that if a judge feels that the reasons can't be given within 5 days due to work pressure, then it would be prudent to...