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Justice BR Gavai Visits Nagpur Central Prison, Inspects Facilities; Stresses On Prisoners' Rehabilitation
Supreme Court Judge Justice BR Gavai, Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), visited Nagpur Central Jail recently and inspected the facilities there.During his visit, Justice Gavai interacted with seven children of women inmates, listening to their stories and offering words of motivation. He emphasized the importance of rehabilitation and societal reintegration...
'You Deserve No Sympathy': Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Advocate Who Contested Bar Elections While Under Suspension From Practice
The Supreme Court today (December 3) refused to interfere in the order of the Bar Council of India which suspended an advocate for 5 years over misconduct. The Court also took a serious view of the fact that the advocate contested Bar Association elections in Uttar Pradesh during the suspension period. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing an appeal filed by...
Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Rape-Murder Of Engineering Student
The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence of a man convicted for the rape and murder of a 19-year old engineering student in Jharkhand.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Pankaj Mithal and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, in the convict's challenge to a Jharkhand High Court order whereby his death sentence was confirmed.As per prosecution case, the deceased victim had gone to attend college...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Manmohan As Supreme Court Judge
The Central Governemnt has notified the appointment of Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court.Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment in a post on 'X' :"In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint...
Kerala Church Feud : Supreme Court Says Jacobite Members Are In Contempt, Asks Them To Hand Over 6 Churches To Malankara Group
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 3) observed that the members of the Jacobite Syrian Church are in contempt for "wilfully disobeying" the judgments regarding the entrustment of Churches to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church as per the 1934 Constitution.The Court directed the members of the Jacobite church to hand over the administration of three churches each in Ernakulam and...
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Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: November 2024
IndexCitationsManish Kumar Rai v. Union of India & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 849Pintu Madanmohan Mondal v. State of West Bengal & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 850Union of India v. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt Ltd | R.P.(C) No. 359/2023 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 851International Seaport Dredging Pvt Ltd v. Kamarajar Port Limited, Civil Appeal No 12097 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 852Anoop M. and others v....
Beyond Gyanvapi, Mathura & Sambhal : A Look At Cases Pending Against Masjids/Dargahs
Legal disputes over religious places of worship deepen communal polarization, as shown by the recent survey order against a 16th-century mosque in Sambhal, which triggered violence killing four persons.Even so, almost a dozen of such cases are pending before different courts in India, disputing the character of religious places, despite the protection offered by the Places of Worship...
Protest Peacefully, Don't Cause Inconvenience To Public: Supreme Court While Closing Habeas Petition Against Custody Of Farmers' Leader
The Supreme Court yesterday disposed of a habeas corpus petition alleging illegal custody of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal by Punjab police, noting that he has been released and joined the farmers' protest.As per allegations, Dallewal was to begin a fast-unto-death on November 26 in support of farmers' demands. But he was forcibly removed from the protest site on Khanuari border and...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024
IndexCitationsM/S Ajay Protech Pvt. Ltd. v. General Manager & Anr., SLP (C) No. 2272 of 2024 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 915K.S. Muralidhar v. R. Subbulakshmi & Anr, SLP (C) No. 18337/2021 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 916Dr Balram Singh v. Union of India, W.P.(C) No. 645/2020, Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, W.P.(C) No. 1467/2020 and Ashwini Upadhyaya v. Union of India, MA 835/2024 2024 LiveLaw...
Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Validity Of BNS & BNSS Provisions On December 18
The Supreme Court today (December 2) directed that the writ petitions challenging provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) will now be comprehensively heard on December 18. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing two writ petitions filed by the Mannargudi Bar Association and Azad Singh Kataria, a retired BSF Commandant.The first petition challenges...
'Legal Aid Must Be Effective; Prosecutors Must Ensure Fair Trial' : Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To Legal Aid Lawyers, Prosecutors
The Supreme Court today issued a slew of directions regarding the role of the Public Prosecutor and the appointment of Legal Aid Counsels in upholding procedural fairness and the fundamental rights of the accused in criminal trials. The Court said that the Public Prosecutor must assist the Trial Court in recording the accused's statement under Section 313 of the CrPC, ensuring all...