Learn From The Expert! Advanced Course On Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam [BSA] 2023 With Senior Advocate & Former Judge, BG Harindranath

Learn From The Expert! Enrol In LiveLaw Academy's Advanced Course On Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam [BSA] 2023 With Senior Advocate & Former Judge, BG HarindranathIn 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. On 11th August 2023, three bills titled Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS),...

Supreme Court's Handbook On Persons With Disabilities Debunks Stereotype-Perpetuating Terms, Advises Judges To Avoid Dehumanising Language

The Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud on Saturday(September 28) launched the 'Handbook Concerning Persons with Disabilities' of the Supreme Court of India at the 9th Annual National Consultation Stakeholders Consultation on 'Protecting the Rights of Children Living with Disability and Intersectionality of Disabilities' organised by the Juvenile Justice Committee, Supreme Court of...

75 Important Judgments Of The Supreme Court: Part II | Celebrating 75 Years of India's Supreme Court

In Part II of the 75 landmark judgments of the Supreme Court, we look at another set of 25 judgments relating to Article 21 including unenumerated rights. Due process and interrelatedness of rightsDue process guarantees not included in Article 21 In 1950, in A.K. Gopalan v The State of Madras, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Prevention Detention Act, 1950, except...

'Absence Of Free Press The Absence Of Democracy' : Kerala High Court Sets Aside Bail Condition Restricting Online Media From Airing A News

The Kerala High Court has lifted the bail condition imposed by the Sessions Judge on the Managing Editor of YouTube News Channel 'i21 News' to not air any news related to the death of Sri K. P. Yohannan, the former Supreme Head of Believers Eastern Church. He had filed a complaint before the State Police Chief saying that there was foul play behind the death of the Bishop. The Sessions Court...

'Manufacturing Defect' : Consumer Forum Directs Tata Motors To Refund ₹16.95 Lakh To Owner Of Nexon EV Which Caught Fire

A District Consumer Forum has held Tata Motors liable for the manufacturing defect in a Tata Nexon Electric Vehicle that caught fire in Hyderabad a year after its purchase.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Hyderabad directed Tata Motors to refund Rs 16.95 lakh (cost of the vehicle) plus 9 % interest from 29-09-2023 (date of filing complaint) to the owner of the...

'Agreement Of Sale A Sheer Piece Of Fraud & Concoction' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Decree For Specific Performance

The Supreme Court, while exercising jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution, reversed the concurrent findings of the Trial Court, First Appellate Court, and High Court which had validated the sale agreement transcribed on one of the blank stamp papers on which the thumb impression of the defendant (illiterate) had been taken before its transcription. From the facts, the Court...

Will Seriously Examine Allegations About Influencing Judiciary: Supreme Court In Chhattisgarh 2015 NAN Scam Case

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 27) directed former IAS officer Anil Tuteja to respond to allegations of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) that he manipulated the Chhattisgarh judiciary to obtain anticipatory bail.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih was hearing ED's plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Tuteja, accused in the 2015 Nagrik Apurti Nigam...

State Can't Pay Less To Tribunal Member Saying Case Load Was Low; Question Of Retired Judges' Dignity: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 27) stressed the need for State Authorities to treat retired High Court Judges with dignity when appointing them for positions in the state tribunals and commissions.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a challenge by the State of Haryana against the Division Bench order of Punjab and Haryana High Court directing the...

FIR For Offences Committed Before July 1 2024 To Be Lodged Under IPC Even After Enforcement Of BNS: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has clarified that for a crime committed before July 1, 2024—the date when three new criminal laws came into effect—if an FIR is filed on or after July 1, the provisions/offences of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will have to be invoked, and in such cases, the offences outlined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) will not apply. The Court,...

'My Daughters Transformed How I See The World' : CJI DY Chandrachud Stresses Need To Build An Inclusive Society For Children With Disabilities

The Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud launched the 'Handbook Concerning Persons Disability Rights' of the Supreme Court of India at the 9th National Stakeholders Consultation on 'Protection the Rights of Children Living with Disability (focus on CiCL and CNCP) and Intersectionality of Disabilities'. While announcing the launch of the Handbook, CJI said: "I am also delighted to...

DV Act |When Can Order Passed Under S.12 Be Modified/Altered Due To Change In Circumstances? Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, has explained when Section 25(2) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 can be invoked to seek the alteration, modification or revocation of an order passed by the Magistrate under Section 12 of the Act.The bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh observed that the scope of Section 25(2) of the Act is broad...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

Q 1. The accused had preferred a petition under Section 482 of CrPC seeking quashing of criminal proceedings pending against him. The complainant protested stating that the proceedings could not be quashed because the quashing petition was filed after submission of the charge sheet. Decide.a. There's a prohibition for the High Court's power to quash the criminal case after filing the...