Consumer Cases | Applications To Condone Delay In Filing Written Statements Filed Before 'New India Assurance 2' Decision Can't Be Summarily Rejected : Supreme Court

In a recent consumer case, the Supreme Court directed the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (“NCDRC”) to decide the delay condonation application of the defendant for filing a written statement beyond the statutory period of a maximum 45 days i.e., after a delay of 285 days. Since the delay condonation application for filing the written submissions was preferred before...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On RJD MLC Sunil Singh's Plea Against Expulsion From Bihar Legislative Council For Remarks Against Nitish Kumar

The Supreme Court (today on August 30) has issued notice in Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLC Sunil Singh's plea against expulsion from Bihar legislative council for allegedly using defamatory words against State's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and K.V Vishwanathan, however, refused to pass any interim order. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu...

51% Of Country's Preventive Detention Orders Come From Tamil Nadu Every Year : Savukku Shankar's Lawyer Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (August 30) heard the challenge to the 16 FIRs filed against YouTuber Savukku Shankar over an online interview. The Court also heard the habeas corpus petition filed by his mother Kamala challenging his detention under the Tamil Nadu 'Goondas' Act 1982.Advocate Balaji Srinivasan, for the petitioners, submitted during the hearing that the highest number of detenus...

Supreme Court Refuses To Modify Its Order On Jalgaon Mosque Dispute, Allows To File Review

Today (on August 30), the Supreme Court refused to modify its April 19 order wherein it directed that keys to a mosque in Erandol Taluka, Jalgaon, would remain with the municipal council. The Bench of Justices Surya Kant and K.V Vishwanathan, however, granted liberty to file a review petition against the order. At the commencement of the hearing, Justice Kant told Senior...

'House Demolished For Crime By Tenant's Son' : Plea In Supreme Court Against 'Bulldozer Action'

Two applications seeking urgent relief against bulldozer/demolition action by authorities in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have been filed before the Supreme Court. The matter will be taken up on September 2.Senior Advocate CU Singh mentioned one of the applications today before a bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, requesting that it be taken up on the next date of hearing in...

Supreme Court Asks Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah And Estranged Wife Payal Abdullah To Appear For Mediation

The Supreme Court today (August 30) has directed former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife Payal Abdullah to go for mediation at the Supreme Court Mediation Centre. Omar had filed a divorce petition arguing that his marriage with Payal had irretrievably broken down.Omar Abdullah and Payal Abdullah got married on September 01, 1994. They have been...

All FIRs Against 'Tandav' Series Makers Closed, Uttar Pradesh Govt Tells Supreme Court

During the hearing of petitions filed by makers of Amazon Prime Video's 'Tandav', for clubbing and transfer of FIRs lodged against them in 6 cities for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, the Supreme Court was informed today that the cases pending in Uttar Pradesh stand closed.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan heard the matter and permitted impleadment of the states of...

Supreme Court Directs No Coercive Steps Be Taken Against Journalist Who Interviewed Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi In Jail

The Supreme Court today (August 30) directed that no coercive steps be taken against the ABP News Journalist who interviewed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in Punjab and Rajasthan Jails. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge against Punjab and Haryana High Court's directions to the SIT headed by Prabohd Kumar IPS, to lodge an...

Supreme Court Deplores Practice Of Filing Applications U/S 216 CrPC For Alteration Of Charge After Refusal Of Discharge

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court deplored the practice of accused persons filing applications under Section 216 of the Code of Criminal Procedure seeking alteration of charge after their applications seeking discharge The Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma elaborated that this provision does not give any right to the accused to file a fresh application...

Kerala Requests Supreme Court To List Its Suit Against Union Over Borrowing Limits

The State of Kerala today (August 30) requested the bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud to consider the formation of a larger bench to examine the reference in its original suit filed against the Union Government over financial borrowing limits. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the State of Kerala, mentioned the matter."This an original suit regarding Kerala's financial structure,...

Queer Partners Can Open Joint Bank Accounts & Nominate Their Partners : Ministry Of Finance

Recently, the Ministry of Finance issued a notification clarifying that there is no restriction on the members of the Queer community to open a joint bank account and also nominate their queer partner as a nominee, to receive money in case of the death of the account holder.The notification issued by the Department of Finance Services on August 28 stated that the Reserve Bank of India has...

Courts Must Exercise More Care When Inconsistencies In Oral Evidence Lean Towards Falsely Implicating Innocent Persons: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court acquitted the accused who was charged with an offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC”) since the intention for the crime wasn't established and there were discrepancies in the testimonies.“it would be apposite to recount the settled proposition of law that a conviction under Section 307 of the IPC may be justified only if the...