Young Citizens Yearn For Good Governance : Justice Sanjiv Khanna

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court, highlighting that more than 65% of India's population is below 35 years old, said on Sunday that the young citizens yearn for good governance."In my opinion, the young citizens, the torchbearers, seek more than just basic norms and rights. They yearn for good governance," Justice Khanna said speaking at the the concluding ceremony of...

Important MCQ's Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

Q 1. The Litigant's advocate had withdrawn the application, which was preferred before the Court, without intimating the litigant. The litigant came to know about such withdrawal only after a year. Thereafter, he sought to prefer an application along with an application seeking condonation of delay of 425 days, however, the application was rejected by the Court. Decide.a. The Court has...

"Vertical Reservation" & "Horizontal Reservation" Explained Based On Supreme Court Judgments

There are two types of mechanisms used for providing the benefit of reservations to the reserved classes i.e., Vertical Reservation and Horizontal Reservation. Explaining the concept of Vertical and Horizontal Reservation, the Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney's case held that when a reservation is made in favor of Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and other backward classes...

Hit-And-Run Cases | Supreme Court To Consider Cashless Treatment For Road Accident Victims & Online Transfer Of Compensation Amounts

In a plea raising concerns about road safety, the Supreme Court is set to consider the issue of cashless treatment to victims of road accidents as well as formulation of a mechanism so that the General Insurance Corporation of India can make online transfers of compensation to the accounts of persons held entitled.The order has been passed by a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and AG...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2024 - Constitution of India

Article 12 & 226 – Maintainability of Writ Petition – 'State' or 'Other Authority' – The respondent employer, Air India Limited (AIL) after its disinvestment ceased to be a State or its instrumentality within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India – The writ petitions were maintainable on the date of institution but whether they continued to be maintainable as on...

'CAG Report Can't Be Accepted As Decisive' : Supreme Court Quashes Corruption Charges Against Karnataka EMTA Coal Mines Ltd

The Supreme Court on August 23 quashed two orders passed by the Special Judge, CBI framing charges in a corruption case against the appellants including Karnataka EMTA Coal Mines Ltd.In this case, the appellants filed criminal appeals under Article 136 of the Indian Constitution in light of directions passed by the Supreme Court in Manohar Lal Sharma v. Principal Secretary and Anr...

Can Alimony Be Granted When Marriage Is Declared Void Under Hindu Marriage Act? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court is set due to consider the issue whether alimony can be granted where the marriage has been declared void. The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale noted that there have been conflicting views by the decisions of various division benches in interpreting the applicability of Sections 24 and 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) and a bench comprising 3 Judges be set...

When Non-Renewal Of Employee's Contract Is For Disciplinary Reasons, Formal Enquiry Is Necessary : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday emphasized that mere non mention of background situation in a termination order does not make it non-stigmatic and the court can look into the context to determine the true nature of the termination order.“the form of an order is not its final determinant and the Court can find out the real reason and true character behind terminating/removing an employee”,...

High Time Police Officers Are Given Training On Distinction Between 'Cheating' & 'Criminal Breach Of Trust' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (Aug. 23) suggested that police officers across the country should be imparted proper training in law to understand the fine distinction between the offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust. “It is high time that the police officers across the country are imparted proper training in law so as to understand the fine distinction between the offence...

7th Anniversary Of Puttaswamy Judgment : Analysing Impact Of Privacy Right Declaration

Seven years ago, on 24th August 2017, 9 judges of the Supreme Court of India declared that the right to privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of the right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 and is a part of the freedoms guaranteed by Part III of the Constitution. The genesis of the above declaration was a batch of writ petitions filed in 2012 in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the UID (Aadhaar) Project and the January 2009 notification of the central...

Is Sanction Under PC Act Necessary For Court To Direct Investigation Under S.156(3) CrPC? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court on Friday (August 23) pondered whether a prior sanction under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (PCA) would be required for a Magistrate to direct an investigation into cognisable offences by a public servant relating to PCA under S.156(3) of CrPC.The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge by the former Chief Minister B.S....

SC/ST Act | No Bar On Anticipatory Bail Unless Prima Facie Offence Is Made Out: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (August 20) held that that the bar to anticipatory bail under Section 18 of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is not attracted unless a prima facie case under the Act is made out against the accused.“If on a prima facie reading of the materials referred to in the complaint and the complaint itself, the ingredients necessary for constituting...