Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [April 21 to 30]

Supreme Court Weekly Digest April 2024 Part 3 (Apr 21 - 30, 2024)Bail Cancellation of Bail – Grounds – Misuse of liberty – Participation in protest and expression of strong views – Non-violation of bail conditions. A. Duraimurugan Pandiyan Sattai @ Duraimurugan v. State, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 313Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Failure to implead necessary parties – Court must apply its...

No Government Servant Can Claim Promotion As Their Right : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that government employees cannot demand promotion as a matter of right and that the Court's intervention in promotion policies should only be limited when there is a violation of the equality principle under Article 16 of the Constitution. On May 17, the Court upheld the recommendations made by the High Court of Gujarat in 2023 for the promotion of...

Supreme Court Re-Constitutes Gender Sensitisation And Internal Complaints Committee; Justice Hima Kohli Chairperson

The Supreme Court has reconstituted its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee through its office order dated May 31. Clause 4(2) of the Gender Sensitisation & Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Regulations, 2013, confers power on the Chief Justice of India to constitute this committee with not more...

Prosecution Makes “Copy Paste” Arguments About National Security In UAPA Cases To Psychologically Influence Court: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Justice Atul Sreedharan of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently cautioned against being unduly influenced by forceful submissions regarding internal security in the absence of judicially cognizable material against the accused. Citing Voltaire, he said that internal security arguments could become the oppressor's eternal cry if not backed by substantial evidence, leading to the denial...

Justice KM Joseph Expresses Concerns About 'One Nation One Election' Proposal, Impending Delimitation

Former Supreme Court Justice K.M. Joseph expressed serious concerns about the proposed "One Nation, One Election" policy and impending delimitation in India. While criticising the prevalent issue of defection, he highlighted the risk of the democratic government being rooted out prematurely. In such a scenario, if simultaneous elections take place for Lok Sabha and the State...

Delhi Water Crisis: Delhi Govt Moves Supreme Court Seeking Directions For Immediate Release Of Water From Haryana

In a recent development, the Delhi government has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to the State of Haryana for immediate release of water to the crisis-hit national capital.Referring to the severe heatwave conditions prevailing in north India, particularly Delhi, the plea states that there is extraordinary and excessive surge of water demand in the capital. It is facing...

'Indirectly Canvassing Votes': TN Congress Committee Moves Madras HC Urging ECI To Take Action Against PM Modi's Meditation At Vivekananda Rock

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee has approached the Madras High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to take necessary steps to prevent alleged misuse of position by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his meditation at the Vivekananda Rock in Kanyakumari from May 30 to June 1st, 2024. PM Modi is holding a 45-hour-long Dyan (meditation) at the Vivekananda Rock...

Delhi High Court Rejects Plea To Stop Media From Disclosing Swati Maliwal's Identity In Assault Case, Says She Is Herself Talking To Media

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) to stop the media from disclosing the name of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal while reporting the assault case filed by her, along with contents of the FIR. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora rapped the petitioner, lawyer Sanser Pal Singh, for filing...

Lok Sabha Elections : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Rejection Of Independent Candidate's Nomination

The Supreme Court (on May 31) refused to entertain the petition filed by Abhishek Dangi challenging his rejection of nomination from Jehanabad(Bihar) Constituency as an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Aravind Kumar was hearing a Special Leave Petition challenging the Patna High Court's order that had dismissed the Writ...

8 NEET-Qualified Students Move Supreme Court Against Non-Regularization Of Provisional Admission To Unani College By Ayush Department

Eight NEET-qualified students have filed a plea before the Supreme Court for regularization of provisional admissions granted to them by a Unani College to the BUMS Course. The matter will be heard after one week.Briefly put, the petitioners/students had initially approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court with a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking direction to...

'Approach High Court' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Re-Polling In Bihar's Munger Over Alleged Rigging

The Supreme Court today (May 31) refused to entertain a writ petition alleging booth capturing and rigging of elections in the Constituency of Munger, Bihar by members of the JDU and seeking directions for re-polling and re-counting of the votes in certain booths. The Court dismissed the petition while granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the High Court. The bench of Justices...

I'm Shocked When I See Some Of The Media;They Have Duty To Raise People's Issues : Justice KM Joseph

Former Supreme Court Justice K.M. Joseph (on May 30) observed that if the government has control over the business fate of media companies, the latter will fall in line and surrender their freedom and duty. He referred to an important Supreme Court decision in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Union of India v. Cricket Assn. of Bengal, (1995) 2 SCC 161. Therein, it was held...