Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case Over RG Kar Hospital Doctor's Rape & Murder; Hearing On Aug 20

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matter on Tuesday(August 20). The case is titled "In Re : Alleged Rape and Murder of Trainee Doctor in RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata and related issues."The case...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2024 -Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 34 – Common intention – The existence of common intention in a given case must necessarily be established by the Prosecution with relevant evidence. The Court also has the responsibility to analyze and assess the evidence before convicting a person with the aid of Section 34 of the IPC. Importantly, a mere common intention per se may not attract Section 34 IPC without action...

Adverse Effects Of Climate Change Need Serious Consideration : Justice BR Gavai

Justice BR Gavai, while referring to the recent instances of natural calamities in Wayanad and Himachal Pradesh, highlighted the need to take the climate crisis seriously.The Supreme Court Judge was delivering the inaugural address at the Commonwealth Legal Education Association's International Conference on "Law and Technology: Sustainable Transport, Tourism and Technological Innovations"...

Artificial Intelligence & Smart Transportation Technologies Represent Both Opportunities & Ethical Dilemmas : Justice Surya Kant

Justice Surya Kant, Judge of the Supreme Court, recently spoke about the need to ensure an equitable balance between the opportunities offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), and smart transportation and the ethical challenges they pose. The Supreme Court Judge today addressed the Commonwealth Legal Education Association's International Conference on "Law and Technology: Sustainable...

Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Direction That Police Should Obtain Legal Opinion Before Registering FIRs Over Civil/Commercial Disputes

The Supreme Court on August 14 stayed three paragraphs of the impugned order of the Allahabad High Court, wherein the court directed the Uttar Pradesh police to seek legal opinion from Government counsel prior to registering a First Information Report (FIR) in cases which prima facie appeared to be civil transactions.A Supreme Court bench of Justices C.T. Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol further...

Justice BR Gavai Inaugurates Country's First Digital Court For NI Act Cases In Kerala, Says Technology Makes Justice Easily Accessible

Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai was present at the Kerala High Court today to inaugurate various digital initiatives.Justice Gavai inaugurated the Country's first exclusive Digital Court for Negotiable Instruments Act Cases in Kollam. Other digital initiatives of the Kerala High Court are : Online Dispute Resolution System, Model Digital Court Room concept, Learning Management System of...

Centre Continues To Sit Over Collegium Resolutions For Transfer Of Some HC Judges For Over A Year

In August 2023, the Supreme Court Collegium passed resolutions for the transfer of 26 High Court judges. Despite the passage of one year, the Centre has not notified the transfer of five such judges. Another judge, who was recommended to be transferred, has retired while Centre sat over the Supreme Court Collegium's resolution.Four judges, whose transfers are pending, belong to the Gujarat...

Can Special News Bulletins For Visually & Hearing Impaired Be Run On Doordarshan Daily? Supreme Court Asks Union

The Supreme Court on August 13 sought a reply from Prasar Bharti as to whether a special news bulletin for visually impaired and hearing impaired persons could be telecasted daily on the national news channel Doordarshan.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Vishwanathan was hearing a writ petition filed by Sanket Foundation in 2019 requesting the need for making visual media accessible...

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Section 149 BNS & Certain Articles Of Constitution As Unconstitutional, Imposes Cost

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought to declare certain Constitutional provisions as 'unconstitutional'.The petitioner also challenged S.149 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.The petitioner also challenged constitutional provisions relating the President of India, Parliament's power to amend the constitution, amongst other thingsThe bench of...

PUCL Moves High Court Over Rape-Murder Of Trainee Doctor At Kolkata Hospital, Seeks State's Report On Compliance With POSH Norms

The People's Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) has approached the Calcutta High Court over the incident of the brutal rape and murder of a 2nd year PG Medical student on the RG Kar College and Hospital campus in Kolkata after she had finished her night shift.The petition moved by Advocate Jhuma Sen prays for a court-monitored investigation into the brutal rape and murder and seeks a...

Supreme Court Holds Hospital Liable For Handing Over Dead Body To Wrong Family, Allows Rs 25 Lakh Compensation

The Supreme Court recently held that there was deficiency in service on the part of a Hospital in Ernakulam, Kerala, that handed over the body of a deceased patient to the wrong family who cremated the body.A bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Sandeep Mehta while disposing of cross-appeals by the complainants as well as the hospital, restored a compensation award of Rs. 25 lakhs to...

FIR Lodged On Or After July 1 Would Be Under IPC If Offence Committed Before That Date; Investigation Will Be As Per BNSS: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has observed that in a particular case, if the FIR is lodged on or after July 1, 2024 (the date of commencement of 3 New Criminal Laws), for an offence committed before that date, it would be registered under the provisions of the IPC. Still, the investigation will continue as per Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).The Court also held that in a particular case,...