'Hierarchy of Judiciary Must Be Respected' : Supreme Court Cautions NCDRC Members Who Passed Directions Contrary To SC Order, Closes Contempt Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday(May 15) warned/ cautioned the two members of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for issuing non-bailable warrants against the directors of a company, ignoring a previous interim order of the Supreme Court. While closing the contempt proceedings initiated against them, the Court categorically marked that all orders passed by the...

Prabir Purkayastha's Arrest By Delhi Police & Remand Illegal : Supreme Court Orders NewsClick Editor's Release In UAPA Case

In a major development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 15) declared as illegal NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha's arrest by the Delhi police and his remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.The Court noted that a copy of the remand application was not provided to Purkayastha or his counsel before passing the remand order on October 4,...

Indian Courts Came To Be Re-imagined As Democratic Spaces, Not As Imposing Empires : CJI DY Chandrachud At J20 Summit In Brazil

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud remarked at the J20 summit in Brazil that the perception of courts in India has evolved from being seen as authoritative 'empires' to becoming inclusive democratic spaces for dialogue."Our courts have come to be reimagined not as imposing 'empires', but as democratic spaces of discourse. COVID-19 pushed the frontiers of our court systems- which...

Juniors, Contractor Did It : DDA Vice Chairman Tells Supreme Court In Contempt Case Over Tree Felling In Delhi Ridge

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) indicated that it might initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman in the matter concerning the rampant felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest area in violation of its previous orders in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.“Subhasish Panda, DDA Vice Chairman appears before the court and...

S.144 CPC | Stranger Who Purchased Property Knowing About Appeal Pendency Can't Resist Restitution As Bona Fide Purchaser: Supreme Court

In an important ruling concerning the principle of 'restitution' under Section 144 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”) the Supreme Court observed that if after knowing that the decree was likely to be reversed, a stranger auction purchaser (not being party to the proceedings) purchases the property in execution of the decree, then he couldn't claim the protection of being a...

Services Rendered By Advocates Come Under Contract Of Personal Service: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (today on May 14) held that the Services rendered by an advocate would come under the “a contract of personal service” as opposed to a “contract for service”. In layman terms, 'a contract of personal service' relates to an arrangement where an individual is hired for rendering his/ her services. However, in the case of “contract for service” the services...

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digests 2023- FULL SET [Part I to XX]

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-I]The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-II]The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-III]The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-IV]The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-V]The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-VI]The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023...

Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure Over Registry Not Placing Case Orders In Case File

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) expressed displeasure about the inaction of the Supreme Court's Registry for not curing the default of non-placing of all the case orders in the case file. The bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stated that despite several orders being passed bringing the default to the notice of the Registry, no corrective steps are being taken by...

Ignore Ill-Informed Criticism On Court Vacations, Says Solicitor General After Supreme Court Judges Refer To Sanjeev Sanyal's Comments

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta on Tuesday (May 14) told the Supreme Court to ignore ill-informed criticism about the vacations of judges. SG underscored the hectic work schedule of judges by pointing out that "vacations" are not "real vacations" as judges spend the time for writing judgments. All are aware that judges are not working only from 10.30 AM to 4 PM, the law officer of...

'Politicians Must Be Circumspect About Utterances' : Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Cases Against BJP's H Raja For Comments On Periyar, Karunanidhi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) refused to quash the criminal cases against the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Secretary H Raja for his alleged derogatory remarks against Dravidian movement leader Periyar, former TN Minister M Karunanidhi, DMK party leaders etc. The Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing an SLP against the Madras High Court's...

AAP Will Be Made An Accused In Liquor Policy Scam Case: ED Tells Delhi High Court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is going to be made an accused in the alleged liquor policy scam. The development came while the central probe agency was opposing the plea filed by former Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering case. Special counsel Zoheb Hossain appearing for ED...

'Absurdity' : Supreme Court Quashes FIR Which Alleged Book In Indore Law College Library Hurt Religious Sentiments

The Court noted that the book was part of the approved academic syllabus.