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Law Students Can't Be Barred From Exams Over Lack Of Minimum Attendance: Delhi High Court Issues Directions
The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that no student enrolled in any recognized law college university or institution in India shall be detained from taking examination or be prevented from further academic pursuits of career progression on the ground of lack of minimum attendance.“No law college university or institution shall be permitted to mandate attendance norms which are over and...
'Conversion By Inducement A Social Menace': Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Hoardings Barring Entry Of Pastors, Converts In Tribal Villages
Expressing concern at certain missionary groups accused of religious conversion especially in remote tribal areas in Chhattisgarh, allegedly targeting illiterate and impoverished families, the Chhattisgarh High Court remarked that "conversion by inducement" by such groups is a "social menace". In doing so the court observed that this menace arises when conversion ceases to be a matter of...
From Planting Saplings And Serving Cows To Tying Rakhi: A Look At Bizarre Bail Conditions Imposed By High Courts
Recently, the Supreme Court set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order suspending the sentence of a murder convict, holding that the condition imposed -requiring the appellant to plant ten saplings of fruit-bearing, neem, or peepal trees “as a matter of social cause” -cannot withstand the test of bail jurisprudence. The Court expressed displeasure over such directions, observing that reformative measures or acts of social responsibility cannot serve as standalone substitutes for the statutory...
'Mere Refusal To Marry Won't Amount To Instigation Under S.107 IPC': Supreme Court Quashes Abetment Of Suicide Case
The Supreme Court has held that mere refusal to marry, even if true, by itself would not amount to “instigation” as contemplated under Section 107 of the Indian Penal Code, while quashing an FIR registered against a man accused of abetting the suicide of a woman who allegedly took her life after he backed out of their proposed marriage.A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice...
Justice Surya Kant: Key Judgments And Notable Cases Handled By The Incoming Chief Justice Of India
After CJI BR Gavai demits office on November 23, Justice Surya Kant will take over as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. The judge will hold the office till February 9, 2027, on which date he is due to retire.For the unversed, Justice Kant hails from Hisar, Haryana and he would be the first person from the state to hold the CJI office. He was a designated senior advocate at the Punjab and...
Recent Important Supreme Court Judgments On Cheque Dishonour Under S 138 Negotiable Instruments Act
The Supreme Court has delivered certain crucial judgments on the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“NI Act”), ranging from issues clarifying the jurisdiction of filing of the cheque dishonor complaints to explaining when the cause of action arises for filing a complaint. The Court has also issued directives for the speedy trial of the NI Act cases. Moreover, holding that the cheque...
'No Discrimination Once State Fixes Higher Limit', Supreme Court Upholds Higher Gratuity Amount For Retired Employees Of Assam Finance Corp
The Supreme Court recently declined to interfere with the Gauhati High Court's ruling which ruled in favor of the retired employees granting them higher limit of gratuity set by the State Government. The Court said that once the State's regulation specifies a higher limit for the grant of gratuity, then there can't be discrimination regarding the disbursal of the amount of gratuity and...
Plea In Supreme Court Questions MP Prison Law As Discriminatory Against Denotified Tribes Due To Vague Definition Of Habitual Offenders
The Supreme Court today(October 31) allowed an intervention filed by the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project, arguing that the State of Madhya Pradesh has violated the 2024 Sukanya Shantha judgment through its Madhya Pradesh Sudharatmak Sevayen Evam Bandigrah Adhiniyam, 2024, in the suo moto matter concerning discrimination inside prisons in India. As per the intervenor, the...
