Hathras Stampede : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Action Against Negligent Authorities

In the Hathras Stampede Incident, which occurred yesterday, July 02, a PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court to appoint a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge for enquiry. In furtherance to this, the petition has pleaded the Court to direct the State of Uttar Pradesh to submit status report for this incident and initiate...

'Incorrect' : Supreme Court Criticises HC Order Limiting Bail Of Undertrial To 2 Months When He Has Been Under Custody Since 2022

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 2) reiterated the settled legal position that an accused's right to speedy trial is a fundamental right and closely connected to the right to life and personal liberty. The Court deprecated the order of the High Court which overlooked the said principle and released the petitioner on bail for merely two months when the trial would take a long time...

Supreme Court Biannual Digest 2022 - 2023 [Code Of Civil Procedure, 1908]

The rules of procedure are essentially intended to subserve the cause of justice and are not for punishment of the parties in conduct of the proceedings. (Para 26.1) Prakash Corporates v. Dee Vee Projects Ltd., 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 162 : AIR 2022 SC 946 : (2022) 5 SCC 112 Civil Trial Fixing of the date of trial shall be in consultation with the learned advocates appearing...

'Absurd, Impossible' : Supreme Court On HC's Condition That Accused Will Get Bail Only If Victim Stands As Surety

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 1) expressed disappointment over an 'absurd' condition for bail imposed by the Patna High Court where the bail was granted to an accused on the condition that the victim of the offence should stand as his surety. The Court lamented how such a condition led to the petitioner suffering in jail for a year despite being ordered for release.The vacation bench...

Shamefully Misogynistic Section 69 Of Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita – Is This The Way Forward?

During the conduct of a project titled 'Project POSH' that I am part of, a student intern in utter dismay expressed her shock and disbelief at the new Section 69 of the then BNS Bill. I was happy at the political correctness and sensitivity in young law students, and uttered in hopeful soliloquy that the Bill might not be passed in that shape. It was disheartening to see the section in the Act as it was in the Bill. Now that the Act has been brought into force, academicians and lawyers...

Delhi Court Grants Custody Parole To Engineer Rashid To Take Oath As MP

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted custody parole to Engineer Rashid, who defeated former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, in order to permit him to take oath as a member of Parliament.Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh of Patiala House Courts passed the order after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) gave consent to allow Rashid to take...

Delhi High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2024 [Citations 1 - 733]

Citations 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1 to 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 733NOMINAL INDEXKHADI AND VILLAGE INDUSTRIES COMMISSION v. GIRDHAR INDUSTRIES AND ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 1VINOD KUMAR v. STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 2CIT Versus RRPR Holding Pvt. Ltd. 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 3Neelam Azad v. State 2024 LiveLaw (Del) 4Sanket Bhadresh Modi v. Central Bureau Of Investigation & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw...

CJI DY Chandrachud Declines To Comment On New Criminal Laws, Says Issues Are Sub-Judice

Today (on July 02), Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, refused to say anything regarding the three new Criminal Acts which came into effect yesterday, i.e., July 1, 2024. CJI said that the issues pertaining to these laws are pending before the Top Court; thus, he should not speak about them."These are issues which are sub-judice before the Supreme Court, maybe possibly the other...

Supreme Court Bench Led By CJI DY Chandrachud To Hear NEET-UG Petitions On July 8

The Supreme Court bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is set to hear the batch of petitions challenging the alleged malpractices and irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 Examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on July 8. The cause list for July 8, published on the Supreme Court's website, showed that the matters are listed before the bench led...

Rough & Ready Justice Anathema To Rule Of Law; Courts Must Subserve No Might But Constitution : CJI DY Chandrachud

'Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, speaking at an event today (July 02), said that rough, ready, and handy justice is anathema to the rule of law and procedural guarantees. He opined that a Court must subserve no might but the Constitution and serve no one but the litigant. Our Courts are not merely sights of sovereign power but are also essential service providers, he added. CJI...

US Supreme Court Holds Trump Has Immunity From Prosecution For “Official Acts”

In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former President Donald J. Trump was entitled to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for acts within his exclusive constitutional authority during his presidency. The court further stated that he was entitled to “at least presumptive immunity” from prosecution for all his “official...

“Only 9 States & 2 UT's Have Hindi As Official Language”: Plea In Madras HC Seeks To Declare Hindi Names Of New Criminal Laws Unconstitutional

A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking to declare the Hindi names of the new criminal laws- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 as ultra vires the constitution, the Official Language Act 1963, and the Tamil Nadu Official Language Act 1956. The petition, filed by Lawyer Ramkumar Adityan seeks directions...