Judgment Bringing Doctors Under Consumer Protection Act Requires Reconsideration : Supreme Court

In a major development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ( May 14) said that its 1995 judgment in the case of Indian Medical Association v VP Shantha, which brought medical professionals under the Consumer Protection Act, required reconsideration. A Bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal held so while deciding an appeal that raised the issue of whether advocates can be held...

Sandeshkhali Sting Video : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe To Ascertain Genuineness Of Video

An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an independent investigation to ascertain the genuineness of the video of a sting operation which showed a person claiming that the false allegations of rape were raised by women in Sandeshkhali at the instance of BJP MLA Suvendhu Adhikari to cast Trinamool Congress leaders in bad light.The application has been filed by a woman...

Early Hearing Sought For Plea In Supreme Court Seeking SIT Probe Into Electoral Bonds Bribery Issue

Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday (May 14) requested the Supreme Court for an early listing of a plea seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged instances of quid pro quo in the Electoral Bonds Scheme. He mentioned the matter before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna & Dipankar Datta (since the Chief Justice of India is not sitting today) "I had filed a...

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Stay On Gautam Navlakha's Bail, Says Trial May Take Years To Complete

In a major development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) granted bail to Bhima Koregaon-accused Gautam Navlakha. The same was subject to a payment of Rs 20 Lakhs for his house arrest. The Bench of Justices MM Sundresh and SVN Bhatti were hearing the National Investigative Agency's challenge against the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Bhima Navlakha. Navlakha, a journalist...

Patanjali Case : Supreme Court Refuses To Accept Apology Of Indian Medical Association President

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) expressed dissatisfaction with the apology furnished by the President of Indian Medical Association, Dr RV Asokan, for his remarks in a media interview over certain observations made by the Court.Dr Asokan, who was personally present before the Court pursuant to a notice issued on an application filed by Patanjali Ayurved seeking contempt action against...

Advocates Not Liable Under Consumer Protection Act For Deficiency Of Services : Supreme Court

In a crucial development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 14) held that advocates cannot be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act 1986 (as re-enacted in 2019) for deficiency of services. The Court held that professionals have to be treated differently from persons carrying out business and trade.As a corollary, the Court held that complaints against advocates alleging deficiency...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To 2 Kerala Advocates Accused Of Raping Client

The Supreme Court granted bail on Monday(May 13) to two Kerala lawyers who were arrested by the State Police in a case for allegedly raping their client.They were granted anticipatory bail by the Kerala High Court in October 2023. Challenging the High Court's order, the victim approached the Supreme Court. In December 2023, the Supreme Court stayed the High Court's order which granted...

Can Advocate Be Held Liable Under Consumer Protection Act? Supreme Court To Deliver Its Verdict Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment tomorrow(May 14) on the issue of whether advocates can be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act for deficiency of services. A Bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal had heard the matter at length and reserved its judgment on February 26. The issue, which is relevant for members of the Bar, emerged from a judgment...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Union's Plea Against Grant Of Bail In UAPA Case To Person Alleged To Be Foreign Citizen

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 13) issued a notice in Union's plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to the non-citizen alleged to have committed an offence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The case relates to the grant of bail to the accused (a Srilanka Citizen as claimed by the Union) by the Madras High Court, noting the Union has no material except the...

S. 102(3) Cr.P.C. | Police Seizure Wouldn't Get Vitiated Altogether Due To Delayed Reporting To Magistrate: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 13) observed that the delay in reporting the seizure report by the police to the magistrate wouldn't vitiate the act of seizure by police under Section 102(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.Reversing that part of the High Court's findings which had declared the seizure report to be vitiated because the report wasn't sent forthwith to the magistrate,...

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XX]

Tamil Learning Act, 2006 Tamil Nadu Tamil Learning Act, 2006 - The State had issued circulars mandating the study of Tamil as a primary subject while allowing linguistic minorities the option to study their mother tongue. Held, the state's circulars should be executed in their entirety. Therefore, similar to other subjects, minimum qualifying marks should be stipulated for the...

Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Review Of Judgment Refusing 100% Cross-Verification Of EVM-VVPAT Data

In the latest development, a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking review of the judgment in the EVM-VVPAT case, vide which prayer for 100% cross-verification of EVM data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records was denied.It may be recalled that a Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta had delivered two separate, concurring judgements in the matter...