Supreme Court Prescribes 30 Days Time Limit To Prefer Appeal Against Juvenile Justice Board Preliminary Assessment Order

Noting that no time limit has been prescribed under the Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 to prefer an appeal against the preliminary assessment order of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), the Supreme Court in a recent judgment deemed it appropriate to fill up this gap by prescribing 30 days' time limit for preferring appeal against the JJB's preliminary...

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LiveLaw India's No.1 Legal news portal invites applications for the post of 'Product Manager'. Job Location: Noida/RemotePYE: 1-3 Years Essential Qualification: A degree in Engineering, MBA or related field Responsibilities: Lead the development and maintenance of the CMS and website, ensuring optimal performance, usability, and functionality. Prepare comprehensive...

Bombay Riots : Supreme Court Seeks Maharashtra Govt's Compliance With Justice Srikrishna Commission's Recommendations On Police Reforms

The Supreme Court, in its order dated May 06, observed that there is hardly any compliance by the State of Maharashtra with the recommendations regarding police reforms made by Justice Srikrishna Commission in the report relating to the 1993-93 Bombay Riots. The Commission was constituted by the State in the year 1993 to look into the causes of the fearsome riots that engulfed Mumbai in...

Witness Statement Recorded In Absence Of Accused Can Be Used As Evidence If Conditions In S.299 CrPC Are Fulfilled : Supreme Court

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court held that the statements of the prosecution witness recorded in the absence of the accused can be read as a substantive piece of evidence when the prosecution witness could not be traced out and produced in the witness box for deposition during trial after the accused had been arrested. Affirming the decision of the High Court and Trial Court, the...

Conviction Can't Be Set Aside Merely Because Prosecution Witness Turned Hostile: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 08) held that the evidence of a prosecution witness cannot be rejected in toto merely because the prosecution chose to treat him as hostile and cross-examined him. Affirming the decision of the High Court and Trial Court, the bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta declined to aside the conviction of the accused merely because the...

Safeguards Against Arrest Necessary, No Provision For Pre-Payment Before Adjudication: Supreme Court On Challenge To GST Penal Provisions

While hearing the batch of petitions challenging penal provisions of CGST Act, etc. as non-compatible with CrPC and the Constitution, the Supreme Court yesterday expressed that safeguards against arrest are necessary. It also noted that there is no provision under the CGST Act for pre-payment prior to adjudication.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Subject /Statute Wise Index [April 1 to 13]

SUPREME COURT WEEKLY DIGEST APRIL 2024 PART 1 (APRIL 1 - 13, 2024)Citations 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 269 to 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 290Abuse of Process of Law Abuse of process of law – Collusion between parties in tender process – Held, respondent no. 1 in collusion with respondent no. 2, had misused the process of law for covering up the irregularities and illegalities committed in the tender...

Can Accused Who Is Already Arrested In One Case Seek Anticipatory Bail In Another Case? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 8) reserved judgment on the issue whether anticipatory bail could be granted in one case to a person who is already under custody in another case. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the matter. The question of law arose in a case where the FIR of the first offence against the accused was quashed but then the...

Can Time-Barred Debts Be Recovered Through Remedies Other Than Civil Suits As Per Special Laws? Supreme Court Refers To 3-Judge Bench

The Supreme Court has referred to a 3-judge bench the question whether debts, which cannot be recovered by filing civil suits as they are time-barred under the Limitation Act 1963, can be recovered by invoking other remedies under special statutes for debt recovery.The Court was hearing an appeal against a judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which held that a time-barred debt can...

Supreme Court Discusses Concept Of 'Parental Alienation Syndrome' In Child Custody Dispute

The Court advised that there should be caution before labelling a parent as having alienated a child from the other parent.

UP Consolidation of Holdings Act | Consolidation Officer Can't Take Away Ownership Of Tenure Holder And Grant It To Another : Supreme Court

In a recent decision concerning the U.P. Consolidation of Holdings Act, 1953, the Supreme Court held that the Consolidation Officer is not vested with the power to take away the vested title of a tenure holder and grant ownership to some other person in the property.Affirming the decision of the High Court, the bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and P.S. Narasimha underscored the duty of...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Maintainability Of West Bengal's Suit Against Centre Challenging CBI Probe

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 08) reserved its judgment on the maintainability of the original suit filed by the State of West Bengal, alleging that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continued to register and investigate cases despite its revocation of the general consent. The bench, comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, heard the preliminary objection raised by...