Students Affected By Manipur Violence Can Attend Classes Online Or Get Admission In Assam University And North East Hill University: Supreme Court

In a plea for relocating 284 students affected by the Manipur violence to different Central Universities where they could continue their studies, the Supreme Court today (04.11.2023) provided three options for the students – a) attend classes at Manipur University online; b) attend the Assam University, Silchar or; c) attend North East Hill University, Shillong. The bench comprising CJI...

Mukhtar Ansari's Son Moves Supreme Court Seeking His Transfer From UP Jail Apprehending Threat To Life; Refers To Atiq Ahmed's Murder

Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's Son, Umar Ansari has moved the Supreme Court apprehending 'imminent and serious threat' to his father who is currently lodged in Banda Jail in Uttar Pradesh.The writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution seeks transfer of Ansari, a former MLA, to any jail outside Uttar Pradesh in a state ruled by any party other than the BJP. Umar Ansari's...

Abetment Of Suicide | Instigation Must Be In Close Proximity To Suicide : Supreme Court Quashes Case Under S.306 IPC

The Supreme Court, while quashing a case for abetment of suicide against an accused, discussed the essentials to convict a person under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC). It is pertinent to note that “Abetment” is defined under section 107 IPC. The Court explained that, for the first part of Section 107 to apply, the accused must have intentionally encouraged and pushed the...

Supreme Court Adjourns Satyendar Jain's Bail Hearing Until December 11; Interim Order To Continue

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 4) adjourned the hearing of Satyendar Jain's bail plea until Monday, December 11. However, it agreed to extend the interim bail granted earlier this year to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader until the next date of hearing.A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi is currently hearing the former Delhi government cabinet minister's special...

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On PIL Against Use Of Defence Officers & Civil Servants To Highlight Govt's Achievements

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought stand of the Union Government on a public interest litigation against the use of Defence officers and Civil Servants to highlight the schemes and achievements of the ruling government of last 9 years, alleging it is a “political propaganda.”A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna granted time to Additional...

Supreme Court Notifies Constitution Bench To Hear Reference Against 'Asian Resurfacing' Judgment On Automatic Stay Vacation

The Supreme Court has notified the composition of the Constitution Bench which will hear the reference against the 2018 judgment in Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency P. Ltd. Director V. Central Bureau of Investigation as per which interim orders of stay granted by High Courts and other courts in civil and criminal cases will automatically expire after a period of six months unless the orders...

Kerala Lok Ayukta Only Has Recommendatory Jurisdiction, Cannot Issue Positive Directions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the Lok Ayukta, under the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act 1999, cannot issue positive directions and that it only has the jurisdiction to submit a report to the concerned authority with its recommendations.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Rajesh Bindal made reference to the judgments of the Kerala High Court in Sudha Devi K. v. District Collector 2017...

Order VII Rule 11 CPC - No Evidence Or Merits Of Controversy Can Be Examined While Deciding Rejection Of Plaint : Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court (on November 30) held that no amount of evidence or merits of the controversy could be examined at the stage of deciding rejection of a plaint application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (C.P.C.). It may be noted that this order provides the grounds on which the Court shall reject a plaint.The Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Rajesh...

Jammu & Kashmir Special Status: Supreme Court's Judgment In Article 370 Case To Be Pronounced This Month

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict in the long-pending case challenging the Union Government's 2019 decision to repeal the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution this month (December 2023). The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and composed of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna,...

CLAT PG 2024 Exam Analysis

CLAT PG Exam: A Marathon of Legal PassagesThe CLAT PG exam this year presented a significant departure from the traditional pattern, with an unexpected increase in the number of passages and questions. The exam comprised 24 passages, each accompanied by five questions, resulting in a lengthy and time-consuming test. While the overall difficulty level was moderate, the sheer volume of...

Second Suit Seeking Damages For Illegal Occupation Maintainable After Filing Suit For Possession : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a suit for possession and suit for claiming damages for use and occupation of the property are two different causes of action. Hence, second suit filed claiming damages for use and occupation of the premises was maintainable after a suit for possession.A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Rajesh Bindal was considering an appeal challenging the refusal of...

CLAT (UG) 2024 Analysis

CLAT 2024 was conducted today in 139 centres across the country. This was the first CLAT paper which was conducted of 120 questions (instead of 150) though time remained the same (120 minutes). CLAT 2024, against all expectations, turned out to be a relatively easy paper. Barring a few questions and a couple of passages, most of the serious students wouldn't have faced any...