'NHAI Machinery Only On Paper' : Supreme Court Expresses Concern At Highway Encroachments, Directs Regular Inspection & Action

Expressing concern over the non-removal of unauthorized occupations/encroachments on the national highways, the Supreme Court directed the National Highways Authority of India (“NHAI”), to come out with a scheme that will provide for firstly, regular inspection of the highways, secondly, the establishment of grievance redressal mechanism and thirdly taking prompt action based on...

When Police Officers Use Case Diary To Refresh Their Memory, Accused Gets Right To Rely On Case Diary To Cross-Examine : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an accused has a right to cross-examine a police officer as to the recording made in the case diary whenever the police officer uses to refresh his memory.Similarly, in a case where the court uses a case diary for the purpose of contradicting a police officer, then an accused is entitled to peruse the said statement so recorded which is relevant, and...

SCAORA Writes To CJI Requesting Fixing Of Final Daily List At Supplementary Stage Itself With No Alterations After That

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has written a letter to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud calling for fixing of the final daily list at the supplementary stage and disallowing any alteration thereafter.The letter states that the current practice is unprecedented and unknown to the Court, as well as causes immense problems for lawyers and litigants. It...

Medical Colleges Charge Rs 1 Crore But Won't Pay Stipend To MBBS Interns? Either Pay Them Or Don't Have Internship: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 6) expressed concerns at the complaints of MBBS interns that medical colleges are not adequately paying them stipend.A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanna B Varale was hearing a batch of writ petitions filed by medical students.Justice Dhulia orally voiced his discontent with how medical colleges are charging such hefty fees and are...

Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society Appoints Two New Members To Executive Committee Following Resignation Of Two Senior Advocates

The Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society has undergone a shift in its leadership with the recent appointment of advocates-on-record Vanshaja Shukla and Ravi Raghunath to its Executive Committee.This move has been approved by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in consultation with Justice Dipankar Datta, the president of the MIG society.This decision, effective as of February 21,...

Food Safety and Standards Act Overrides Indian Penal Code; Simultaneous Prosecution Under Both Acts Not Possible : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that if a case is registered against an accused for food adulteration under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”), then by virtue of the overriding effect of Section 89 of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (“FSSA”), the proceedings under IPC cannot be continued against the accused.Reversing the decision of the High Court which refused to quash the...

Bona-Fide Mistake In Court Reporting Doesn't Constitute Penal Offence: Calcutta HC Stays Proceedings Against News Anchor Suman De

The Calcutta High Court has stayed all criminal proceedings against ABP Ananda news anchor Suman De, who was accused under Sections 153 and 505 of the IPC for making allegedly misleading claims pertaining to the events in Sandeshkhali on his Bengali news show 'Ghantakhanek Songe Suman'.It was alleged that the anchor had wrongfully contended that the police had not opposed the bail prayer of...

Argument Of 'Functional Difference' Can't Work In 2024 To Deny Women Permanent Commission In Coast Guard: Supreme Court Tells Union

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 26) was not persuaded by the argument of the Union Government that there are functional differences in the Indian Coastguard because of which women officers cannot be given permanent commission there unlike the Army, Navy or Air Force.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra were hearing the petition filed by a...

Supreme Court Asks Bombay HC To Decide Bail Applications Expeditiously, Says Not Deciding Matters Of Personal Liberty Violates Article 21

The Supreme Court requested the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court to convey its request to all the Judges of the Bombay High Court exercising the criminal jurisdiction to decide the matter pertaining to bail/anticipatory bail as expeditiously as possible. “We, therefore, request the Hon'ble the Chief Justice of the High Court of Bombay to convey our request to all the learned...

Supreme Court Stays Trial Against Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai In Case Over Alleged Remarks Against Christian Missionary NGO

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 26) stayed the trial against Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Annamalai over his alleged remarks against a Christian missionary non-profit.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta today granted the state BJP president temporary relief in response to his special leave petition challenging a February 8 Madras High Court...

Wheelchair-Bound Woman Approaches Supreme Court Alleging She Was Asked To Stand Up During Kolkata Airport Security Check

A specially-abled woman has approached the Supreme Court complaining of the humiliation she had to face at the Kolkata airport where she was allegedly asked to stand up by the security personnel.Arushi Singh, the petitioner, who graduated from the National Law Institute University, Bhopal and earned a LL.M. from the National University of Singapore, filed the writ petition referring to...

[LIVE NOW] Seminar On 'Decoding The Three New Criminal Laws'

LiveLaw presents a Seminar On “Decoding The Three New Criminal Laws”Date: 26th February, 2023Time: 6 PM (IST)Speakers: 1. Anup Surendranath, Executive Director, Project 39A, NLU- Delhi2. Justice M. Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court3. Vrinda Grover, Lawyer and human rights activist4. Mohan Gopal, Former Director, National Judicial Academy5. Sarim Naved, LawyerModerator: Anjali...