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CJI Assures Listing Of Petition Seeking FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash Stash Row
The petition filed in the Supreme Court, seeking the registration of FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge of the Delhi High Court, over the alleged discovery of illicit cash at his official premises, was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today for urgent hearing.Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, the main petitioner, mentioned the matter before CJI Sanjiv Khanna.At the outset, the...
'Insensitivity' : Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Ruling That Grabbing Breasts & Breaking Pyjama Strings Of Minor Girl Wasn't 'Attempt To Rape'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the controversial order of the Allahabad High Court which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of attempt to rape. The High Court had observed that the acts would prima facie constitute the offence of 'aggravated sexual assault' under...
Supreme Court Warns Haryana Govt For Not Cooperating With Committee Enquiring Alleged Social Boycott Of Dalits
The Supreme Court yesterday (March 24) warned the State of Haryana that it would initiate contempt proceedings if the State continued its non-cooperation with the Court appointed Committee to investigate the alleged social boycott of the Dalits in village Bhatia, Haryana.In this case, the petitioners, all from the Dalit community, approached the Supreme Court alleging a social boycott imposed...
Supreme Court To Consider Constitutionality Of Maharashtra Amendment Reducing Number Of Co-Operative Society Directors
The Supreme Court recently issued notice in a plea challenging an amendment to the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 reducing the maximum number of directors in a Co-operative Society from 36 to 21.A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra issued notice for the limited issue of whether the amendment is legally sustainable.“Having heard learned...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Against Allahabad HC Ruling That Grabbing Breasts & Breaking Pyjama String Won't Constitute Attempt To Rape
Days after the Allahabad High Court held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of rape or an attempt to rape, the Supreme Court has taken a suo moto cognisance of the order. The matter will be listed before a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and AG Masih tomorrow. The cognisance is...
BRS MLAs' Defection To Congress | Supreme Court Prima Facie Says Telangana Speaker Must Take Time-Bound Decision On Disqualification
In the matter pertaining to the defection of 3 MLAs from BRS party to the ruling Congress party in Telangana, the Supreme Court today expressed a prima facie opinion that certain observations in Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra lent support to the petitioners' case and that the observations of the Telangana High Court (Division Bench) with regard to...
Know The Law | Distinction Between Gift/Settlement Deed & Will : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court recently explained the distinction between the gift deed, settlement deed, and Will. The Court said that a gift is a voluntary transfer made without consideration, requiring acceptance during the donor's lifetime. Moreover, registration is mandatory for immovable property, but having possession is not mandatory to qualify as a gift when the donee accepts the...
KK Venugopal Requests CJI To Send Kerala's Petition Against Governor's Delay In Clearing Bills To Justice Pardiwala's Bench
Senior Advocate KK Venugopal on Tuesday (March 25) requested the Chief Justice of India to refer the petitions filed by the State of Kerala against the Kerala Governor over the delay in approving the bills passed by the legislative assembly to a bench led by Justice JB Pardiwala, which has reserved judgment on a similar petition filed by the Staet of Tamil Nadu. Venugopal, appearing for...
Delay In Recording Witness Statements Under Section 161/164 CrPC Not Fatal If There Is Adequate Explanation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a delay in recording an eyewitness's testimony would not draw an adverse inference against the prosecution's case if the delay is adequately explained. The bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka, Ahsanudding Amanullah, and AG Masih refused to interfere with the conviction of the appellants who challenged their conviction under Section 302 (murder) read with Section...
Supreme Court Slams Uttarakhand Govt For Not Paying Promised Ex-Gratia For Doctor Shot Dead In Hospital, Orders ₹1 Crore Compensation
The Supreme Court recently criticised the Uttarakhand Government for not paying ex-gratia compensation to the widow of a government doctor, who was shot dead while working in a Community Health Centre in April 2016, despite the then Chief Minister approving a decision to grant Rs 50 Lakh.Displeased that the family of the deceased doctor has been forced to litigate for nearly nine years to...