Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (19 August-24 August, 2024)

Live Law has got you covered with all the latest updates of this last week. This includes the orders passed by the Supreme Court in RG Kar Hospital Rape & Murder case, the judgment passed "In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents” and much more. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week.Judgments/ Orders 'Entire Incident Occured In Heat Of Moment' : Supreme Court Approves Alteration Of Conviction To Section 304-II IPC Case Title: HUSSAINBHAI ASGARALI LOKHANDWALA VERSUS STATE OF GUJARAT, CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 1691 OF 2023 The Supreme Court in a recent case allowed the release of a convict in a 24-year-old case of culpable homicide by altering the punishment imposed on him to the period already suffered in incarceration. The Court justified the conviction under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) upon finding that the convict was a young man at the time of the incident and had acted without any premeditation in the fit of anger which led to the occurrence of crime. RG Kar Hospital Rape & Murder: Medical Consultants Approach Supreme Court,Suggest Measures For Safety Of Medical Professionals Case Title : In Re : Alleged Rape and Murder of Trainee Doctor in RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata and related issues | SMW(Crl) 2/2024 The Federation of Association of Medical Consultants of India (FAMCI) has filed an intervention in the suo moto case taken by the Supreme Court over the RG Kar Hospital doctor's rape and murder . The intervenors have raised safety concerns for medical workers in hospitals across the country in the absence of any centralised laws. To address the systemic issues regarding the lack of safety for medical professionals, the Supreme Court ordered the formation of a National Task Force to give recommendations on the modalities to be followed all over the country. Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta High Court Judgment Containing Controversial Remarks About Adolescent Sexual Behaviour Case Details: In Re: Right to Privacy Of Adolescents, Suo Moto WP(C) No. 3 of 2023 The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) delivered its judgment in a suo motu case titled "In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents," which was initiated over the controversial remarks made by the Calcutta High Court in a judgment delivered on October 18, 2023. Lok Sabha Elections 2024 : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Probe Into Alleged EVM Manipulations, Violations By ECI Case Title: MEHMOOD PRACHA Versus ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA, W.P.(C) No. 473/2024 The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking inquiry into the allegations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) manipulations and violations by the Election Commission of India during Lok Sabha Elections 2024. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar passed the order, observing that omnibus and vague assertions had been made by the petitioner and that he has already approached the Delhi High Court with regard to a particular constituency. Supreme Court Permits Teesta Setalvad To Travel To Malaysia For Anti-Racism Conference Case Details: TEESTA ATUL SETALVAD vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT v. Diary No. - 35856/2024 The Supreme Court today (on August 20) has permitted human rights activist Teesta Setalvad to travel to Selangor, Malaysia from August 31 to September 10. The purpose of this travel is to attend a conference pertaining to anti-racism. Natural Guardian's Right To Custody Of Child Not Lost Just Because Temporary Custody Was Given To A Relative: Supreme Court Case Title: GAUTAM KUMAR DAS VERSUS NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS, SLP(Crl) No. 005171 - / 2024 While granting custody of a minor daughter to her father, the Supreme Court observed that granting temporary custody of a minor child to a relative would not preclude the natural guardian from seeking custody of a minor child. View Of Coordinate Bench Of Same HC Can't Be Ignored: Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Over Non-Supply Of WhatsApp Chats Case Details: Shabna Abdulla v. The Union of India & Ors, Criminal Appeal No. 3282 of 2024 The Supreme Court today (August 20) quashed a detention order upheld by a division bench of the Kerala High Court, noting that once the coordinate bench of the High Court had set aside the detention based on same grounds and material relied, the division bench could not have ignored the same. Reserved Category Candidate Can Claim General Category Seat Of Horizontal Reservation Based On Merit : Supreme Court Case Title: RAMNARESH @ RINKU KUSHWAH AND OTHERS VERSUS STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS, SLP(C) No. 2111 of 2024 The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 20) set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order which refused to allow admission of the meritorious reserved category candidates to the unreserved (UR)...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (19 August-24 August, 2024)

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