100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 2, Judgments 53-75]

This is the second part of the article. The first part covered 52 judgments delivered from January to June. This part includes judgments(53-75) delivered from July to October. The third part will cover judgments (76-100) from October to December. Read the first part here and the third part here.53. 'Delhi Can Ill-Afford Another Riots; Role Of Facebook Must Be Looked Into': Supreme Court...

'Remand Can Never Be Made For The Asking': Madras HC Appreciates Magistrate For Refusing Remand In Case Over FB Post

"Requests for remand must be decided on the touchstone of Section 41 of Cr.Pc and Article 21 of the Constitution"

How Supreme Court Protected Press Freedom In 2021

2021 was a year where India retained its low ranking of 142 out of 180 countries, as in the year before. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a French NGO which prepared the Global Press Freedom Index said, "India is one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists trying to do their job properly".2021 was also a year where one saw the Supreme Court making crucial and timely interventions to protect journalists who were facing threats and criminal law process for doing their...

'Right To Be Funny Can Be Mined In Article 19(1)(a)' : Madras High Court Quashes FIR Over Humorous Facebook Post

"The very registration of the impugned FIR is absurd and an abuse of legal process", the Court said.

BREAKING: Lok Sabha Passes Election Laws Amendment Bill To Link Voter ID With Aadhaar

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Election Laws(Amendment) Bill 2021 to link voter identity cards with Aadhaar.The Bill was passed in a voice vote.The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters "for the purpose of establishing the identity".It also seeks to allow the electoral...

Unequal Treatment Of Wives A Valid Ground For Divorce For Muslim Women: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that the refusal of a Muslim man to perform his marital obligations with his first wife after a second marriage is a good ground for divorce. A Division Bench of Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque and Justice Sophy Thomas in its order observed: "The refusal to cohabit and perform the marital obligations with the previous wife is tantamount to the violation of...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 1, Judgments 1-52]

As 2021 draws to a close, LiveLaw brings to you a round-up of the major judgments of the Supreme Court of this year. This year, in view of the huge number of significant judgments, the round-up is done in three parts. This parts covers 52 major decisions from January to June 2021. The second and third parts will cover the significant judgments delivered during the second half of...

'Unfortunate That Bar Leaders Tend To Play God By Rescuing Errant Advocates': Madras High Court While Holding SC Advocate Guilty Of Contempt

In a suo motu criminal contempt petition against Supreme Court lawyer R. Krishnamurthy, Madras High Court has made some pertinent observations about the symbiotic relationship between the Bar and the Bench that should be sustained at any cost. A division bench of Justices R. Hemalatha and P.N Prakash raised concerns about the rising number of cases registered against advocates in...

Mumbai Court Rejects Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Transfer Her Extortion Case Against Akhtar Out Of Andheri Court

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court (CMM) rejected actor Kangana Ranaut's application to transfer her extortion- complaint against lyricist Javed Akhtar, from the Andheri Magistrate to any other magistrate. The court had earlier refused a similar application by Ranaut to transfer the 2020 defamation case Akhtar filed against her. An appeal against the order was filed in...

Former SC Judge Justice GT Nanavati Who Headed '2002 Godhra Riots' & '1984 Anti-Sikh Riots' Inquiry Commissions Passes Away

Former Supreme Court judge, Justice GT Nanavati who headed two inquiry commissions formed to probe into the 2002 Godhra Riots & 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots passed away today. Justice Girish Thakorlal Nanavati was 86He was born on 17th February 1935 and he enrolled as an Advocate in the Bombay High Court on 11th February 1958. He Remained on the Government Pleaders' Panel and thereafter, he...

Know The Constitution[PART-II] The Constituent Assembly- The Origin Story

We Are Introducing A New Series In LiveLaw -'Know The Constitution'If the Constitution has to be of the people, by the people and for the people, it must first capture the imagination of the masses.The 'Know the Constitution' series is a humble attempt by the team of LiveLaw to unravel the Indian Constitution in all its majesty. The aim is to demystify the Indian Constitution one Article, one amendment, one doctrine, one schedule, one theme at a time.With this series we hope to make one small...

Tomorrow At 4.30 PM- Justice V.R Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture By Justice Nageswara Rao

LiveLaw is organising the 7th Justice V.R Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture on "Revisiting Social Justice Jurisprudence In Post Krishna Iyer Era".The event is being Hosted by Sarada Krishna Satgamaya Foundation for Law and Justice, Kochi, KeralaThe lecture will be delivered by Justice L Nageswara Rao, Judge, Supreme Court of India.The presidential address will be given by Justice S. Mani Kumar,...