Irregularity In Order Taking Cognizance Will Not Vitiate Criminal Proceedings : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an irregularity in the order taking cognizance will not vitiate the proceedings in a criminal trial(case: Pradeep S Wodeyar vs State of Karnataka).A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice BV Nagarathna was deciding an appeal filed against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which dismissed the appellant's petition...

Allahabad HC Directs IIT BHU To Admit Dalit Girl Who Lost Seat Over Failure To Pay Fee In Time; Court Contributes Towards Her Fee

Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh, on its own, volunteered to contribute Rs.15,000/- towards the fee for allocation of the seat and handed over the said amount to her after the court hours.

'Voice Of The Oppressed Not Meant To Be Criminalised': Madras HC Quashes FIR Against Director Pa. Ranjith Over Comments On Chola Empire

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Film Director Pa. Ranjith for his remarks on the Chola era during a public gathering in 2019.The Court was of the view that the criticism meted upon the Chola Kingdom by the Director was based on historical books. The petitioner did not exceed the limit to freedom of speech under Article 19 (1)(a) of...

Policemen Assaulting Judge : Bihar DGP Submits Report To Patna High Court In Sealed Cover

On a shocking allegation of police brutality unleashed upon an Additional District and Sessions Judge from Madhubani, the Director-General of Police, Bihar appeared before the Patna High Court today. The report under his signature was handed over in a sealed cover to the High Court. Today, Justice Rajan Gupta has opened the seal, perused the details about the incident, and ordered...

High Court Cannot Dismiss Second Appeal In Limine Without Assigning Reasons : Supreme Court

To conclude that a second appeal does not involve any substantial question of law, the High Court has to record reasons, the Supreme Court held.

Some Thoughts On National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation(NJIC)

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana's comprehensive proposal for establishment of the National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation (NJIC) merits thoughtful consideration from multiple stakeholders. Let's face the facts. The Governments, at all levels and to the extent possible, have been benign in releasing funds. Recently, the Union Law Ministry approved a generous sum of INR 9000 Crores for building judicial infrastructure. It's a matter of time that a good majority of the...

BREAKING : Parliament Passes Farm Laws Repeal Bill

The bill was passed through a voice vote without discussion.

Attorney General Bats For Regional Court Of Appeals To Reduce Burden Of Supreme Court

While delivering his address on the Constitution Day Celebrations at Vigyan Bhavan, the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal today spoke about the need for creation of Court of Appeals in at least 4 regions (North, South, West and East) with 15 judges consisting of 3 benches of 3 judges each. "I would envisage at least 4 regions, North, South, West and East each having a Court of Appeal...

Mere Allegation Of Fraud Without Particulars Not Sufficient To Get Over Bar On Civil Suit Under Section 34 SARFAESI : Supreme Court

"As per the settled preposition of law mere mentioning and using the word 'fraud'/'fraudulent' is not sufficient to satisfy the test of 'fraud'".

Death Penalty - Court Duty Bound To Consider Possibility Of Reformation Even If Accused Remains Silent : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the review petitions filed by two death-row convicts to convert the death sentence imposed on them to life imprisonment for a term of 30 years.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna noted in the order that the Court is duty bound to elicit all relevant information regarding the possibility of the reformation of the...

Constitution & Constitutionalism: The Making Of Our Constitution- A Precious Heritage

Man's capacity for justice and adherence to the rule of law makes democracy possible, man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. The advent of democracy and limited government heralded the concept of 'State' and transformed the status of the governed to citizens. Civilization involves the subjection of force to reason and the agency of this subjection is the law. Law eludes a precise definition. Law may be said to embody a code of conduct and self-discipline which a nation...

Know The Constitution [Part I]: The Preamble

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...