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'No Case Is Small For Supreme Court, It Has Duty To Interfere In Matters Of Personal Liberty' : CJI DY Chandrachud Says After Law Minister's Remarks
No case is too small for the Supreme Court, said the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Friday, while asking "if we do not act in matters of personal liberty and grant relief, then what are we doing here?".Incidentally, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had commented yesterday in the Parliament that the Supreme Court should not be hearing bail applications and should rather...
Testimony Of Hostile Witness Can Be Considered To Convict Accused, If Corroborated By Other Evidence : Supreme Court Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court observed that there is no legal bar to raise a conviction upon a "hostile witness" testimony if corroborated by other reliable evidence.The fact that a witness has been declared "hostile" does not result in an automatic rejection of his evidence, the Constitution Bench observed.The bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer, B. R. Gavai, A. S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian and B....
Pilibhit Encounter 1991| "They Exceeded Power Given By Law": Allahabad High Court Convicts 43 Cops U/S 304 Part I IPC
The Allahabad High Court today convicted 43 Uttar Police Personnel under Section 304 Part I IPC in connection with the 1991 Pilibhit Encounter case wherein 10 Sikhs were killed treating them to be terrorists in an alleged fake encounter."It is not the duty of the police officers to kill the accused merely because he/she is a dreaded criminal. Undoubtedly, the police have to arrest the accused...
Direct Evidence Of Bribe Demand Not Necessary To Convict Public Servant Under Prevention Of Corruption Act : Supreme Court CB
In an important ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that direct evidence of demand or acceptance of bribe is not necessary to convict a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act and that the such fact can be proved through circumstantial evidence.Even if the direct evidence of the complainant is not available, owing to death or other reasons, or the complainant turning...
Shocking That Many Innocent Persons Are Victims Of False Cases Under SC/ST Prevention Of Atrocities Act : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that many innocent persons are victims of false implication under the SC/ST (POA) Act."It is shocking, rather a mind blowing fact that many innocent persons are victims of false implication under the SC/ST (POA) Act", the Court observed while considering an application seeking anticipatory bail. It cautioned that possibility of false implications...
Husband Cannot Seek Mobile Tower Location Of Wife's Alleged Lover To Prove Adultery As It Violates Privacy : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that disclosure of mobile tower locations of a third party in a matrimonial case cannot be permitted as it would violate the right to privacy of the person, who is not a party to the proceedings. Justice M Nagaprasanna said a citizen has a right to safeguard the privacy of his family, marriage and other incidental relationships. Informational privacy...
Judicial Service Examination- Practice Questions on First Information Report
In which of the following Case, a Three Judge Bench of Supreme Court considered the judgment in T. T. Antony and explained that the judgment in the said case does not exclude the registration of a complaint in the nature of counter claim from the purview of the Court?(a) Ram Lal Narang Vs. Om Prakash Narang and Another (b) T.T.Antony Vs State of Kerala (c) Upkar Singh v. Ved Prakash...
Former Information Commissioners Express Concerns About Data Protection Bill Amending RTI Act
Former Information Commissioners have expressed concerns about the proposal to amend the Right to Information Act through the Data Protection Bill, as it would result in the complete exemption of personal information from disclosure.Mr. Ratnakar Gaikwad, Former Chief Secretary and CIC Maharashtra, Mr. Rahul Singh, State Information Commissioner Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Yashovardhan Azad,...
BREAKING| SC Collegium Recommends New Chief Justices For High Courts Of Jharkhand, Gauhati And J&K&L
Supreme Court Collegium has recommended names of 3 judges for elevation as Chief Justices of the respective High Courts as follows:Justice Sanjay Mishra, judge of the Uttarakhand High Court as CJ of Jharkhand High Court, Justice N Kotiswar Singh, judge of the Gauhati High Court, as CJ of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court,Justice K Vinod Chandran, judge of the Kerala High Court, as CJ...
BREAKING: Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 5 Names For Elevation To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court collegium today recommended names of 5 High Court Chief Justices/Judges for elevation to the Supreme Court.1. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (PHC: Allahabad) 2. Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court (PHC: Himachal Pradesh) 3. Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice, Manipur High Court (PHC: Telangana) 4. Justice Ahsanuddin...
Even If Dowry Is Not Demanded Before Or At The Time Of Marriage, Subsequent Demand Is Sufficient To Attract Dowry Prohibition Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday, while dismissing the application filed by Kiran Kumar, the convict in the Vismaya dowry death case, seeking an interim order for suspension of his 10 years sentence, observed that even if there was no demand for dowry before or at the time of marriage, the subsequent demand made is sufficient to attract the definition of dowry under Section 2 of the...
Kerala Assembly Passes Bill To Remove Governor As Chancellor Of Universities
The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to remove Governor as the Chancellor of eight state universities.The University Laws (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2022 seeks to amend eight Acts relating to different universities to remove Governor as the ex-officio Chancellor of the Universities and to empower the State Government to appoint a Chancellor."The Government shall appoint...