[2019] Death Penalty- Confirmations, Commutations & Acquittals By Supreme Court

This year, India voted against a motion which sought prohibition of death penalty as a mode of punishment at the 42nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The death penalty confirmations by the Supreme Court is more compared to recent years. It confirmed the death sentence in five cases. Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses The Last Review Plea Against Death PenaltyAkshay Kumar Singh...

40 Supreme Court Civil Law Judgments Of 2019

1. Undivided Share In Joint Family Can Be Disposed By Will As Per Sec.30 Hindu Succession Act The undivided interest of a Hindu in a joint family property can be disposed of by Will as per Section 30 of the Hindu Succession Act 1956, held the Supreme Court while dismissing appeals from a partition suit. "Section 30 of the Act, permits the disposition by way of Will of a male Hindu in...

The Kashmir Internet Ban – What's At Stake

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court has heard oral arguments and reserved its judgment in Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India and Ghulam Nabi Azad v. Union of India, in which the petitioners have impugned, among other things, the ongoing shutdown of the Internet in the Kashmir Valley. The arguments raised in these petitions touch upon questions critical to the functioning of India's democracy. This post is an effort at expounding some of the issues at stake in the case.FactsSometime on August...

What Is The CAA-NPR-NRC Link?[Explainer]

A bare reading of 2003 Citizenship Rules reveals that NPR lays the foundation for NRC.

'Not In My Name': Lawyers Distance Themselves From Bar Council's Statement on Anti-CAA Protests [Read Statement]

Almost a thousand lawyers from across the country have distanced themselves from the Resolution dated 22.12.2019 issued by the Bar Council of India, condemning the participation of lawyers in the protests of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 by issuing a Response to the Resolution today.Senior Advocates Akhil Sibal, Chander Uday Singh, Colin Gonsalves, Darius Khambata, Dr. Abhishek...

25 Important SC Judgments On Criminal Law - 2019

Magistrate Can Invoke Power U/S 156(3) CrPC even at post-cognizance stage, SC says 43 Yr old precedent wrongly decidedVinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and others v The State of GujaratA three judge bench of the Supreme Court virtually overruled a 43 year old precedent and held that Magistrate can invoke power under section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure even at post-cognizance stage....

[Breaking] Calcutta HC Stays Deportation Of Rohingya Couple To 'Uphold The Spirit Of Humanity' [Read Order]

"A minimum protection ought to be given to the petitioners till the writ petition is decided, in order to uphold the spirit of humanity, if not the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution of India, which is the grundnorm of all Indian statutes."

Section 142(2) Of Negotiable Instruments Amendment Act, 2015 Is Constitutionally Valid: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

Reiterating that the Parliament/State Legislature can take away the basis of a judicial pronouncement by enacting legislation, the Madras High Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Section 142(2) of the Negotiable Instruments Amendment Act, 2015. The Petitioner-Company, Refex Energy Ltd. had asserted that the amendment is in violation of the Supreme Court ruling in...

Good & Bad : 50 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2019

As the year 2019 draws to a close, here is a recap of the major judgments of Supreme Court in 2019 (in order of chronology).1. Alok Verma v Union of India : CBI Director's DivestmentThe case was relating to the legality of the overnight order passed by the Centre stripping Alok Verma of the powers of CBI Director. A three judges bench comprising the then CJI Gogoi, Justices S K Kaul and K...

Routine Explanation Not Enough For Condonation Of Delay: SC [Read Judgment]

"A reasonable and acceptable explanation is very much necessary."

Non Speaking Order Dismissing SLP Does Not Attract Doctrine Of Merger, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"It is well-settled that the dismissal of an SLP against an order or judgment of a lower forum is not an affirmation of the same."

Gautam Bhatia On Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 & NRC [Video Explainer]

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