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Hindu Succession | If Law Gets Amended Before Passing Final Decree In Partition Suit, Parties Can Seek Its Benefit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that during the pendency of a partition suit, the parties can seek benefit of the amended law, when final decree has not been passed. Accordingly, the preliminary decree in a partition suit can be varied in the final decree proceedings, if the law governing the parties has been amended.The Bench comprising of Justice A.S. Bopanna and Justice J.B. Pardiwala has...
Bail Can Be Granted In NDPS Cases On Ground Of Undue Delay In Trial Despite Stringent Conditions In Section 37 : Supreme Court
In a pathbreaking judgment on bail jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has held that undue delay in trial can be a ground to grant bail to an accused, despite the rigours of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985.A division bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta, while granting bail to an undertrial prisoner arrested seven years ago for...
Court Cannot Declare Equivalency Of A Course: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on 28th March rejected the appeal filed to grant promotion to Grade-I and Assistant Engineer on the ground that the appellant did not possess the required degree and court cannot prescribe the qualification or declare the equivalency of a course.The bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Aravind Kumar said, “It is trite law that...
‘Unfair Probe, Manipulations Apparent’: Rajasthan High Court Acquits Four Convicts In 2008 Jaipur Blasts Case
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday acquitted all the four convicts in the 2008 serial Jaipur blast case and upheld the acquittal of fifth accused on the ground that prosecution has not been able to establish the chain of the circumstances to establish their guilt.On May 13 in 2008, a number of explosions took place in Jaipur, resulting into death of 71 persons and injuries to 185 persons....
Will Soon Take Appropriate Decision: BCI To Punjab and Haryana High Court On Charging Of 'Exorbitant' Enrollment Fees By State Bar Councils
The Bar Council of India has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it will soon take a decision on the issue of exorbitant enrollment fee being charged by the state bar councils.The submission was made before the bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Vikas Bahl during the hearing of a petition alleging that the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana was charging...
BREAKING| Lok Sabha Restores Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal's Membership Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing
The Lok Sabha Secretariat today issued a notification stating that the disqualification of Lakshadweep MP PP Mohammed Faizal has ceased to operate in view of the Kerala High Court suspending his conviction on January 25.Notably, the Lok Sabha notification came ahead of today's Supreme Court hearing in the petition filed by the NCP MP challenging the refusal to revoke his disqualification...
'Out Of Box Thinking Needed To Declog Prisons' : Supreme Court Tells Centre, States
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, reiterated its out of the box suggestions to unclog jails in commemoration of the 75th year of independence. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a suo moto plea instituted for the purpose of issuing a comprehensive policy strategy for the grant of bail. Noting that previously the Apex Court...
No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
While framing charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, the Delhi High Court has observed that protest by violent means can never be part of democracy.“Though, in a democracy, there can be no question of dissent being suppressed or fundamental right of freedom of expression by peaceful...
MBBS : Supreme Court Allows Repatriated Foreign Medical Students In Penultimate Year To Clear Final Exams In Two Attempts
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a batch of petitions by repatriated Indian medical students from Ukraine, China, the Philippines, etc after the central government informed the court that as a one-time extraordinary measure, penultimate year students would be allowed to take the MBBS examination without being enrolled in any Indian medical college.The Court allowed such students...
Day Of Remand Should Be Included For Considering Default Bail Claim : Supreme Court Answers Reference
Answering a reference on a significant point of law, the Supreme Court has held that the day of remand is to be included for considering for considering a claim for default bail.The remand period will be calculated from the date when the Magistrate remanded the accused, held a bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and Hrishikesh Roy.An accused becomes entitled to default bail if...
No Data Regarding Exact Population: Kerala High Court Holds Notifications Declaring Lakshadweep's Gram Panchayat Constituencies Ultra Vires
The Kerala High Court recently held the notifications declaring the local area comprising villages; the number of wards; and calling for objections to the proposed delimitation of Gram Panchayat constituencies/ wards, issued by the Lakshadweep Administrator and the Election Commission (EC) for the Lakshadweep Village (Dweep) Panchayat elections, as premature and ultra vires the provisions of...