CP Sudhakara Prasad, Former Advocate General Of Kerala, Passes Away

C P Sudhakara Prasad(81), Senior Advocate and former Advocate General of Kerala, passed away. He served as the Advocate General of Kerala from 2006 to 2011 and 2016 to 2021. He was also the Chairman of the Kerala State Bar Council from 2016 to 2019....

'Go Catch Bigger Fish...The Ones Who Loot 1000s Of Crores' : Supreme Court Rejects Bank's Case Against Farmer

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Bank of Maharashtra for challenging a High Court's order of directing the bank to accept the OTS proposal given by a farmer who had availed a loan from the bank. "Go after bigger fish. Such a litigation in Supreme Court will spoil the families of farmers financially," the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant remarked while dismissing...

National Consumer Commission's Appellate Order Can Be Challenged Before High Court Under Article 227 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in appeal under Section 58(1)(a)(iii) of the Consumer Protection Act 2019 can be challenged in a writ petition filed before a High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna held that NCRDC is a "tribunal" falling under Article 227...

"Will Create Chaos & Uncertainty": Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Postpone NEET PG 2022 Exam

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed pleas to postpone NEET-PG 2022 scheduled for May 21, saying postponement will create chaos and uncertainty and will impact patient care and will cause prejudice to over 2 lakh students who have prepared.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant was considering a petition preferred by doctors seeking to postpone the National Eligibility cum...

Contract Act Does Not Recognize Sale Of Pledged Goods By Pawnee To Self : Supreme Court

The same principle applies to the pledge of shares under the Depositories Act, the Court held.

Every Woman In A Domestic Relationship Can Enforce Right To Reside In 'Shared Household' Even In Absence Of Any Domestic Violence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that every woman in a domestic relationship has a right to reside in the shared household even in the absence of any act of domestic violence.She cannot be evicted, excluded or thrown out from such a household even in the absence of there being any form of domestic violence, the bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna observed. The Court added that such a...

'Lawyer Not Criminally Liable For Improper Legal Advice': Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Lawyer

The Calcutta High Court has recently quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a lawyer for providing allegedly false and improper legal advice which was instrumental in sanction of a bank loan to a company which was later declared as Non Performing Asset (NPA) with an outstanding due of Rs. 2.57 crores. Justice Ananda Kumar Mukherjee observed that merely because the lawyer's opinion was...

Are We Here To Decide Who Built Taj Mahal?Tomorrow You Will Want To Go Inside Judges' Chambers : Allahabad High Court Pulls Up Petitioner

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday pulled up a petitioner who sought a direction to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open the sealed doors of over 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal premises. The petitioner Dr. Rajneesh Singh, who is the media in charge of the BJP's Ayodhya unit, claimed that false history about Taj Mahal was being taught and he wanted to do...

Can Transit Anticipatory Bail Be Granted For Offences In Other States? Bombay High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The division bench of the Bombay High Court referred to a full bench the question whether the trial courts or High Courts can grant transit anticipatory bail to an accused when the offence against him is registered in another state, beyond the court's jurisdiction. A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and S V Kotwal widened the scope of the reference by adding issues like whether...

Forced Sex By Husband On Wife Should Be Labelled Rape; Right To Withdraw Consent Part Of Woman's Right To Life & Liberty : Justice Rajiv Shakdher On Marital Rape

"To my mind, self-assured and good men have nothing to fear", Justice Shakdher said.

How Supreme Court's Order Has The Effect Of Suspending Sedition Cases Under Section 124A IPC?

The order passed by the Supreme Court today has the effect of suspending all pending and future cases for the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, although there is no clear direction that fresh FIRs under this provision should not be registered.Saying that the Union of India has also agreed with the Court's prima facie opinion that Section 124A IPC was intended...

BREAKING| KEEP THE SEDITION LAW IN ABEYANCE: SUPREME COURT RULES IN A HISTORIC ORDER [Updated With Order]

In a historic development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that the 152-year old sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code should be effectively kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision.In an interim order, the Court urged the Centre and the State governments to refrain from registering any FIRs under the said provision while it was...