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Criminal Courts Cannot Recall Or Review Their Own Judgments Except For Clerical Or Arithmetical Errors: Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court recently ruled that criminal courts cannot review or recall their judgments except to correct clerical or arithmetical errors, while setting aside a Delhi High Court order that had reopened perjury proceedings in a corporate dispute.A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih set aside the HC order that had recalled its earlier decision dismissing...
Rajasthan High Court Denies Termination Of 32-Week Pregnancy To Speech & Hearing Impaired Minor, Cites Medical Report
The Rajasthan High Court refused to permit medical termination of over 32-week pregnancy of a hearing and verbally impaired minor rape survivor, in light of unfavorable opinion of the medical board which indicated serious danger that termination procedure may pose to both fetus and the girl. The medical board which was constituted after the high court's August 5 order, examined the survivor...
Calcutta High Court Halts Grant Of Funds To Durga Puja Clubs Which Failed To Submit Report On Utilisation Of Funds
The Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to stop the grant of funds given to organise Durga Puja celebrations to clubs which failed to submit a certificate on utilisation of such funds granted in the previous year, as had been sought by the court.A division bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De passed the order.On an earlier occassion, the court had sought for the...
BREAKING| Centre Notifies Elevation Of Justices Alok Aradhe & Vipul Pancholi As Supreme Court Judges
The Centre has notified the appointments of Justice Alok Aradhe (presently Chief Justice of Bombay High Court) and Justice Vipul Pancholi(CJ of Patna HC) as Supreme Court judges, two days after the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation for their elevation.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal posted in X : "In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President,...
Rajasthan High Court Directs Asaram To Surrender In 3 Days, Refuses To Extend Interim Bail
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday rejected the application moved by Asaram, who has been sentenced to life in a 2013-rape case, seeking extension of his interim bail on medical grounds.A division bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur reportedly took note of the self-styled godman's medical record and found that he is stable. The Supreme Court had released him on...
Karnataka High Court Directs College To Pay ₹15 Lakh To Student Wrongfully Denied Admission To MBBS Course Despite Paying Fee
The Karnataka High Court directed Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education a deemed to be University running Sri Siddhartha Medical College to pay Rs. 15 Lakh as compensation to a student for denying her admission to the MBBS course for academic year 2017-18, despite her paying fee for the first year within time. A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice K Manmadha Rao...
SCAORA Demands Withdrawal Of Delhi LG's Notification Allowing Police Officers To Give Evidence From VC Rooms In Police Stations
The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association has passed a resolution condemning the Delhi Lieutenant Governor's notification allowing police personnel to give evidence in trials from police stations through VC.In a unanimous resolution, SCAORA, through its Secretary Advocate Nikhil Jain said the August 13, 2025 notification undermines the sanctity of judicial proceedings and risks...
Appointments Secured On Forged Documents Void Ab Initio, Can Be Cancelled Sans Disciplinary Proceedings: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that appointments secured on the basis of forged and fraudulent documents are void ab initio, and therefore do not confer any right to continue in service or claim salary. A bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan added that in such cases, before cancelling an appointment, disciplinary proceedings envisaged by Article 311 of the Constitution of India...
Kerala High Court Stays Trial Against ADGP Ajithkumar In Alleged Disproportionate Assets Case
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 27) stayed the proceedings pending before the Enquiry Commissioner & Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram in an alleged disproportionate asset case against Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) M.R. Ajith Kumar.The ADGP, currently holding the post of Excise Commissioner, had approached the High Court challenging the order of the Special...
NEET-UG 2025 | Rajasthan High Court Grants Relief To OBC-NCL Candidate In State List Treated Under General Category For Admission
The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to a NEET-UG candidate who although belonged to the OBC-NCL (Other Backward Classes Non-Creamy Layer) category as per the State list, but was however treated to be from General category in the first round of admission. In doing so the court said that she shall be considered under OBC-NCL category for the purpose of state seats. For context, Step-2 of...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest August 11 - 17, 2025
[2025 LiveLaw (SC) 787 - 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 810] Abkari Shops (Disposal in Auction) Rules, 2002 (Kerala) - Rule 9(2) - Ethyl alcohol content in coconut toddy - Supreme Court on May 1, 2024, directed the government to reassess the appropriateness of 8.1% v/v limit for ethyl alcohol in coconut toddy - Expert Committee was constituted who recommended that maximum allowed...