Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

[Domestic Violence] SC| Wife can claim right to residence in shared household belonging to not just husband but also to his relatives. Read conditions

“The progress of any society depends on its ability to protect and promote the rights of its women.”

Candidate declared unfit for the post of District Judge due to pendency of criminal case. Can they claim reconsideration after acquittal? Read what SC says

Supreme Court: In a case where a man was tried for and later acquitted from charges under Section 498A/406/34 IPC, the bench

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SC| Right to default bail under the first proviso to Section 167(2) CrPC not a mere statutory right but a fundamental right

Right to default bail a fundamental right granted to an accused person to be released on bail once the conditions of the first proviso to Section 167(2) are fulfilled.

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Is right to pre-emption a recurring right or exercisable only the first time? SC answers

Supreme Court analyses whether the right of pre-emption can be enforced for an indefinite number of transactions or it is exercisable only the first time.

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SC| Evidence has to be weighed and not counted

“… the prosecution has miserably failed to prove the guilt of the accused beyond doubt the appellants therefore must be given benefit of doubt.”

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Payal Tadvi suicide| SC says accused doctors, as “presumably innocent persons”, entitled to study; allows all 3 to resume studies in the same college

Even a convict is allowed to have academic pursuits while undergoing sentence and develop his potential as a human being to the fullest.

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“Justice Ramana’s proximity with Mr. Chandrababu Naidu is too well-known”; Read what Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote in his letter to CJI

Justice NV Ramana is next-in-line to become the Chief Justice of India.

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The story of three women and their fight to make “women in law” a reality in India

by Prachi Bhardwaj*

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SC holds NRI quota for admission to professional courses “neither sacrosanct, not inviolable”; private colleges have some elbow room

Private colleges offering professional and technical courses, have some elbow room to decide whether, and to what extent, they wish to offer NRI or management quotas

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Law Student Sexual Assault case| SC sets aside All HC order; says copy of the statement of victim could not have been provided to Swamy Chinmayanand

“In such matters utmost confidentiality is required to be maintained. In our view, the High Court completely failed in that behalf.”

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An offence committed by a ‘juvenile’ in 1981; three Juvenile Justice statutes and a legal conundrum on their applicability. Read how SC solved this riddle

Supreme Court: In a bid to clear the air over the applicability of and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)

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Shaheen Bagh Protests| Democracy and dissent go hand in hand but public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely for expressing dissent: SC

“Each fundamental right, be it of an individual or of a class, does not exist in isolation and has to be balanced with every other contrasting right.”

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Is SLP against an order rejecting the review petition maintainable when main judgment is not under challenge? SC answers

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah has reiterated that when the main judgment of the

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Hathras Gang Rape| Editors Guild of India issues statement condemning obstruction of functioning of media by UP Police

After the media persons were prevented from reporting the development in and around Hathras after the Hathras Gang Rape case, the Editors

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23 years after his wife’s death, a man walks free as SC sets aside his conviction for abetting her suicide based on ‘speculations’ and ‘inferences’

“The Trial Court and the High Court speculated on the unnatural death and without any evidence concluded only through conjectures, that the appellant is guilty of abetting the suicide of his wife.”

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Booked air tickets during lockdown? Supreme Court orders full refund| Read directions

“We cannot lose sight of the present situation prevailing in the country and across the globe”

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“Financial losses cannot be offset on the weary shoulders of the laboring worker”; SC quashes Gujarat Notification permitting factories to extend work hours & cut overtime

“A worker’s right to life cannot be deemed contingent on the mercy of their employer or the State.”

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SCC Times

[Domestic Violence] SC| Wife can claim right to residence in shared household belonging to not just husband but also to his relatives. Read conditions

Candidate declared unfit for the post of District Judge due to pendency of criminal case. Can they claim reconsideration after acquittal? Read what SC says

SC| Right to default bail under the first proviso to Section 167(2) CrPC not a mere statutory right but a fundamental right

Is right to pre-emption a recurring right or exercisable only the first time? SC answers

SC| Evidence has to be weighed and not counted

Payal Tadvi suicide| SC says accused doctors, as “presumably innocent persons”, entitled to study; allows all 3 to resume studies in the same college

“Justice Ramana’s proximity with Mr. Chandrababu Naidu is too well-known”; Read what Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote in his letter to CJI

The story of three women and their fight to make “women in law” a reality in India

SC holds NRI quota for admission to professional courses “neither sacrosanct, not inviolable”; private colleges have some elbow room

Law Student Sexual Assault case| SC sets aside All HC order; says copy of the statement of victim could not have been provided to Swamy Chinmayanand

An offence committed by a ‘juvenile’ in 1981; three Juvenile Justice statutes and a legal conundrum on their applicability. Read how SC solved this riddle

Shaheen Bagh Protests| Democracy and dissent go hand in hand but public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely for expressing dissent: SC

Is SLP against an order rejecting the review petition maintainable when main judgment is not under challenge? SC answers

Hathras Gang Rape| Editors Guild of India issues statement condemning obstruction of functioning of media by UP Police

23 years after his wife’s death, a man walks free as SC sets aside his conviction for abetting her suicide based on ‘speculations’ and ‘inferences’

Booked air tickets during lockdown? Supreme Court orders full refund| Read directions

“Financial losses cannot be offset on the weary shoulders of the laboring worker”; SC quashes Gujarat Notification permitting factories to extend work hours & cut overtime

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – September 2020

Is active involvement in the commission of offence a pre-condition for common intention? SC answers

Are words “tries an offence” more appropriate than “tries an offender” in section 461(l) CrPC? Here’s what SC says