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Wife’s guilt under S. 498-A IPC can’t become a ground to hold husband guilty in absence of specific material on record: SC

The Division Bench opined that in Section 498-A IPC cases, the courts have to be careful to identify instances of over implication and to avert the suffering of ignominy and inexpiable consequences.

SC Guidelines time limit pronouncement of judgments

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Supreme Court issues guidelines for High Court Judges regarding time limit for pronouncement of judgments

The Court emphasised that Judges must be mindful of the impact of their actions on society at large. Dealing with lakhs of litigation is no mean task, but at the same time, Judges must realize that instances do emerge leaving absolutely no margin for error.

grant Indian citizenship to foreign citizens

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Cannot confer Indian citizenship to foreign citizens by doing violence to the plain language of Citizenship Act, 1955: SC

“There is no scope to bring equitable considerations while interpreting such a statute as the language of Sections 5, 8 and 9 is plain and simple, hence there is no scope for its liberal interpretation”.

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SC dismisses petition regarding challenge to the appointment of Catering Supervisor made only on basis of interview marks

The respondent had filed original application before Central Administrative Tribunal challenging selection of Catering Supervisor based only on marks obtained in the interview and excluding marks of written test.

Pune Triple Murder case accused acquitted

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Know why Supreme Court decided to acquit and quash death sentence of 2012 Pune Triple Murder accused

The accused was arrested in 2012 on the suspicion of murdering his wife, mother and 2-year-old daughter. In 2016, the Trial Court convicted him and imposed death penalty which was confirmed by Bombay High Court

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Airports Economic Regulatory Authority not barred from filing appeals challenging orders of TDSAT: Supreme Court

TDSAT had ruled that AERA lacked the authority to regulate tariffs for services like Ground Handling Services (GHS) and Cargo Handling Services (CHS).

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Supreme Court closes Habeas Corpus proceedings against Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Yoga Centre

The matter revolves around a habeas corpus petition filed in the Madras High Court by a father who alleged that Isha Foundation is engaging in manipulative practices, effectively brainwashing individuals and making them monks.

pregnant daughter murder over inter-caste marriage

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Supreme Court commutes death sentence of father convicted for murdering his pregnant daughter over inter-caste marriage

The Court affirmed the father’s conviction but converted the death penalty to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment without remission considering several mitigating factors favouring the accused.

RG Kar Rape and Murder civic volunteers recruitment

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RG Kar Rape and Murder Case | WB Govt. must explain the legal source of authority for the recruitment of Civic Volunteers in the State: SC

The Court directed West Bengal Govt. to submit an affidavit to disclose the selection process which is followed for the recruitment of the Civic Volunteers and the steps which have been taken to ensure that such Civic Volunteers do not operate in sensitive establishments.

CJI Chandrachud successor Justice Sanjiv Khanna

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Who is Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the name recommended by CJI Chandrachud as his successor?

Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s name has been recommended as next Chief Justice of India as per the seniority rule.

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Investigation should not be thwarted by quashing FIR alleging dishonest conduct of an accused: Supreme Court

The Court also reiterated that FIR is not an encyclopedia of all imputations. Therefore, to test whether an FIR discloses commission of a cognizable offence, what is to be looked at is not any omission in the accusations, but the gravamen of the accusations contained therein to find out whether, prima facie, some cognizable offence has been committed or not.

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Karnataka High Court quashes criminal proceedings against persons accused of shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ inside a mosque

The Court said that it is not understandable that how if someone shouts ‘Jai Sriram’ it would outrage the religious feeling of any class especially when the complainant himself states that Hindu — Muslims are living in harmony in the area the incident by no stretch of imagination can result in antimony.

Appointments & Transfers News

SC Collegium recommends appointment of Judges for High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala

On 15-10-2024 the Collegium recommended appointment of Judicial Officers and Advocates as Judges and Additional Judges as Permanent Judges for Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka High Courts respectively.

stranger to suit dispossession decree holder redelivery

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Can a stranger to a suit, dispossessed of immovable property by decree-holder, seek redelivery? Supreme Court answers

Order XXI Rule 99, CPC is lucid that where any person other than the judgment debtor is dispossessed of immovable property by the holder of a decree for the possession of such property, he may make an application to the Court complaining of such dispossession.

Uttaranchal HC CJ Justice Ritu Bahri retirement

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Justice Ritu Bahri, 13th Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court, retires after a tenure of 8 months

Justice Ritu Bahri who retires on 10-10-2024, made history as upon her elevation on 04-02-2024, she became the first woman Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court.

Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari Acting CJ Uttaranchal HC

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President appoints Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari as Acting Chief Justice of Uttaranchal High Court

Justice Tiwari will perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice with effect from 11-10-2024 consequent upon the retirement of Justice Ritu Bahri, Chief Justice, on 10-10-2024.

free certified copy final order paid certified copy

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Condonation of delay by NCLAT | Free & paid certified copy of final orders are on the same footing as per Rule 50 of NCLT Rules: SC

Entry 31 of Schedule of Fees prescribed by the NCLT Rules stipulates that the fee for obtaining true certified copies of final orders passed to parties other than the concerned parties under Rule 50 shall be Rs 5 per page. The stipulation of Rupees five per page in Entry 31 excludes “the concerned parties under Rule 50”.

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Bar Council of India cannot ostensibly pass any gag order which takes away an Advocate’s fundamental right: Karnataka HC

The Court further stated that power of the Courts either competent Civil Court or Constitutional Court cannot be permitted to be usurped by the Chairman of the Bar Council of India, as was done in the instant case.