No black and white photographs in pleadings without prior permission of Court: SC directs Registry
“For a long time, the parties are placing on record black and white photocopies of photographs, mostly which are blurred.”
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This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court
SC stays proceedings against Shashi Tharoor over 2018 defamatory statements on PM Narendra Modi
Shashi Tharoor while addressing the audience at the Bangalore Literature Festival in 2018 had quoted lines from the article published by the Caravan magazine and which said that “Mr. Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling; you cannot remove him with your hand, and you cannot hit it with a chappal either.”
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Supreme Court dismisses petitions seeking to stop export of arms & military equipments to Israel in the ongoing Gaza Conflict
Considering the petition seeking directions for the Union Government to cancel existing licenses/permissions and to stop the grant of new licenses to Indian companies, the Court stated that the self-imposed restraint on Courts entering into areas of foreign policy is grounded in sound rationale which has been applied across time.
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Accused in custody can apply for anticipatory bail in connection with a different case: Supreme Court
“When procedural law doesn’t preclude the investigating agency from arresting a person in relation to a different offence while he is already under custody in some previous offence, the accused too cannot be precluded of his statutory right to apply for anticipatory bail only on the ground that he is in custody in relation to a different offence.”
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[Kolkata Rape and Murder Case] SC takes note of mass abstentions of Resident doctors; Directs them to report for duty by 5 pm on 10-09-2024
The Court also directed the West Bengal Govt. to take steps to create confidence in the doctors vis-a-vis their safety and emphasised that resident doctors cannot be oblivious of the needs of the general community whom they are intended to serve, and they should return to work within the time indicated.
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West Bengal Coal Scam | SC dismisses Abhishek Banerjee and wife Rujira’s appeal against ED summons
In 2020, a FIR was registered by the CBI, ACB, Kolkata in respect of alleged illegal excavation and theft of Coal taking place in the leasehold areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL). Eventually ED issued summons in 2021 to the Appellants seeking their presence and documents pertaining to the matter.
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Supreme Court sets aside MP High Court order transferring toddler’s custody from maternal aunts to father; Allows father and grandparents to meet child once a fortnight
Supreme Court said that this is not a case where custody of the child can be disturbed in a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
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Supreme Court permits bank employees who secured job under SC/ST category to retain jobs despite caste descheduling by Karnataka Government
Supreme Court reiterated that neither State Government nor Courts have the authority to modify Scheduled Castes list promulgated by Presidential order
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SC reduces life sentence to 10 years imprisonment of man convicted for raping step-daughter, considering age and eight years of sentence undergone
‘No reason to interfere with the well-considered findings.’ The High Court’s and Trial Court’s decision for convicting the man for offence under Section 376 of IPC was upheld.
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‘Chief Justice cannot individually reconsider recommendation’; SC directs HP High Court Collegium to collectively reconsider elevation of two District Judges
“This appears to be a case where there was no collective consultation amongst the three Constitutional functionaries of the High Court i.e. the Chief Justice and the two senior-most companion judges. The absence of plurality, in reconsideration as directed by the Supreme Court Collegium, is discernible.”
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‘Ownership’ not limited to categories specified in Section 2(30) of MV Act; Context around control of vehicle important to fix liability: SC
The issue in the instant case revolved around whether a dealer or the manufacturer can be construed as an ‘owner’ vis-a-vis fixation of tortious liability for payment of compensation, especially when the driver and deceased both were employees of the manufacturer.
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[Jaypee Infratech Resolution Plan] SC closes home buyers’ pleas after Suraksha Realty offers for allotment of homes or refund
About 538 home buyers, who paid more than 80% of the demand, will be given this option for allotment of the flat, in which event, the said home buyers will be treated on par with other home buyers.
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SC partly closes suo motu petition after MP HC conditionally reinstates 4 of 6 terminated female judicial officers
Regarding the reinstatement of other two judicial officers, the Court will hear the matter on 24-09-2024, as the Full Court decided to not revoke their earlier resolutions and would place the adverse remarks and other materials against them before the Supreme Court in a sealed cover.
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SC summarises sequence of application of Karnataka Stamp Act provisions on insufficiently stamped instruments
The Court pointed out that the object of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 is not to exclude evidence or to enable parties to avoid obligations on technical grounds. Rather, the object is to obtain revenue even from such instruments which are at the first instance unstamped or insufficiently stamped.
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Can over 40% Speech and Language disability hinder MBBS studies? Medical Board to examine as SC comes to aid of student
Dean of Pune’s Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College was directed to constitute a Medical Board to examine as to whether the speech and language disability of the petitioner would come in his way of pursuing the MBBS.
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Presence only of advocates appearing or assisting during hearing, in person or online, to be marked: Supreme Court
“Based on the counsel’s presence in the proceedings, the advocates may be entitled to certain benefits such as allotment of chamber, designation of senior advocates and others. In the long run, if the advocates who are not present in the Court are permitted to mark their presence, it may have adverse impact on those Bar members who are appearing regularly.”
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[Bulldozer action against accused] SC to frame pan-India guidelines against demolition of property of accused
The Court sought suggestions from all the parties, which can be considered in framing appropriate guidelines.
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Strict conditions for bail must be imposed where investigation reveals active role of accused in economic offence affecting the masses: SC
In this case, the President of Jai Shriram Urban Credit Co-operative Society systematically siphoned off approximately Rs. 79 crores, with the aid of other office-bearers and the co-accused.
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Swati Maliwal Assault Case| Supreme Court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal’s PA Bibhav Kumar
Bibhav was accused of slapping and abusing Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.
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[Delhi Excise Liquor Policy Case] Supreme Court grants bail to AAP’s Vijay Nair
A conspiracy was hatched by Vijay Nair along with others to get the undue benefits by circumventing the provisions of the of the excise policy of GNCTD of Delhi for the year 2021-22.
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