Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Pankaj Mithal
Sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Pankaj Mithal began his tryst with law in the 1980s.
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SC upholds conviction of man after 34 years, who absconded for 10 years after killing wife in 1990
The wife was found dead in the house in May, 1990. It was after several attempts for years, that the husband was apprehended on 09-08-2000 nearly ten years after the incident.
Never Reported Judgment | Mere mentioning of quota holder’s wrong name in a form’s delivery column does not lead to inference of bad faith [(1953) 1 SCC 600]
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on essentiality of mens rea.
SC upholds Delhi HC decision allowing demolition of Pracheen Shiva Temple on Yamuna floodplains by DDA
The Supreme Court rejected to halt the demolition of the temple but clarified that the Temple Samiti was not precluded from pursuing its remedies before the High Court in the pending proceedings.
Compulsory acquisition of private property: Supreme Court outlines seven sub-rights of Constitutional Right to Property
“The seven sub-rights may be procedures, but they do constitute the real content of the right to property under Article 300A, non-compliance of these will amount to violation of the right, being without the authority of law.”
Supreme Court suspends screening of film ‘Hamare Baarah’ until disposal of case pending over its release before Bombay HC
Supreme Court gave the petitioner liberty to raise the objection regarding constitution of the committee by the CBFC before the High Court
[NEET UG 2024] SC takes on record Centre’s stand that grace marks given to 1563 candidates for ‘loss of time’ will be cancelled & option for retest will be granted
It was clarified that everyone cannot apply for re-examination but only those candidates whose time was reduced.
[Delhi Water Crisis] Supreme Court asks Delhi Govt. to file affidavit for the measures taken to prevent water loss
In the earlier order, the Supreme Court deferred the hearing after noting that the defects in the Delhi Government’s petition copy have not been removed.
Supreme Court settles child custody battle after 9 yrs; Discusses seriousness of allegations of parental alienation syndrome
“The Courts ought not to prematurely and without identification of individual instances of ‘alienating behaviour’, label any parent as propagator and or potential promoter of such behaviour and that this label has far-reaching implications which must not be imputed or attributed to an individual parent routinely.”
Supreme Court rules on refund of stamp duty for an un-executed conveyance deed and fraudulent transaction
The appellant paid the stamp duty of Rs.25,34,350 and purchased the stamp duty for registration of conveyance deed. However, the conveyance deed was not registered as the vendor had earlier sold the property in question to a third party in 1992.
Can Arbitration proceedings be terminated on claimant’s failure to request Arbitral Tribunal to fix a date for hearing? SC answers
“The abandonment of the claim can be either express or implied. The abandonment cannot be readily inferred. There is an implied abandonment when admitted or proved facts are so clinching that the only inference which can be drawn is of the abandonment.”
Supreme Court modifies circular on AOR Exam Cancellation
Last date for submission of options to take the fresh examination in Paper-I will be 30-06-2024. Options must be submitted on advocate- on-record@sci.nic.in mentioning the name of the candidate, cell phone number and roll number allotted to the candidate for the present examination
[NEET UG 2024] Supreme Court refuses to stay counselling; seeks response from NTA on plea alleging paper leak
Allegedly, many candidates scored the perfect score of 720 in NEET-UG 2024.
Technical glitches force cancellation of Practice Paper I of Supreme Court’s AoR Exam; Candidates to rewrite paper in offline mode
Paper-I (Practice and Procedure of the Supreme Court) of the Advocates-on-Record (AoR) Examination held on 10 June 2024 stands cancelled in view of the technical glitches experienced by candidates appearing for computer-based examination at the examination centre.
[Delhi Water Crisis] Supreme Court adjourns hearing as defects in Delhi Govt. petition have not been cured
In the earlier order, Supreme Court has directed Himachal Pradesh Govt. to release 137 cusecs of water to Delhi and also directed Haryana to facilitate the flow of water from Hathnikund to Wazirabad, so it reaches Delhi without obstruction, and the residents get drinking water.
SC refuses to quash charges against former Karnataka Minister and MLA Vinay Kulkarni in BJP worker’s murder case
The deceased was a BJP worker from the Dharwad zila panchayat from Hebballi constituency and was murdered on 15-06-2016. The matter was investigated by the CBI.
Supreme Court ruling on right to seek enhancement of awarded but unpaid Motor Accident compensation as an indigent person
The Court allowed the ‘indigent woman’ to file an appeal as an ‘indigent person’, as her indigency was not extinguished by the compensation awarded, for she did not actually receive the money at the time of filing the appeal.
[AAP Rouse Avenue Office] SC extends time for AAP to vacate Delhi office premises by August 10
The premises in question was allotted in 2020 to expand the footprint of district judiciary.
Never Reported Judgment | Admitted/proven partial partition leads to presumption of division of all properties, movable and immovable, belonging to joint family [(1953) 1 SCC 414]
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on partial partition.
Read why Supreme Court sets aside Madras HC bail order granting bail to PFI Members in UAPA case
“We are conscious of the legal position that we should be we are slow in interfering with the order when the bail has been granted by the High Court, however it is equally well settled that if such order of granting bail is found to be illegal and perverse, it must be set aside.”