{"id":303116,"date":"2023-10-03T15:30:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=303116"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:15:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T11:45:30","slug":"supreme-court-roundup-september-2023-on-dspe-act-hiv-aids-guidelines-self-respect-secular-marriages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/10\/03\/supreme-court-roundup-september-2023-on-dspe-act-hiv-aids-guidelines-self-respect-secular-marriages\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Roundup September 2023| DSPE Act; HIV\/AIDS Guidelines; Self-Respect &amp; Secular Marriages; Rights of Children from Null &amp; Void Marriages; &amp; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.animate-charcter{background-image: linear-gradient(-225deg, #231557 0%, #44107a 29%, #ff1361 67%, #fff800 100%); background-size: 200% auto; -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; animation: textclip 5s linear infinite;}<br \/>\n@keyframes textclip {to {background-position: 200% center;}}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\">\u201cIf legitimacy were not to be conferred, this would affect, on the one hand, the rights of children born from void or voidable marriages: though the relationship of the parents may not be sanctioned by law, the child born from such marriage would have been stigmatized as \u2018illegitimate\u2019. Parliament stepped in to obviate such a consequence by enacting Section 16. At the same time, Parliament was cognizant of the fact that protecting a child born from a void or voidable marriage from the consequence of \u2018illegitimacy\u2019 and conferring legitimacy on such a child, would have consequences on the right to property of parents and persons other than the parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"text-align: right; font-weight: bold;\">Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India<\/p>\n<p class=\"animate-charcter\" style=\"margin-bottom: 3%; text-align: right; font-weight: bold;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/fC3Xmf0L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1087<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Constitution Bench Judgment<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 6A of DSPE Act unconstitutional from date of insertion: Supreme Court Constitution Bench<\/p>\n<p>While considering whether declaration made in Subramanian Swamy v. CBI, (2014) 8 SCC 682 regarding unconstitutionality of Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001543693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6-A<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002935504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946<\/a> (\u2018DSPE Act\u2019) could be applied retrospectively in context of Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution of India<\/a>, the Constitution Bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S. Oka, Vikram Nath* and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ. held that its decision in Subramanian Swamy (supra) declaring Section 6-A of DSPE Act unconstitutional, shall have retrospective effect, to be ineffective from the date of its insertion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/11\/section-6a-dspe-act-unconstitutional-from-date-of-insertion-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Central Bureau of Investigation v. Dr RR Kishore, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/X21j2nPY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1146<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">5-Judge Bench verdict on LMV license for transport vehicles<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court 5-Judge Bench seeks Union\u2019s view on question of validity of LMV license for transport vehicles of specific class<\/p>\n<p>While dealing with the issue of \u201cwhether a person holding a driving licence in respect of a \u2018light motor vehicle\u2019 could on the strength of the license be entitled to drive a \u2018transport vehicle of light motor vehicle class\u2019 having unladen weight not exceeding 7500 kgs\u201d, the 5-Judge Bench of Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, CJ., Hrishikesh Roy, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal and Manoj Misra, JJ. requested the Union Government to consider the question and express its views after careful evaluation of policy considerations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/19\/sc-seeks-union-view-validity-of-lmv-license-for-transport-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rambha Devi, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/s3AJnBfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1165<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Manual on media briefings by police<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Home Ministry to prepare a comprehensive manual on media briefings by police personnel: Inside Supreme Court verdict<\/p>\n<p>In batch of appeals concerning the procedure to be followed by the police in investigating police encounters; and the propriety and procedure of media briefings by police personnel, the full bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud, CJI, PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra, JJ. has directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (\u2018Ministry\u2019) to prepare a comprehensive manual on media briefings by police personnel after considering the views from the Directors General of Police (\u2018DGPs\u2019) and after consulting other stake holders including representative segments of the print and electronic media who may have suggestions on the issue. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/28\/supreme-court-directs-home-ministry-to-prepare-manual-on-media-briefings-by-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">People\u2019s Union for Civil Liberties v State of Maharashtra, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/7m7DjENK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1166<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Compensation to IAF veteran infected with HIV<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SC orders IAF, Army to pay Rs. 1.55 Crore to Veteran infected with HIV after blood transfusion at Military hospital; Centre and States to issue HIV\/AIDS guidelines, welfare schemes<\/p>\n<p>In a case where a radar operative\/technician with the Indian Air Force (IAF) tested HIV positive after receiving a transfusion of virus-infected blood at a Military Hospital, the bench of S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta, JJ has issued a series of directions to the Central and State Governments to frame guidelines relating to diagnostic facilities, Antiretroviral therapy and opportunistic Infection Management, and welfare schemes for the people affected by HIV\/AIDS. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/27\/sc-iaf-army-pay-rs-1-55-crore-to-veteran-infected-with-hiv-medical-negligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">CPL Ashish Kumar Chauhan v. Commanding Officer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/7axfABFV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1220<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Stage carriage permits<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Calcutta HC order holding Notification altering stage carriage permits as constitutional<\/p>\n<p>In a special leave petition against the judgment and order passed by the Calcutta High Court, wherein the Court held that the Notification dated 06-06-2014 altering stage carriage permits, is an administrative order and a policy decision of the State and the same is not ex facie unconstitutional, the division bench of Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, JJ. refused to interfere with the impugned judgment and order. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/27\/supreme-court-refuses-interfere-calcutta-hc-order-upholding-notification-altering-stage-carriage-permits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Sk. Sajed Ali v. State of W.B., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/7PgEc2HA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1224<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">UGC pay scales of 1996<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Physical education and Library Personnel in Karnataka Government Grade Colleges drawing UGC pay scales of 1996 entitled to other government benefits: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>While deciding whether physical education and library personnel drawing UGC pay scales of 1996 could be denied other State Government benefits under the Government Order dated 15-11-1999, the Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka* and Pankaj Mithal, JJ. quashed and set aside the impugned judgment passed by the Karnataka High Court and directed the State Government to extend the said benefits to the appellants within 3 months. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/p-e-library-personnel-karnataka-govt-grade-colleges-drawing-1996-ugc-pay-scales-entitled-other-govt-benefits-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">B.C. Nagaraj v. State of Karnataka, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Fx2u0nw3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1156<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">JKNC\u2019s entitlement to plough symbol<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court upholds JKNC\u2019s entitlement to plough symbol; discusses High Court\u2019s powers to decide matters touching various tangents<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal filed against decision of Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upholding interim order passed by the Single Judge on 9-08-2023 against refusal of plough symbol to Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference for General Elections of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil (\u2018LAHDC\u2019), the Division Bench of Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah*, JJ. set aside the entire election process so conducted and issued directions for conduct of elections afresh. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/12\/jknc-entitled-exclusive-allotment-plough-symbol-supreme-court-sets-aside-5th-lahdc-kargil-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Union Territory of Ladakh v. Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/12\/jknc-entitled-exclusive-allotment-plough-symbol-supreme-court-sets-aside-5th-lahdc-kargil-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1140<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Supreme Court Explainers<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Explained | Supreme Court\u2019s verdict on evidentiary value of disclosure statements under S.27 of Evidence Act<\/p>\n<p>In a criminal appeal filed by two convicts against the judgment and order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, wherein the Court dismissed the appeals filed by the convicts against their conviction, the division of S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta*, JJ. , while setting aside the impugned conviction orders, said that their convictions cannot be justified solely on the basis of illusory knowledge regarding their involvement in the crime. Further, it directed immediate release of the convicts from custody. Read more<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Manoj Kumar Soni v. State of M.P., 2023 SCC OnLine SC 984<\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Explained| Supreme Court verdict on requirement of public declaration for soleminisation of self-respect and secular marriages<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal against the Madras High Court order holding public declaration, a mandatory requirement for solemnization of marriage under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001543763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindu Marriage Act, 1955<\/a>, the division bench of S. Ravindra Bhat* and Aravind Kumar, JJ. has said that to superimpose the condition of a public declaration for solemnizing marriage, which is absent in Section 7-A of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindu Marriage Act, 1955<\/a>, is not only narrowing the otherwise wide import of the statue but also would be violative of the rights under Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution of India<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/13\/public-declaration-not-mandatory-soleminisation-self-respect-secular-marriages-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Ilavarasan v. State, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/SeaO4y0S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1120<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Breaking down Supreme Court\u2019s explanation on grant of divorce on grounds of \u2018cruelty\u2019 under Hindu Marriage Act<\/p>\n<p>In a civil appeal against the Chhattisgarh High Court\u2019s judgment, affirming the Trial Court\u2019s order, whereby a decree of divorce was declined to be granted to the appellant-wife, the Division Bench of Sanjiv Khanna and M.M. Sundresh*, JJ. allowed the appeal and granted a decree of divorce and explained the scope of grant of divorce on grounds of \u2018cruelty\u2019 under Hindu Marriage Act. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/12\/sc-explains-grant-of-divorce-on-grounds-of-cruelty-under-hindu-marriage-act-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Roopa Soni v. Kamalnarayan Soni, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/qoXn8w8r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1127<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SC explains Object and Purpose of inclusion of Sec. 10-A of MMDR Act by MMDR Amendment Act, 2015<\/p>\n<p>In a civil appeal against the Judgment of Calcutta High Court, whereby an intra-appeal preferred by the State of West Bengal (\u2018appellant\u2019) was dismissed and the authorised officer was directed to execute a mining lease in favour of the sole proprietor of the Chiranjilal (Mineral) Industries of Bagandih (\u2018respondent\u2019), the Division Bench of Sanjiv Khanna and Aravind Kumar, JJ. partly allowed the appeal. The Court directed the appellant to execute a mining lease of the 20.87 acres of land in favour of the respondent. The Court discussed the amendment around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002845655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957<\/a> (\u2018MMDR Act\u2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/18\/sc-explains-object-and-purpose-of-inclusion-of-sec-10-a-of-mmdr-act-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">State of W.B. v. Chiranjilal (Mineral) Industries of Bagandih, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/0d7sS0n6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1149<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Strict adherence to Rule 142(2) of BSF Rules important before accepting plea of guilty\u2019: Supreme Court explains in detail<\/p>\n<p>In twin appeals challenging judgment and order passed by Delhi High Court in Jogeswar Swain v. Union of India, 2013 SCC OnLine Del 754 setting aside the respondent\u2019s dismissal and directing his entitlement to full consequential benefits except salary to the extent of 50%, and another order dated 22-11-2013 dismissing review petition of the said judgment, the Division Bench of JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra*, JJ. upheld the High Court\u2019s decision while explaining the importance of strict adherence with Rule 142(2) of BSF Rules, 1969. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/07\/strict-adherence-rule-142-2-bsf-rules-important-before-accepting-guilty-plea-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Union of India v. Jogeshwar Swain, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/xTXNH2Es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1136<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Disciplinary proceeding<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Onus of proof in disciplinary proceedings depends on nature of charge and explanation put forth by Employee: SC<\/p>\n<p>In a civil appeal filed by the State Bank of India (\u2018SBI\u2019) against the Judgment of Karnataka High Court, whereby SBI\u2019s appeal was dismissed and confirmed the Single Judge\u2019s order, allowing the respondent\u2019s petition and quashed the Appointing Authority\u2019s decision imposing a punishment of reduction of the salary of the respondent, the Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari and K.V. Viswanathan*, JJ. allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned judgment of the Single Judge and Division Bench. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/12\/onus-of-proof-in-disciplinary-proceedings-depends-on-nature-of-charge-sc-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">SBI v. A.G.D. Reddy, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/0zDaKc58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1064<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Employees Compensation Act<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">RPF Constable a railway servant; entitled to claim under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002768474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employees Compensation Act, 1923<\/a>: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal against judgment and order passed by Gujarat High Court dismissing appeal under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001526758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002768474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employees Compensation Act, 1923<\/a> (\u20181923 Act\u2019) against order passed by Workmen Compensation Commissioner, the Division Bench of B.V. Nagarathna and Manoj Misra, JJ. upheld the maintainability of claim of compensation of Railway Protection Special Force (\u2018RPF\u2019) Constable disputed to be part of the Armed Forces of the Union. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/30\/rpf-constable-a-railway-servant-entitled-claim-employees-compensation-act-1923-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">RPSF v. Bhavnaben Dinshbhai Bhabhor<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/vR8N2Y0O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1218<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Appointment to judiciary<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u2018No indefeasible right to appointment in case of fresh vacancy if candidate secured merit position previously\u2019: SC<\/p>\n<p>In a civil appeal against the Judgment and order of Punjab and Haryana High Court, whereby the appellant was not granted any relief for his appointment to the higher judicial service of the State under direct recruitment quota, the Division Bench of Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal*, JJ. dismissed the appeal and refused to interfere with the impugned decision. The Court held that the appellant had not acquired any indefeasible right to be appointed because he had qualified in the selection process. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/29\/vacancy-from-selected-candidates-resignation-must-be-filled-by-fresh-selection-process-sc-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Sudesh Kumar Goyal v. State of Haryana, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/54eUU0b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1201<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Principle of natural justice<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Punjab Police Rules, 1934 | Supreme Court discusses SP and SSP\u2019s power to discharge Constable<\/p>\n<p>In twin appeals by the State challenging the High Court\u2019s affirmation of decision of First Appellate Court and Trial Court holding the discharge order against the Constable illegal on the ground of being passed in violation of principles of natural justice, the Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari and K.V. Viswanathan, JJ. found the decision of the High Court and two Courts below to be completely erroneous in law and set them aside while getting into detailed interpretation of Rule 12.21 of Punjab Police Rules, 1934 (\u2018PPR\u2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/09\/punjab-police-rules-1934-supreme-court-discusses-sp-ssp-power-to-discharge-constable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">State of Punjab v. Jaswant Singh, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/1EdZ83OU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1111<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Arbitration<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SC discusses scope of Judicial Interference with arbitral awards under Section 34 of A&amp;C Act<\/p>\n<p>While hearing a civil appeal by Batliboi Environmental Engineers Limited (\u2018BEEL\u2019) against the Bombay High Court\u2019s Judgment, whereby the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited\u2019s (\u2018HPCL\u2019) appeal under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a> (\u2018Act\u2019) was allowed and arbitral award was set aside, the Division Bench of Sanjiv Khanna* and M.M. Sundresh, JJ. dismissed the appeal and upheld the impugned Judgment. The Court also discussed the scope and ambit of Section 34 of the Act. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/28\/sc-discusses-scope-of-judicial-interference-with-arbitral-awards-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Batliboi Environmental Engineers Ltd. v. Hindustan Petroleum Corpn. Ltd., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/yAQvHcQm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1208<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">SARFAESI Act<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Section 13(8) of SARFAESI Act| Right of redemption of mortgage extinguishes on publication of auction notice: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In twin appeals challenging the decision of Bombay High Court by an auction purchaser left high and dry by the respondents due to a private arrangement between the bank and the borrowers, the Division Bench of Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, CJI and J.B. Pardiwala, J.* held that as per the amended Section 13(8) of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act, 2002 (\u2018SARFAESI Act\u2019), the borrower\u2019s right of redemption of mortgage stood extinguished once the auction notice was published. Therefore, the Court directed the bank to return the entire amount paid by the borrowers and issue sale certificate in favour of the auction purchaser. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/25\/right-redemption-mortgage-extinguishes-publication-auction-notice-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Celir LLP v. Bafna Motors (Mumbai) Pvt. Ltd., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Y8UkcIgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1209<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Corruption<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Motive under Prevention of Corruption Act | Court cannot be oblivious to statutory presumption permissible under Section 20: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In a Criminal Appeal challenging judgment and order passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court on 21-03-2011 confirming the Trial Court\u2019s order convicting the appellant for offences under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) read with Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001564434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13(2)<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002825997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988<\/a> (\u2018PC Act\u2019) and sentencing him to imprisonment, the Division Bench of Bela M. Trivedi* and Dipankar Datta, JJ. found the instant appeal devoid of merits while explaining the scope of presumption permissible under Section 20 of PC Act. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/27\/motive-prevention-of-corruption-act-court-cannot-be-oblivious-to-presumption-section-20-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">P. Sarangapani (Dead) v. State of A.P., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/t3j3d4pt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1200<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Taxation<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">KSCARDB a co-operative society, entitled to benefit under Section 80P of Income Tax Act: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>While considering whether the assessee, a co-operative society, was entitled to claim deduction of whole of its profits and gains of business attributable to banking business or providing credit facilities to its members who are all co-operative societies under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001559964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">80-P<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002955939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Income Tax Act, 1961<\/a> (1961 Act), the Division Bench of B.V. Nagarathna* and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ. has traced various relevant provisions to hold that the assessee being a co-operative society and not a co-operative bank was entitled to the benefit of Section 80-P of 1961 Act. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/25\/kscardb-cooperative-society-entitled-benefit-section-80p-income-tax-act-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Kerala State Coop. Agricultural &amp; Rural Development Bank Ltd. v. Assessing Officer, Trivandrum, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/xCLhiiXu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1164<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SC upholds validity of Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1955; NHPC liable to pay tax on vehicles carrying employees and family gratis<\/p>\n<p>In a batch of civil appeals assailing the Himachal Pradesh High Court\u2019s orders, whereby the Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1955 (\u2018Act, 1955\u2019) as amended from time to time by the Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1997 (\u2018Amendment Act, 1997\u2019) were upheld, the Division Bench of B.V. Nagarathna* and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ. Dismissed the appeals and upheld the validity of Act, 1955 as amended by Amendment Act, 1997. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/09\/sc-upholds-validity-of-himachal-pradesh-passengers-and-goods-taxation-act-1955-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">NHPC Ltd. v. State of Himachal Pradesh Secretary, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/s0pM83tI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1137<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Criminal Cases<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Court cannot convict one accused and acquit other when there is similar evidence against them: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal filed by a convict against the judgment passed by the Gujarat High Court, wherein the Court convicted some of the accused, while acquitting others in a case, the division bench of Abhay S. Oka* and Sanjay Karol, JJ. has acquitted the convict by setting aside the judgment of the Trial Court and the impugned judgment of the High Court. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/court-cannot-convict-accused-acquit-other-when-similar-evidence-against-them-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Javed Shaukat Ali Qureshi v. State of Gujarat, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/zUCQJ0RU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1155<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court acquits Death row convicts: The 15-year-old\u2019s brutal murder case that sparked call for code of investigation for Police to avoid technical acquittals<\/p>\n<p>In a case where a young boy was cruelly done to death but the prosecution had \u201cutterly failed to pass muster in establishing its case\u201d, the 3-judge bench of BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Sanjay Kumar, JJ has suggested that it is high time that a consistent and dependable code of investigation is devised with a mandatory and detailed procedure for the police to implement and abide by during the course of their investigation so that the guilty do not walk free on technicalities, as they do in most cases in our country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/26\/supreme-court-calls-for-code-of-investigation-police-to-avoid-technical-acquittals-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Rajesh v. State of M.P., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/R88pr53d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1202<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">SC acquits murder convict on ground of insanity; Sets aside HC\u2019s life sentence verdict for murdering grandfather<\/p>\n<p>In a criminal appeal against the conviction and life imprisonment sentence order of the Sikkim High Court for the offence punishable under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">302<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (\u2018IPC\u2019), the Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and Prashant Kumar Mishra* JJ. allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned order and acquitted the convict. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/15\/sc-acquits-murder-convict-on-grounds-of-insanity-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Rupesh Manger v. State of Sikkim, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Jg9Zoe21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1157<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Duty of police to produce imprisoned accused before Court; accused cannot be blamed for negligence by police: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In a special leave to appeal against the judgment and order passed by the Allahabad High Court, wherein the Court rejected the bail application of the accused as he did not appear before the Trial Court, the division bench of B.R. Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra, JJ. released the accused on bail and stated that since the accused is in prison, therefore, it was the duty of the police authorities to produce him before the Trial Court. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/13\/duty-police-produce-imprisoned-accused-before-court-accused-cannot-blamed-negligence-by-police-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Satendra Babu v State of UP<\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court sets aside Patna HC order giving death penalty to a man for raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal by the convict against the judgment and order passed by the Patna High Court, wherein the Court sentenced him to death for the offence of rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl, the full bench of BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala*, and Prashant Kumar Mishra, JJ. has set aside the impugned judgment and remitted the matter to the High Court to decide the reference under Section 366 of the CrPC in the manner it ought to have been decided. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/07\/rape-murder-10-year-old-girl-supreme-court-sets-aside-patna-high-court-death-penalty-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Munna Pandey v. State of Bihar, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/bW21k99X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1103<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Accused cannot seek anticipatory bail without successfully assailing order declaring him a proclaimed offender: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal, filed by the State of Haryana seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the accused vide Order dated 03-12-2021 passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the division bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti, JJ. said that the accused, without first successfully assailing the order declaring him as a proclaimed offender, could not have proceeded to seek anticipatory bail. Thus, it was held that the accused\u2019s application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001519739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">438<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973<\/a> (\u2018CrPC\u2019) should not have been entertained, as he was a proclaimed offender. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/05\/accused-without-successfully-assailing-order-proclaimed-offender-could-not-proceed-anticipatory-bail-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">State of Haryana v Dharamraj, <a href=\"http:\/\/ttps:\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/05\/accused-without-successfully-assailing-order-proclaimed-offender-could-not-proceed-anticipatory-bail-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1085]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court quashes S.498A IPC case against in-laws; calls allegations \u201cFar-fetched and improbable\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal filed by the in laws (appellants) of the wife seeking quashing of FIR and criminal proceedings for the offence of cruelty under Section 498A, the full bench of Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar, and SVN Bhatti JJ., while quashing the FIR and criminal proceedings against the appellants, opined that the wife\u2019s allegations against the appellants are wholly insufficient and, prima facie, do not make out a case against them.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/03\/supreme-court-quashes-s-498a-ipc-case-against-in-laws-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Abhishek v State of Madhya Pradesh, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/40UZ3qHL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1083<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands Gang rape case | Supreme Court modifies bail conditions for Ex-Chief Secretary and 2 others<\/p>\n<p>In a batch of petitions challenging order passed by Calcutta High Court on 20-02-2023 granting bail to Jitendra Narain, Ex-Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands for offences under Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">376-D<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">228-A<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">506<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">120<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (\u2018IPC\u2019) and bail granted to two co-accused from the same First Information Report (\u2018FIR&#8217;), the Division Bench of Vikram Nath* and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, JJ refused to interfere with the impugned order and modified the conditions for grant of bail. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/02\/sc-modifies-bail-conditions-andaman-nicobar-ex-chief-secretary-2-others-gang-rape-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">XXX v. State (UT of Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/e7mXyPKw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1062<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Can conviction for attempt to murder sustain when injuries were very simple? Supreme Court answers<\/p>\n<p>In a criminal appeal filed by the convict against the judgment and order passed by the Bombay High Court, the division bench of Bela M. Trivedi and Dipankar Datta, JJ. while dismissing the appeal, has said that merely because the injuries sustained by the complainant were very simple in nature, that would not absolve the convict from being convicted for the offence under Section 307 of the IPC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/01\/conviction-attempt-to-murder-can-sustained-injuries-simple-in-nature-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">SK Khaja v State of Maharashtra, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/2lFEANtD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1093<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Can Enforcement Officer file complaint under repealed provisions of FERA after enforcement of FEMA? SC answers<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal against the judgment passed by the Bombay High Court, wherein the Court has dismissed an application filed by the appellants under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001519791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">482<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973<\/a> (\u2018CrPC\u2019), the division bench of Abhay S. Oka* and Sanjay Karol, JJ. has held that an Enforcement Officer can file a complaint under repealed provisions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002948240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973<\/a> (\u2018FERA\u2019) during the sunset period of 2 years, after enforcement of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (\u2018FEMA\u2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/30\/enforcement-officer-can-file-complaint-repealed-provisions-fera-sunset-period-after-fema-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">First Global Stockbroking (P) Ltd. v. Anil Rishiraj, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/627Bp27k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1199<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Banking<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">RBI\u2019s Amalgamation Scheme aimed at securing larger public interest and banking industry\u2019s health: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In appeals against Delhi High Court\u2019s order rejecting petition for quashing criminal proceedings against DBS Bank India Ltd. (\u2018DBS Bank\u2019), the Division Bench of S. Ravindra Bhat* and Aravind Kumar, JJ. held that criminal liability can neither be attributed to DBS nor its directors, brought in after the amalgamation, whose appointments were approved by the RBI. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/15\/supreme-court-relieves-dbs-against-criminal-liability-after-non-voluntary-amalgamation-laxmi-vilas-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Religare Finvest Limited v. State (NCT of Delhi), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/G8AP8n8N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1148<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Consumer Protection<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">What is the ambit of \u201cCommercial Purpose\u201d defined under Consumer Protection Act?: Supreme Court answers<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal against the order passed by the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (\u2018NCDRC\u2019), wherein the commission held that the commercial space booked by the complainants was for earning profit and not for the purpose of earning a livelihood by self-employment. Thus, the appellants are not consumers as defined under Section 2(1)(d) of the Act, the division bench of S. Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar*, JJ. while setting aside the impugned order, said that the expression \u2018for any commercial purpose\u2019 must be understood as covering cases other than those of resale of the goods. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/15\/purchaser-of-goods-for-commercial-purpose-consumer-uses-earning-livelihood-supreme-court-reiterates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Rohit Chaudhary v. Vipul Ltd., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/7yk07e9T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1131<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court upholds NCDRC order denying compensation to complainant who failed to establish Engerix-B vaccine as cause for his \u2018myositis\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal against the order dated 25-04-2012 passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, (\u2018NCDRC\u2019), wherein the Commission has held that the complainant has miserably failed to establish his case in regard to either any defect in the drug in question or any negligence amounting to deficiency in service on the part of the manufacturer of the drug (Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals), the division bench of AS Bopanna* and Prashant Kumar Mishra, JJ. while upholding the impugned order, held that the appellant has not established with the minimal required evidence to conclude even on preponderance of probability that the cause for his \u2018myositis\u2019 was the Engerix-B vaccine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/08\/complainant-failed-establish-cause-for-myositis-engerix-b-vaccine-suprem-court-upholds-ncdrc-order-compensation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Prakash Bang v Glaxo Smithkline Pharmaceuticals Ltd, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/8oYH7304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1123<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Cheque Bounce Case<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Whether debt was barred by limitation or not in cheque bounce cases, is a question of evidence: SC<\/p>\n<p>In a criminal appeal assailing the Andhra Pradesh High Court\u2019s judgment, whereby criminal proceedings against the accused for offences under Section 138 and 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act (\u2018NI Act\u2019) were quashed, the Division Bench of A.S. Bopanna* and Prashant Kumar Mishra, JJ. allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned order. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/11\/whether-debt-was-time-barred-or-not-by-limitation-in-cheque-bounce-to-be-decided-by-evidence-sc-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">K. Hymavathi v. State of A.P., <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/jl47Y8cm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1128<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Special Courts for Expeditious trials<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">1 yr Pilot study period of Special Courts for Expeditious trials under S. 138 NI Act expires; SC to hear plea for further directions<\/p>\n<p>In an intervention application filed for seeking further appropriate directions and clarifications on expiry of period of one year for which Special Courts were constituted under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881<\/a> (\u2018NI Act\u2019) for conducting trials under Section 138 of the NI Act, the three Judge Bench of B.R. Gavai, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Prashant Kumar Mishra, JJ. allowed the application and listed the matter for hearing on 16-10-2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/21\/sc-to-hear-plea-on-expeditious-trials-under-section-138-ni-act-in-special-courts-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">In Re Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I. Act 1881, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/8kC9Xv6r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1197<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Insolvency and Bankruptcy<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">No absolute or unfettered discretion on the part of Liquidator to cancel auction which is otherwise valid: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal under Section 62 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (\u2018Code\u2019) against the order passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (\u2018NCLAT\u2019) allowing the appeal of Punjab National Bank (\u2018PNB\u2019)\/financial creditor and upholding the decision of the Liquidator to cancel the auction sale, the division bench of BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan*, JJ. held that it that though para 1(11A) has been inserted in Schedule I to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2016. (\u2018Regulations\u2019) w.e.f. 30-9-20221, it only recognizes the need and necessity for giving reasons in the event of rejecting the highest bid. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/09\/no-absolute-unfettered-discretion-of-liquidator-to-cancel-valid-auction-supreme-court-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Eva Agro Feeds Pvt. Ltd v Punjab National Bank, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/5bVwzh1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1138<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Restoration of the statutory appeal<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">No bar on seeking restoration of appeal if assessee is unsuccessful in availing benefit under Amnesty Scheme: Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>In an appeal against the judgment of the Division Bench of the Kerala High Court which has affirmed the order of the Single Judge, by which, the application filed by the appellant, seeking restoration of the statutory appeal before the appellate authority was rejected, the division bench of BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ. while setting aside the orders of the High Court as well as the appellate authority, restored the appeal before the Joint Commissioner of Appeals. Further, it opined that the appellate forums would be obliged to consider the taxpayer\u2019s challenge on merits where its amnesty application is rejected. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/08\/no-bar-for-seeking-restoration-appeal-assessee-unsuccessful-availing-benefit-under-amnesty-scheme-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">PM Paul v State Tax Officer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/s7262I9o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1141<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Contempt of Court<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court: Unconditional apology not enough to evade punishment for contempt of court if conduct damages dignity of institution<\/p>\n<p>In a case where the Gujarat High Court found the appellants guilty of contempt of court for disobeying an undertaking given to the court regarding the sale of certain properties, and hence, declared the sale transactions to be void, the bench of JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, JJ has came down heavily on the litigants using \u2018apology\u2019 as a \u2018potent weapon\u2019 to avoid punishment and held that courts should not accept an apology if the conduct has seriously damaged the dignity of the institution, even if it is unconditional, unqualified, and bona fide. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/07\/unconditional-apology-not-enough-to-evade-punishment-for-contempt-of-court-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Balwantbhai Somabhai Bhandari v. Hiralal Somabhai Contractor, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/10L3d8mS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1139<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Legality of preventive detention orders<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court lays down tests for deciding legality of preventive detention orders<\/p>\n<p>In a criminal appeal against the Judgment and order of Telangana High Court, whereby appellant\u2019s petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus was dismissed and the detention order of the husband was upheld, the Division Bench of Surya Kant, and Dipankar Datta*, JJ. quashed the High Court\u2019s judgment. The Court also laid down certain tests for examination of legality of the order of preventive detention. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/06\/sc-explains-tests-for-deciding-legality-of-preventive-detention-orders-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Ameena Begum v. State of Telangana, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/06\/sc-explains-tests-for-deciding-legality-of-preventive-detention-orders-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1106<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Principles for exercise of legislative power<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court lays down Principles for exercise of legislative power of abrogating a law declared invalid by Court<\/p>\n<p>While a batch of civil appeals assailing the Himachal Pradesh High Court\u2019s orders, whereby the Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1955 (\u2018Act, 1955\u2019) as amended from time to time by the Himachal Pradesh Passengers and Goods (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1997 (\u2018Amendment Act, 1997\u2019) were upheld, the Division Bench of B.V. Nagarathna* and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ. discussed the law around legislative power to abrogation and laid down certain inexhaustive principles to be followed in exercise of legislative devise of abrogation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/08\/sc-lays-down-principles-for-exercise-of-legislative-power-of-abrogating-a-law-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">NHPC Ltd. v. State of Himachal Pradesh Secretary, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/s0pM83tI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1137<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Rights of Children from Null and Void Marriages<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Legitimacy alone not enough for Coparcenary Rights: Decoding Supreme Court verdict on Rights of Children from Null and Void Marriages<\/p>\n<p>The 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, JJ has settled the issue as to whether a child, born from a marriage that is null and void under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindu Marriage Act, 1955<\/a> (HMA), is entitled to ancestral\/coparcenary property or only to the self-earned\/separate property of the parents and has held that when an individual falls within the protective ambit of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of Section 16 of the HMA, they would be entitled to rights in or to the absolute property of the parents and no other person. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/05\/legitimacy-coparcenary-supreme-court-decides-rights-of-children-from-null-and-void-marriages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/fC3Xmf0L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1087<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> Triple Talaq<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Supreme Court reverses Uttaranchal High Court\u2019s quashment in Triple Talaq case; points out required elements in FIR<\/p>\n<p>In twin appeals challenging common judgment passed by the Uttaranchal High Court quashing the First Information Report (\u2018FIR\u2019) lodged by the appellant wife against her husband for pronouncing triple talaq, the Division Bench of S. Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar, JJ. set aside the impugned order quashing FIR for triple talaq and directed the Trial Court to proceed with the matter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/05\/sc-points-out-required-elements-fir-reverses-uttarakhand-hc-order-triple-talaq-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Mansoor Ali v. State of Andhra Pradesh, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/EcAme1kZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1121<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Never Reported Judgments<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Never Reported Judgment | When Supreme Court relied on the testimony of injured eyewitnesses present at the spot in close proximity, for identification of the accused persons [(1952) 1 SCC 404]<\/p>\n<p>In a case wherein the appellants had preferred an appeal to this Court under Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">134(1)(a)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution<\/a> against the decision of High Court of Judicature for the State of Punjab at Simla, whereby the acquittal of the appellants was set aside, and they were convicted of the offence under Section 302 read with Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">34<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (\u2018IPC\u2019) and were thus sentenced to death for the charges under Sections 302, 325 and 324 read with Section 34 of the IPC, the 4-Judges Bench of Patanjali Sastri, C.J., Fazl Ali*, B.K. Mukherjea and S.R. Das, JJ., observed that the points on which the Sessions Judge based his conclusion had fully met the High Court\u2019s decision. Thus, the Supreme Court opined that the appellants had been rightly convicted. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/17\/when-sc-found-testimony-of-injured-eyewitnesses-trustworthy-for-identification-of-accused-persons-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Inder Singh v. State of Punjab, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/Members\/SearchResult.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(1952) 1 SCC 404<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Never Reported Judgment| Mere intention to gift is not sufficient; completion of transfer of gift is mandatory [ (1952) 1 SCC 445]<\/p>\n<p>In a case wherein an appeal was filed to ascertain that whether the transaction of transfer of gift of shares and delivery by the appellant\u2019s father-in-law was completed before his death, the three-judges bench of Mehr Chand Mahajan, Chandrasekhara Aiyar and Vivian Bose*, JJ., did not believe the appellant\u2019s version that the said deed was handed over to him immediately on the day of execution and opined that despite intention of the appellant\u2019s father-in-law to gift away the said shares to the appellant was apparent, the fact remained that transfer was not completed, so the appellant got no title, thus dismissed the appeal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/24\/sc-mere-intention-to-gift-is-not-sufficient-completion-of-transfer-of-gift-is-mandatory-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Sachindra Nath Sett v. Naba Kumar Mallick, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/Members\/NoteView.aspx?enc=SlRYVC05MDAxMjgwMDYxJiYmJiY0MCYmJiYmU2VhcmNoJiYmJiZmdWxsc2NyZWVuJiYmJiZmYWxzZSYmJiYmKDE5NTIpIDEgU0NDIDQ0NSYmJiYmUGhyYXNlJiYmJiZGaW5kQnlDaXRhdGlvbiYmJiYmZmFsc2U=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(1952) 1 SCC 445<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Never Reported Judgment| When Supreme Court upheld the conviction based solely on dying declaration in Acid Poisoning case [(1952) 1 SCC 346]<\/p>\n<p>In a case wherein, a special leave to appeal was filed by the appellant under Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">136<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution<\/a> before the Supreme Court to set aside the appellant\u2019s conviction under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001561607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">302<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penal Code, 1860<\/a> (\u2018IPC\u2019), the Division Bench of Fazl Ali* and Vivian Bose, JJ., opined that there were no sufficient grounds to disturb the concurrent conclusion arrived by the Sessions Judge and the High Court and accordingly, dismissed the appeal and upheld the appellant\u2019s sentence and conviction. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/10\/sc-upheld-the-conviction-based-solely-on-dying-declaration-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Vishnu Nagesh Malpathak v. State of Bombay, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/77y1OCFo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(1952) 1 SCC 346<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Never Reported Judgment | When Supreme Court determined the public or private status of the lane between the houses [(1952) 1 SCC 296]<\/p>\n<p>In a case wherein the appellant had appealed to the Supreme Court after obtaining a certificate under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001523693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">109(c)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil Procedure Code, 1908<\/a> from the Allahabad High Court (\u2018High Court\u2019) for leave to appeal against its judgment and decree, the Division Bench of Fazl Ali* and Vivian Bose, JJ., held that the conclusion arrived at by the Trial Judge that the lane belonged to the appellant was correct, and accordingly upheld the decree passed by him ordering the respondents to close the drain opening into the lane and restraining them from having access to the door in the southern wall of their house or using the lane in any other manner. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/03\/when-sc-considered-documentary-evidence-to-determine-whether-lane-between-house-of-parties-was-public-or-private\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Sheik Altaf Husain v. L. Bhullan Lal, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/fP61bbyO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(1952) 1 SCC 296<\/a><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">SCC Weekly<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/11\/2023-scc-vol-7-part-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC Vol. 7 Part 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/18\/2023-scc-vol-7-part-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC Vol. 7 Part 5<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/2023-scc-vol-8-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC Vol. 8 Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/25\/2023-scc-vol-8-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 SCC Vol. 8 Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Know Thy Judge<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/24\/supreme-court-of-india-justice-vikram-nath-scc-blog-legal-research-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Vikram Nath<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/02\/justice-hima-kohli-an-advocate-for-womens-rights-and-empowermen-scc-blog-legal-research-know-thy-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Hima Kohli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court&#8217;s judgments\/orders on DSPE Act; HIV\/AIDS guidelines; Self-respect and secular marriages; Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands Gang rape case; and more. It also covers Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in the month of September; Explainers on important law points; and Never reported Judgments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67512,"featured_media":303136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45673,34119],"tags":[61528,15921,59238,61398,61529,60968,5363,61527],"class_list":["post-303116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columns-for-roundup","category-scmonthly","tag-andaman-nicobar-islands-gang-rape-case","tag-constitution-bench","tag-dspe-act","tag-hiv-aids-guidelines","tag-rights-of-children-from-null-void-marriages","tag-self-respect-and-secular-marriages","tag-supreme-court","tag-supreme-court-roundup-september-2023"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Supreme Court Roundup September 2023 with stories on DSPE Act, HIV\/AIDS guidelines, Self-respect &amp; 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