No conviction based on ‘last seen together’ theory when possibility of suicidal death not ruled out; SC sets man free in a 28-year-old honour killing case
“The suspicion howsoever strong cannot take place of proof.”
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SCC Snippet| Why Reason is the Soul of Justice [(2010) 9 SCC 496]
The bench of GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly, JJ, in Kranti Associates Private Limited v. Masood Ahmed Khan, (2010) 9 SCC 496,
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Beyond Reasonable Doubt versus Preponderance of Probabilities: Supreme Court explains why circumstances guide the Courts in deciding Right to Private Defence cases
Supreme Court: The bench of BR Gavai and Hima Kohli*, J has held that while deciding a case relating to right to
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“Process of admission and that too in the medical education cannot be endless”; SC says no to Stray Round of counselling for unfilled NEET-PG 2021 seats
“There cannot be any compromise with the merits and/or quality of Medical Education, which may ultimately affect the Public Health.”
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Income, age not enough to tilt the balance in favour of maternal aunt; Grandparents win custody battle of 5-year-old who lost parents to COVID-19: SC
“One should not doubt the capacity and/or ability of the paternal grandparents to take care of their grandson.”
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Long co-habiting couple’s child cannot be disentitled from family property in absence of proof against presumption of marriage: Supreme Court
“Law leans in favour of legitimacy and frowns upon the bastardy.”
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SC steps in after Orissa HC sits on a blind man’s bail plea in a Ponzi scheme case for 2 years after reserving order in 2020; Issues notice to CBI, ED
Supreme Court: The vacation bench of AS Bopanna and Vikram Nath, JJ has issued notice returnable in 3 weeks in the matter
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Dishonour of cheque| Partner cannot be held to be vicariously liable when partnership firm is not tried as primary offender: SC
Supreme Court: Explaining the law on vicarious liability under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the bench of Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna*,
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Old Age Home inmates can’t get away with causing disruption of peace of other inmates; Administration can ask them to vacate the room: Supreme Court
“One can understand the mental trauma which the parents face in the evening of their life but the agony suffered by a parent cannot be a cause of disturbance to the other inmates or to the organizers who have resolved to take care and run the old age home.”
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Madras High Court’s decision to keep enquiry report in a sealed cover in SP Velumani graft case doesn’t sit well with Supreme Court
Supreme Court: In the case where the Madras High Court had ordered an enquiry and obtained a report without furnishing a copy
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Weekly Rewind Ep. 63| Sex Workers’ right to dignity; Hindu Women’s right to property; right to dissent; freedom of press; and more
Top Story of the Week Aadhaar Card for Sex Workers| Supreme Court bats for sex workers’ right to dignity; directs UIDAI to
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Allahabad HC grants bail to a history sheeter only on the basis of parity; prompts SC to lay down illustrative circumstances for cancellation of bail
Supreme Court: In a murder case where the Allahabad High Court had granted bail to the main accused only on the basis
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Pay on a par with last drawn pay on reemployment in Government Service? Not a matter of right, holds Supreme Court
Supreme Court: In a case where the bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ was posed with the question as to
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Supreme Court May 2022 Roundup: Sedition Law; Forcible vaccination; Shivling in Gyanvapi Mosque; Navjot Singh Sidhu’s imprisonment; Shared Household and more
Unmissable Stories Sedition Law under scanner| All pending cases to be kept in abeyance; Centre/States urged not to register fresh cases till
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Liability in respect of a claim arising out of a Recovery Certificate is a “financial debt” under Section 5(8) of the IBC: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai* and AS Bopanna, JJ has held that a liability in respect
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Land Acquisition| Compensation under 2013 Act cannot be claimed if award under 1894 Act couldn’t be passed due to pendency of proceedings or interim stay: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that in a case where on the date of
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Change of venue does not result in change of the seat of arbitration; holding otherwise would create a recipe for litigation: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna*, JJ has held that subsequent hearings or proceedings at a different location
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AIIMS to follow roster point-based reservation for preferential candidates: SC
Supreme Court: In a relief to students seeking admission in AIIMS Institutes, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao and AS Bopanna, JJ
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Hindu widow’s pre-existing right to maintenance automatically ripens into full ownership when she is in settled legal possession of the property: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi*, JJ has held that by virtue of Section 14(1) of the
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No universal rule to fill vacancies on the basis of the law which existed on the date when they arose; Supreme Court overrules 1983’s YV Rangaiah ruling
Noticing that a number of decisions have followed the decision in Rangaiah but far more decisions have distinguished it, the Supreme Court decided to examine the issue afresh and came to the conclusion that the broad proposition formulated in Rangaiah did not reflect the correct constitutional position.
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