Bidding Adieu to Justice Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy
by Sucheta Sarkar†
Supreme Court
Order de hors reasoning cannot result in grant of bail! SC holds informant has a right to assail bail orders bereft of reasons before a higher forum
Supreme Court: The 3-judge Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and B.V. Nagarathna*, JJ., held that though it is not
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – December 2021
“Many people with mental health disorders are willing and able to work. However, socio-structural barriers impede their participation in the workforce. People
“Democratic interests cannot be judicially aborted to preserve unfettered freedom to conduct business, of the few”; Govt. decision to ban MTTs in PPE products ensures adequate PPE in India: SC
“This Court must be circumspect that the rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Constitution do not become a weapon in the arsenal of private businesses to disable regulation enacted in the public interest.”
865 Judgments, 4 Sitting Women Judges and A Hope For First Woman CJI| An All-inclusive Supreme Court 2021 Roundup
Year 2021! The year that started with the hope of the COVID-19 Pandemic nearing an end with countries starting vaccination, ended up
Yearly Round-up 2021| Supreme Court Constitution Bench
Unlike the year 2020, the Supreme Court Constitution Bench has functioned limitedly in the year 2021, with the number of judgments delivered
Supreme Court designates 7 former Chief Justices/Judges of HCs and 18 AoRs/Advocates as Senior Advocates
7 former Chief Justices/Judges of High Courts and 18 Advocates-on-Record/Advocates have been designated as Senior Advocates with effect from 8-12-2021. S. No.
Supreme Court 2021: 12 Months, 12 Stories
JANUARY Manish Kumar v. Union of India, (2021) 5 SCC 1 The 3-Judge Bench of Rohinton Fali Nariman, Navin Sinha and K.M.
SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 41 ft. Prachi Bhardwaj
STORY OF THE WEEK Three death row convicts to walk free as SC finds them “not guilty” of murdering six family members
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – November 2021
“It is no part of any judge’s duty to strain the plain words of a statute, beyond recognition and to the point
Man with autistic disorder expresses desire to engage in sexual relations: Does he understands requirement of ‘consent’ from another sexual partner? UK SC explains
To have capacity to decide to have sexual relations with another person, does a person need to understand that the other person must have the capacity to consent to the sexual activity and must in fact consent before and throughout the sexual activity?
SC Collegium recommends transfer of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Allahabad HC to Madras HC
Supreme Court Collegium recommends the transfer of Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Allahabad High Court to Madras High Court. Collegium Statement Supreme Court
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – October 2021
“In matters pertaining to national security, the scope of judicial review is limited. However, this does not mean that the State gets
Anticipatory bail to an absconder? Supreme Court says no!
Supreme Court: In a case where the Patna High Court had granted anticipatory bail to an absconder, the bench of MR Shah*
Utt HC | Once a concession was made by the State before the Supreme Court, the State is equally bound by the said concession; Court dismisses appeal
Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Alok Kumar Verma, J., dismissed an appeal which was filed
Gauri Lankesh murder| Direct role in commission of an organized crime not necessary. HC “manifestly wrong” in quashing charges against Mohan Nayak N: SC
Supreme Court: In a major development in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, the bench of AM Khanwilkar*, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar,
‘Furlough not a legal right’: Supreme Court explains difference between Parole and furlough
“Although furlough can be claimed without a reason, the prisoner does not have an absolute legal right to claim furlough.”
SCC Snippets| Five golden principles governing cases based only on circumstantial evidence
In Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra, (1984) 4 SCC 116, the bench of S. Murtaza Fazal Ali, A. Varadarajan and Sabyasachi
In Constitutionalising Repugnancy under Article 254(2), the Emphasis should be on Substance over Form | G. Mohan Rao v. State of T.N.: A case comment
by Balaji Srinivasan†† and Pallavi Sengupta†