Powerful Dissents By Supreme Court Judges That Rippled 2018
6 years ago

Powerful Dissents By Supreme Court Judges That Rippled 2018

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"A dissent in a court of last resort… is an appeal to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of a future day, when a later decision may possibly correct the error into which the dissenting judge believes the court to have been betrayed," said Justice HR Khanna while dissenting with the majority in ADM Jabalpur v Shivakant Shukla.Last year witnessed a rare instance when Justice DY. "A dissent in a court of last resort… is an appeal to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of a future day, when a later decision may possibly correct the error into which the dissenting judge believes the court to have been betrayed," said Justice HR Khanna while dissenting with the majority in ADM Jabalpur v Shivakant Shukla. BHIMA KOREGAON Voices in opposition cannot be muzzled by persecuting those who take up unpopular causes: Justice DY Chandrachud Unable to agree with the views of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar "as a matter of principle", Justice Chandrachud observed that "dissent is a symbol of vibrant democracy" and "voices in opposition cannot be muzzled by persecuting those who take up unpopular causes" to hold that a special investigation team must be appointed to probe the arrest of five activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence and probe must be monitored by the court. LAND ACQUISITION MATTER The judgment in Pune Municipal Corporation is not per incuriam: Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar A three-judge bench of Supreme Court held that there is no lapse of acquisition due to the non-deposit of amount in court.

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