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Kerala HC for appointment of candidates with understanding of child welfare in child welfare committees
1 month ago

Kerala HC for appointment of candidates with understanding of child welfare in child welfare committees

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has held that members of Child Welfare Committees should have a deep understanding of matters of child welfare. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu made the observation recently while allowing an appeal filed by C. Krishnankutty Nair against a single judge’s order dismissing a plea challenging the …

Child Welfare Child Cwc Bench Observed
Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: June 6 To June 12, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: June 6 To June 12, 2022

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEX Bhavesh Jain v. State Of U.P. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 279 The Allahabad High Court quashed criminal proceedings against an accused in the 2016 Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam recruitment scam case. Court Can Allow Prosecution To Produce Certificate U/S 65-B Evidence Act At A Later Stage During Trial: Allahabad High Court Case title - Shyam Sunder Prasad v. Central …

Justice Court Uttar Pradesh Central Bank Criminal Proceedings State Ipc
Supreme Court Criminal Law Digest 2021 [Part 1- CrPC-IPC-Evidence ]
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Criminal Law Digest 2021 [Part 1- CrPC-IPC-Evidence ]

Live Law  

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973On Bail and Anticipatory Bail An Accused Who Was Released On Default Bail Cannot Be Re-arrested On Filing Of Charge SheetA bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Navin Sinha and Indu Malhotra held that an accused who was released on default bail cannot be. Section 313 CrPC Statement By Accused Is Not A Substantive Evidence To …

Law India Karnataka Odisha Kerala Supreme Court High Court
Supreme Court Allows Maharashtra To Conduct Bullock Cart Races; Says State Amendments Will Operate During Pendency Of Matter Before CB
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Allows Maharashtra To Conduct Bullock Cart Races; Says State Amendments Will Operate During Pendency Of Matter Before CB

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the State of Maharashtra to conduct bullock cart races in the state on the basis of the amendments made by it to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the rules made under it. A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilar and CT Ravikumar was hearing the interim application in Maharashtra's special leave petition, …

Tamil Nadu Supreme Court Court Maharashtra State Supreme Amendments
Personal Life, Liberty Has To Be Protected Irrespective Of The Fact That Relation Between Two Major Individuals May Be Termed As Immoral: Rajasthan HC Reiterates
3 years, 9 months ago

Personal Life, Liberty Has To Be Protected Irrespective Of The Fact That Relation Between Two Major Individuals May Be Termed As Immoral: Rajasthan HC Reiterates

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that personal life and liberty under Art. 21 has to be protected irrespective of the fact that relationship between two major individuals may be termed as immoral and unsocial. ".personal life and liberty has to be protected, except according to procedure established by law as mandated under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, …

Rajasthan Relationship Personal Life Life State Sec Liberty
Statement Made During Enquiry At Pre FIR Stage Neither A Confession Nor A Statement U/s 160 CrPC: Supreme Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Statement Made During Enquiry At Pre FIR Stage Neither A Confession Nor A Statement U/s 160 CrPC: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that the statements made during the discreet/open enquiry at Pre-FIR stage cannot be said to be a statement under Section 160 CrPC and/or the statement to be recorded during the course of investigation as per the Code of Criminal Procedure and therefore cannot be used against the accused during the course of trial.Such a statement cannot …

Supreme Court Criminal Procedure Statement Fir Course Stage Appellant
Pass Reasoned Judgment Along With Operative Order: Supreme Court Criticizes NCDRC Practice Of Passing 'Reasons To Follow' Orders
4 years, 1 month ago

Pass Reasoned Judgment Along With Operative Order: Supreme Court Criticizes NCDRC Practice Of Passing 'Reasons To Follow' Orders

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, criticizing the practice of 'reasons to follow' orders, directed the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pass reasoned Judgment along with the operative order.The bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi observed that, in all matters before NCDRC where reasons are yet to be delivered, it must be ensured that the same are made available to. …

Supreme Court Judgment Court Order Operative Available Reasons
Ensure That Reasoned Judgment Is Passed Along With Operative Order: Supreme Court Criticizes NCDRC Practice Of Passing 'Reasons To Follow' Orders
4 years, 1 month ago

Ensure That Reasoned Judgment Is Passed Along With Operative Order: Supreme Court Criticizes NCDRC Practice Of Passing 'Reasons To Follow' Orders

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, criticizing the practice of 'reasons to follow' orders, directed the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pass reasoned Judgment along with the operative order.The bench comprising Justices Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi observed that, in all matters before NCDRC where reasons are yet to be delivered, it must be ensured that the same are made available to. …

Supreme Court Judgment Court Order Operative Available Reasons
Cancerous To The Justice Delivery System If Hostile Witnesses Believe They Are Beyond The Rule Of Law: Bombay High Court
4 years, 1 month ago

Cancerous To The Justice Delivery System If Hostile Witnesses Believe They Are Beyond The Rule Of Law: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court in a recent order observed that the courts cannot "turn a blind eye to the menace of hostile witnesses," while directing the trial court to take action against five witnesses whose evidence resulted in the acquittal of a 75-year-old woman. A division bench of Jusitces Ravindra Ghuge and BU Debadwar said that …

High Court Trial Maharashtra Bombay High Court Witnesses Fir Her Husband
Managing A Construction Project Is Not Within The Jurisdiction: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Customers Of A NOIDA Project
4 years, 2 months ago

Managing A Construction Project Is Not Within The Jurisdiction: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Customers Of A NOIDA Project

Live Law  

Managing a construction project is not within the jurisdiction of the court, the Supreme Court observed while declining to entertain a writ petition filed by 25 customers of a construction project.The petitioners sought a direction for the revival of the project or refund of the money, and a court monitored probe in the matter. Managing a construction project is not …

Real Estate Supreme Court Construction Court Project Petition
May Cancel Spectrum Licenses if Telcos Are Not Ready to Pay AGR Dues: SC
4 years, 6 months ago

May Cancel Spectrum Licenses if Telcos Are Not Ready to Pay AGR Dues: SC

News 18  

The Supreme Court Monday said it may order cancellation of spectrum allocation if telecom companies are not ready to pay the AGR-related dues owed to the government. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, S Abdul Nazeer and M R Shah reserved the verdict on the point as to whether spectrum can be sold by the telecom companies facing proceedings under …

Spectrum Dot Agr Telecom Companies Bench Observed Dues Telecom
[Sushant Singh Rajput] Nothing To Show Any Wrong Doing By Mumbai Police; Probe By Agency Not Controlled By Both States Appropriate: SC
4 years, 7 months ago

[Sushant Singh Rajput] Nothing To Show Any Wrong Doing By Mumbai Police; Probe By Agency Not Controlled By Both States Appropriate: SC

Live Law  

While approving the ongoing CBI investigation in the case related to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the Supreme Court observed that there was nothing on record to prima facie suggest any "wrongdoing on the part of Mumbai police".A single bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy observed that the Mumbai police was carrying out a "limited inquiry" under Section …

Death Mumbai Bihar Investigation Court Inquiry Political Interference
Calcutta HC Recommends Action Against District Judge For Material Irregularity In Judicial Order [Read Judgment]
5 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta HC Recommends Action Against District Judge For Material Irregularity In Judicial Order [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a notable development, the Calcutta High Court has recommended administrative action against a District Judge for material irregularity and impropriety in a judicial order. While considering the appeal filed against the order of the District Judge, a single bench of the Calcutta HC observed that the order was passed with material irregularities. The bench also noted the District Judge …

Appeal Court Judge Judicial Calcutta District This Court
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up
5 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Live Law  

Marital Discord Between Parents Adversely Affects Child's Personality The ill consequences of the discord between mother and father effect the child in her normal upbringing and is a negative factor on child's personality and upbringing, said the Supreme Court while declining to interfere with a High Court order directing to admit a child in a boarding school. The bench observed …

Justice Supreme Court High Court Appeal Court Order State
Concession By Lawyer On Mixed Questions Of Law And Fact Cannot Bind Party : SC [Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

Concession By Lawyer On Mixed Questions Of Law And Fact Cannot Bind Party : SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that concessions made by a lawyer on mixed questions of fact and law cannot bind the party. The bench of Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran was deciding an appeal filed by Bharat Heavy Electronics Ltd against the judgment of High Court refusing to quash a Labour Court's award, which had directed reinstatement of …

Law High Court Court Party Direct Fact Bhel
SC Declines To Interfere With Suspension Of Dr Kafeel Khan[Read Order]
5 years, 10 months ago

SC Declines To Interfere With Suspension Of Dr Kafeel Khan[Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the suspension of Dr.Kafeel Ahmed Khan, and dismissed his special leave petition filed against the March 7 judgment of Allahabad High Court.The bench of Justices S K Kaul and Indira Banerjee also observed that subsistence allowance as per law should be paid to him.The bench however added that the dismissal of the …

Court High Khan
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up
6 years ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Live Law  

EPF Contribution Payable On 'Basic Wages' Camouflaged As Allowances The Supreme Court held that, in order that the amount goes beyond the 'basic wages' for the purposes of the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, it has to be shown by the employer that the workman concerned had become eligible to get this extra amount beyond the normal …

Justice Supreme Court Medical Negligence Gujarat Customs Act State Accused
Abolition Of Death Penalty By Several Countries Not A Ground To Efface It From The Statute Book Of Our Country: SC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 8 months ago

Abolition Of Death Penalty By Several Countries Not A Ground To Efface It From The Statute Book Of Our Country: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘So far the death penalty remains in the Penal Code the Courts cannot be held to commit any illegality in awarding death penalty in appropriate cases.’While rejecting the review pleas of two death convicts in Nirbhaya case, the Supreme Court has observed that abolition of death penalty by several countries like the United Kingdom, Latin American countries and Australian states …

Death Death Penalty Court Penalty Latin American Countries Singh
Inordinate Delay To Complete Investigation May Be Taken As Presumptive Proof Of Prejudice, Particularly When Accused Is In Custody: SC [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Inordinate Delay To Complete Investigation May Be Taken As Presumptive Proof Of Prejudice, Particularly When Accused Is In Custody: SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

There is certainly a need for in-house mechanism to ensure that there is no undue delay in completing investigation, the bench said.The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, observed that inordinate delay in completing investigation may be taken as presumptive proof of prejudice particularly when accused is in custody so that prosecution does not become persecution.The bench of Justice AK Goel and. …

Investigation Court Delay Cbi Bench Taken Undue
Influence Of Bias In Testimony Of Interested Witnesses Should Never Be Overlooked: SC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 10 months ago

Influence Of Bias In Testimony Of Interested Witnesses Should Never Be Overlooked: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Under such influences, man will, even though not consciously, suppress some facts, soften or modify others, and provide favorable color, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Bhaskarrao vs. State of Maharashtra, while acquitting 14 persons accused in a murder case, observed that influence of bias in the testimonies of witnesses having a strong interest in the result of a case, …

Court Man Case Interest Influence 14 Persons Some Facts
Kerala HC ‘Again’ Moots For Unified Legislation For The Medical Practitioners In The State [Read Judgment]
6 years, 11 months ago

Kerala HC ‘Again’ Moots For Unified Legislation For The Medical Practitioners In The State [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The government has been alarmingly lethargic in taking steps to further the intention of having a unified legislation for the last more than three decades, the bench said.While dismissing a writ plea filed by a person claiming to be a homeopath, the Kerala High Court has observed that the state government has been alarmingly lethargic in taking steps for a …

Kerala Court Legislation State Unified Taking Steps Medical Practitioners
Atrocities Against Dalits Continue Unabated Due To Poor Enforcement Of Law: SC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 3 months ago

Atrocities Against Dalits Continue Unabated Due To Poor Enforcement Of Law: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The travails of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes continue unabated, the Bench observed.The Supreme Court has observed that provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act are not being strictly enforced due to ‘the indifferent attitude of the authorities’Directing the Central and State Governments to strictly enforce. The travails of the members of the Scheduled …

Dalit Act Tribes Scheduled Tribes Scheduled Castes Bench Observed Sc Read