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Speedy Trial Also A Right Of Victim; Accused Cannot Use Pending Gangsters Act Case To Stall Other Trials : Supreme Court
Observing that a right to a speedy trial is not only the prerogative of the accused, but is also a valuable right of the victim, the Supreme Court on Monday (August 17) set aside the Allahabad High Court's order which had kept a murder trial against an accused in abeyance merely because a proceeding under the UP Gangsters Act was pending against him. Allowing the complainant's appeal, a...
Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Survey On Steps To Prevent Blocking Of Elephant Corridors
The Supreme Court today orally observed that no State/Union Territory can cause any obstruction in elephant corridors, even on the purported ground of likely harm to persons or property. Ordering a nationwide survey by the Union, the Court called for a comprehensive report, which shall indicate what steps have been taken by the states to prevent such obstruction and prohibit hulla...
Nathuram Godse & Gopal Godse Convicts In Mahatma Gandhi's Murder; Were Active RSS Members : Savarkar's Kin Tells Pune Court
In a notable turn in the ongoing criminal defamation trial against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly defaming right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar, his grandnephew Satyaki told a Special MP/MLA Court in Pune that his maternal grandfather Gopal Godse and Nathuram Godse, who shot Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, were 'active' members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).Satyaki, who...
Mere Official Reprimand By Superior Not Abetment Of Suicide Without Intent To Drive Subordinate To Death : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that ordinary administrative directions, disciplinary supervision, adverse remarks on official performance or even stern behaviour by a superior officer cannot, by themselves, be treated as abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), unless there is additional material showing a conscious intention to drive the subordinate to take her...
Allahabad High Court Slams UP Govt For Acquiring Land For Ayodhya Ram Mandir Without Paying Agreed Price
The Allahabad High Court has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for acquiring Shri Thakur Ram Jankiji diety's land at 'Sugriv Kila' in Ayodha for development of Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Temple, without paying sale price.The Court noted that the State was simultaneously questioning the deity's title and claiming that the land could not have been sold in the first place.Remarking that the...
Over 98000 Govt Schools Lack Functional Washrooms For Girls : Plea In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday considered a petition raising the issue of lack of proper sanitation facilities for girls in government schools.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing the public interest litigation filed by Reepak Kansal (and another) flagging the lack of proper sanitation facilities for girls in government schools.While agreeing that...
Evidence Act | S.69 Can Be Invoked To Prove Will Only If Impossible To Prove Attestation Under S. 68: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that Section 69 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 cannot be invoked as an alternative to the ordinary mode of proving a Will under Section 68. The Court said that ordinarily a Will must be proved under Section 68, it can only be proved under Section 69 once the propounder establishes that no attesting witness can be found for proving a Will under Section 68.“Section...
BCI Being Regulatory Body Can't Run Law College : Prashant Bhushan Tells Supreme Court
Advocate Prashant Bhushan today stated before the Supreme Court that a petition challenging Bar Council of India's running of a law college, while being a regulatory body for law colleges, is in the process of being filed.The counsel apprised about the same to a bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya bagchi and Justice V Mohana, while the bench was dealing with the plea of EAS Sarma...
Remand Not To Be Ordered When Appellate Court Can Decide Issue Omitted By Trial Court Based On Already Adduced Evidence : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that an appellate court should not routinely remand a case to the trial court merely because a particular issue was not separately framed, where the pleadings, evidence and issues already on record enable the appellate court to decide the dispute itself.A bench of Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria heard the case where a Karta, out of a legal...
Are Courts Limited By SHANTI Act In Determining Nuclear Accident Compensation? Supreme Court Asks Union
The Supreme Court today called on the Union of India to clarify that regardless of the provisions of the SHANTI Act, nothing would preclude constitutional courts from determining "fair and just" compensation amount if there is a nuclear accident.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order seeking clarifications on two aspects - (i) any fetters on...
Ram Mandir Donation Theft : Supreme Court Allows Public To Give Suggestions To Solicitor General Regarding SIT Probe
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the petitioners and other public-spirited persons to submit suggestions to the office of the Solicitor General regarding any aspect which should be investigated by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the allegations of theft of the donations received by the Ram Mandir trust in Ayodhya.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya...