1. Reference to SC Constitutional Bench: SC has referred a matter of person aged 75 years was released after 8 years of actual sentence invoking a remission policy framed by the State. The person was convicted for murder. (Pyare Lal vs. State of Haryana) 2. Doctrine of Contemporanea Exposition: SC has observed that the Doctrine…
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WEEKLY NOTABLE JUDGMENTS OF THE SUPREME COURT: – Relief to PwD: The SC Bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has observed that people suffering from disabilities are also socially backward and are thus entitled to same relief as given to SC/ ST candidates. (Aryan Raj vs. Chandigarh Administration) – Right to escheat: The SC…
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Daily Legal Updates: 9, 10 & 11th July Supreme Court:- – The SC has held that BS-IV Vehicles sold during the lockdown should not be treated as sold, and that the consideration recieved should be refunded back to the purchasers. Also, the Court ordered that no vehicle sold after 31st March should be registered. (M.C.…
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Supreme Court:- – A Writ Petition has been filed in SC, seeking detailed guidelines to ensure prevention of custodial deaths. The petition also demand acute need for India to enact a strong law to prohibit & prosecute cases of torture & custodial deaths. (People’s Charioteer Organizaton vs. Union of India) – The SC has extended…
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Supreme Court:- – A Bench of Justices LN Rao, Hemant Gupta & S. Ravindra Bhat of SC took the suo motu cognizance related to the condition of children in protection, juvenile & foster or kinship homes due Coronavirus outbreak. The SC has directed various states of UP, Bihar, Uttarakhand & Tripura to file affidavits by…
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Supreme Court: – The SC on Monday dismissed a petition alleging bias listing of matters by SC Registry. The SC said that “We see, in general, it has become a widespread practice to blame the Registry for no good reasons. To err is human, as many petitions are filed with defects, & defects are not…
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