At the Supreme Court of India’s Constitution Day celebrations on November 26, 2022, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud gave a speech. The Chief Justice stressed in his speech the value of technology in ensuring that everyone has access to justice and the necessity for the legal system to reach out to Read more
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that because the achievements made by women in the Constituent assembly are rarely discussed, it is crucial to educate the nation’s youth about them. The Prime Minister specifically mentioned Dalit woman and Constituent Assembly member Dakshayani Velayudhan during his remarks at the Supreme Read more
Notices must be sent to both the Central government and the Attorney General of India and they must be returned within four weeks, according to a division bench led by Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud. The matter is a “sequel” to the Navtej Singh Johar and the Puttaswamy Read more
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stated that an accused should not simply be discharged in a rape case because the prosecutor did not state so in her FIR or during the medical-legal case (MLC). “This is because, in cases such as rape, where the victim is the only witness in the Read more
On Wednesday, the Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud, stated that four special benches dealing with the matters of criminal appeal, land acquisition matters, motor accident claims tribunal cases, and direct and indirect tax will sit in the Supreme Court from next week. The Chief Justice also stated that Read more
On 16th November, 2022 the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) , Kolkata headed by a two-member bench of Sonjay Sharma, judicial member and Rajesh Kumar, accountant member. The Tribunal pronounced the result in favour of the appellant making it clear that any income tax assessment made by an officer who Read more
The Apex Court has issued a notice in the plea which challenges section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on the ground that the section is discriminatory against women as it finds them incapable of accepting summons on behalf of other person. “Section 64 reads as: Service when persons Read more
The bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas of Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that, even if one party to the marriage is minor, irrespective of the validity of marriage, the offences under the POSCO Act will apply.The bench was dealing with a case where the petitioner is indicted for the Read more
A circular was issued by the Special Commissioner of Police, Delhi , Mr. Dharmendra Kumar stating that the Bar Association should be immediately informed on lodging of FIR against a lawyer or arrest of a lawyer.The order directed all the DCP(s)/Addl. Sub-Divisional ACP and SHO(s) to ensure that whenever an Read more
Justice DY Chandrachud took oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India today. The oath was administered by the Presence of India, Smt. Dropadi Murmu.The Centre on 17 October notified that Justice DY Chandrachud shall be the Chief Justice of India wef 09 November 2022.Justice DY Chandrachud is the son Read more