Sealed Cover Procedure Infringes Open Justice' : Supreme Court Devises 'Public Interest Immunity Claim Procedure' As Alternative

Sealed Cover Procedure Infringes Open Justice’ : Supreme Court Devises ‘Public Interest Immunity Claim Procedure’ As Alternative.

The Supreme Court of India has recognized that the use of the sealed cover procedure can infringe upon the principle of open justice, and has therefore developed an alternative process for protecting sensitive information. The Public Interest Immunity Claim Procedure (PIIC) has been created to ensure that information can be Read more

The Supreme Court declines to consider the petitions of fourteen political parties alleging misuse of CBI, ED against opposition

The Supreme Court declines to consider the petitions of fourteen political parties allegingmisuse of CBI, ED against opposition.

Political leaders do not have a higher level of immunity than regular citizens, according to abench that included the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, and Justices PS Narasimha andJB Pardiwala.CBI, EDThe Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government is accused of abusing central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Read more

Refusal to take responsibility for the child's treatment or neglecting the child does not amount to cruelty under Section 498-A or criminal intimidation under Section 506 of IPC.

Refusal to take responsibility for the child’s treatment or neglecting the child does not amount to cruelty under Section 498-A or criminal intimidation under Section 506 of IPC. 

Recently, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashed a criminal case brought up by a woman against her husband and in-laws. The case was filed under Sections 498-A, 509, 506, 354 r/w 34 of IPC.  The husband and in-laws pleaded that the case was filed beyond the period of limitation Read more

SC Declares "Undue Sympathy Unsustainable When Objective of IPC is to Punish," Quashing HC Decision Quashing Sentence Reduction in Road Accident Case Offenders’

SC Declares “Undue Sympathy Unsustainable When Objective of IPC is to Punish,” Quashing HC Decision Quashing Sentence Reduction in Road Accident Case Offenders’.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision to reduce the sentence imposed on a man found guilty in a motor accident case of reckless driving and causing death as a result of negligence was overturned by the Supreme Court on March 28. The court stated, “The Indian Penal Code is Read more

Courts cannot prescribe qualification or declare equivalency of a course unless equivalency is defined under the rule itself, as reiterated by SC in Unnikrishnan CV v. Union of India

Courts cannot prescribe qualification or declare equivalency of a course unless equivalency is defined under the rule itself, as reiterated by SC in Unnikrishnan CV v. Union of India.

The appeal to promote Grade I and Assistant Engineer was denied on March 28 by the SC because the applicant needed to gain the necessary degree, and the court could not set the requirements or determine whether a course was equivalent. Was the respondents’ right to promotion to Superintendent BR, Read more