The Supreme Court, relying on the State of Rajasthan v. Harphool Singh (2000) 5 SCC 652, opined that when the disputed land, claimed by adverse possession, pertains to the government, the nature of the Court’s inquiry must be more thorough and effective. When the land subject to proceedings in which adverse possession has been claimed […]
Friday, the Supreme Court denied a petition filed in the public interest to prevent 26 opposition political parties from using the acronym I.N.D.I.A (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) for their alliance. The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhan Dhulia determined that the petition was filed for ‘publicity,’ prompting petitioner Rohit Kheriwal to withdraw
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The Supreme Court annulled the first information report (FIR) filed against former Assistant Solicitor General (ASG) and Senior Advocate IH Syed for extortion, unlawful confinement, and other offences. [IH Syed v. Gujarat State] A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Prashant Kumar Mishra also vacated the 2 June 2022 order of the Gujarat High Court
A court in Kerala has recently ordered the conditional attachment of the property of a police Sub-Inspector (SI) who is among those accused of assaulting and tormenting a Kollam-based attorney [C Jayakumar v G Gopakumar & Others]. Sub-Judge Santosh Das ordered the accused SI to provide a 25 lakh bond or to explain why he
The Supreme Court denied two petitions seeking guidelines for the regulation of television news channels and an independent board or media tribunal for the adjudication of complaints regarding the content of such channels. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Sanjay Karol stated that viewers had the right to refuse to watch such channels
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[Kishore Balkrishna Nand v. State of Maharashtra and Another] The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed that allegations made in a complaint against a person in good faith to those who have legal authority over that person do not constitute the crime of defamation. A Division Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing an
Madras High Court ordered police officials in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu to ensure that a widow and her son can attend a local temple festival. According to Justice Anand Venkatesh, a woman’s status and identity are independent of her marital status; therefore, no one has the right to prevent a widow from accessing
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The Supreme Court stayed the conviction of Congress leader and ex-Member of Parliament (MP) Rahul Gandhi in the criminal defamation case involving the “why do all thieves have a Modi surname” remark. With the delay of his conviction, Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a Member of Parliament is also currently on hold. The Court observed in
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The Supreme Court made it plain that extra-judicial confessions do not gain credibility simply because they are published in a public newspaper report. [Dinesh BS v. Karnataka State] A bench composed of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal stated that the decision of the Karnataka High Court to uphold the murder conviction of an accused
The Supreme Court closed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed for controlling the indiscriminate circulation of child pornography and videos of gang rape and rape through WhatsApp and other social media platforms after the expert committee appointed by the Court to address the issue submitted its report. In 2015, the Court initiated this suo motu
