Centre notifies appointments of Additional Judges for Andhra Pradesh and Bombay High Courts
Between 23-10-2024 and 24-10-2024, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of 8 advocates as Additional High Court Judges.
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Justice S. Rachaiah appointed as Permanent Judge of Karnataka High Court
On 15-10-2024, the SC Collegium recommended Justice Siddaiah Rachaiah’s name for appointment as a Permanent Judge of the High Court of Karnataka against the existing vacancy.
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What Justice Nagarathna held on States’ power to regulate ‘Industrial alcohol’ as lone dissenting voice in 8:1 verdict
Nagarathna, J., was of the view that Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, did not require overruling and it continues to be good law in the context of what is comprised in the expression “industrial alcohol” and “intoxicating liquors”.
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Justice Sanjiv Khanna set to take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India on November 11
Justice Sanjiv Khanna was elevated to the Supreme Court on 18-1-2019 and is due to retire on 13-5-2024, which means he will have a tenure of almost 6 months as Chief Justice of India.
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Supreme Court issues detailed directions to Legal Services Authorities over access to Free Legal Aid for prison inmates
The Division Bench of the Court, while deliberating over the matter, identified 2 major issues- (1) Open Correctional Institutions and (2) Modalities for visitation by lawyers in jail to ensure free legal aid to the deserving prison inmates.
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Read Supreme Court’s Majority Opinion on States’ power to regulate industry of ‘Intoxicating Liquor’
This majority decision overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.
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States have the power to regulate and tax Industrial Alcohol, holds Supreme Court by 8:1 majority
This majority decision further overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.
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Wife’s guilt under S. 498-A IPC can’t become a ground to hold husband guilty in absence of specific material on record: SC
The Division Bench opined that in Section 498-A IPC cases, the courts have to be careful to identify instances of over implication and to avert the suffering of ignominy and inexpiable consequences.
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Supreme Court issues guidelines for High Court Judges regarding time limit for pronouncement of judgments
The Court emphasised that Judges must be mindful of the impact of their actions on society at large. Dealing with lakhs of litigation is no mean task, but at the same time, Judges must realize that instances do emerge leaving absolutely no margin for error.
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Cannot confer Indian citizenship to foreign citizens by doing violence to the plain language of Citizenship Act, 1955: SC
“There is no scope to bring equitable considerations while interpreting such a statute as the language of Sections 5, 8 and 9 is plain and simple, hence there is no scope for its liberal interpretation”.
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SC dismisses petition regarding challenge to the appointment of Catering Supervisor made only on basis of interview marks
The respondent had filed original application before Central Administrative Tribunal challenging selection of Catering Supervisor based only on marks obtained in the interview and excluding marks of written test.
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Know why Supreme Court decided to acquit and quash death sentence of 2012 Pune Triple Murder accused
The accused was arrested in 2012 on the suspicion of murdering his wife, mother and 2-year-old daughter. In 2016, the Trial Court convicted him and imposed death penalty which was confirmed by Bombay High Court
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Airports Economic Regulatory Authority not barred from filing appeals challenging orders of TDSAT: Supreme Court
TDSAT had ruled that AERA lacked the authority to regulate tariffs for services like Ground Handling Services (GHS) and Cargo Handling Services (CHS).
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Supreme Court closes Habeas Corpus proceedings against Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Yoga Centre
The matter revolves around a habeas corpus petition filed in the Madras High Court by a father who alleged that Isha Foundation is engaging in manipulative practices, effectively brainwashing individuals and making them monks.
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Supreme Court commutes death sentence of father convicted for murdering his pregnant daughter over inter-caste marriage
The Court affirmed the father’s conviction but converted the death penalty to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment without remission considering several mitigating factors favouring the accused.
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RG Kar Rape and Murder Case | WB Govt. must explain the legal source of authority for the recruitment of Civic Volunteers in the State: SC
The Court directed West Bengal Govt. to submit an affidavit to disclose the selection process which is followed for the recruitment of the Civic Volunteers and the steps which have been taken to ensure that such Civic Volunteers do not operate in sensitive establishments.
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Who is Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the name recommended by CJI Chandrachud as his successor?
Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s name has been recommended as next Chief Justice of India as per the seniority rule.
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Investigation should not be thwarted by quashing FIR alleging dishonest conduct of an accused: Supreme Court
The Court also reiterated that FIR is not an encyclopedia of all imputations. Therefore, to test whether an FIR discloses commission of a cognizable offence, what is to be looked at is not any omission in the accusations, but the gravamen of the accusations contained therein to find out whether, prima facie, some cognizable offence has been committed or not.
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Karnataka High Court quashes criminal proceedings against persons accused of shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ inside a mosque
The Court said that it is not understandable that how if someone shouts ‘Jai Sriram’ it would outrage the religious feeling of any class especially when the complainant himself states that Hindu — Muslims are living in harmony in the area the incident by no stretch of imagination can result in antimony.
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SC Collegium recommends appointment of Judges for High Courts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala
On 15-10-2024 the Collegium recommended appointment of Judicial Officers and Advocates as Judges and Additional Judges as Permanent Judges for Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka High Courts respectively.
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