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The Supreme Court has held that the Collector is a competent authority under Rule 51(7) of the Orissa Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016 to cancel a lease deed for non production of solvency certificate. The Court reversed an order of the Orissa High Court which held that Tahsildar is the competent authority to cancel a…
There cannot be any school without a playground, observed the Supreme Court, while directing the removal of unauthorised occupations at a place reserved for playground for a school in Haryana. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/schools-cant-be-without-playground-students-entitled-to-good-environment-supreme-court-orders-removal-of-encroachments-223107
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the death sentence imposed on a convict for the rape and murder of a minor girl after he was found to be a juvenile at the time of the offence. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/person-convicted-for-rape-murder-found-to-be-juvenile-supreme-court-sets-aside-death-sentence-sustains-conviction-223085
The Supreme Court observed that a mere allegation of failure to keep up promise will not be enough to initiate criminal proceedings. A breach of contract does not give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest intention is shown right at the beginning of the transaction, the bench of Justices Abhay S…
Where the complainant had already been examined as a witness in the case, it would not be appropriate for the Court to pass an order of acquittal merely on non-appearance of the complainant, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment today. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/sec-256-crpc-not-proper-to-acquit-accused-merely-for-non-appearance-of-complainant-who-was-already-examined-supreme-court-223058
In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court of India recently lamented, that corruption was one of the main reasons as to why the ‘preambular promise’ of the Constitution to achieve equal distribution of wealth remains a distant dream. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-corruption-equal-distribution-of-wealth-disproportionate-asset-case-investigation-of-scams-social-justice-222967
Chief Justice Of India, DY Chandrachud on Wednesday evening said that judges should allow lawyers to work on their electronic gadgets inside the courtrooms and must ensure internet facilities with adequate firewalls there so that it is put to genuine and authorised use. https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/lawyers-allowed-work-phones-laptops-courtrooms-internet-facilities-cji-dy-chandrachud-222917
Criminal Procedure Code, S. 125, 127, 128 – Whether a Court, which passed an order of maintenance under Section 125 and 127 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is competent to execute the order against a person, who has been residing in a place outside the jurisdiction of the Court, which passed the order? –…
In a significant judgment passed on Thursday, the Supreme Court called for a committee including the Chief Justice of India to appoint members of the Election Commission of India (ECI). https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/media-abdicated-role-huge-surge-money-power-politics-10-things-supreme-court-said-election-commission-verdict
The Supreme Court held that the power under section 24 of the CPC can be exercised by the High Court even for inter-State transfer of a suit, appeal or other proceeding, if it is the common High Court for two or more States under Article 231 of the Constitution and both the Civil Courts (transferor…
