The Supreme Court has awarded an enhanced compensation under the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 to the kin of a deceased employee, while holding that the objective of the Act, 1923 is dispensation of social justice. The Bench took an empathetic view and instead of remanding the matter back to High Court for re-consideration, it has…
The Supreme Court has held that when the Special Court chooses to take cognizance directly under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the question of Approver being examined as a witness in the Court of the Magistrate as required by Section 306 (4)(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not arise. Section…
The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Rajesh Bindal has set aside a pre-bail condition imposed by the High Court for furnishing Bank Guarantee worth Rs. 2 Crore by the accused(Karandeep Singh v CBI). The Bench has modified the condition by directing the Accused to deposit a bail bond of Rs. 5 Lakhs instead. The…
While making it extremely clear that senior counsels won’t be permitted to mention or argue cases, the Supreme Court refused to hear as many as four senior counsels today. Mentioning a matter, Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi appeared before a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah. On seeing the senior advocate, the Bench remarked,…
The Supreme Court has held that the date on which the Panchnama was last drawn is the starting point of the two-year limitation for completing the block assessment proceedings under the Income Tax Act 1961. The division bench of Justice M.R. Shah and Justice C.T. Ravikumar has upheld the order of the Delhi High Court in which it was held that…
The Supreme Court has held that an accused cannot claim to have a right of hearing before the registration of an FIR and that the principles of natural justice are not applicable at the stage of reporting a criminal offence. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli made this observation while…
