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One Should Not Think About Future Prospects For Even A Second After Taking Oath As A Judge: Justice Abhay Oka
While speaking at a felicitation and retirement ceremony organised for him by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay Oka has stated that one should not think about their future prospects for even a second after taking oath as a judge."Once you take the oath of a judge, one should not think of the future prospects even for a single second. The moment you start thinking like this, you will not be able to work as per your oath," he said.He further added...
Salvation Of Country Lies In Identifying People As Human Beings & Indians, Communal Identities Play Secondary Role: Karnataka High Court
In lauding the communal harmony exhibited by people in the border area of Hyderabad and Karnataka, the Karnataka High Court has observed, “The salvation of the country lies in identifying human beings as a human being and as an Indian with the other identities playing a secondary role.”Justice M I Arun pointed out that Yadgiri District, which is a part of Hyderabad Karnataka area, celebrates communal harmony, which is generally found in Hyderabad-Karnataka area. This includes the...
Not All Recommendations Of SC Collegium Are Acted Upon Due To 'External Forces': Justice Dipankar Datta
Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta on Saturday (June 28) while addressing the 'critics' of the 'Collegium System' said that the notion that it is 'only judges appointing judges' is a 'misconceived one' and in fact there are 'external forces' which hinders appointments of judges.These external forces, Justice Datta underlined, "must be dealt with sternly.""We need to tell the society that if judges were to appoint judges then all the recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium would...
Today 6PM! Webinar on Copyright Law with Advocate Rahul Bajaj from LiveLaw Academy
LiveLaw Academy invites you to a free interactive webinar on 28th June 2025 at 6:00 PM, led by Advocate Rahul Bajaj, Rhodes Scholar and renowned expert in intellectual property law.This session will feature a deep-dive into the landmark Delhi High Court judgment in The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford & Ors. v. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr [2016...
“Wholly Untenable” : Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Of Law Student Under National Security Act
The Supreme Court directed the immediate release of a 24-year-old law student from Madhya Pradesh who had been under preventive detention for nearly a year under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA). A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Vinod Chandran observed that the grounds mentioned in the order, which include disruption of law and order did not satisfy the requirements of...
Kolkata Court Sends Three, Including Lawyer, To Police Custody Over Alleged Rape Of Law Student On College Campus
A sessions court in Kolkata has remanded three persons including law students Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay; and ex-student, practising lawyer and contractual staff at the South Kolkata Law college Manojit Mishra to four days in police custody for the alleged rape of a student studying within the college premises. It has been alleged in the complaint that while one of the three committed...
Mere Recovery Of Weapon With Victim's Blood Group Not Enough For Murder Conviction: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently dismissed an appeal filed by the State of Rajasthan challenging the acquittal of a murder accused, observing that mere recovery of a blood-stained weapon matching the victim's blood group is not enough for a murder conviction.A bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Prasanna B. Varale upheld the High Court's judgment dated May 15, 2015, which had set aside...
If 'Pankaj Bansal' Can't Apply Retrospectively, How Arrest Was Quashed In That Case? Asks Supreme Court In Karnataka's Plea
The Supreme Court today (June 26) issued notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Karnataka raising the issue whether the judgment in Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India, which held that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) must furnish grounds of arrest to the accused in writing, has retrospective application and whether it applies to offences under the Indian Penal Code.The bench...
Supreme Court Notifies Guidelines For Retention And Destruction Of Administrative Records
The Supreme Court has notified the “Guidelines for Retention and Destruction of Records, 2025” to regulate the handling of administrative records in the Registry. The move addresses the absence of a uniform retention framework for administrative records. While judicial records are already governed by Order LVI of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, and Chapter XXI of the 2017 Handbook on...
Courts Should Refrain From Staying Conviction Of Public Servants In Corruption Cases : Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court recently refused to stay conviction of a public servant convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, noting that courts should refrain from staying conviction of public servants who have been convicted on charges of corruption. A bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Prasanna B. Varale noted that there was no reason to interfere with the Gujarat High Court...