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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...
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...
J&K Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Raping 70-Year-Old Tourist In Pahalgam, Calls It A 'Moral Collapse'
In a strongly worded order, The Principal Sessions Judge, Anantnag has rejected the bail plea of a man accused of raping the 70 year tourist, noting that the severity of allegations, ongoing investigation, and the collective impact of evidence do not support granting bail at this stage.The court also delivered a scathing commentary on the moral fabric of society, decrying the incident as...
“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...
FIR Registered Alleging Gold Theft From Residence Of Kerala High Court Judge
A first information report (FIR) has been registered on Thursday (June 26) as Crime No. 843/2025 of the Kalamassery Police Station following an incident of theft from the private residence of sitting Kerala High Court judge Justice A. Badharudeen. Crime was registered under Section 305 [Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.] of the Bharatiya...
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...
Can Crusher Units Operate In ESZ Areas? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Thursday (June 26) sought the view of the amicus curiae in the forest batch matter (TN Godavarman Thirumalpad case) on whether stone/metal crusher units can operate within the Eco Sensitive Zones (ESZ) notified around protected forests.The petitioner, the proprietor of a crusher unit based in Kerala, contended that the restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court in ESZ...
NEET-UG 2025: Supreme Court Refuses To Transfer Plea From Delhi High Court Over Exam Conduct
The Supreme Court today (June 26) refused to transfer to itself a writ petition filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the conduct of the NEET-UG 2025 exam. The Court observed that since the challenge was based on individual facts applicable to the petitioner himself, and not on any ground applicable generally across the board, the High Court was the appropriate forum to...