HC Verdict Backlog In Spotlight : SC Presses Jharkhand HC To Deliver
Expressing concern over the prolonged delays in pronouncing judgments by the Jharkhand High Court, the Supreme Court, led by Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, urged that judges set aside dedicated time to address the growing backlog of cases. The bench was hearing six petitions concerning the recruitment process for home guards in the […]
Confessional FIR to Police Inadmissible & Legally Banned: Warns SC
A Supreme Court bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan recently overturned the murder conviction of a man, holding that the Chhattisgarh High Court wrongly relied on a confessional First Information Report (FIR) filed by the accused himself. The Court reaffirmed that a statement made by one accused in an FIR is inadmissible […]
SC Breaks Ranks With Bias : Seat Caps For Women In Army Legal Wing Removed
The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark judgment striking down an Indian Army policy that capped the number of women eligible for the post of Judge Advocate General (JAG). The Union of India and the Indian Army are now to comply with the directions of the court and conduct JAG recruitments without gender-based seat divisions. If […]