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Category: Legal News

SC: No Registration or Stamp Duty for Compromise Decrees Confirming Pre-Existing Rights

The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while scrutinizing whether a compromise decree confirming pre-existing rights requires registration and whether such a decree is chargeable with stamp duty. The bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan were hearing a Civil Appeal where the Appellant had filed […]

Kerala HC Issues Guidelines to Prevent Juvenile Injustice

The Kerala High Court, in a pertinent ruling, has issued a set of comprehensive guidelines aimed at ensuring that juveniles are not erroneously treated as adults in criminal proceedings. The Division bench, comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice G. Girish, declined to order the police to pay compensation, stating that there was no express […]

Kerala HC: Section 197 CrPC Does Not Protect Custodial Torture

Kerala HC: No Sanction Needed for Custodial Torture Cases The Kerala High Court has ruled that a Magistrate Court can take action on cases of custodial torture by police officers without needing prior approval from the State Government, as stipulated under Section 197(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The Single Judge Bench of […]

SC Urges National Action on Drug Menace and Narco-Terrorism

SC Calls Drug Trade a National Crisis: Urges Parents, Schools, and Youth to Unite Against Rising Substance Abuse The Supreme Court bench composed of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice N.Kotiswar Singh, while upholding the cancellation of bail of an accused involved in drug trafficking, expressed their distress about the ripple effect of illicit drug trade […]

SC: Illegal Constructions Can’t Be Regularised Irrespective of Long Occupancy & Investments

The Supreme Court division bench comprising Justice B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan dismissed appeals challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order directing the demolition of unauthorised commercial constructions on a residential plot in Meerut. The Court reaffirmed the need to strictly enforce building regulations and issued detailed guidelines to prevent unauthorised constructions and ensure accountability […]

SC Addresses Dearth of Super-Specialty Dentists: Allows Appeal of MDS Graduates

The Supreme Court, owing to peculiar facts and circumstances, has set aside the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while directing the issuance of pending degrees to graduates of MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) and observed the 'dearth of Super-Specialty Doctors' in the field of dentistry. The bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice […]

Belgium Intervenes in Landmark ICJ Case on Genocide Convention Interpretation

The Hague, 16/12/2024 Belgium has stepped into the high-profile case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) by filing a declaration of intervention under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute. The declaration, submitted on 12 […]

Kerala HC: Double Main Degree Holders Entitled to Qualifications in Both Subjects

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a candidate pursuing a degree course with two main subjects is entitled to have the advantage of holding qualifications in both subjects. In this case, a candidate with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Arabic and Islamic History from Calicut University was deemed ineligible by the Public Service […]

SC Quashes Arbitrary Land Allotment To Medinova Regal CHS

Supreme Court Quashes MRCHS Land Allotment, Citing Arbitrary Process and Violation of Procedure​​​On December 12, 2024, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah set aside the Bombay High Court's judgment. The Court found the allotment of land to the Medinova Regal Co-operative Housing Society (MRCHS) by the Maharashtra Government to […]