Top Law News Prosecution has discretion over examination of witnesses: SC June 2, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has said that it was entirely up to the prosecution to field witnesses to establish its case and the court would not interfere with this unless the case was exceptional. “The prosecution is not bound to examine all cited witnesses, and it can drop witnesses to avoid multiplicity or plurality of witnesses,” […] Read more » discretion over examination of witnesses Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra
Top Law News SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL May 21, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players. An apex court bench of Justices B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra said that it was incumbent upon the Board of Control for […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra no ban on IPL SC slams BCCI SC slams BCCI on spot fixing spot fixing
Top Law News Bar Council of India has become ineffective: SC May 14, 2013 by Legal India Admin | 7 Comments on Bar Council of India has become ineffective: SC Bar Council of India has been questioned by the Supreme Court or not taking action against erring lawyers, saying it has become “ineffective” and courts become victims because of such legal practitioners. “Bar Council has become ineffective. No action is taken against erring lawyers and we have to suffer. We are actually the victim and lawyers […] Read more » anticipatory bail plea Bar Council of India Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra legal education legal practitioners Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court stays trial court order to secure Patil’s call records November 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court has stayed a Maharashtra trial court’s order to the CBI to place before it the cell phone call records of Dr V G Patil, who was killed in September 2005 allegedly due to political rivalry with former President Pratibha Patil’s brother G N Patil. A bench headed by Justice B S Chauhan […] Read more » Bombay High Court former President Pratibha Patil's brother G N Patil Jalgaon District Congress Committee Justice B.S. Chauhan Supreme Court V G Patil
Top Law News Supreme Court stays trial court order to secure V G Patil’s call records November 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Maharashtra trial court’s order to the CBI has been stayed by the Supreme Court to place before it the cell phone call records of Dr V G Patil, who was killed in September 2005 allegedly due to political rivalry with former President Pratibha Patil’s brother G N Patil. The order which was given on an […] Read more » Bombay High Court CBI G N Patil Jalgaon District Congress Committee Justice B.S. Chauhan Maharashtra trial court Supreme Court V G Patil V G Patil's call records
Top Law News SC seeks govt’s reply on ‘killings’ by BSF July 9, 2012 / July 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court(SC) today sought the Centre’s reply on a plea for probe into the alleged torture and extra-judicial killings by the Border Security Force(BSF) personnel in the border area of West Bengal. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar asked the government to file its response within three weeks. The court’s […] Read more » 'killings' by BSF 'West Bengal border area of West Bengal Border Security Force BSF Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Kolkata SC Supreme Court torture and extra-judicial killings by Border Security Force torture and extra-judicial killings by BSF West Bengal Police
Top Law News Parts of hostile witness’s evidence can be used: Supreme court May 23, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Parts of hostile witness’s evidence can be used: Supreme court Judges should not treat as totally erased the evidence tendered by a witness whom the prosecution terms as hostile during a trial, the Supreme Court has said. “It is a settled legal proposition that the evidence of a prosecution witness cannot be rejected in toto merely because the prosecution chose to treat him as hostile […] Read more » Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Dipak Misra Parts of hostile witness's evidence can be used Supreme Court
Top Law News Don’t turn to us for everything, Supreme Court tells government April 3, 2012 / April 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday slammed the tendency of government departments to seeks its decision before acting when confronted with a contentious situation. “Everyone wants the decision of the court be it army, minister of defence or the home ministry. They want the stamp of this court,” said a bench of Justice B.S.Chauhan and Justice Swatanter […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General P.P. Malhotra Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court United Liberation Front of Asom
Criminal Law News Supreme Court decries abuse of court process by criminals April 2, 2012 / April 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Haryana-based black-marketeer sentenced to a one-year jail term kept filing petitions in various courts for over 12 years to delay his surrender. The Supreme Court, while dismissing the man’s petition, voiced anguish at criminals repeatedly approaching courts by moving “misconceived and untenable” petitions to frustrate the course of justice, and even succeeding on some […] Read more » criminals Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice J.S. Khehar Supreme Court
Top Law News Prior sanction needed for proceeding against army, court told March 27, 2012 / March 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union government Monday told the Supreme Court that prior section was necessary for instituting legal proceedings against army personnel engaged in anti-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. It, however, sought to assure the apex court that ‘highest priority would be given to the preservation and protection of […] Read more » Armed Forces Special Powers Act Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Soldiers killed five in cold blood, CBI tells Supreme Court March 20, 2012 / March 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday accused, in the Supreme Court, army personnel of killing five “innocent” people in cold blood in the wake of the 2000 killing of 36 Sikhs in Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Appearing for the CBI, counsel Ashok Bhan made the charge before a bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice […] Read more » 2000 killing of 36 Sikhs in Kashmir's Anantnag district Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Swatanter Kumar Supreme Court
Criminal Law News Supreme Court reserves verdict on Talwars’ trial transfer plea February 28, 2012 / February 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Monday reserved its verdict on the plea by dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar for transfer of trial in their daughter Aarushi’s murder case from the special CBI court in Ghaziabad to Delhi. A bench of Justice B.S.Chauhan and Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, while reserving the order, directed the trial court […] Read more » Aarushi’s murder case Justice B.S. Chauhan Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar Supreme Court