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Justice Sinha’s Impact on Criminal law
Justice Sinha's judgment set an important precedent for the use of the 'last seen' theory in criminal law, upholding the standard of proof.
15th Sep 2021
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Justice Navin Sinha Retires on August 18th: His Tenure in Numbers
Taking a look at Justice Navin Sinha's Supreme Court tenure, spanning 4 years and 6 months, and 126 judgments.
18th Aug 2021
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Justice Navin Sinha Retires: 9 Key Judgments
Justice Navin Sinha retired on August 18th, 2021. He wrote 126 judgments as a Supreme Court judge during his four year tenure.
18th Aug 2021
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Justice Bhushan Retires on July 4th After Half a Decade at the Court
Bhushan J was part of 779 judgments, out of which he authored 258. Most of his judgments dealt with criminal law.
3rd Jul 2021
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The Supreme Court on Sedition: Regulate or Remove?
The Supreme Court in Kedarnath Singh (1962) restricted the scope of sedition law. Now the constitutionality of the law has been questioned.
10th Jun 2021
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Court Cautions High Courts Against Passing Orders Asking Police not to take “Coercive Steps”
SC cautions High Courts to not use their inherent powers on 'whim and caprice' while issuing 'no coercive steps' orders to police.
29th Apr 2021
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CJI’s Bench Orders the Implementation of Draft Rules for Expeditious and Fair Criminal Trials
The CJI Bobde led three-judge bench issued an order to implement the Draft Criminal Rules on Practice, 2021.
22nd Apr 2021
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J. Indu Malhotra’s 9 Most Significant Judgments
During her term at the Supreme Court, Indu Malhotra J has delivered several noteworthy judgments.
12th Mar 2021
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Public Interest Foundation v Union of India
A 5 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court held that a person cannot be disqualified from membership in a legislative body on the mere framing of criminal charges against them.
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Bench:Rohinton Nariman J, D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, A.M. Khanwilkar J, Arun Mishra J, Indu Malhotra J
Implementation of S.66A IT Act
Pending
People's Union for Civil Liberties v Union of India
A three-judge Bench will issue further directions to ensure implementation of the judgment in Shreya Singhal v Union of India, which declared Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (the IT Act) unconstitutional. Through its Orders in this case, the Court must ensure that citizens are not jailed under a law that has already been held unconstitutional.
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Last Updated: 20210714
Bench:U.U. Lalit CJI, S.R. Bhat J, Ajay Rastogi J
N Ram & Ors v Union of India
The Supreme Court initiated suo moto criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India, on the basis of two tweets posted by Bhushan.
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Constitutionality of Sedition
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SG Vombatkere v Union of India
The Supreme Court will decide if Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, that criminalises sedition, is unconstitutional.
MoreNext Hearing: July 18, 2022
Last Updated: 20210716