Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has voiced concern over a rise in extra-judicial killings and custodial violence, questioning why accused persons are taken out at 3 am for crime-scene reconstruction and whether ‘shortcut methods’ are used to cover gaps in investigation. Speaking at a New Delhi event, he said the constitutional system does not approve of such situations, and expressed unease at young IPS officers personally assaulting demonstrators.
A road accident victim filed his motor accident claim at Chennai because the insurer had an office there, though he lived in Chittoor and the accident happened in Tirupati. The Supreme Court held that under Section 166(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, an insurer’s place of business does not confer territorial jurisdiction on a Claims Tribunal, unlike a suit under the CPC, and upheld the transfer of the claim to Chittoor.
The Supreme Court quashed a POCSO case against a schoolteacher accused of hitting inattentive girl students, holding that corporal punishment, however inappropriate, does not amount to “aggravated sexual assault” without sexual intent, and warning that a wrongful POCSO accusation can be a “death knell” for a teacher. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has quashed criminal […]
The Supreme Court sought the Centre’s explanation for deputing 46 IPS officers to CAPFs despite its 2025 judgment, with Justice Bhuyan saying paramilitary cadres are “completely stifled” by a “strong lobby.” New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought a detailed explanation from the Union government over the deputation of 46 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers […]
The Supreme Court held that the Section 20 presumption under the Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be drawn unless the initial demand is proved, acquitting two public servants in a 1996 bribe case. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has acquitted a former village Talati-cum-Mantri and a peon in a 1996 bribery case, holding that the […]
The Supreme Court declined to restore a murder conviction in an Andhra Pradesh feud killing but faulted the High Court for altering it to culpable homicide on “surmises and conjectures.” New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declined to restore a murder conviction in a decades-old Andhra Pradesh feud killing, but in doing so faulted the […]
The Supreme Court refused to interfere with convictions in a Chhattisgarh dowry death case, strongly criticising dowry harassment and humiliation of brides, while Justice BV Nagarathna emphasised that courts must send a strong societal message against financial coercion and mistreatment in matrimonial homes.
The Supreme Court dismissed a journalist’s plea challenging a Delhi High Court order directing removal of social media posts accusing a co-passenger of sexual harassment, observing that publicly identifying someone online could harm reputation and amount to defamation, especially when consequences included suspension from employment.
