Today, On 17th October, The Supreme Court dismissed Roche’s appeal challenging the Delhi High Court’s refusal to restrain Natco Pharma from producing Risdiplam for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, observing it would not interfere since the High Court’s concurrent findings were interim in nature.
The Supreme Court declared that the government, as a constitutional employer, cannot act like a market player. It ruled that outsourcing cannot be misused to exploit workers or deny them fair engagement, regularization, and basic pay parity rights. New Delhi: The Supreme Court ruled that public institutions cannot exploit workers through job outsourcing, denying long-term […]
Today, On 7th February, The Supreme Court ruled that relatives of an accused cannot be implicated in domestic violence cases under Section 498A simply for not assisting the victim. The Court emphasized that complaints and charges must be specific against each accused family member. It stated that vague or general allegations are not sufficient for prosecution. This decision aims to prevent misuse of the law and ensure fairness in such cases.
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The Bombay High Court mandated the Narcotics Control Bureau to provide investigation documents to Vedish Thorat, arrested for drug offenses, including cultivating hydroponic weed. Thorat’s lawyer argued that the denial of crucial documents hindered his defense and violated fair trial rights. The case highlights procedural issues in narcotics investigations.
The Supreme Court ruled that proving mens rea is essential for abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the IPC. In a case involving a man and his family accused of motivating his wife’s suicide, the court determined insufficient evidence of intent to sustain charges, emphasizing a critical temporal link between instigation and the act.
Justice BV Nagarathna, born on 30-10-1962, assumed office in the Supreme Court of India on 31-08-2021. With 68 authored judgments, notable cases include Bilkis Yakub Rasool v Union of India and Vivek Narayan Sharma v Union of India. She is celebrated for pioneering women’s representation in the judiciary.
The Bombay High Court criticized a trial court’s death sentence in a multi-murder case, finding its reasoning, which cited the Mahabharata, “strange” and unwarranted. The High Court emphasized the need for individualized assessments in trials, ultimately commuting the death penalty to life imprisonment for some convicts while acquitting one due to lack of evidence.