Supreme Court of India is closed for Dussehra break. The Suprem Court would resume functioning from 30th October, 2023. The official vacation would start from 23rd October, 2023 but since it was holiday on account of weekend, the vacation started from 21st Oct, 2023. After reopening the Suprem court would function for 2 weeks and then it is set for another 9 days vacation on account of Diwali.
While cancelling the bail of an accused of Section 302 IPC, the Supreme Court held that, “The Courts often grapple with balancing the most precious right to liberty embodied in Article 21 of the Constitution on one hand and the right of the orderly society, which is committed to the rule of law, on the other. The delicate balance in the case of long incarceration is drawn by releasing a suspect on bail on such terms and conditions that will ensure that a fair and free trial is not hampered. However, if it is found that an undertrial has attempted to misuse the concession of bail either by influencing the witnesses or tampering with the evidence or trying to flee from justice, such person can be committed to custody by withdrawing the concession of bail.”
The Supreme Court recently imposed a penalty of Rs. 20,000 on the State of Jharkhand for filing a Special Leave Petition almost a year after granting bail to an individual accused of violating Sections 17, 18, 21, and 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
The Supreme Court has requested the Central government to provide a response regarding a plea that seeks to move a public interest litigation (PIL) related to surveillance systems from the Delhi High Court to the Supreme Court.
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court addressed a significant issue related to the time limits for commencing insolvency proceedings as outlined in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The central issue in this case revolved around determining whether the commencement of the limitation period should be based on the date of the initial default or the declaration of a loan account as non-performing.
Recently, the Supreme Court has said that judges should not hear any case unless it is specifically assigned by the Chief Justice.
The Supreme Court has expressed a preference for raising the compensation amount for fatalities in hit-and-run road accidents from the current ₹2 lakh. They emphasized that such accidents are often classified as hit-and-run due to the state's failure to identify the responsible vehicle, and as a result, the victims deserve higher compensation.
The Supreme Court, after a span of twenty-eight years, has ruled in favor of appointing a man who had sought a job at the postal department. This decision comes as a result of the Court's acknowledgment of an error that wrongly disqualified him for the position
The Supreme Court will consider whether property acquired before the alleged commission of scheduled offenses under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can be termed as proceeds of crime, which can be attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to provide information about whether the matter of releasing sufficient water from the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the downstream regions of the Narmada River has been submitted to the Narmada Control Authority.
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