Sanya Talwar
Editor at LawBeat
Editor @lawbeatind | Words also in CNNnews18, Firstpost, TV9News, Organiser, Breakthrough India, FPJ, others | POSH & POCSO advisor
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2 weeks ago |
lawbeat.in | Sukriti Mishra |Sanya Talwar
The Supreme Court on Monday held that an accused person does not have an indefeasible right to undergo a narcoanalysis test, while at the same time clarifying that such a test may be permitted at an appropriate stage of trial upon application, provided the Court is satisfied that there is free consent and adequate safeguards in place.
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2 weeks ago |
lawbeat.in | Sanya Talwar
The Supreme Court has said the task of the High Court, when called upon to adjudicate an application seeking to quash the proceedings, is to see whether, prima facie, an offence is made out or not and it is not to examine whether the charges may hold up in the court. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra pointed out in doing so, the area of action has been circumscribed as it cited Rajeev Kourav vs.
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2 weeks ago |
lawbeat.in | Sanya Talwar
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the de facto ban on the screening of CBFC certified Kamal Haasan starrer 'Thug Life' in Karnataka, effected through threats of violence, intimidation, and extra-constitutional directives by non-state actors is illegal, unconstitutional, and void ab initio, being violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(a), 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution.
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1 month ago |
lawbeat.in | Sanya Talwar
The Supreme Court on May 2, 2025 held that stamp vendors across the country, by virtue of performing an important public duty and receiving remuneration from the Government for the discharge of such duty, are undoubtedly public servants within the ambit of Section 2(c)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act).
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1 month ago |
lawbeat.in | Sanya Talwar
The Supreme Court has, on April 30, 2025, said the courts must adopt a strict approach while dealing with cases of illegal construction and should not readily engage themselves in judicial regularisation of buildings erected without requisite permissions of the competent authority. "Unauthorised construction has to be demolished. There is no way out. Judicial discretion would be guided by expediency. Courts are not free from statutory fetters. Justice is to be rendered in accordance with law.
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