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The  Delhi High Court  voiced its concerns on the police not following guidelines, which have been made clear by the  Supreme Court , while making  casual arrests  . In a case that came up in court, a man and his mother were looking for legal protection from the arrest which had been made out for them. The mother son duo have been accused of dowry harassment in a complaint registered by the wife and so a case had been registered under  Section 498A of the IPC (dowry harassment, cruelty). It was brought to notice that the first attempt should be to save a marriage and the probe agencies should be careful while arresting the family members. Kamini Lau, the Additional Sessions Judge , made clear that the police need to follow the checklist/ guidelines which have been laid down by the Supreme Court against casual arrests in cases under  Section 498A of the IPC  as also under cases where punishment is for seven years or less. The apex court ha...

SC says Driver holding Light Motor Vehicle License can Drive Transport Vehicle without any Endorsement Case name: Mukund Dewangan v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited In this landmark case, one of the seminal issue was  whether a driver who is having a license to drive ‘light motor vehicle’ and is driving ‘transport vehicle’ of that class is required additionally to obtain an endorsement to drive a transport vehicle? With reference to the aforesaid issue there has been a divergence of opinion and conflict in the plethora of decisions of this Court. However, the issue has now been settled by Three-Judge Bench by holding that there is no requirement to obtain a separate endorsement to drive transport vehicle. It was further stated in the case that  if a driver is holding license to drive a light motor vehicle, he can drive transport vehicle also of such class without any endorsement to that effect.

Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 – SC issues guidelines on Assessment of Compensation Case name: National Insurance Company Limited v. Pranay Sethi In a landmark judgment passed by Five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in October, 2017, the Supreme Court has issued guidelines for computation of compensation under the  Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 . In the case, the Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was hearing a reference made to the Bench in the case of  National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pushpa & Ors. [1] ,  in view of divergence of opinion of the Supreme Court in the cases of  Reshma Kumari & Ors. v. Madan Mohan  and  Rajesh and Others v. Rajbir Singh and Others   with reference to Sections 163A and 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (the Act) and the methodology of computation of future prospects. Some of the factors on which the Bench expounded and issued guidelines were  addition of future prospects to...

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On Our Justice System     Sixty-seven per cent of those in jails are awaiting trial, according to the Law Commission. Rajendra Singh Hajeri Lost time: Sixty-seven per cent of those in jails are awaiting trial, according to the Law Commission. Rajendra Singh Hajeri (The Hindu) Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI 25 MAY 2017 00:00 IST UPDATED: 25 MAY 2017 04:31 IST    Law Commission advocates relaxation of bail provisions for under trial prisoners It has become the norm for the the rich and powerful to get bail with ease while the commoner and the poor languish in jail, the Law Commission of India said in its latest report. “It has become a norm than an aberration in most jurisdictions including India that the powerful, rich and influential obtain bail promptly and with ease, whereas the masses/the common/the poor languish in jails,” the 268th report of the Law Commission led by former Supreme Court judge, Justice B.S. Chauhan, observed. The Comm...

January 17, 2018 One of the most touted and contentious issues of our times i.e. Aadhaar case was taken up by 5-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today. With all eyes on the case, the opening statement by Senior Advocate Shyam Divan have been remarkable and compels us to ponder upon biometric technology deployed for Aadhaar database and vulnerability to a citizen’s right to privacy. Some of the submissions made by the Senior Advocate on behalf of Petitioners are enumerated below: If Aadhaar Act and programme are allowed to operate unimpeded then it will hollow out the Constitution. The Programme seeks to tether every resident of India to an electronic leash The Programme is designed to track transaction across life of all citizen The Aadhaar database would enable the State to profile citizens and profiling enables State to stifle, dissent and influence political decision making Aadhaar alters the relationship between State and citizen. It diminishes the s...