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Supreme Court Refers Matter to Chief Justice on Advocates' Misconduct in Vexatious SLP Filing. Advocates Filed Second SLP with Incorrect Statements After Dismissal of First, Tendered Unconditional Apology, Leading to Divergent Judicial Opinions Under Supreme Court Rules, 2013.

The Supreme Court was confronted with a case involving misconduct by advocates in filing a vexatious special leave petition. The petitioner, convicted...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Atrocity Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Improper Investigation. Conviction under SC/ST Act and IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove caste-based insult and arson beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Aba @ Munjaba s/o Rajabhau Giri, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-2, Ambajogai, in Special Case No. 3 of 2013 for offence...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Atrocities Case for Lack of Public View and Mens Rea. Alleged Caste-Based Insults Made in Private Office Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The judgment concerns two criminal applications filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of the same First In...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Public Witness. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred in Private Setting, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The case involves an appeal against conviction under the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and various sections of the Indian Penal Code. T...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Act Case for Lack of Public View Element. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred Inside Office, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The applicant, Sharad Shankarrao Chavan, was working as Deputy Director (Research) in the Scheduled Tribe Certificates Scrutiny Committee, Gadchiroli....