Liji Anna Thomas

A Division Bench headed by Justice D. Y Chandrachud held that Courts could not overlook the position of the disciplinary authority as a fact-finding authority. The autonomy of the employer in maintaining discipline and efficiency of the service was...

A Full Bench of the Supreme Court acquitted the Accused overruling the Trial Court and the High Court's conviction for murder. Relevant evidence could not be established. Brief facts of the case The Appellant Accused was held guilty of murder by...

Justice Jayanth Nath allowed the Times Group to use its registered trademark “Newshour”, in the case of Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd v. ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd & Ors. The Court ordered to bar Arnab Goswami from using the...

Justice Suresh Kumar Kait held that the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act cannot be charged on the accused when he does not have any knowledge of the offence committed. Brief Facts of the Case The Petitioner Faizan Khan and his co-accused were...

A Full Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, in the matter of Hospitality Association of Mudumalai V. In Defence of Environment and Animals and Ors. reiterated the precautionary principle to be a part of the constitutional and other...

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that NRI quotas are not sacrosanct in medical admissions. The composition of the quota can be altered or deleted. This should happen after providing adequate notice to those students who want...

A Full Bench of the Supreme Court held that although the citizens of the country have a fundamental right of dissent, the protestors cannot disrupt the public order. Brief Facts of the Case There have been protests against the enactment of...

Justice V. Ramasubramanian explained that when a Magistrate is not empowered to conduct a trial of an offence, such proceedings are void. Also, when a Court having no territorial jurisdiction conducts a trial for an offender, such proceedings are...

A Full Bench of the Supreme Court held that the premature release of the accused must be based on the goal of reformation. The Bench opined that the conduct of the accused must be scrutinized for deciding the possibility...

A Full Bench held that the prisoners cannot be granted a benefit in unprecedented circumstances. A release of all categories of prisoners based on the principle of equality irrespective of categorization will not achieve social order. There is a...