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Showing posts with label Power of supreme court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Power of supreme court. Show all posts

Jan 31, 2011

Hira Lal and Ors Vs State of UP Decided On: 08.04.2009

Hon'ble Supreme Court of India observed, -One of the paramount duties of the Superior Courts is to see that a person who is apparently innocent is not subjected to persecution and humiliation on the basis of a false and wholly untenable complaint. What was the share of the respective co-sharers is a question which is purely a civil dispute; a criminal court cannot determine the same.
this Court in Mahesh Chand v. B. Janardhan Reddy and Anr. (2003) 1 SCC 734, wherein it was opined that second complaint was not completely barred in law. This Court, however, in that decision itself held that the second complaint can lie only on fresh facts and/or if a special case is made out.
Further, second complaint on the same facts could be entertained only in exceptional circumstances, namely, where the previous order was passed on an incomplete record or on a misunderstanding of the nature of complaint or it was manifestly absurd, unjust or where new facts which could not, with reasonable diligence, have been brought on record in the previous proceedings, have been adduced.

Jul 12, 2010

Vishnu Dutt Sharma vs. Manju Sharma (2009) 6 SCC 379,

Supreme Court observed: “If we grant divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown, then we shall by judicial verdict be adding a clause to Section 13 of the Act to the effect that irretrievable breakdown of the marriage is also a ground for divorce. In our opinion, this can only be done by the legislature and not by the Court. It is for the Parliament to enact or amend the law and not for the Courts.”

Sep 9, 2009

Indira Jaising v. Registrar General 2003 (5) SCC 494

“Therefore, in the hierarchy of the courts, the Supreme Court does not have any disciplinary control over the High Court Judges, much less the Chief Justice of India has any disciplinary control over any of the Judges. That position in law is very clear. Thus, the only source or authority by which the Chief Justice of India can exercise this power of inquiry is moral or ethical and not in exercise of powers under any law. Exercise of such power of the Chief Justice of India based on moral authority cannot be made the subject-matter of a writ petition to disclose a report made to him.”