Supreme Court Condemns Forum Shopping in FIR Consolidation Case Date of the Judgment: 16 October 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 946 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Pankaj Mithal, J. (Bench of 2 Judges) Can a party manipulate the judicial process by filing a civil writ petition to consolidate multiple criminal First Information Reports (FIRs) to avoid […]
Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Plea in Sanjiv Kumar Bhatt Case Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2023 Citation: SLP (Crl.) No. 9445 of 2022 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a judge be asked to recuse from a case simply because they made observations about a party in a previous, related case?
Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Plea in Sanjiv Kumar Bhatt Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a judge should recuse from a case based on prior observations made in a related matter. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sanjiv Kumar Rajendrabhai Bhatt v. State of Gujarat & Anr. Judgment Date: 10 May 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10
