Supreme Court Upholds Compensation for Custodial Abuse, Emphasizes Police Accountability: Somnath vs. State of Maharashtra (2024) Date of the Judgment: March 18, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 232 Judges: Vikram Nath, J. and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. Can a police officer, who has abused his power, be let off with a mere warning? The Supreme Court of […]
Supreme Court Strikes Down Gender Cap on Orchestra Performers in Maharashtra Bars LEGAL ISSUE: Whether imposing a condition of gender cap on the number of performers in orchestra bands in bars is violative of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law Case Name: Hotel Priya, A Proprietorship vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Judgment
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Supreme Court Quashes Externment Order Due to Non-Application of Mind: Deepak vs. State of Maharashtra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an externment order passed under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, can be sustained if it lacks proper application of mind and is based on stale offenses. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Externment Order
Supreme Court quashes externment order due to lack of evidence and non-application of mind: Deepak vs. State of Maharashtra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an externment order passed under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, was valid when based on stale offenses and without proper application of mind. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name:
Supreme Court Quashes Externment Order for Lack of Evidence and Non-Application of Mind: Deepak vs. State of Maharashtra (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an externment order under Section 56 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, can be sustained without sufficient evidence and application of mind by the competent authority. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law – Externment Order
