Supreme Court of India Headnotes

Summary Demolition of Residential Building Is Violative of Article 21 Of Constitution of India - PDA Ordered to Pay Rs. 10 Lakhs Compensation To Each Of the Victims .  The residential structures of citizens cannot be demolished in a summary manner without following the principles of natural justice and established procedures - such acts violates Article 21 of Constitution of India i.e citizen's right to shelter -  Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) directed to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to each of the appellant. On March 1, 2021, a demolition notice was issued and served to the Appellants on March 6, 2021, with the actual demolition taking place the following day, March 7, 2021. This was done without granting them a fair chance to present their case before the appellate authority as stipulated in Section 27(2) of the UP Urban Planning Act. Among the Appellants, one is a Bar member, and another is a professor whose entire library was destroyed, resulting in their displaceme...

Who can sign certificate u/s 63 BSA against electronic evidence other than notified expert?   Authenticity and integrity of electronic evidence: audio-video recordings etc -Section 79 A information Technology Act, Section 63 (4), 39(1), 39(2) BSA, Any individual possessing special skills and expertise in computer science and cyber forensics can validly sign Part B of the standard-form certificate under Section 63(4) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), provided the Court is satisfied with their credentials on the basis of unimpeachable material Expert In Computer Science & Cyber Forensics Competent To Sign Section 63(4) BSA Certificate: Supreme Court  The Apex Court upheld constitutionality of Section 63(4) of BSA, which replaced Section 65B of the Evidence Act.  The Supreme Court clarified that any individual possessing special skills and expertise in computer science and cyber forensics can validly sign Part B of the standard-form certificate under ...