Lokpal Case: SC expresses hope that Search Committee will be set up soon
The Supreme Court today set the date for next hearing in the Lokpal matter for after the meeting of the Selection Committee scheduled on July 19. The Bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi, and...
View ArticleCollegium recommendations: Who goes where?
The Supreme Court Collegium published nine resolutions on the SC website today in relation to appointment and transfers of ten judges. While eight of those resolutions are dated July 16, one is from...
View ArticleSection 377: Section 87 IPC protects homosexual acts between consenting...
Section 87 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which falls under the chapter of General Exceptions will protect consensual homosexual activity between adults, submits Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani on...
View ArticleBreaking: No blanket ban on demonstrations in Central Delhi, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that there cannot be a complete ban on holding demonstrations in Central Delhi. However, the Court held that the government can regulate the same by way of guidelines. The...
View ArticleSabarimala case in Supreme Court: Ayyappa on the Constitutional Anvil
Kanu Agrawal The hearing in the Sabarimala case is drawing to a close and if media reports are to be believed, the Court seems to be keen on taking an interventionist approach. This interventionist...
View ArticleWhat the Supreme Court held on Third Party Insurance Cover for new cars/...
In an order passed on July 20, the Supreme Court has directed that Third Party Insurance Cover of three years for cars and five years for two-wheelers shall be mandatory with respect to new vehicles...
View ArticleQuestion of Law: Essential Religious Practices Test a “problem in our...
The hearing in the Sabarimala case in Supreme Court is now slated to spill over into the seventh day. The six days of hearing has witnessed very healthy interactions between the judges on the Bench and...
View ArticleSC allows Appointment of District judges by Direct Recruitment for now [Read...
The Supreme Court on July 24 granted interim relief to a slew of petitioners who have raised the issue of appointment of District Judges from subordinate judiciary by way of direct recruitment. The...
View ArticleChief Justice of HCs Master of Roster but must seek assistance of Senior...
Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the four judges who held the unprecedented press conference in January this year, has said that Chief Justices of High Courts must seek the assistance of other Senior...
View ArticleNOTA for Rajya Sabha elections: Why should a Constitutional court support an...
The Supreme Court today made oral observations in favour of abolishing the NOTA option for voting in Rajya Sabha elections. A Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY...
View ArticleWe are talking about human rights here, not a small issue, SC in Manipur...
The Supreme Court today asked the Director of the CBI why no arrests have been made till date in the Manipur encounters case even after severe charges like Murder were pressed. The Bench of Justice...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court dismisses Review Petition in Judge Loya case [Read...
The Supreme Court today dismissed the review petition against the judgment in the case seeking probe into death of Judge Loya. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar...
View ArticleConfession is not substantive evidence against co-accused, reiterates Supreme...
The Supreme Court has reiterated that confession of a co-accused cannot by itself be taken as a substantive piece of evidence against another co-accused in the absence of specific provision in law to...
View ArticleThis Senior Advocate has challenged Supreme Court criteria for Chamber...
Senior Advocate V Mohana has moved the Supreme Court assailing the cut-off date prescribed by the Supreme Court as a criterion for allotment of lawyer’s chamber. In a petition filed through advocate...
View ArticleThis Constitution Bench will reconsider M Nagaraj v. Union of India
The case relating to reservation for SC/ST in the matter of promotions will be heard by a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices Kurian Joseph, Rohinton Fali...
View ArticleWhy should Adultery be a Crime at all if it violates Article 14, DY...
The Supreme Court today began hearing the challenge to Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises adultery. Section 497 of IPC criminalises the offence of adultery, but only the man...
View ArticleFormer BCCI President Anurag Thakur moves SC seeking recall of order removing...
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur, has filed an application before the Supreme Court, praying that the Supreme Court Order dated January 2, 2017, be recalled....
View ArticleMarital Rape Debate: Justice DY Chandrachud on Right to say “no” after Marriage
The hearing in the challenge to Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises adultery is progressing before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court. The matter is being heard by a Bench of...
View ArticleAICTE approval not necessary for IGNOU B.Tech Degrees/ Diplomas through...
The Supreme Court has ordered that approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is not necessary for B.Tech Degree/ Diploma courses offered through distance mode by Indira Gandhi...
View ArticleSC gets eighth woman judge, Justice Indira Banerjee appointed Supreme Court...
Madras High Court Chief Justice, Justice Indira Banerjee has been appointed judge of the Supreme Court of India. The notification to that effect has been issued by the Central government. The...
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