Can Spouse's Right To Privacy Be Breached To Prove Adultery Allegations? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court has issued notice in a special leave petition filed by a husband challenging a Court direction which allowed the plea of his wife - who is alleging adultery by him - to obtain and preserve his call detail records and details relating to hotel stay.The petitioner raised the issue whether the fundamental right to privacy of a spouse can be breached in case of an allegation...

Expeditious Trial Of Terror Attack Cases Necessary : Supreme Court Says Delay In 1996 Lajpat Nagar Blast Case Compromised National Security

The Supreme Court of India, while sentencing to life imprisonment without remission four Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) militants convicted for their role in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast, not only underscored the importance of speedy trials, but also considered the time elapsed since the terror attack as well as the date of conviction as mitigating circumstances in not...

BREAKING| Gujarat High Court To Pronounce Order Tomorrow On Rahul Gandhi's Plea To Suspend Conviction In Defamation Case

The Gujarat High Court will pronounce order tomorrow in Rahul Gandhi's plea to stay the conviction in the criminal defamation case in 'Modi Surname' case. The conviction in the case resulted in his disqualification as a Member of Parliament.Justice Hemant Prachchhak reserved order on the stay application on May 2. The criminal defamation case was filed over a remark made by Gandhi during the...

Supreme Court Directs West Bengal Sessions Court To Decide Cricketer Mohammad Shami Domestic Violence Case In One Month

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed a West Bengal Sessions Court to dispose of pleas concerning warrant issued against cricketer Mohammad Shami in a cruelty and assault case filed by his wife Hasin Jahan in 2018. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a plea filed by Hasin Jahan against the Calcutta High Court's dismissal of...

Centre Appoints Justice Sheo Kumar Singh As Acting Chairperson of National Green Tribunal

The Central Government has appointed Justice Sheo Kumar Singh-I, Judicial Member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), to act as the Chairperson of the NGT until the date on which a new Chairperson is appointed.The Acting Chairperson is appointed in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the NGT Act, 2010 read with clause (a) of rule 7 of the Tribunal (Conditions of Service)...

Tis Hazari Firing Incident: Delhi Court Remands Three Accused Lawyers To Four Days Police Custody

A Delhi Court on Thursday remanded three lawyers, accused in yesterday’s firing incident at Tis Hazari Court, to four days of police custody. Advocates Sachin Sangwan, Aman Singh and Ravi Gupta were arrested today after an FIR was registered regarding the incident for the offences under sections 147, 148, 149, 307 and 34 of Indian Penal Code and sections 25 and 27 of Arms Act. “Four days...

Supreme Court Adjourns J&K National Panthers Party's Plea For Elections In J&K, Asks Parties To Wait Till Article 370 Pleas Are Taken

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a plea filed by the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) seeking for the conduction of elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra stated that the matter would be listed after directions are passed in the batch of petitions challenging...

“Compensation Awarded For Damage To Environment”: Supreme Court Directs Purvankara Limited To Deposit 5.5 Crores To Tamil Nadu PCB

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi heard an appeal against NGT, Chennai bench judgment which had directed a Chennai-based private builder company to pay 5.5 crores for violation of environmental laws. The Apex court observed that “Compensation is awarded for non-compliance as well as damage to the environment”. It directed Purvankara projects...

Supreme Court Launches 'Neutral Citation System' In Phased Manner

The Supreme Court has decided to launch and implement the Neutral Citation System- a uniform, reliable, and secure methodology for identifying and citing judgments and orders of Supreme Court in a phased manner with effect from July 6, 2023.A brain child of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, the system of neutral citations is meant to ensure a uniform pattern of citing all decisions of...

What Are All India Muslim Personal Law Board's Various Objections Against Uniform Civil Code? Read Here

All India Muslim Personal Law Board has submitted its response to the Law Commission's public notice with respect to the Uniform Civil Code and said that it is reasonably apprehended by the Muslims in India that the raking of the topic of UCC is with the objective of putting the system of Muslim personal law in peril."Personal relationship of Muslims, guided by their personal laws, is...

Plea Against Misuse Of Women Reservation In Panchayats By Husbands : Supreme Court Allows Petitioner To Make Representation To Ministry

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, refused to entertain a plea which alleged that women reservation in Panchayats was being misused as husbands were running the village panchayats through proxies after their wives win from reserved seats .Article 243D(3) envisages reservation of not less than ⅓ seats in the Panchayat for women. The petition filed through Advocate-on-Record, Swati Jindal,...

'Don't Misunderstand Gentlemanly Demeanour; Be Careful About Statements Made In Court' : CJI DY Chandrachud Reprimands Lawyer

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed great displeasure when a lawyer kept on arguing a matter, despite the bench making it clear that the petition cannot be entertained.The bench comprising CJI, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra was dealing with a PIL seeking welfare of the rogue tusker 'Arikomban', which was translocated from Kerala forest in view of its threat to...