Gomchu Yekar Suicide: Supreme Court Upholds Arunachal Pradesh IAS Officer Talo Potom's Bail In Abetment Case

The Supreme Court today overturned the Gauhati High Court order which set aside the bail granted to Arunachal Pradesh IAS officer Talo Potom in the abetment of suicide case of 19-year old Gomchu Yekar.As per allegations, Gomchu Yekar was employed in the State Public Works Department. The job was given to him by Potom. In his suicide note, Yekar accused Potom and another (engineer in the...

SC Judgment Didn't Say Law On Election Commissioners Must Be Made In A Particular Manner : Supreme Court During Hearing

The Supreme Court today questioned the basis of challenge to the law governing appointment of Election Commissioners, observing that the ruling in Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India was only meant to fill a vacuum until Parliament enacted a law and did not mandate any particular structure for such a law.“Anoop Baranwal judgment was only to fill the vacuum till the law is made. There is...

Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam Resigns From SIR Appellate Tribunal

Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has resigned from the SIR Appellate Tribunal, which had been hearing appeals by persons excluded from the electoral roll in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which took place before the recently concluded Assembly Elections.Justice Sivagnanam was one among 19 judges who had been designated as Appellate Tribunals by the...

SC Shouldn't Have Totally Struck Down Law Banning Excommunication : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing

The Court questioned the 1962 judgment for not making a distinction between excommunication on religious and secular grounds.

Female Genital Mutilation Affects Health; Can't Be Compared With Circumcision : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing

The FGM practice also affects sexual autonomy, the Court observed.

Supreme Court Directs NLU Delhi To Assess Union's Compliance With Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act

The Supreme Court recently tasked the National Law University, Delhi with the assessment of Union of India's compliance with the provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.Notably, the Court had earlier directed 8 NLUs to undertake nationwide assessment of care institutions housing persons with cognitive disabilities as well as compliance with the Act. This project was...

Supreme Court Questions Delhi HC Ruling Against Debarring Law Students Over Low Attendance, Asks BCI Why It's Not Challenged

"If the students do not attend, what's the point?" the Court asked.

Wish Judges Were Appointed As Speedily As Election Commissioners : Supreme Court

While hearing petitions challenging the law governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, the Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that it wished judges too were appointed with the same speed as Election Commissioners.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma is hearing the petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other...

Supreme Court Appoints Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud As Mediator In Rani Kapur-Priya Kapur Dispute Over Sunjay Kapur's Estate

The Court asked the parties to approach mediation with an open mind and not make comments in public and/or social media.

What Happens To Indian Civilisation If Every Religious Practice Is Questioned In Courts? Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference

The Court observed that the intimate connection between the Indian civilisation & religion cannot be broken.

Supreme Court Grants Rs 56 Lakh Compensation For Motor Accident Leaving 14 Year Old 100% Disabled

The Supreme Court has enhanced compensation to ₹56.83 lakh for a 14-year-old boy who suffered 100% permanent disability in a road accident, holding that the amounts awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the Rajasthan High Court were grossly inadequate considering the lifelong impact of the injuries.A Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar allowed the...

Challenge To Election Commissioners' Law: Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing the petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023.Bench : Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma. Yesterday, the Court rejected Centre's plea to adjourn the matter and began hearing arguments, orally observing that this case is more...