Exclusive Video- Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture By Justice DY Chandrachud- "Conceptualising Marginalisation: Agency, Assertion, and Personhood".

Dr.Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, judge of the Supreme Court, said that a narrow concept of merit only allows upper caste individuals to mask their obvious caste privilege.Such a narrow concept allows upper caste individuals to relegate the achievement of Dalits and others reserved classes as being a consequence of caste-based reservation afforded to them.Click here to read the full text...

'We Will Clarify That The Definition Of 'Vulnerable Witness' May Not Be Constrained To 'Child Witnesses': Supreme Court

In connection with the establishment of vulnerable witness deposition courtrooms in every district, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that it will clarify that the definition of 'vulnerable witness' may not be constrained to 'child witnesses'.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath was hearing a Miscellaneous Application as to the wider issue on the...

Rajya Sabha Passes Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technology Bills

Yesterday, Rajya Sabha cleared the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, and the Assistive Reproduction Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021. The two bills aim to regulate in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics and prohibit commercial surrogacy in India. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, proposes to regulate surrogacy in India by establishing a National Surrogacy Board at the...

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi-LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheswari and CT Ravikumar will hear the matter today. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, on behalf of Zakia Jafri, will conclude his...

Non-Disclosure Of Past & Present Litigations Concerning Dispute Amounts To Suppression Of Material Facts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that non-disclosure of details of past and pending litigation concerning the subject-matter of the dispute would amount to material suppression of facts, which would disentitle a litigant from discretionary remedy under Article 226 of the Constitution.The Court also reiterated that while approaching the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, it is...

"Entire Sentence Would Be Undergone By The Time Appeal Is Heard" Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Man Charged For Recovery Of Joint Possession Of 1kg Heroin

Considering that in all probability the entire sentence would be undergone by the time appeal is heard, the Supreme Court recently suspended the sentence of a man who was charged for recovery of joint possession of 1kg heroin.While granting bail, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna opined that the appellant had undergone 8 years and 5 days of custody out of the total sentence...

Delhi High Court Seeks Enforcement Directorate's Response On Plea By Popular Front Of India Challenging Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by Popular Front of India (PFI) challenging a money laundering case registered against it in the year 2018. Issuing notice on the plea, Justice Anu Malhotra granted four weeks time to the agency for filing it's response and posted the matter for further hearing on February 4. The Court also added that...

Impleadment Of Few Affected Employees Sufficient In Service Matters; Non-Joining Of All Parties Not Fatal: Supreme Court

"It is not essential to implead each and every one who could be affected but if a section of such affected employees is impleaded then the interest of all is represented and protected".

NCERT Withdrawing Transgender Children Inclusion Report Due To "Pressure Tactics" Unfortunate : Madras High Court

"The report of an expert body after a detailed study cannot be dumped just because a handful of persons are opposed to this very idea of recognising persons belonging to the Community".

BREAKING : Conflicting Judgments On Prospective Application Of Ruling On Delay Condonation For Version In Consumer Cases - Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

A 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court has expressed the need for a larger bench decision on the issue regarding the prospective operation of the Constitution Bench judgment in the case New India Assurance Company Limited vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Private Limited, which had held that Consumer Forum cannot condone the delay of more than 45 days in filing the version of the...

Gujarat Riots- "In Fact, The Prosecution And SIT Want This Material To Be Effaced From The Memory Of This Nation": Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court On Tehelka Tapes

On Wednesday, Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal appearing for Zakia Jafri in a petition filed by her before the Supreme Court, continued with his rejoinder arguments. Countering Mr. Rohatgi's submissions commending the SIT for an impeccable investigation, Mr. Sibal argued that in fact it was the inadequacies in the investigation that has affected the case of larger conspiracy alleged by...

Calcutta High Court Orders ₹5 Lakh Compensation For Nepali Man Who Remained In Prison Sans Trial For Over 40 Years

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted Rs. 5 Lakh as compensation to a Nepali man who remained in prison for over 41 years and was released in March 2021 following High Court's intervention.The bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was hearing the suo moto case of one Dipak Joshi, who was arrested on 12th May 1980 and was released in March 2021,...