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Supreme Court Directs States To Implement Amicus Suggestions On E-Prisons Project
The Supreme Court recently directed the State Governments to take steps for the implementation of the suggestions submitted by amicus curiae Devansh A. Mohta on the e-prison project and file a report within 1 month in this regard.The suggestions submitted pertain to the following: (i) Publication of PTN(pre-trial number); (ii) Collation of CNR (case number record) and PID/Jail ID; (iii)...
Can NCPCR File Complaint Under MP Freedom Of Religion Act Against Unlawful Conversion Of Kids? Supreme Court Leaves Question Open
The Supreme Court recently expressed reservations about the view expressed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) cannot file a complaint under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021, in the absence of a complaint of unlawful religious conversion by a person(or their parents/siblings) who has been illegally...
Feasibility Of Introducing Uniform Sentencing Policy Referred To Law Commission: Union Informs Supreme Court
The Supreme Court was recently informed by the Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati that the feasibility of introducing a comprehensive and uniform sentencing policy has been referred to the Law Commission of India.This comes after a bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and SVN Bhatti in May, last year, recommended the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India,...
Supreme Court Summons Haryana DGP Over Illegal Arrest Violating 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines
The Supreme Court recently directed the personal appearance of the Director General of Police, Haryana, since no action was reported to have been taken against police officials who arrested a person in violation of the directions passed in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2014).In Arnesh Kumar, the Supreme Court passed several guidelines to curb unnecessary and casual arrest, and directed that...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: February 03, 2025 To February 09, 2025
Nominal IndexCitationsRimpa Saha v. District Primary School Council Malda 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 143Lok Prahari through its General Secretary v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 144Rajeev Suri v. Archaeological Survey of India & Ors., Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.12213/2019 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 145State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dileep 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 146 Bhupinder Singh v. Unitech Ltd., Civil...
Since 2018, 108 Women, 161 Persons From SC/ST/OBC Categories & 37 From Minority Communities Appointed As HC Judges: Law Ministry
On Thursday, Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal informed the Rajya Sabha that 108 of the 698 High Court judges appointed since 2018 are women. In a written reply to a question by Member of Parliament Neeraj Dangi, the Union Minister added that since 2018, 22 appointees belong to SC, 15 belong to ST, 87 belong to the OBC category, and...
Calcutta High Court Allows Rally To Be Addressed By RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat In Bengal
The Calcutta High Court has allowed a rally by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) to be addressed by the organisation's 'Sarsanghachalak' Mohan Bhagwat in Kolkata. Justice Amrita Sinha allowed the rally to go ahead after the State had denied permission for the same due to the ongoing Madhyamik exams in nearby schools, over the use of loudspeakers.In noting that the rally was scheduled for...
Supreme Court To Hear In April Plea To Bring Political Parties Under RTI Act
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear in April the issue of whether all political parties can be considered as 'public authorities' under the RTI Act,2005. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a batch of pleas seeking directions to bring all political parties as "public authorities" under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Advocate Prashant Bhushan appearing...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Jayalalithaa's Niece For Return Of Properties Confiscated In Disproportionate Assets Case
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 14) dismissed a petition filed by J Deepa, the niece of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, seeking the return of the properties confiscated in the disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma refused to interfere with the Karnataka High Court's order refusing...
No Proposal To Amend Civil Procedure Code : Centre Tells Parliament
There is no proposal pending with the Government to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice informed the Parliament.The statement was given in reply to a query raised by Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Kumar Jha. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal also stated that the National Litigation Policy has not been finalised. The Minister further said that to...
'Won't Permit Bar To Be Divided On Caste/Religion Lines': Supreme Court In Plea For SC/ST/OBC Reservation In Bengaluru Advocates' Assn
Dealing with pleas seeking reservation in the Advocates' Association, Bengaluru for lawyers belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and backward communities, the Supreme Court today expressed that it will neither permit Bar members to be divided on caste/religion lines nor let the issue be politicized."There are serious arguable issues from both sides, which can be deliberated in a...