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Supreme Court Reserves Orders On RJD MLC's Plea Challenging Expulsion From Bihar Legislative Council Over Comment On Nitish Kumar
The Supreme Court today reserved orders on RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh's plea challenging his expulsion from Bihar Legislative Council for allegedly using defamatory words against State's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.The matter was before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, which indicated that balancing of some legal provisions involved in the case was required and it will do...
RG Kar Case | Don't Treat Period Of Protest As 'Leave' For Doctors Who Joined Duty After August 22, 2024 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (January 29) clarified its earlier order relating to doctors' protest against the RG Kar Rape-Murder incident and said that doctors who have returned to duty after August 22, 2024, should not be treated as absent and should be considered on duty. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the suo motu case of the brutal rape and murder of a...
'No Rationale' : Supreme Court Questions Provision Denying Maternity Leave If Adopted Child Is Above 3 Months; Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court today(January 29) reserved judgment in a writ petition challenging Section 5(4) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961(as amended in 2017) as per which a woman who adopts a child is entitled to maternity benefit only if the adopted child is aged less than three months.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan was hearing the challenge to the specific provision relating...
Bengal Govt Granted Sanction To Prosecute Ex-RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh: CBI Tells Calcutta High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told the Calcutta High Court that it has received sanction from the West Bengal government to probe the financial irregularities case against the former principal of RG Kar College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh.These submissions were made before a bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh.Notably, Ghosh had been granted bail in the larger conspiracy around...
How Many Criminal Cases Registered Across Country For Pronouncing 'Triple Talaq' ? Supreme Court Asks Union
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 29) directed the Union Government to give data about the criminal cases registered under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 against Muslim men for the pronouncement of triple talaq. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar passed the direction while hearing a batch of petitions filed...
NBDSA Censures Sudhir Chaudhary For 'Violating Dignity' Of LGBTQIA+ Persons With His Comments In Shows Of Aaj Tak, India Today
The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has censured TV news channels Aaj Tak, India Today and anchor Sudhir Chaudhary with respect footage of certain programmes aired by the broadcasters noting that it contained remarks made against the LGBTQIA+ community which violated their dignity and were not in good taste. The body further issued an advisory to the anchor to show...
“How Can There Be Interim Stay On Discharge? Tomorrow, Courts Will Grant Interim Stay On Acquittal!” Supreme Court Questions HC's Order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 28) questioned the implications of Delhi High Court's decision to grant an ex parte stay on order discharging a murder accused, observing that it effectively subjects the accused to trial without even setting aside the discharge order.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a plea filed by Sikh leader Sudershan...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On PIL To Make e-KYC Process Accessible For Acid Attack Survivors & Persons With Blindness/Low Vision
The Supreme Court on Tuesday(January 28) reserved judgment on the two writ petitions seeking directions or guidelines for persons with blindness/low vision and acid attack survivors, respectively, to conduct digital Know Your Customer (KYC)/e-KYC/video KYC.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan heard the two petitions. It directed the parties to file written submissions that...
'Gaping Holes In Prosecution' : Supreme Court Acquits Man Who Was Sentenced To Death For Rape & Murder
The Supreme Court today(January 28) set aside the judgment of the Bombay High Court which upheld the conviction and the death sentence awarded to the Appellant by the Trial Court for the rape and murder of a 23 years old woman which took place in 2014. The Court acquitted the Appellant of all charges on the ground that when the prosecution is relying on circumstantial evidence to draw home...
Case Pendency, High Litigation Cost, Practice Of Falsehoods : CJI Sanjiv Khanna Flags Challenges Faced By Supreme Court
Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna today (January 28) flagged case pendency, rising litigation costs and lack of integrity amongst lawyers as the three core challenges faced by the Supreme Court in the present times. The CJI addressed these challenges while speaking at the Ceremonial Bench organised to commemorate the closure of the Diamond Jubilee Year (75 years) of the Supreme...