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Plea Seeking Measures To Mitigate Climate Change : Supreme Court Appoints Amici Curiae To Examine Laws Regulating Carbon Emissions
Recognizing the importance of the issue of carbon emissions and their impact on the environment, the Supreme Court recently appointed Advocates Jay Cheema and Sudhir Mishra as Amici Curiae to examine the existing legal framework governing emissions.A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra further directed Senior Advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi for the Union of India...
Supreme Court Asks BCI To Allow Visually Challenged Students To Give Answers In Computer For All India Bar Exam
The Supreme Court today (December 11) warned that if the 5 visually impaired law students, who wish to appear in the upcoming All India Bar Examination scheduled on December 22, are not given adequate facility to answer the questions on a Word document on the computer, it will not let the exam take place. The Court warned the Bar Council of India, the organising body, of contempt action in...
Caste-Based Insult In Backyard Of Private House Not "Within Public View", No Offence Under S.3 SC/ST Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that alleged caste-based insult or intimidation that occurred in the backyard of a private house does not qualify as being “within public view” under Section 3 of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh discharged a man from the charges alleged against him under the Scheduled...
No Interim Stay On Bar Association Elections Being Held Strictly As Per Bye-Laws, Policies : Supreme Court Clarifies
During the hearing of the case concerning strengthening of Bar Associations across the country, the Supreme Court today clarified that there is no impediment against Bar Associations holding elections strictly in accordance with their constitutions/bye-laws/policies/rules."It is clarified that there is no interim stay passed by this Court against holding of elections of the Bar...
ED Can Instruct Prosecutors On Facts, But Cannot Instruct How Prosecutors Should Act In Court: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 11) held that while the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and its director can give instructions related to facts of a case to prosecutors, they cannot dictate the prosecutors' actions in court.“We may also note here that the Enforcement Directorate and its Director can give instructions to public prosecutors on facts of the case. However, the...
'Implementation Of Places of Worship Act Could've Prevented Sambhal Incident': Muslim League Seeks Intervention In Supreme Court
The Indian Union Muslim League (represented by its General Secretary and Kerala MLA PK Kunhalikutty) and Lok Sabha MP ET Muhammed Basheer (Secretary of IUML) have filed an intervention application before the Supreme Court in the pleas challenging validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991.The application states that the 1991 Act seeks to protect secularism and religious freedoms of all faiths...
6.42% Conviction Rate In Cases Filed By ED Since 2019 : Union Government Tells Parliament
The Union Government has informed the Parliament that out of 911 prosecution complaints filed in cases registered by the Enforcement Directorate (“ED”) for offence of Money Laundering during the last five years between 01.01.2019 to 31.10.2024, trials were completed in 654 cases and it was able to secure a conviction in 42 cases. i.e., 6.42% conviction rate. The Union Minister of State...
POSH Act | Inquiry Report Copy Must Be Given To Complainant; Supreme Court Imposes Penalty On BSF
The Supreme Court recently imposed a penalty of Rs. 25,000 on the Border Security Force (BSF) for failure to provide a copy of the inquiry report to a complainant who initiated proceedings against an officer under the the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act (POSH Act), 2013.The bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin...
'Pooja Is For Deity, How Can It Be Stopped For Public Convenience?' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Guruvayoor Temple Dewaswom
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 11) issued notice in a plea challenging the decision of the Guruvayoor Sri Krishna Temple administration not to conduct 'Udayasthamana Pooja' on Vrishchikam Ekadasi day, citing public convenience. This decision was earlier upheld by the Kerala High Court in its judgment dated December 7, 2024.The Court questioned whether the pooja can be stopped on...
'Places Of Worship Act Necessary To Preserve Nation's Secular Character' : RJD MP Manoj Jha Files Intervention In Supreme Court
Manoj Kumar Jha, Member of Rajya Sabha belonging to RJD, has filed an intervention before the Supreme Court in the pleas challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act 1991.The application, filed through Advocate-on-Record Fauzia Shakil, states that the 1991 Act is not in contravention of any of the fundamental rights under Part III of the Constitution and in fact promotes the basic...
