Explainer | Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status Case : Issues & Arguments In Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the case concerning the minority status of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).Being recognised constitutionally as an “Institution of National Importance” under Entry 63 of List I, AMU is the only one of the two educational institutions (the other being Benaras Hindu University) which has been bestowed this title. Founded...

Supreme Court Of India Much More Open To Evoke International Law Than Apex Courts Of Other Countries : ICJ Judge Hilary Charlesworth

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judge Hilary Charlesworth today (February 10), in her lecture on “The International Court of Justice: A legal forum in a political environment” at the Supreme Court of India, shared her experience and observations on the aspects of judicial impartiality, scholarly criticism and the political dilemma that the ICJ faced over the...

Police Officer Expecting An Accused To Prove His Innocence During Investigation Is Shocking: Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court criticized Bihar Police for expecting an accused to prove his innocence during the investigation. The Court termed such an approach to be shocking. “The Police Officer seems to be under an impression that the accused has to appear before him and prove his innocence. Such approach cannot be countenanced.” The Division Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka...

Soft Copies Of HC/Trial Court Records Should Be Called As Soon As Leave Is Granted : Supreme Court Asks Registry To Obtain Instructions From CJI

The Supreme Court has opined that the Registry should call for the soft copies of the records of the High Court and the Trial Court immediately after leave to appeal is granted in a petition challenging orders of conviction/acquittal."In our opinion, whenever leave is granted in an appeal challenging the order(s) of conviction or order(s) of acquittal, there has to be a practice of...

Prosecution Sanction Under Section 197 Cr.P.C Explained By Justice V Ram Kumar [Part-4]

O. Authorities competent to accord sanction under Section 19 (1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 16. The authorities competent to grant prosecution sanction under the P. C. Act, 1988 are – (i) The Central Government in the case of a person who is employed in connection with the affairs of the Union and not removable from his office except by or with...

Judgment Upholding PMLA Provisions Was Contrary To Law, Must Be Reviewed Soon By Supreme Court: P Chidambaram & Kapil Sibal

Senior Advocate P Chidambaram, in his conversation with Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, said that the judgment upholding the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) was “contrary to the well-settled principles of law.” Adding to this, Chidambaram averred that the judgment must be reviewed, and the sooner it is reviewed, the better. It may be recalled that...

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: January 2024

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during the first month of 2024. This monthly digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the month of January and also the updates of the Constitution bench hearing in Aligarh Muslim University's minority status matter, providing...

Parliament Clears Bills To Modify List Of SCs, STs For Jammu & Kashmir

Paving way for addition of new communities to the list of Scheduled Castes (SCs) & Scheduled Tribes (STs) for Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir, the Parliament today (February 9) cleared the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024.While the SC Order Bill...

Supreme Court Expunges Remarks In AP HC Judgment Against SC Collegium's Transfer Proposals, State Govt

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 9) expunged the controversial observations made in a judgment passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2020 against the Supreme Court collegium's transfer proposals.“The observations made in the impugned order stands obliterated”, the bench comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal observed while disposing of a Special Leave Petition filed...

ICJ Judge Hilary Charlesworth To Deliver Lecture At Supreme Court Tomorrow

International Court of Justice Judge Hilary Charlesworth will deliver a lecture tomorrow (on February 10) at the Supreme Court as part of the annual lecture series organised to commemorate the Supreme Court's diamond jubilee. The topic of the lecture is “The International Court of Justice: A legal forum in a political environment.” Judge Charlesworth, an Australian, is an...

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Pregnancies In Women's Prisons Across Country

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 9) took suo motu cognizance of the alarming number of pregnancies occurring among women inmates in prisons across the country. This development comes one day after a significant plea was brought before the Calcutta High Court, drawing attention to a troubling trend of women prisoners becoming pregnant while in custody within correctional homes across...

Parliament Clears Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024

In a significant development, the Parliament today (February 9) cleared the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which aims to provide reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the local bodies of the Union Territory (panchayats and municipalities) as well as to bring local bodies' laws in conformity with the provisions of the Constitution.As per stipulations,...