Parliament Passes Key Bills Proposing To Extend Women's Reservation To Puducherry, Jammu And Kashmir Assemblies

Amid outrage by the opposition over the December 13 Lok Sabha breach, the Rajya Sabha on Monday (December 18) passed two key bills extending women's quote to Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir assemblies.The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023 secured passage in the Indian parliament's upper house...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Probe Monitored By Retired Judge Into Parliament Security Lapse

A lawyer has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition in the Supreme Court seeking judicial investigation under the supervision of a retired SC judge into the security breach which happened in the Lok Sabha on December 13.On December 13, two men, who had entered the Parliament on visitors' passes, jumped from the visitors' gallery into the Lok Sabha hall and opened smoke...

BREAKING | ASI Submits Its Sealed Cover Report On The Scientific Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque Before Varanasi Court

In a significant development which is likely to affect the ongoing Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute, the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) today submitted before the Varanasi Court, its report on the scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque premises.ASI submitted the report before the Varanasi district Judge AK Vishvesha. On the other hand, a petition has been moved by the...

Supreme Court Stays Criminal Defamation Case Filed By Rohini Sindhuri IAS Against D Roopa IPS

The Supreme Court on December 15 stayed the proceedings in the criminal defamation complaint filed by Rohini Sindhuri IAS against D Roopa Moudgil IPS.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal passed the interim order in a petition filed by Roopa seeking to quash the defamation case.The bench also restrained both the Karnataka officers from giving any interview or information...

Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad Representing Delhi Police In 2020 Delhi Riots Cases Resigns

Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad, who has been representing the Delhi Police in 2020 North-East Delhi riots cases, has tendered his resignation to Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. In his letter written to LG Vinai Kumar Saxena on December 15, Prasad has said that in the last 3.5 years, he has handled the riots cases to the best of his ability, but he cannot continue as SPP in the cases...

Law Can't Look Away From Discrimination In Private Spaces : CJI DY Chandrachud

Recently, the Chief Justice of India, D. Y. Chandrachud, while delivering Justice E S Venkataramiah's Centennial Memorial Lecture, spoke about how hierarchies, prejudices, and stigmas travel beyond the public and private spaces. He said: “If the hierarchy persists in the private space and the law looks in the other way in the name of the sanctity of the household, or the sanctity of...

'Collegium System Is The Worst, But There's Nothing Better' : Justice Nariman Suggests Having Collegium With Retired Judges

Former Supreme Court Justice Rohinton F Nariman suggested that there should be a collegium of retired judges to appoint judges. Nariman proposed that these judges would, in turn, be selected by the practising High Courts and Supreme Court advocates.“We do have our collegium system, which is the worst, but then there is nothing better. I would only suggest, and this is not for the near...

Master-Servant Relationship Continues During Suspension Period, Workman To Follow All Rules Governing Post : Supreme Court

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Rajesh Bindal on Thursday (December 14) in an order dealing with the issue of deeming voluntary retirement in a Bipartite Agreement held that a master-servant relationship continues during the period of suspension and the workman is under obligation to follow all the rules governing his post during that period. On the issue that...

PM Modi Degree Row: Gujarat Court Dismisses Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Challenging Criminal Prosecution In Defamation Case

On Friday, a metropolitan court in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district on Friday dismissed an application filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal opposing criminal prosecution in the defamation complaint lodged by Gujarat University against him.The complaint has been filed by the Gujarat University over the alleged remarks made by Kejriwal in connection with the academic degree of Prime...

Parliament Security Breach Conspiracy Planned Since Last Two Years, Accused Wanted To Create Anarchy: Delhi Police To Court

The Delhi Police on Saturday told a Delhi Court that the conspiracy behind the recent security breach in the Parliament was planned since last two years. Public Prosecutor Akhand Pratap Singh told Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur that the accused persons wanted to create a situation of anarchy in the country to compel the government to meet their “illegal demands.”The submissions...

Only Independent Functionaries Must Be Appointed As Governors, Not Like We Have In Kerala : Justice RF Nariman

Former Supreme Court Justice Rohinton F Nariman, yesterday (on December 15), expressed concerns about the tendency of the Governors to sit on bills and termed it a "disturbing fact", making a specific reference to the Kerala Governor.It may be noted that the Supreme Court is seized of a writ petition filed by the State of Kerala challenging the refusal of the Kerala Governor to grant assent...

Though Advocates Settle Pleadings & Argue On Clients' Instructions, They Have Duty To Verify Facts From Case Records: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that advocates settle pleadings and argue in court on instructions given by the clients, they also have the duty to diligently verify the facts from the record of the case."It cannot be gainsaid that every party approaching the court seeking justice is expected to make full and correct disclosure of material facts and that every advocate being an officer of...