In Sexual Harassment Cases, Courts Shouldn't Get Swayed By 'Hyper Technicalities; Must Consider Broader Context : Supreme Court

In a case pertaining to sexual harassment at workplace, the Supreme Court held that courts should not get swayed by insignificant discrepancies and hyper-technicalities and assess the impact of any procedural violation against the overall fairness of the inquiry. The judgement pronounced by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra held that...

ED Arrest Of Satyendar Jain After 5 Years Of Case Registration & Bail In Predicate Offence Unnecessary: Singhvi To Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday (November 6) questioned the necessity of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate last year. The senior counsel told the Supreme Court, which was hearing the politician's bail plea in a money laundering case, "Unless [the ED] can show demonstrable, obvious, and palpable reasons for making an arrest, it should...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 3 HC Chief Justices To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of three High Court Chief Justices to the Supreme Court :1. Chief Justice of Delhi HC Satish Chandra Sharma(parent HC : MP HC);2. Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC Augustine George Masih(parent HC : P&H HC);3. Chief Justice of Gauhati HC Sandeep Mehta(parent HC : Rajasthan HC);If these proposals are cleared, the Supreme Court will have...

Mumbai Air Pollution: Bombay High Court Bans Bursting Of Firecrackers, Except Between 7 PM To 10 PM

The Bombay High Court today directed the Municipal Corporations of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to ensure that firecrackers are not burst beyond the period of 7 PM to 10 PM in light of the poor air quality index.A division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Girish Kulkarni issued a slew of directions to immediately address the air quality index in a Suo Motu...

Permission For Sunburn Music Festival In Goa Subject To Organizers Paying Amount Demanded By Comunidade : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently clarified that the authorities can consider the application filed seeking permission to conduct the famous Sunburn Music Festival in Goa in December 2023, despite the pendency of the dispute relating to the payment of Comunidade charges by the organisers.If the permission is granted for the music festival, the Court further ordered, the organizers should pay the...

Muzaffarnagar Student Slapping | 'Why Appoint A Committee For This?' Supreme Court Directs UP Govt To Facilitate Victim's Admission To Private School

In the latest development in the Muzaffarnagar student slapping case, the Supreme Court on Monday (November 6) questioned the necessity of a committee proposed to be constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government to facilitate the victim's admission to a private school. Coming down harshly on the education department, Justice Abhay S Oka asked, "Why do you have to appoint a committee for this...

No Hard & Fast Rule That Convict Must Undergo Particular Period Of Sentence Before Seeking Its Suspension : Supreme Court

There is no hard and fast rule that a convict should serve sentence for a particular period before the application to suspend the sentence can be considered, clarified the Supreme Court recently.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal was considering a special leave petition filed against an order of the Gujarat High Court refusing to suspend the sentence.The High Court had counted...

Supreme Court Forms Committee For Selection Of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission Pro Tem Members

On Monday (November 6, 2023), the Supreme Court issued an order directing the formation of a committee for appointing two pro tem members to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). The order was passed by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra. As per the order, the committee will consist of Mr. Jayant Nath, a former Delhi High Court...

Menstrual Hygiene | Draft National Policy On Supply & Disposal Of Sanitary Napkins In Schools Ready: Union Govt Informs Supreme Court

On Monday (06.11.2023), the Union Government informed the Supreme Court that a draft National Policy on menstrual hygiene for supply and safe disposal of sanitary napkins in schools has been formulated. The Union requested four weeks to gather public opinions on the policy from the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra. At the outset, Senior...

Tamil Nadu Agrees Before Supreme Court To Allow RSS Route Marches Across State On 19th Or 26th Nov Subject To Approval Of Route By Police

The State of Tamil Nadu on Monday (06.11.2023) agreed before the Supreme Court that it will allow the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold marches in various districts across the state either on November 19th or 26th. The Court accordingly asked RSS to submit the proposed routes to the State authorities within three days and the State to take a decision on the routes by November...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Tejashwi Yadav's Plea To Transfer Defamation Case Over 'Gujarati Cheats' Remark From Ahmedabad To 'Neutral Venue'; Stays Trial

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 6) issued notice on the petition filed by Tejashwi Yadav(Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD leader) seeking to transfer the criminal defamation complaint filed against him in Ahmedabad for his alleged "Gujarati hi thag hai ho sakta hai(only Gujaratis can be cheats)" remark to Delhi or any other "neutral venue".While issuing notice to the complainant,...

Will The Mandate Of The Tribunal Terminate Under Section 29A Unless Extended During Its Subsistence? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court is set to examine an important issue related to the arbitration law that whether the mandate of the tribunal terminates upon the expiry of the time provided under Section 29A unless extended during its subsistence. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S.V.N. Bhatti has issued notice in an SLP filed against the order of the Calcutta High Court wherein the High...