Shringar Gauri Suit | 'Court Has To Decide Gyanvapi's Religious Character As On 15 Aug 1947': Hindu Plaintiff To Varanasi District Judge

Rakhi Singh, one of the five plaintiffs in the Shringar Gauri Worshipping suit 2022 (presently pending before the Varanasi Court), has submitted before the Varanasi District Judge that the Court, in the pending suit, is required to decide what was the religious character of the Gyanwapi premises on 15th August 1947, the cut-off date in the Places of Worship Act 1991.Singh has made this...

When There Is An Oppressive State, The Hope Is In The Judiciary: Justice Dr. S Muralidhar

Former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Dr. Justice S Muralidhar, while delivering a lecture on the 'Independence of the Judiciary’ at the Kerala High Court Auditorium on Thursday, highlighted the importance of the judiciary being a counter-majority organ of the State. He said that in a country like India, whenever there has been a strong executive, there has been a visibly...

Foetus Has No Separate Identity From Mother; Woman Can't Be Forced To Undergo Pregnancy At Risk Of Physical & Mental Trauma : Justice Nagarathna

The split order passed by a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on October 11 on the plea of a married woman seeking termination of her unplanned pregnancy at 26 weeks has been uploaded.In view of the difference of opinion between Justice Hima Kohli and Justice BV Nagarathna, the matter was referred to a 3-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India. It may be recalled that the two-judge bench...

Bilkis Bano Case | Supreme Court Reserves Judgment on Pleas Challenging Premature Release of 11 Convicts; Asks Centre, Gujarat To Produce Records

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a clutch of pleas against the decision of the Gujarat government to grant remission to 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple murders and gang rapes, including that of Bilkis Bano, during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. Last year, on Independence Day, the life convicts were allowed to walk free, sparking...

A Feminist Perspective On Justice Is Essential, Particularly When Considering Justice For The Community Of People With Disabilities: Justice AK Sikri

In his address at the Mission Accessibility Annual Day held at the India International Centre, Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, and Patron-in-Chief, Mission Accessibility Emphasized the paramount importance of empathy and sensitization in the pursuit of disabled rights.Speaking on the topic, “Creating The RPWD Generation From Principle To...

'Woman's Autonomy Important, But Unborn Child's Rights Can't Be Ignored': Supreme Court On Married Woman's Plea To Abort 26-Week Pregnancy

The Supreme Court on Thursday (12.10.2023) underlined the importance of balancing the rights of a woman to autonomy and choice with the rights of an unborn child. The three-judge bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the plea for medical termination of the ongoing pregnancy of a married woman who is 26 weeks pregnant. The petitioner,...

Umar Khalid Bail : "Can Demonstrate In 20 Mins That There's No Case", Sibal Says; Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Citing Paucity Of Time

The Court posted the matter for hearing on November 1.

[Today AT 4.45 PM] Justice (Retd) Muralidhar To Speak On “Independence Of Judiciary” [Watch LIVE]

Today AT 4.45 PM Justice (Retd) Muralidhar [Former Chief Justice, Orissa High Court) To Speak On “Independence Of Judiciary” At Kerala High Court Auditorium The Event is Organized By AALT Watch Live at LiveLaw YouTube Channel :...

S.149 IPC - Prosecution Must Prove Accused Was Aware Of Offences Likely To Be Committed To Achieve Common Object: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently emphasized the importance of concrete evidence to establish the common object in cases involving Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This provision deals with vicarious liability of members of an unlawful assembly."To convict a person under Section 149 IPC prosecution has to establish with the help of evidence that firstly, appellants shared a common object...

Plea Before Supreme Court Against Delhi HC Deferring Plea Challenging Minority Status Of Jamia Millia Islamia Withdrawn

The petition filed in the Supreme Court in relation to the minority status of the Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University in New Delhi, has been withdrawn. The petition had been filed in the Apex Court against the order of the Delhi High Court that had deferred the hearing of the plea since a similar legal issue relating to the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University is pending before...

"Matters Shouldn't Be Prioritised On Political Exigencies": Centre Opposes Priority Hearing Of Money Bill Issue In Supreme Court

The Central Government on Thursday (October 12) objected to the Supreme Court giving priority hearing for the money bill issue, saying that matters should not be prioritised based on "political exigencies".The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice B R Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was...

Court In Kashmir’s Awantipora Denies Bail To Groom Accused Of Skipping Own Wedding Reception For Not Giving Dowry

A trial Court in Jammu and Kashmir has recently rejected the bail plea of a man arrested after he skipped his wedding reception because the bride’s family could not fulfil his demand for dowry. The accused was booked under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and Sections 498A (cruelty by husband or his relatives) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.This reception was...