'Gun Firing Incidents In Courts Deeply Disturbing' : Supreme Court Issues Slew Of Directions For Security In Courts

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a slew of directions to ensure safety within court premises in light of the recent incidents of gun firing within court premises in the National Capital, stressing on the need to 'preserve the sanctity of the court'. The Apex Court also said that the recent incidents of violence has 'disturbed it to no end'. A division bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat...

Essential Ingredients Of Section 504 and 506 Indian Penal Code : Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court recently held that for an offence of criminal intimidation to be made out under Section 506 (Punishment For Criminal Intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code,1860 it must be established that the accused had an intention to cause alarm to the complainant.A division bench of Justice B R Gavai and Justice J B Pardiwala observed:"A bare perusal of Section 506 of the IPC makes...

Supreme Court Asks Uttar Pradesh Police About Progress Of Investigation In Encounter Killings

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Friday sought a "comprehensive affidavit" from the State of Uttar Pradesh on the progress of investigation/prosecution into the police encounter killings which have allegedly taken place in the State since 2017.The Court sought the response of the State of Uttar Pradesh on the extent of compliance with the past guidelines issued in relation...

2021 Assam Evictions | Supreme Refuses To Entertain Opposition Leader's Plea Against Demolitions; Directs For Rehabilitation Measures

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by the leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, against the Assam Government's "forced eviction drive" which took place in the Darrang District of the State of Assam from September 21-23, 2021. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, Justice Manoj Misra noted that since the court had...

Plea For Women Reservation In Parliament & Assemblies : Supreme Court Questions Centre's Delay In Filing Reply

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned why the Centre had not filed a response to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) seeking a reintroduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. More formally known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2008, this proposed amendment seeks to introduce 33 per...

Sex On False Promise Of Marriage, Adultery, Section 377 : Some Changes Proposed In New IPC Bill

The Union Government today introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha aimed at replacing the core legal framework governing India's criminal justice system. The bills, introduced for consideration, seek to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act (IEA).One of the changes is found in Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya...

NHRC Was Not Right In Seeking To Supervise West Bengal Panchayat Polls; Conduct Of Elections SEC's Sole Responsibility : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the National Human Rights Commission challenging the Calcutta High Court's judgment which set aside the NHRC's decision to appoint its observers for the panchayat elections in the State of West Bengal.On June 23, a single bench of the Calcutta High Court had set aside the NHRC direction and this was further affirmed by a division bench...

Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Its Recommendation To Transfer Justice Sudhir Singh To Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium today reiterated its recommendation dated 3.08.2023 to transfer Justice Sudhir Singh from Patna High Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court.The Collegium consisted of Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant.On 3 August 2023, the Collegium had proposed the transfer...

Ministry of Communications Issues Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2023

The Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, has issued the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2023, on 7th August, 2023.The Central Government issued the rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 7 read with sections 10, 12 and 15 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885(13 of 1885), to further to...

Lok Sabha Passes Amendments to GST Bills, Levies 28% Tax on Online Gaming, Casinos, and Horse Race Clubs

The Lok Sabha has passed amendments to two Goods and Services Tax (GST) bills for levying 28 per cent tax on online gaming, casinos and horse race clubs during the monsoon session of Parliament.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced two bills, namely the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2023, in...

Home Minister Says Sedition Offence Will Be Repealed; New IPC Bill Criminalises "Endangering Unity & Integrity of India"

The Union Government today introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha aimed at replacing the core legal framework governing India's criminal justice system. The bills, introduced for consideration, seek to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act (IEA).Notably, the Home Minister Amit Shah indicated a major shift in...

Highlights Of Bills Replacing IPC, CrPC & Evidence Act As Stated By Union Home Minister

The Lok Sabha today referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee, three Bills that are aimed to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal Code for Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act.For this purpose, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 respectively. The Bills have been framed...