Editors Guild Of India Members Approaches Supreme Court Against Manipur Police FIR Over Fact-Finding Report

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed by the Editor's Guild of India (EGI) against the Manipur police's action of registering FIRs against three members of a fact-finding team of the EGI over a report on the conflict in the northeastern state. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra. The...

Judge Is Not A Mere Recording Machine; Must Actively Search For Truth In Trial : Supreme Court Sends Back Death Penalty Matter To HC

The Supreme Court On September 4 overturned a judgment of the Patna High Court which confirmed the death sentence of a convict for the offence of rape and murder of a 10 year old girl, after finding several faults with the High Court's approach. While remitting the matter for reconsideration by the High Court, the Supreme Court made strong observations about the concept of fair trial....

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statutte Wise Index [August 7 – 13, 2023]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 609 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 638 SUBJECT WISE INDEXAbkari ActPerson receiving information of crime or detecting the occurrence can investigate it. Sathyan v. State of Kerala, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 627 : 2023 INSC 703Adverse PossessionAdverse Possession - Principles Summarised. Government of Kerala v. Joseph, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 621 : 2023 INSC 693When adverse possession...

Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker Appointed As The Chairperson of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission

Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, the former judge of the Allahabad High Court has been appointed as the chairperson of the Gujarat State Human Rights Commission (GSHRC).Justice Thaker, who initially assumed his role as a judge in the Gujarat High Court on May 4, 2013, was later transferred to the Allahabad High Court on April 11, 2016. After serving as a judge for nearly seven years in...

One Country, Many Names: What The Architects Of Our Nation Said About ‘India, That Is, Bharat’ In Constituent Assembly

Hundreds of years ago, famous English playwright William Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” This is what Juliet says to herself, as she ponders over the meaning of a name. Hundreds of years later, we ponder over the same thing, against the backdrop of rumours of a name change to be proposed for the country in the upcoming 'special session' of the Parliament. What did the Constituent Assembly say about this?Article 1 of...

Breaking: Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Tushar Gandhi's Plea In Muzaffarnagar Child Slapping Case Seeking Time-Bound And Independent Investigation

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow, a petition filed by Tushar Gandhi seeking directions for a time-bound and independent investigation including registration of FIR in respect of all provisions where prima facie commission of offences is made out, pertaining to a recent incident in a school at Muzaffarnagar, a teacher was seen asking students to slap their classmate in a viral videoA...

New Constitution Bench In Supreme Court To Hear Issues Related To Assam NRC, Reservations In Legislative Assemblies, Immunity For MPs/MLAs In Bribery Cases

As per a recent notification, a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will commence hearing three cases of immense constitution significance. The bench will comprise CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Mishra and will take up Assam Public Works v. Union of India, Ashok Kumar Jain v. Union of India, and Sita Soren v. Union of India...

UPSC Civil Service Exam : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Of Candidates Who Were Denied EWS Reservation Due To Error In Certificates

The Supreme Court on Tuesday(September 5) reserved its judgment on a petition filed by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) candidates who were denied the benefits of the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation category in the 2022 Civil Service Examination due to an error in their certificates.The bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and Justice K.V. Viswanathan was hearing a plea...

Article 370 Case Petitioner Files Affidavit In Supreme Court Affirming Oath To Uphold Indian Constitution & Protect Territorial Integrity

National Conference leader and Member of Parliament Mohammad Akbar Lone, who is the lead petitioner in the batch of petitions challenging the repeal of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, on the direction of the Supreme Court, has filed an affidavit stating that he would preserve and uphold the provisions of the Constitution of India and protect the territorial integrity of the nation....

BREAKING | Jammu & Kashmir Special Status : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Article 370 Case After 16-Day Hearing

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 5) reserved its judgment in the long-pending case challenging the Union Government's 2019 decision to repeal the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. The petitioners also challenged the J&K Reorganization Act which bifurcated the State into Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh....

Private Class 12 Student Eligible To Take NEET, Says NMC; Supreme Court Allows MBBS Admission

The Supreme Court recently allowed a candidate who passed Class 12 as a private student to take admission for MBBS course after NEET counselling. This was after the National Medical Commission informed the Court that as per the latest Graduate Medical Education Regulations (GMER) 2023, such candidates are eligible to appear for the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET).While disposing...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Restoration Of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Membership

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the restoration of Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Membership. His membership was restored vide a notification issued by the Loksabha Secretariat on August 7 in view of the Supreme Court's August 4 order suspending his conviction in the criminal defamation case over the "why all thieves have Modi surname" remark.The plea moved...