Sexual Harassment At Workplace : Delhi Court Pulls Up Standard Chartered Bank For Lapses In ICC Inquiry; Laments Lack Of Awareness About POSH Act

The Industrial Tribunal of Delhi recently criticised the Standard Chartered Bank for procedural lapses in handling a sexual harassment complaint in compliance of Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). The Tribunal noted that the findings of Internal Complaints Committee(ICC) constituted by the Bank suffered from...

Cooperation With Investigation Cannot Mean That Accused Says "Yes" To Allegations: Justice SK Kaul

In an interesting courtroom exchange today, Supreme Court judge Justice SK Kaul orally remarked that cooperation with the investigation by the accused did not necessarily mean that the accused person had to say "yes" to the allegations. Justice Kaul added that the police could not merely claim that an accused individual was not cooperating during an investigation and emphasized the necessity...

Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing For BJP MLA Suvendhu Adhikari's Plea Against Calcutta HC Order Allowing FIRs Against Him

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused urgent listing for a petition filed by BJP MLA and West Bengal Opposition Leader Suvendhu Adhikari challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court allowing registration of FIR against him for allegedly making provocative remarks during the recently held West Bengal Panchayat elections.Advocate Bansuri Swaraj mentioned the matter before a bench led by...

“Law Is Not Just Career, It’s A Calling”: President Murmu Encourages Law Graduates To Work For Under-Privileged & Poor

The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu joined the 10th Convocation of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack as the Chief Guest on Wednesday. The event was attended by Prof. Ganeshi Lal, the Governor of Odisha and the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and Chancellor of NLUO Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar.The President, at the outset, congratulated all the graduating students of NLUO and...

Hindu Succession | Can Children Of Void/Voidable Marriages Claim Right In Their Parents' Ancestral Property? Supreme Court Starts Hearing Reference

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments on the issue of whether children born out of a void or voidable marriage had a right in parents' ancestral property as per the Hindu law. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a reference of Revanasiddappa vs. Mallikarjun (2011) 11 SCC 1 regarding the scope of...

‘Even Private Persons Can Make Arrests, But Can They Seek Police Remand?’: Sibal In Supreme Court Argues Against ED Custody Of Senthil Balaji

The power of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to make an arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 cannot be conflated with the power to seek the remand of an accused in its own custody, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday. “The investigation by the Enforcement Directorate is an inquiry for the purposes of the Prevention...

Article 136 | SLP Against NCDRC's Order Passed In Exercise Of Its Appellate/Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot Be Entertained: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that an aggrieved party can approach the Supreme Court under Article 136 of the Constitution for grant of special leave to appeal against an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) only if it is passed by the Commission in its original jurisdiction. No further appeal will lie against the orders passed by the NCDRC in exercise of...

Supreme Court Directs Centre To Consider GAIL's Application For CRZ Clearance For Laying Pipeline In Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change to consider the application of the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) for clearance for laying pipeline of 255 meters in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) area in Tamil Nadu.A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, noted that the matter was at the stage of...

Supreme Court Vacates SAT Stay On IRDAI Order To Transfer Policies From Sahara Life Insurance to SBI Life Insurance

The Supreme Court recently set aside the order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) that had stayed an order of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Of India (IRDAI) directing transfer of policies from Sahara India Life Insurance Company Limited to SBI Life Insurance Company Limited. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Sanjay Karol stayed the order of SAT...

Transgender Persons Can Avail SC/ST/OBC/EWS Reservation; No Separate Quota : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community have filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre and states have violated the Supreme Court’s directions in the 2014 NALSA judgement.

BREAKING: [Gyanvapi] Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On ASI Survey Till Thursday, Matter To Be Heard At 3:30 PM Tomorrow

The Allahabad High Court today stayed the ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque Premises till Thursday. The matter will be heard tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. ASI Official has been directed to appear before the court tomorrow.The bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker passed this order today while hearing the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee's challenge to the Varanasi District Judge's July 21 ASI...

Lok Sabha Passes Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill

Amidst the protest against Manipur violence from the opposition today, the Lok Sabha passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 with oral voting.The Bill aims to amend certain provisions under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, to extend and exempt specific types of land from the Act's applicability.Statement Of Object And Reasons Of Bill:In its statement of Object and Reasons...