Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges Against Five Men For Damaging Properties Of Persons From Muslim Community

A Delhi Court yesterday framed charges against five men in a case connected to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots for damaging the properties of persons belonging to the Muslim community. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala framed charges against Ankit, Sourabh Sharma, Rohit, Rahul Kumar and Sachin for the offences punishable under Section 148 (committing riot being armed with a...

NEET-PG : Supreme Court Reduces Penalty For Student With Disability Who Left Seat After Taking Admission

The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to a disabled student and lowered her penalty of Rs 15 lakhs to Rs 5 lakhs after she withdrew her admission from a PG Medical course seat in Tamil Nadu. The plea was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra.The petitioner in the matter was a candidate suffering from Polio who initially...

'ED Cannot Be A Law Unto Itself' : Supreme Court Extends Interim Relief In Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam Case

ED (Directorate of Enforcement) cannot be a law unto itself, orally observed the Supreme Court on Monday (August 21) while extending the interim protection from coercive action to certain Chattisgarh government officials in the UP Police FIR over alleged making of duplicate holograms in connection with the liquor scam case.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia...

Wife Has Right To Say 'No' To Husband; Marital Rape Exception Patriarchal & Archaic : Justice Deepak Gupta

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta shared his views on marital rape in the backdrop of Right to Privacy. Justice Gupta was delivering an online lecture on the topic “Developments in Fundamental Rights in Last Decade” as part of LiveLaw's 10th anniversary lecture series.On being asked about his views on the issue of marital rape, which is pending in the Supreme Court...

Woman Alone Has Right Over Her Body; She's The Ultimate Decision Maker On Abortion : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday has reiterated that a woman alone has the right over her body and is the ultimate decision-maker on the question of whether she wants to undergo an abortion. This observation was made by the court while allowing a plea for termination of pregnancy by a 25-year-old rape survivor. The order was passed by a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan...

Will Lay Down Guidelines For Courts To Summon Government Officers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked that it would lay down guidelines pertaining to appearance of Government officials before courts in litigation that involves the Government. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a plea challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court which took into custody Special Secretary (Finance)...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Delhi Govt's Appeal Against NGT Order Appointing LG As Head Of Solid Waste Monitoring Committee

An appeal filed by the Delhi Government challenging the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to appoint Lt. Governor (LG) as head of a Solid Waste Monitoring Committee was listed today before the Supreme Court. A Division Bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, heard the appeal. At the commencement of the proceedings, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu...

Ivory Possession Case: Kerala Court Dismisses State's Plea To Withdraw Case Against Actor Mohanlal

A Kerala Court last week dismissed a plea moved by the State seeking consent to withdraw the proceedings pending against Malayalam actor Mohanlal and others in the ivory possession case.Judicial First Class Magistrate Judge Anju Cletus dismissed the plea noting that the Wild Life Protection Act was implemented to preserve the broader national interests and not individual rights."Considering...

Won't Stay Bihar Caste Survey Unless Prima Facie Case Is Made, Says Supreme Court; Centre Seeks To Submit Its Views

The caste-based survey conducted by the Bihar government may have some ‘ramifications’, Solicitor-General for India Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Monday, on behalf of the central government. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a plea by non-governmental organisations Youth for Equality and Ek Soch Ek Prayas against the decision of the Patna...

Kerala Bar Council Seeks Response From Advocate Mathew Kuzhalnadan For Allegedly Running Business In Violation Of BCI Rules

The Bar Council of Kerala has sought an explanation from Advocate Mathew A. Kuzhalnadan in the complaint alleging violation of the Bar Council of India Rules for running a business while carrying on his professional practice. The complaint filed by the Secretary of All India Lawyers Union, Advocate Sajeev C.K., alleges that Kuzhalnadan has been running a resort, namely, 'Captain's Bungalow'...

St Stephen's Admissions : Supreme Court Dismisses DU's & UGC's Challenge To College Conducting Interviews For Minority Quota In Current Academic Year

In a major relief to Delhi's St Stephen's College, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain Delhi University and University Grant Commission’s pleas against the college adopting an 85-15 formula for minority applicants, with the university’s Common University Entrance Test (CUET) contributing 85 percent to the overall score considered at the time of admission and the rest...

‘Forcing Woman To Have Child Born Out Of Rape Against Constitutional Philosophy’: Supreme Court Allows Survivor’s Plea For Abortion

Forcing a woman to have a child conceived as a result of rape is against our constitutional philosophy, the Supreme Court observed on Monday, while allowing a plea for termination of pregnancy by a 25-year-old rape survivor. Noting that such pregnancy affected the physical and mental health of the woman, the court set aside an order of the Gujarat High Court that had earlier dismissed...