'No Means NO; Woman's Clothing Doesn't Indicate Invitation' : Supreme Court's Handbook Dispels Rape Stereotypes

he Supreme Court has released the 'Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes' on Wednesday. The plan to release this legal glossary of inappropriate gendered terms used in legal discourse – a mission Chief Justice DY Chandrachud admitted to personally undertaking – has been in the works for several years now, although it was announced for the first time earlier this year at a Women's...

'Be Liberal In Conferring Senior Designation' : SCBA President Requests Supreme Court

The President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Dr.Adish C Aggarwala, Senior Advocate, in a letter to the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday, has urged the Top Court to be "liberal" in its approach in conferring the title of Senior Advocate to candidates who have applied in the upcoming round of selection, since this is only the second selection process to have taken place in the last...

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Setting Up Of Internal Security Council To Supervise National and State Investigating Agencies

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought the setting up of a National Internal Security Council to deal with organised crime in the country such as smuggling, inter state trafficking, cybercrimes and large scale political violence. The PIL also sought for all national and state level investigation agencies to be brought under the control of such a...

Supreme Court Seeks Suggestions On Electoral Reforms In Supreme Court Bar Association

'This is not adversarial litigation and we are all here for the betterment of the institution,' SC bench says.

Demolitions Near Krishna Janmabhoomi | Supreme Court Directs Railways To Maintain Status Quo For 10 Days

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed status quo to be maintained with respect to a demolition drive being carried out by railway authorities in a settlement in the backyard of Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura. A three-judge bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar, and SVN Bhatti passed this order granting interim relief to the residents after Senior Advocate Prashanto Chandra...

'Tenure Post & Appointment Made On Regular Post On Tenure Basis Different' : Supreme Court Allows Lecturer's Claim For Pay Protection

The Supreme Court recently directed the Islamia College of Science & Commerce, Srinagar under the University of Kashmir to give a Lecturer the benefit of pay protection holding that the Division Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court was wrong in holding that she was appointed against a short-term vacancy and not against a substantive post.The...

Supreme Court Launches Handbook To Stop Use Of Gender Stereotypes In Judgments & Pleadings

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced today morning that the Supreme Court has prepared a "Handbook on combating Gender Stereotypes", in order to identify and remove the use of words and phrases, which are loaded with gender stereotypes, in judgments and court language."This is to assist judges and the legal community to identify, understand, and combat stereotypes about women in...

Why Justice Muralidhar Wasn't Offered Supreme Court Judgeship? Three Eminent Jurists Ask Collegium

Eminent jurists Fali S Nariman, Senior Advocate, Justice Madan B Lokur, former Supreme Court judge and Sriram Panchu, Senior Advocate have jointly written an article questioning the Supreme Court's collegium for not considering recently retired judge Justice S Muralidhar for elevation to the Top Court.In an article written in The Indian Express, they described Justice Muralidhar as one...

Article 370 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 6]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases challenging the Centre's 2019 decisions to dilute Article 370 of the Constitution leading to the scrapping fo the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.Today is the 6th day of hearing before a Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice SK Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant. So...

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Hindu Succession | Is Child From Void/Voidable Marriage Entitled To Coparcenary Share Inherited By Father? Supreme Court Discusses

In the matter pertaining to 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 Supreme Court discussed whether in case of a notional partition before the death of a father, a child born to the said father from a void or voidable marriage would be entitled to the property inherited by the father in the...

Parliament Monsoon Session-2023 Round Up

The Monsoon session of the 17th Lok Sabha was conducted from July 20 to August 11, 2023. During this session, discussions were held on the first no-confidence motion of the 17th Lok Sabha. Over 23 bills were successfully passed, and several significant legislations were introduced. Here's a summary of the key highlights of the Bills passed and introduced in the Monsoon Session, 2023.Bills...