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...

Will Form SIT If Probe Into Cash-For-Jobs Scam Not Completed By Sep 30 : Supreme Court Warns Tamil Nadu Police

The Supreme Court recently extended the time granted to the state of Tamil Nadu for investigation into the cash for jobs scam till 30th of September. The Apex Court however, made it clear that no further extensions would be granted and that a Special Investigation Team would be constituted to investigate the issue, if the State fails to adhere to the timeline.In the cash-for-jobs scam, the...

Supreme Court Stays Criminal Proceedings Against DMK MP Kathir Anand Initiated By Income Tax Department

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the criminal proceedings initiated against DMK MP Kathir Anand by the Income Tax Department for delayed filing of Income Tax returns and alleged tax evasion, after the Madras High Court refused to quash the said proceedings against him in July.A division bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Pankaj Mithal stayed the criminal proceedings while...

CJI DY Chandrachud Announces Major Expansion Plans For Supreme Court : 27 New Court Rooms, Additional Facilities For Lawyers

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, speaking at the function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association on the occasion of Independence day, announced major plans for expansion of the Supreme Court. He announced that the project is envisaged to be completed in two stages. The plan includes 27 new courtrooms and 4 registrar courtrooms and additional facilities for lawyers and...

In Independence Day Speech, Prime Minister Thanks Supreme Court For Making Judgments Available In Regional Languages

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, thanked the Supreme Court for ensuring that the judgments are translated into regional languages. "I thank the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court has said the operative part of the judgments will be made available in the language of the party who has come to the Court. The importance of mother tongue is increasing today,"...

Supreme Court Closes Plea Challenging Calcutta HC's Contempt Sentence Against Andaman & Nicobar LG, Chief Secretary

The Supreme Court has closed the matter concerning the order passed by the Calcutta high Court's Port Blair Circuit Bench which suspended Keshav Chandra, the Chief Secretary of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration, and fined Admiral D.K. Joshi, the Lt. Governor, a sum of Rs 5 lakh to be paid “from his own funds” for not implementing its directions in relation to payments to...

Bills Replacing IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act May Take Time To Come Into Force; Requirement Of Section 41A Notices Non-negotiable: Supreme Court

The requirement of publishing serialised notices under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was non-negotiable, the Supreme Court said on Monday. Section 41A of the Code, which requires a person to be served with a notice by the police prior to their arrest for offences punishable with imprisonment for less than seven years, was introduced as a procedural safeguard...