SC upholds conviction of ten in 1993 serial bombings in Rajdhani Express trains: 4 acquitted [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has upheld conviction of ten persons by TADA Court, in 1993 Rajdhani Express Serial Blast case. Apex Court bench comprising of Justices Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla and Uday Umesh Lalit acquitted 4 accused who were convicted by the TADA court.Originally sixteen accused persons were tried for having committed offences under TADA Act and other enactments. One escaped...

Land acquired for housing purpose must revert back to owner, and not to anyone else directly or indirectly: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Entertaining an application for releasing of land in favour of the builder amounts to transfer of resources of poor for the benefit of the rich. It amounts to permitting profiteering at the cost of livelihood and existence of a farmer, the Bench said.Supreme Court in UDDAR GAGAN PROPERIES LTD. VS. SANT SINGH has made some pertinent observations about Land acquisition by the State and...

Magistrate can grant tender of pardon in respect of cases triable by Special Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act; SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court has held that State Through CBI, Chennai Vs. V. Arul Kumar has held that a Magistrate is duly empowered to grant tender of pardon even in respect of the cases which are triable by the Session Court or by the Special Judge for the offences under Prevention of Corruption Act.Setting aside the Judgment of the High Court which had held that a magistrate is not empowered to grant...

Justices Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, Rajendra Menon and Vimlesh Kumar Shukla appointed as Acting Chief Justices of Kerala, MP and Allahabad HCs

Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court. Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Vimlesh Kumar Shukla have also been appointed as Acting Chief Justices of Madhya Pradesh and Allahabad High Court respectively.This is in view of the elevation of the former Chief Justices of these High Courts to Supreme Court. Justices...

Budget session concludes

The Government’s persistent outreach to opposition and other parties is resulting in better functioning of Parliament despite heat generated on some issues, said the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today. Speaking to media persons on the conclusion of second Budget session of this year, he said government has reached out to opposition and other...

Disqualified MLAs in Uttarakhand to continue to enjoy facilities as MLAs [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh today decided, after taking the views of CA Sundaram, the senior counsel for the nine disqualified MLAs,and Kapil Sibal, the senior counsel for the restored chief minister, Harish Rawat, that the nine disqualified MLAs would continue to enjoy facilities accorded to them as a legislator, even though they are not...

#SwarajAbhiyan-IV ; SC asks Centre, States and RBI to religiously implement Drought-policies [Read Judgment]

A policy might be acceptable and worthy, but often it is the effective implementation and monitoring that is lacking, the Court said.In yet another judgment concerning the issue of draught, the Supreme Court in SwarajAbhiyan – (IV) vs. Union of India has directed the Central and State Government authorities and the Reserve Bank of India and other banks to religiously implement their...

Cabinet approves National Intellectual Property Rights Policy [Read the Full Text]

“Creative India; Innovative India: रचनात्मक भारत; अभिनव भारत” The Union Cabinet yesterday approved the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy that will lay the future roadmap for intellectual property in India. The Policy recognises the abundance of creative and innovative energies that flow in India, and the need to tap into...

SC declines CBI investigation plea in alleged Navy Wife-Swapping allegation; orders constitution of SIT [Read Order]

Mere apprehension that accused are influential is not sufficient to transfer the investigation to CBI, said the bench.Supreme Court has rejected CBI investigation plea of wife of a naval officer who alleged that her husband and In Laws subjected her to mental and physical cruelty and also complained against five other naval officer including wife of one, alleging wife swapping and...

CJAR demands Public Consultation on new MoP on Appointment of Judges

In a letter to Chief Justice of India, Campaign for Judicial Accountability & Reforms (CJAR) Convenor Prashant Bhushan has applauding the judiciary's move rejecting some of the clauses in the government draft of the Memorandum of Procedure for appointment of Supreme Court and High Court judges and sought greater transparency and public consultation in preparing a new MOP for...

Punjab & Haryana HC asks CBI to investigate murder of a man ferrying Cattle, directs action against groups like ‘Gau Raksha Dal’

Their (Police) silence and inaction is in itself reflective of their culpability may be active or passive which needs to be denounced outrightly, said the Court while handing over investigation to CBI.The Punjab and Haryana High Court, coming down heavily on the state police for being circumvent, has handed over the investigation of murder of a man ferrying cattle. Justice Fateh Deep Singh...

No fundamental right to consume intoxicant drugs: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

There cannot be a right to consume a particular substance which is like poppy straw, much less the same can by any stretched be viewed or claimed as fundamental right flowing from Article 21 of the Constitution, the Court said while upholding ban of Poppy capsules.The Gujarat High Court, observing that there is no fundamental right to consume intoxicants, has upheld the Resolution by...