Bill to protect whistleblowers gets Parliament's consent

With the end of the 15th LokSabha, the RajyaSabha passed the crucial anti-corruption law the Whistleblower Protection Bill, which is one of the six anti-graft bills that have been presented by the government as potential efficient tools against corruption, almost two years after it received the consent of the LokSabha. The bill, which provides for protection of whistleblowers, will now become...

SC awards 30 years sentence more, without remission for Sodomy(S.377) and Murder(S.302); Endorses Kaushal Vs.Naz Foundation

This may be the first Case in which the Supreme Court had an occasion to refer the much criticised Judgment in Suresh Kumar Koushal and Anr v. Naz Foundation & Ors . In this case the Supreme Court rejected the argument of the defence that the boy had  voluntarily come to the accused and stayed with him, holding that “recently, this Court inSuresh Kumar Koushal and Another v. Naz...

Supreme Court to hear Aam Aadmi Party's petition to dissolve Delhi Assembly

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam has given its nod to hear the Aam Aadmi Party's petition on February 24. The petition seeks a direction to the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve Delhi Assembly and conduct fresh polls along with Lok Sabha elections. Appearing for AAP, Advocate Prashant Bhushan stated that the Lieutenant Governor should have dissolved the Assembly, as...

Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill 2014 gets Parliamentary nod

The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2014, which provides protection of livelihoods rights, social security of street vendors, regulation of urban street vending in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto, has been passed by the RajyaSabhaby a voice vote and without discussion. The Bill received LokSabha’s...

Sahara chief Subrata Roy, other directors to appear in court on February 26 as per Supreme Court orders

A Supreme Court bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Kheharshowing dissatisfaction on the Sahara group for not repaying rupees 20,000 crore of investors money despite its order, besides permitting SEBI to go ahead with the sale of companies’ properties, summoned its chief Subrata Roy to be personally present before it.The apex court also directed Ravi Shankar Dubey, Ashok Roy...

Supreme Court starts hearing Centre's petition against Tamil Nadu government, issues order restricting Tamil Nadu from releasing Rajiv Gandhi killers

The Supreme Court which had given its consent to hear the Centre's petition against the Tamil Nadu government's decision to release all seven men convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who are also convicted under the Arms Act and Explosive Substances Act, has restrained Tamil Nadu government from releasing Rajiv Gandhi's killers from the prison and has directed the state government...

Email Or Post Also A Medium To Send Complaints To Supreme Court Sexual Harassment Cell

The Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) a 7-member committee chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai in the Supreme Court have taken a decision that aggrieved women can send their complaints through the medium of emails or by post. This committee was constituted in the Supreme Court to receive and decide complaints against sexual harassment.The circular reads...

YSR Congressman petitions against Telengana in SC

YSR Congress MP filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday opposing the constitutional status of the Bill passed by the Lok Sabha for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.Rajamohan Reddy, the petitioner, proclaimed it as unconstitutional the Cabinet Resolution of October 3, 2013 approving the proposal of Union Home Ministry for creation of 29th state of Telangana out of Andhra...

SC assents to try Centre’s plea to grant quota for minorities

The Supreme Court on Wednesday assented to hear the Central Government’s plea that sought interim order for implementation of 4.5 per cent sub-quota for backward classes belonging to minorities in central educational institutions which was dismissed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court.Justice K S Radhakrishnan, who headed the bench, notified to the government to file a proper application...

Breaking; Supreme Court finally set aside the 2009 Sinha Judgment which held 'kicking of daughter in law', not Cruelty;

Supreme Court yesterday set aside its own judgment in Bhaskar Lal Sharma and others Vs. Monica in which Justice Sinha held that "allegations that appellant No.2 kicked the respondent with her leg and told her that her mother to be a liar may make out some other offence but not the one punishable under Section 498A".The interesting facts of the case are follows; The respondent Monica, had filed...

For deciding mercy petition, delay should be made criteria, says Supreme Court to government

In the light of the recent verdict delivered by the Supreme Court by commuting the death penalty of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassins to life imprisonment on the ground of inordinate delay on government and President's part to decide their mercy pleas, the Supreme Court asked the government that while deciding the mercy petition of a death row convict, delay should be included as...

No use of word National, Bank & stock exchange in the names of Companies/LLPs

Taking a note of the instances where private entities are using the word 'National' in names while setting up companies or LLPs, the Corporate Affairs Ministry has come up with a latest move by stating that companies and limited liability partnership firms floated by private entities should not use the word 'National' in their names. Likewise, the Ministry has said only after...