Breaking: SC Dismisses Curative Petition Filed By Nirbhaya Convict Akshay [Read Order]

A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petitions of Akshay, one of the four convicts awaiting execution of death penalty in the Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case.The bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan did not find any merits in the curative petitions. Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala House Court in Delhi...

SC Refuses To Interfere With Allahabad HC Order Granting Parole To Rape Accused Atul Rai To Take Oath As MP

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Allahabad High Court order granting two days parole to rape accused BSP MP Atul Rai, allowing him to attend his oath-taking ceremony as Member of Parliament in New Delhi.A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta dismissed the special leave petition filed by the prosecutrix against the High Court's order. On...

SC Stays Madras HC Proceedings In Petitions Challenging Election Of DMK MP Kanimozhi

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings in the petitions filed in Madras High Court challenging the election of DMK leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi from Thoothukudi lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general elections.Kanimozhi's plea in Supreme Court was against the refusal of the Madras High Court to dismiss the election petitions. A bench headed by CJI Bobde stayed the...

SC Forms Committee Of Experts To Conduct Survey For The Best Location To Introduce African Cheetahs In India

A Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice of India, S.A. Bobde, and Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant have issued directions for the formation of a Committee of Expert to supervise and survey Centre's plan to introduce African Cheetahs in the territory of India The National Tiger Conservatory Authority (NTCA) had filed an application for permission to introduce Cheetahs...

SC Reserves Judgment On NDTV's Appeal Against IT Department's Notice For Re-assessment Of Proceedings And Provisional Attachment Of Assets

Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved Judgement on a Petition filed by New Delhi Television (NDTV) against the Delhi High Court Judgement dismissing the challenge against the notice proposing reassessment proceedings initiated by the Commissioner of Income Tax (under Section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961and the order of provisional attachment of Petitioner's assets under Section 281B of...

'Entry Of Woman Into Mosque For Namaz Is Permitted In Islam: All India Muslim Personal Law Board Files Counter Affidavit In SC [Read Affidavit]

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in the plea seeking a direction to permit the Muslim women to enter and offer prayers inside Mosque. As per the affidavit, entry of women for offering prayer in the Mosque is permitted and she may avail such facilities as available for prayers therein. The affidavit states that the only difference...

Nirbhaya Case : SC To Consider Death Row Convict Akshay Kumar Singh's Curative Plea Tomorrow

A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court will consider the curative plea filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case.The petition will be considered by a bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Arun Mishra, R F Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan at 1 PM in chambers.The hangings of all the four convicts are scheduled on February 1 at...

Rights Cherished By Citizens Are Fundamental, Not The Restrictions: Justice Ravindra Bhat [Read Judgment]

Rights which the citizens cherish deeply, are fundamental- it is not the restrictions that are fundamental, reminded Justice S. Ravindra Bhat while concluding his judgment on the issue whether the Anticipatory Bail Protection should be for a limited period. The Judge reproduced a quote of Joseph Story, the great jurist and US Supreme Court judge: "personal security and private property...

[Breaking] Anticipatory Bail Cannot Be Limited To A Fixed Period Except In Special And Peculiar Circumstances: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that anticipatory bail should not invariably be limited to a fixed period. But if there are any special or peculiar features necessitating the court to limit the tenure of anticipatory bail, it is open for it to do so, the five judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra has held.The Court also held that life or duration of an anticipatory bail order does not end...

Regular Inquiry Needed When Termination Of Employee's Service Is Stigmatic And Punitive : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that regular inquiry as per the service rules is necessary for termination of the services of an employee, when it is stigmatic and punitive.The Court was dealing with the appeal by Dr. Vijayakumaran C.P.V, an Associate Professor of Central University of Kerala, whose services were terminated after he was found to have sexually harassed some students.He was on...

Reasonable Possibility Of Acquittal: SC Grants Bail to NDPS Accused [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused charged under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 on the ground that there is a reasonable possibility that he may be acquitted.The prosecution case against Sujit Tiwari was that he was aware of what his brother, accused in NDPS case, was doing and was actively helping his brother. The Court noted that, other than a...

Swift Rejection Of Mercy Petition Cannot Be A Ground For Judicial Review Of President 's Order: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the quick consideration of the mercy petition and swift rejection of the same cannot be a ground for judicial review of the order passed under Article 72/161 of the Constitution.Merely because there was quick consideration and rejection of the petitioner's mercy petition, it cannot be assumed that the matter was proceeded with pre-determined mind, the three...