Responsible Governments Should Respect Freedom Of Press At All Times, Says SC [Read Judgment]

"There is no justification for allowing a sword of Damocles to hang over the press indefinitely."

Rohingya Deportation: SC Seeks Centre's Reply To Intervention Plea by the UN Special Rapporteur

Hearing the case of the proposed Rohingya deportation, the Supreme Court on Friday sought for the Centre to reply to the intervention by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Assuming even more significance in the wake of the nation-wide turmoil regarding the CAA and the NRC, The Rapporteur, in her application,...

Sympathy Alone Cannot Give Remedy: SC 'Reluctantly' Sets Aside A HC Order On Compassionate Appointment Plea [Read Judgment]

Sympathy alone cannot give remedy, remarked the Supreme Court while 'reluctantly' setting aside a High Court order which directed a bank to consider an application seeking compassionate appointment filed by the son of its deceased employee.Jagdish Raj worked as Clerk-cum-Shroff in the Indian Bank, where he continued to work till his demise. Later, an application was filed on behalf of the...

Section 144 CrPC Cannot Be Used As A Tool To Prevent Legitimate Expression Of Opinion: SC [Read Judgment]

"Repetitive orders under Section 144, Cr.P.C. would be an abuse of power."

Freedoms Of Speech & Expression, Trade & Commerce Through Medium Of Internet Are Constitutionally Protected : SC In Kashmir Case [Read Judgment]

Internet shutdown can be ordered only on occurrence of "public emergency" or "in the interests of public safety".

SC Issues Notice On Centre's Application To Transfer Anti-CAA Pleas From High Courts

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on Centre's plea for transfer of all petitions filed in the different High Courts challenging the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act to the apex court.The application will be next considered on January 22, when the other petitions filed in SC challenging the Act are listed. The Centre submitted that the various High Courts may take...

SC Stays NCLAT Judgment Which Reinstated Cyrus Mistry As Executive Chairman Of Tata Sons

In a temporary relief to Tata Sons Pvt Ltd, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the December 18 order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal which reinstated Cyrus Mistry as the Executive Chairman of the company.A bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, Justices Surya Kant and BR Gavai issued notice to Mistry in the appeal filed by Tata Sons Pvt Ltd.Tata side gives assurance in court that they...

[Kashmir Lockdown] 'Indefinite Internet Suspension Not Permissible' : SC Asks J&K Administration To Review All Restrictive Orders Within A Week [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review all orders of restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir post the abrogation of the state's special status within a week.The Court observed that indefinite suspension of internet is not permissible and that repeated orders under Section 144 CrPC will amount to abuse of power. The...

Kashmir Lockdown Judgment: Live-Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on the petitions challenging the communication blockade, internet shutdown and other prohibitory measures imposed in Kashmir region Today at 10.30 AM.On November 27, a three judges bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, R Subhash Reddy and B R Gavai had reserved judgment on a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Kashmir lockdown, which...

SC Constitutes Expert Panel To Suggest Alternatives To Felling Of Trees For Widening Of National Highway

The Supreme Court constituted on Thursday a committee of environment experts to suggest an alternative to felling of over 350 trees for construction of railway over bridges (ROB) and widening of National Highway-112 from Barasat to Petrapole on the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal."This case presents the usual dilemma between environmental degradation & development. Obviously...

"A Sea Of Change In Death Penalty Jurisprudence"; Death-row Convict In Nirbhaya Case Mukesh Files Curative Plea In SC

Another Death-row convict in the Nirbhaya Case. Mukesh has filed a Curative Petition in the Supreme Court against the judgment passed by the Court in Criminal Appeal No. 607 of 2017 by which he was sentenced to Death.The Trial Court had issued the death warrant to hang all convicts- Mukesh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar...

Nirbhaya Case : Death Row Convict Vinay Sharma Files Curative Plea In SC

Less than a fortnight before execution of the death penalty awarded in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case, one of the four convicts Vinay Sharma has filed Curative Petition in the Supreme Court as a last ditch effort. All convicts- Mukesh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) are to be hanged on January 22 at 7 am in Tihar jail following the death warrant...