'The Speaker Behaved Like A Headmaster':Disqualified Karnataka MLAs Seeks Stay Of Disqualification Or Deferment Of Polls

A Three Judge bench of Justices NV Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna and Krishna Murari has commenced the hearing on petitions filed by 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs seeking to contest by-polls for 15 Assembly seats in the state."We are telling the world that we have resigned. And the Speaker says that our affidavit before the SC was also false? The motivation behind the resignation should not have been...

[Ayodhya Hearing] [Day 31] : Did Not Concede That Ram Chabutra Is Lord Ram's Birth Place, Clarifies Sunni Waqf Board

Day 31 of the Ayodhya hearing resumed with Advocate Zafaryab Jilani clarifying that the Sunni Waqf board did not accept that the Ram Chabutra is Lord Ram's birthplace, unlike what media had reported from day 30's hearing. He clarified that Ram Chabutra being Lord Ram's birthplace was an observation made by the Faizabad district court judge which they did not challenge, but that didn't mean...

Medium Of Instruction Of School Irrelevant To Discover Whether It Is A Linguistic Minority Institution Or Not: SC [Read Judgment]

"There can be no doubt that qua the State of West Bengal, Sikhs are a linguistic minority vis-à-vis their language, namely, Punjabi, as against the majority language of the State, which is Bengali."

Alumnus Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy Takes Charge As New Vice-Chancellor Of NLSIU

Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The decision comes after a massive uproar against the delay in his appointment. Prof. Krishnaswamy was shortlisted for the position by a unanimous decision of the Committee constituted by the NLSIU Executive Council, under the Chairmanship of Supreme...

Right Of Minority Educational Institutions Not Absolute; Are Amenable To Regulations, Says SC [Read Judgment]

"The protection granted to Minority Educational Institutions to admit students of their choice is subject to reasonable restrictions."

Plea In SC Challenges Constitutional Validity Of Section 8(3) Of Representation Of The People Act [Read Petition]

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of Representation of the People Act, 1951, (RPA) which stipulates that a legislator shall be disqualified if convicted & imprisoned for more than 2 years. The Petitioner, Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, who is an Advocate and a social-political activist, has contested the above provision...

Father's Self Acquired Property Given To Son By Will/Gift Retains Character Of Self Acquired Property Unless The Deed Intends Otherwise : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that as per Mitakshara Law of Succession, father's self-acquired property given to son by way of Will/gift will retain the character of self acquired property and will not become ancestral property, unless a contrary intention is expressed in the testament.The bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta was dealing with an appeal from the High Court...

Transfer Of Judges Not A Solution For Complaints Against Them : Justice Chandrachud

Supreme Court judge Justice D Y Chandrachud said that transfer of judges is not a solution for complaints against them, as per The Indian Express."There is nothing between impeachment and transfer. We need a system that is more nuanced than what we currently have to make judges accountable," the Indian Express quoted Justice Chandrachud.The comments assume significance in the wake of...

Rent Controller's Power To Strike Out Defence Of Tenant On Failure To Pay Rent Is Discretionary: SC [Read Judgment]

"It is only a wilful failure or deliberate default or volitional of non-performance that can call for the exercise of the extraordinary power."

IBC- Article 137 Limitation Act Applies To Section 7 Applications; Not Article 62: SC [Read Judgment]

"Article 62 would only apply to suits. "An application" which is filed under Section 7, would fall only within the residuary article 137."

Section 102 CrPC- Expression 'Any Property' Does Not Include 'Immovable Property', Holds SC [Read Judgment]

"If a police officer is given the power to seize immovable property it may lead to an absolutely chaotic situation."

'Misuse Of Social Media Has Become Dangerous' : SC Directs Centre To File Affidavit On Guidelines To Prevent Misuse [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to file an affidavit regarding framing of guidelines to prevent misuse of social media by balancing the interests of online privacy and state sovereignty. Concerns of national security are also to be kept in mind, added the bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose.The bench was considering the petition filed by Facebook...