Breaking : Justices Krishna Murari, Ravindra Bhat, Ramasubramanian & Hrishikesh Roy Appointed As SC Judges [Read Notifications]

The President has notified the elevation of four Chief Justices of High Courts as Supreme Court judges. They are : Justice Krishna Murari, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan Justice V Ramasubramanian, Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Chief Justice of High Court...

Right To Abortion Must Be Balanced With Compelling State Interest To Protect Health Of Mother And Foetus, Centre Tells SC

Responding to a petition which sought to liberalize certain existing provisions regarding abortion in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, the Union government has stated that a pregnant woman does not have the absolute right to abort her pregnancy. The petition, filed by Dr. Nikhil Datar, in 2009, had challenged provisions of the MTP Act and sought an increase in...

Appellate Authority Cannot Override Mandatory Statutory Requirements Of Pre-Deposit To Maintain Appeal: SC [Read Judgment]

"Any such exercise would make the provision itself unworkable and render the statutory intendment nugatory. "

Burden Of Proof Ordinarily Rests On Those Who Attack The Deed, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"In the ordinary course the burden of proof rest, on who attack."

SC Reserves Orders On Centre's Review Against Dilution Of SC/ST Act

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justices Arun Mishra, M R Shah and B R Gavai on Wednesday reserved orders on the Centre's petition seeking review of its March 20, 2018 judgement which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the SC/ST Act.On September 13, a two judge bench consisting of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit had referred the review to a three...

Conducting Separate Interviews For General And Reserved Category Candidates Wholly Illegal : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the process of conducting separate interviews for general and reserved category candidates is wholly illegal.The bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Hemant Gupta observed thus while taking note that separate interviews were conducted in respect of appointment to the post of Assistant Professor in the Department of Education in...

Ayodhya-Babri Case: Hearing Likely To Conclude By Oct 18; Parties Can Have Parallel Mediation Talks, Says SC [Read Order]

The advocates appearing for the parties in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid title dispute case submitted to the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court a tentative timeline for conclusion of the arguments.Perusing the same, the bench said that the hearing of the case could be concluded by October 18.Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who is heading the Bench, is set to retire on November 17. Thereofore,...

Specific Performance: Self-Serving Statements On Income Without Any Proof Of Financial Resources Won't Suffice To Prove Readiness & Willingness: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that self-serving statements on income without any proof of financial resources is not sufficient to prove that plaintiff in a suit for specific performance was ready and willing to perform her part of the contract.In this case, the plaintiff, in order to prove her readiness and willingness, produced in evidence the approval of loan by a bank. Apart from this,...

SC To Frame Guidelines On Payment Of Maintenance In Matrimonial Matters [Read Order]

"We appoint Mr. Gopal Sankarnarayanan, Senior Advocate and Ms. Anitha Shenoy, Senior Advocate as Amicus Curiae to assist the Court for framing guidelines on payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters."

Courts Can Interfere With Administrative Actions Only If It Suffers From Vice Of Illegality, Irrationality Or Procedural Impropriety: SC [Read Judgment]

"An interference by the High Court would be warranted only when the decision impugned is vitiated by an apparent error of law."

Breaking- NGOs 'Substantially Financed' By Government Amenable To RTI Act, Holds SC [Read Judgment]

"We find no reason why any citizen cannot ask for information to find out whether his/her money which has been given to an NGO or any other body is being used for the requisite purpose or not. "

SC Stays Execution Of Death Row Convict; To Hear Review Petition On October 16 [Read Order]

(Updated)The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of death sentence awarded to Manoharan, a rape and murder accused, which it had confirmed recently.The Supreme Court (2:1) had upheld the death sentence awarded to a man involved in gang rape of a ten year old girl and thereafter murdering her and her brother. Thereafter, Manoharan had filed review petition.When the case was posted on...