Criminalization Of Love Dilutes Compassion & Tolerance: Botswana HC Decriminalizes Homosexuality [Read Judgment]

"Consensual adult sexual intercourse, between homosexuals, lesbians, transgenders, etc, do not trigger any erosion of public morality - for such acts are done in private.

Concession By Lawyer On Mixed Questions Of Law And Fact Cannot Bind Party : SC [Read Order]

"Where a question is a mixed question of fact and law, a concession made by a lawyer or his authorised representative at the stage of arguments cannot preclude the party for whom such person appears from re-agitating the point in appeal".

Indiabulls Housing Moves SC For Listing Of Plea Against It Alleging Misappropriation Of Funds

The Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IHFL) Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking an urgent listing of a plea filed against it in which it has been alleged that the company misappropriated Rs 98,000 crore of public money. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the company, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a vacation bench comprising justices Indira Banerjee and...

SC Dismisses Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea For Examination Of Additional Witnesses In Three Decade Old Custodial Torture Case

The lower court has been directed to complete the trial by June 20.

Bail Cannot Be Made Conditional Upon Heavy Deposits Beyond The Financial Capacity Of Applicant : SC [Read Order]

Holding that bail cannot be made conditional upon heavy deposit beyond the financial capacity of the applicant, the Supreme Court has modified an order passed by the Madras High Court.The applicant was one M D Dhanapal, who was the Chief Priest of a temple in Thiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu, where seven pilgrims had died on April 20 in a stampede. He was arrested by police pursuant to...

What Are The Tests To Find Out Whether Contract Labourers Are Direct Employees? SC Explains [Read Order]

Applying tests laid down by precedents for determining whether a contract labourer is a direct employee, the Supreme Court has set aside the award of a Labour Court which had directed reinstatement of retrenched workers.The bench of Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran was dealing with an appeal filed by Bharat Heavy Electronics Ltd, which contended that the workers were not its direct...

"This Is A Nation That Has A Constitution, Liberty Cannot Be Infringed Like This":Justice Indira Banerjee On Kanojia's Arrest

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the immediate release on bail of journalist Prashant Kanojia who was arrested by the state police for sharing a derogatory tweet against UP CM Yogi Adityanath. However, the vacation bench headed by Justice Indira Banerjee allowed the local police to take action against Kanojia as per the diktat of the law.ASG Vikramjit Bannerjee questioned the...

Breaking - 'We Don't Appreciate His Tweets; But He Cannot Be Put Behind Bars'; SC Orders Release Of Journalist Prashant Kanojia [Read Order]

The journalist was arrested by UP Police for online comments against UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Gujarat HC Advocates Association Protests Against Delay In Notifying Appointment Of Justice Kureshi As CJ Of MP HC [Read Resolution]

The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association has passed a resolution protesting the delay in notifying the appointment of Justice A Kureshi as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, which was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on May 10.Referring to the fact that another proposal made by the Collegium on the same day - that of Justice D N Patel's appointment as Delhi High...

Project Of Public Importance Ought Not To Be Stalled: SC Rejects Slum Dwellers' Plea Against Eviction [Read Order]

"There can be no equality to a wrong. A project of public importance, it is reiterated ought not to be stalled."

EWS Quota:SC Rejects Pleas To Modify Directions On PG Medical Courses Admission in Maharashtra

The Supreme Court on Monday did not deem necessary to alter its June 4 order by which students were restrained from changing their original options in the fresh round of counselling for the PG Medical seats in Maharashtra. However, the vacation bench headed by Justice Indira Bannerjee allowed for the seats lying unfilled by reason of the EWS quota being scrapped to be allotted in...

Kathua Case : Three Sentenced To Life Term For Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl

Three police man have been given 5 year imprisonment for destruction of evidence in the case