Lady Lawyer's Plea Alleging Police Harassment: SC Directs Police To Look Into The Matter

In a packed courtroom on Friday, a lady advocate narrated an unfortunate episode of her having been manhandled by two policemen outside the Delhi High Court in the wee hours of the morning. "They hit me...I fell down but they kept beating me...they snatched my phone...I was crying and they left me there...I could not even book a cab...somehow I got to gate 4 where they helped get an...

Sitting Judge Of Delhi HC Justice Valmiki Mehta Passes Away

Justice Valmiki Mehta, judge of Delhi High Court, passed away today morning. He suffered a heart attack.Cremation will take place today at 5.30 PM at electric crematorium, Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi, informed the Assistant Registrar Protocol.He was appointed judge of Delhi High Court on 15th April, 2009.Born on 6th June, 1959 at Mumbai, he completed graduation in B.Com(H) from Sri...

Union Cabinet Approves Promulgation Of Aadhaar (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to make amendments to the Aadhaar Act 2016, Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2005 & Indian Telegraph Act 1885. The amendments proposed are the same as those contained in the Bill passed by the Lok Sabha on 4th January 2019.The Supreme Court in its judgement in the Puttuswamy Case and other tagged petitions held...

SC Answers Reference On Scope Of Discretion To Impose Penalty Under SEBI Act [Read Judgment]

A three judges' bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today answered a reference on the scope of discretion of adjudicating authority under Section 15J of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992 in relation to imposition of penalties.Section 15J specified the factors to be considered by the adjudicating authority while imposing penalties....

Judicial Infrastructure: SC Directs Centre To Release Funds To States Within 2 Months [Read Order]

The Central Government to release funds within two months to the extent Utilization Certificates have been sent by the respective State Governments and submit compliance report to this Court

EPF Contribution Payable On 'Basic Wages' Camouflaged As Allowances: SC [Read Judgment]

"In order that the amount goes beyond the basic wages, it has to be shown that the workman concerned had become eligible to get this extra amount beyond the normal work which he was otherwise required to put in."

PC Act: Can Guilt Of A Public Servant Be Presumed In Absence Of Direct Evidence Of Illegal Gratification? SC Refers Matter To Larger Bench

“Insistence of direct proof or primary evidence for proving the demand may not be in consonance with the view taken by this Court in number of judgments.”

IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Will Be Released Tomorrow: Pakistan PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing the joint session of Parliament on Thursday, has declared that IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shall be released on Friday as a "peace gesture". Varthaman was captured on Wednesday morning after his plane was shot down in PoK in an air combat. Shortly after the unfortunate event, Khan had cautioned against any escalation on...

Confession Recorded Under TADA Not Admissible In The Trial For Offence Under Other Enactments: SC [Read Judgment]

"That [Confessions] will be of no avail and certainly not admissible against the accused in the trial for offences under other enactments, especially when the Designated Court could not have taken cognizance of the offence under TADA for lack of a valid sanction."

SC Stays Order Directing States To Evict Persons Whose Claims As Forest Dwellers Were Rejected

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed its February 13 order in the wake of which over 11 lakh tribals and other forest dwellers in 17 states stood to be evicted. The bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra also required the Chief Secretaries of the states to disclose the modalities of the procedure of adjudication of these claims on forestland. Noting that many of these claimants may not...

How The Poems Written By A Death Convict Helped Him To Save From The Gallows?

"From the poems, written by him in the jail, it appears that he has realised his mistake which was committed by him at the time when he was of young age and that he is reformative."

Proviso Under Section 24 Of Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Is A Proviso To 24(1) (b) or To Section 24(2)? SC Refers To Larger Bench

“This is a case where the old British ditty comes to mind: “I’m the Parliament’s draftsman, I compose the country’s laws, And of half the litigation I’m undoubtedly the cause!””