File Inputs On Prevention Of Torture Bill Within 3 Weeks: SC Directs States, UTs [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses and inputs from States and Union Territories on the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2017 within three weeks.The direction was issued by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, on a petition filed by former Union Minister Dr. Ashwini Kumar. The petition highlights the lack of a...

HC Approach Doubtful, Conviction Debatable: SC Grants Bail To 4 Convicts In 2002 Naroda Patiya case

"The High Court has reversed the acquittal only on the basis of evidence of two police witnesses. Prima facie, we find that the approach of the High court is debatable."

Candidates Clearing Prescribed Qualification After Cut-Off Date Can't Be Considered Qualified: SC [Read Judgment]

“We are not for a moment doubting the correctness of the reasoning of the Division Bench in this case, that eligibility of the candidates must be decided with reference to the qualification possessed as on the cut-off date and the qualification acquired later in point of time cannot make a candidate eligible.”

Will Do Away With Oral Mentioning Altogether Soon, CJI

On Wednesday, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi again stressed on his endeavour to phase out the morning ritual of 'mentioning'. "The attempt is to do away with the practice of oral mentioning altogether...it takes up too much of the court's time...new guidelines are being put into place which will ensure that every urgent matter comes up on the docket within four days of its filing, at the most...

SC Imposes Rs.5Cr Penalty On A Medical College For Playing Fraud On It; Orders Prosecution Of Its Dean [Read Judgment]

“The bravado shown by the College in an attempt to cheat the MCI, the Government and this Court has to be condemned.”

Appointment Of Info Commissioners: SC Asks Centre To Explain How Those Who Have Not Applied For The Post Shortlisted

The Supreme Court on Tuesday required the Centre to explain how, in the appointment of Information Commissioners, the Selection Committee has shortlisted names of those who did not even apply for their candidature to be considered. Before a bench headed by Justice A. K. Sikri, it was contended that the appointment of information commissioners to the Central Information Commission (CIC)...

Child Born Out Of Marriage Between Muslim Man And A Hindu Woman Entitled To Claim His Father's Property: SC [Read Judgment]

""It would not be out of place to emphasise at this juncture that since Hindus are idol worshippers, which includes worship of physical images/statues through offering of flowers, adornment, etc., it is clear that the marriage of a Hindu female with a Muslim male is not a regular or valid (sahih) marriage, but merely an irregular (fasid) marriage."

Stipulating 50% Disability Limit In Hearing Impairment Or Visual Impairment For Post Of Judicial Officer Legitimate: SC [Read Judgment]

"A judicial officer in a State has to possess reasonable limit of the faculties of hearing, sight and speech in order to hear cases and write judgments and, therefore, stipulating a limit of 50% disability in hearing impairment or visual impairment as a condition to be eligible for the post is a legitimate restriction i.e. fair, logical and reasonable."

SC vs RTI : SC's Stay Of Delhi HC's Landmark Judgment Enters 9th Year

The pendency has led to an uncanny situation of the administrative side of the Court enjoying immunity from disclosure on account of delay by the judicial side.

Economic Reservation : Tehseen Poonawalla Moves SC Against Constitution Amendment, EWS Criteria

Political activist Tehseen Poonawalla has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging Constitution(103rd) Amendment Act, which inserted Articles 15(6) and 16(6) in the Constitution to provide for reservation to economically weaker sections in higher education and public employment up to a limit of 10%.The petition says that quota breaches the 50% ceiling limit fixed by the Supreme...

Justice Indu Malhotra On Medical Leave, SC Refuses Urgent Hearing On Sabarimala Review Petitions

On Tuesday, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi turned down the request for an immediate hearing on the many pleas seeking a review of the 2018 verdict of the Supreme Court five-judge bench in the Sabarimala Temple entry case. On November 13 last year, a bench of Chief Justice Gogoi and Justices R. F. Nariman, A. M. Khanwilkar, D. Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, while refraining from staying...

Lawyers Challenge Economic Reservation [Constitutional (103rd Amendment) Act] In SC [Read Petitions]

Two more Writ petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against the 10% economic reservation introduced by Union Government by way of Constitutional (103rd Amendment) Act 2019 . Advocate Reepak Kansal and Advocate Pawan filed two separate petitions challenging the validity of the Constitutional (103rd Amendment) Act 2019 on the ground that it abrogates the basic structure of...