Breaking: Any Body Opposing Laws Not Indian Citizens, Have Faith That Modi Govt Would Not Allow India To Become Another Islamic Country: Meghalaya HC

“I make it clear that nobody should try to make India as another Islamic country, otherwise it will be a dooms day for India and the world. I am confident that only this Government under Shri. Narendra Modiji will understand the gravity, and will do the needful as requested above and our Chief Minister Mamataji will support the national interest in all respect,” Justice SR Sen said in...

Prepare Comprehensive Policy To Check Wastage Of Food, Water During Wedding Functions, SC Directs LG/Delhi Govt [Read Order]

“A complete and comprehensive policy will be prepared by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi and the Lt. Governor so that there is no mis-use of properties, food and water, etc. and shall also be formulated in a manner to avoid congestion including traffic problems caused due to these functions being held at these Motels/Farm Houses.”The Supreme Court has directed the Govt. of NCT of Delhi and the...

Elections: SC Explains How To Round Off Fractional Numbers While Calculating Two-Third Majority [Read Judgment]

“Fraction has to be treated as one because votes cannot be treated as fraction.”Law is not common sense. It is not simple arithmetic as well.Ask any Mathematics teacher on how to round off a fractional number. He will say that figure less than .5 is to be ignored and figure more than .5 shall be treated as one.But the Supreme Court, while interpreting Section 35 of the Maharashtra...

Frame Guidelines/SOP To Eliminate Child Pornography, Rape Videos & Implement Within 2 Weeks: SC [Read Order]

After calling on the Centre to draft the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling complaints involving child pornography, the Supreme Court was, on Tuesday, finally presented with an affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Home Affairs.In view of the affidavit, the court directed the Centre to frame the necessary guidelines or SOP and implement them within two weeks.A bench...

Existence Of Arbitration Clause Doesn’t Limit Jurisdiction Of Consumer Forums Even After 2015 Amendment, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

“The amendment in Section 8 cannot be given such expansive meaning and intent so as to inundate entire regime of special legislations where such disputes were held to be not arbitrable”The Supreme Court has upheld the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) order rejecting a plea seeking reference to the arbitrator in a consumer complaint despite there being arbitration...

When A CM Seeks Vote Of Confidence, Whip Is Not Required, Kapil Sibal Tells SC

Senior counsel Kapil Sibal, while making his submissions in R.Sakkrapani v Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and others, told the Supreme Court bench of Justice A.K.Sikri, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice S.Abdul Nazeer, that the confidence motion moved by a Chief Minister is itself a direction to the ruling party members to vote in its favour, and therefore, a whip is not required...

Do Not Sensationalize Child-Rape Cases For TRPs, SC Tells Media [Read Judgment]

“Reportage of such cases should be done sensitively keeping the best interest of the victims, both adult and children, in mind. Sensationalizing such cases may garner Television Rating Points (TRPs) but does no credit to the credibility of the media.”The Supreme Court, while issuing important directives for protection of privacy and reputation of victims of sexual offences, reminded...

FIR Relating To Sexual Assault Cases Shall Not Be Put In Public Domain:[Read SC Guidelines]

“We direct that an application to authorise disclosure of identity should be made only to the Sessions Judge/magistrate concerned.”The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued important directives to protect privacy and reputation of victims of rape crimes.The bench comprising Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta issued the following 9 important directives. No person can print or publish...

Cannot Direct School To Allow Muslim Girls To Wear Headscarf & Full Sleeved Shirt With Uniform: Kerala HC [Read Judgement]

The Kerala High Court last week refused to interfere with a school’s refusal to allow two Muslim girls to wear a headscarf and a full-sleeved shirt to school, opining that “individual interest must yield to the larger interest”.Justice A Muhamed Mustaque asserted, “I am of the considered view that the petitioners cannot seek imposition of their individual right as against the...

One Agency Can Investigate Dabholkar,Pansare, Kalburgi & Gauri Lankesh Murder Cases If There Is A Common Link, Observes SC

The Supreme Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation whether there was any link between the murders of Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, M M Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh.CBI, which is at present investigating Dabholkar murder, has been asked to reply to this query by the first week of January. If any such common thread is found, the Court may hand over the investigation of all...

Bhima Koregaon Case: SC Adjourns Hearing To January

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to January the hearing on the SLP arising out of the October 24 judgment of the Bombay High Court by virtue of which a Pune court’s order granting additional 90 days’ time for further investigation and filing the charge sheet against lawyer Surendra Gadling and other activists accused in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence was set...

Identity Of Even Dead Rape Victims Should Be Protected-SC Imposes Absolute Bar On Identity Disclosure

The Supreme Court today held that the identity of rape victims who have died or are of unsound mind cannot be divulged even with the consent of the parents. "The dead too are entitled to their dignity", the court expressed.The bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta lamented that victims of sexual assault are often subject to even worse treatment than the perpetrators themselves by...