SC Upholds Quashing Of Unrecognised Basic Teachers Certificate Course Offered By Deemed University & Rs. 50,000 Compensation To All Students [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Allahabad High Court order quashing an unrecognised two years Basic Teachers Certificate (BTC) Course introduced by a Deemed University without fulfilling the conditions prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).The Bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan also upheld the compensation of Rs. 50,000 awarded to...

Bhima Koregaon : Bench Headed By CJI Gogoi To Consider Review Petition Tomorrow

The review petition filed against the dismissal of petition filed by Romila Thapar and four others seeking SIT probe in Bhima-Koregaon case will be considered by the Supreme Court tomorrow.The petition will be considered in chambers by a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice D Y Chandrachud at 1.45 PM tomorrow. Application for oral hearing is also listed...

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC Issues Notice To Main Accused Brajesh Thakur To Show Cause As To Why He Should Not Be Shifted Outside Bihar

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case, Brajesh Thakur, to show cause as to why he should not be shifted outside of the state of Bihar in the interest of a free and fair investigation.Upon perusal of the CBI status report in connection with the unfortunate episode, Justice Madan B. Lokur remarked, “this is very, very sad. This...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Maharashtra Govt Moves SC Against Bombay HC Judgment Quashing Order Extending Time For Filing Charge sheet

The Maharashtra government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court Judgment setting aside the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Bhima Koregaon violence case.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SK Kaul and Justice KM Joseph was addressed by Advocate Nishant Katneshwar, representing the...

NGO Common Cause Files PIL In SC Against Alok Verma's Removal & For SIT Probe Into Corruption Allegations Against CBI Officials [Read Petition]

The NGO Common Cause has filed a PIL challenging the decisions of Central Vigilance Commission and Central Government to divest Alok Verma of powers as CBI Director.The petition also seeks a direction for the removal of CBI’s Special Director Mr. Rakesh Asthana from the CBI "in light of serious corruption cases pending against him in order to ensure institutional integrity". The Petition...

Breaking : Madras HC Upholds Disqualification Of 18 AIADMK MLAs Of TN Assembly

The Madras High Court has upheld the decision of Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker to disqaulify 18 MLAs of AIADMK. The decision was upheld by Justice M. Sathyanarayanan, who was appointed by the Supreme Court to decide the issue following the split verdict delivered by a Division Bench of the HC.On June 14,  a Division Bench of the Madras High Court  delivered a split verdict on the...

Strict Proof Of Marriage Not Needed For ‘Maintenance’ Proceedings Under Sec. 125 CrPC, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

‘The High Court did not keep in view that in the proceedings under Section 125 CrPC, strict proof of marriage is not necessary.’The Supreme Court, while setting aside a Karnataka High Court order that had dismissed a maintenance petition for want of proof of marriage, has reiterated that in the proceedings under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, such strict proof of marriage...

Rafale Deal : Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie & Prashant Bhushan File PIL In SC For Court Monitored CBI Probe [ Read Petition]

Former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, along with lawyer Prashant Bhushan, have filed a PIL in the Supreme Court for registration of FIR and investigation by CBI into the Rafale deal.The petition alleges that in the Rafale deal there is prima facie evidence of commission of cognizable offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act by public servants occupying the highest...

Breaking:New Chief Justices Appointed In Calcutta,Bombay,Uttarakhand ,Gauhati And Sikkim High Courts [Read Notifications]

The Central Government has notified the appointed of chief justices for five high courts of the country.The following appointments were notified:Bombay High Court judge, Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. The post has been lying vacant for quite some time, since the retirement of Justice Manjula Chellur in December last...

SC Sets Deadline On Sale Of BS-IV Vehicles; Says Health Of Teeming Millions Will Have To Take Precedence Over Greed Of A Few Auto Makers [Read Judgment]

“Even a day’s delay in enforcing BS-VI norms is going to harm the health of the people.”While holding that Bharat Stage IV-compliant vehicles should not be permitted to be sold in India after 31.03.2020, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court has observed that health of the teeming millions of this country will have to take precedence over the greed of a few...

Absence Of Gender Neutral Definition Of Rape Under S.375IPC Violates Articles 14,15 & 21 Of Constitution: Plea In SC [Read Petition]

Stressing how men and transgenders are sequestered from the point of view of victims of rape under the existing Penal Laws, a petition has been moved in the Supreme Court praying that Section 375 IPC which defines rape as an offence by man against a woman as discriminatory and make it gender neutral.The petition moved by ‘Criminal Justice Society of India’ through advocate Fuzail Ahmad...

CBI Director Cannot Be Divested Of Powers Without Approval Of High Powered Committee, Contends Alok Verma In SC [Read Petition]

Alok Verma IPS has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the orders passed by the Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) and the Central Government on October 23, which have divested him of the powers of CBI Director and has given charge of Director to M Nageshwara Rao as interim measure.In an overnight order passed by CVC K V Chowdary in exercise of Sections 8(1)(a) and (b) of...