Breaking:Supreme Court To Hear Sabarimala Review Petitions On November 13.

Chief Justice Of India on Tuesday announced that the Supreme Court will hear the review petitions filed against the Sabarimala verdict on November 13.The petitions will be heard in open court, said the CJI.Yesterday, when Advocate Mathew Nedumpara made an oral plea for listing of Sabarimala petitions, the CJI said that the date of hearing will be announced today. "We know there are 19...

Finalize SOP For Handling Complaints Involving Child Pornography By 15 November: SC Directs Centre [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to finalize the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling complaints involving child pornography by November 15.The bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice UU Lalit asserted, “We are constrained to fix this deadline because the Union of India has already had more than two months of experience in working the Standard...

SC Stays NGT Judgment Approving Char Dham Project [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the judgment of the National Green Tribunal which approved the "Char Dham Highway project" in Uttarakhand.The SC bench of Justice Rohinton Nariman and Justice Abdul Nazeer passed the stay order in an application filed by an NGO, 'Citizens for Green Doon' and few other local residents, who alleged unfairness and lack of propriety on the part of NGT...

'Why No Action Taken Against Media Houses Revealing Identity Of Victims Of Sexual Offences?', SC Asks Media Bodies

The Supreme Court today sought the response of media bodies like Press Council of India(PCI), News Broadcasting Standards Authority(NBSA), Editors Guild of India and the Indian Broadcasting Federation (IBF) regarding the action taken against reporters and media houses who reveal the identity of victims of sexual offences.The bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta asked why...

#MeToo: SC Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Plea For Registration Of FIRs, Fast Track Trial Courts, Etc.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently hear a petition filed by a lawyer seeking registration of FIRs based on allegations of sexual misconduct and assault levelled by women across various sectors during the #MeToo movement.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Kaul said that the petition will come up for hearing in the regular course.The court has been...

PIL To Lower Men's Marriageable Age From 21 To 18 Dismissed By SC With Rs. 25,000 Cost

The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation filed seeking to lower the legal age of men to marry from 21 to 18. The bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S K Kaul and Justice K M Joseph also imposed a cost of Rs.25,000/- on the petitioner while dismissing the petition.The PIL was filed by Advocate Asok Pande, who contended that if an 18 year old man has the right to...

Breaking: SC To Decide Tomorrow When To Hear Review Petitions Against Sabarimala Judgment

The Supreme Court said that it will consider tomorrow as to when to hear the review petitions filed against the Sabarimala verdict.The bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S K Kaul and Justice K M Joseph was considering on an oral plea made by Advocate Mathews Nedumpara, the counsel for Nataional Ayyappa Devotee(Women) Association, for urgent listing of the matter."We know there are...

Breaking: SC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance On Lower Court Vacancies, Asks HCs To Report On Status Of Appointments [Read Order]

Passing a suo motu order in the wake of the alarming number of vacancies in the subordinate judiciary across the country, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday required, under Article 142, all High Courts to report to the registry of the apex court the following information by October 31-1. The dates on which the recruitment process/processes for the two categories of posts i.e. “Higher...

Disclose Info On Corruption Complaints Against Union Ministers: CIC To Prime Minister’s Office [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to disclose corruption complaints received against Union ministers between 2014 and 2017, and the action taken on such complaints.It has further ordered disclosure of information on the quantum and value of black money brought back from abroad since the Narendra Modi government came to power.The...

Fully Support #Metoo: Indira Jaising Withdraws From Kathua Activist Talib Hussain’s Case After Rape Allegations By JNU Student

Showing her solidarity and support to the wave of #metoo revelations that have jolted several prominent names, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has decided to withdraw from the cases filed against Advocate Talib Hussain, who was one of the activists who first brought the rape and murder of the eight-year-old in Kathua to public attention.Since having risen to prominence, Hussain has been...

#MeToo: External Committee Headed By Former SC Judge Aftab Alam To Examine Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Vinod Dua

The Wire has constituted an external committee headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Aftab Alam to probe the sexual harassment allegations levied against its consulting editor Vinod Dua, by film maker Nishtha Jain.The committee also comprises of former Patna High Court judge Justice Anjana Prakash, retired Delhi University professor Neera Chandhoke, retired Institute of Economic...

Senior Advocate Maninder Singh Resigns As Additional Solicitor General

Senior Advocate Maninder Singh has resigned from the post of Additional Solicitor General (ASG).Mr. Singh was designated as a Senior Advocate in 2008 and was appointed as the ASG in June 2014. The Centre had then, in March this year, extended his tenure, along with Mr. PS Narasimha’s tenure till June 2020 and had also appointed Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi as ASG.Incidentally, Mr....