Outside Food In Multiplexes: SC Stays Proceedings Before Bombay & Madhya Pradesh HCs, To Hear All HC Cases Together [Read Order]

The Supreme Court is all set to hear petitions and PILs before high courts in the country regarding outside food for cinemagoers in multiplexes together.On Friday, the division bench of Justice Rohinton F. Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra stayed proceedings before the Bombay High Court and Madhya Pradesh High Court in petitions seeking regulation of exorbitant prices at multiplexes.The...

All-Women SC Bench Convicts Teacher Who Assaulted Class-II Student Leading To Vision Loss In Left Eye [Read Judgment]

A Supreme Court judgment delivered by a women-only bench is a rarity.One such judgment has been delivered by the all-women bench which sat on September 5, convicting a school teacher whose assault on a second standard student resulted in loss of vision in the left eye of the latter.Before Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee sat in Court No.12 on September 5 and 6, there was only...

Railways Empowered To Frame Its Own Rules To Lay Down Service Conditions Of Its Employees: SC [Read Judgment]

“We also hold that the IREM has statutory force and has been issued in exercise of powers vested under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution.”Calling shots to a legal battle between promotees and direct recruits, the Supreme Court has held that the Railways is not bound by the memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and are empowered to frame its...

When Can Appeals Be Dismissed As ‘Not Pressed’ And ‘As Withdrawn’, SC Explains [Read Judgment]

Neither there was any express prayer made by the MUDA and nor it could be inferred from the document relied on by the Division Bench at the instance of respondents (writ petitioners) for forming an opinion “not to press the appeal”. While restoring the writ appeals which were dismissed by the Karnataka High Court as ‘not pressed’, the Supreme Court has explained when, and when not,...

DRT Presiding Officers Serving As On Sept 1, 2016, Entitled To Complete Term Until They Attain Age Of 65, Holds SC [Read Judgment]

‘The rule is that when a subsequent Act amends an earlier one in such a way as to incorporate itself, or a part of itself, into the earlier, then the earlier Act must thereafter be read and construed as if the altered words had been written into the earlier Act with pen and ink and the old words scored out so that thereafter there is no need to refer to the amending Act at all.’ The...

“2,280 Km Of Delhi Roads Encroached, Almost Distance From Here To Kanyakumari”: SC

The Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta today expressed shock that over 2,200 kilometers of streets and footpaths have been encroached upon in the national capital, whose length is almost like traveling from here  to KanyakumariTouching upon the extent of the menace, Justice Lokur said: You see the extent of encroachment ... You see how serious the problem is”The remark...

SC Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Ajit Jogi's Caste Status

The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea against the decision of the Chhattisgarh High Court which had rejected the findings of a committee on the caste of former chief minister Ajit Jogi.A bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Sanjay Kishan Kaul upheld the high court decision which had ordered a fresh constitution of the high-powered committee and examine Jogi's caste...

SC Issues Notice On Petitions Challenging Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018

The Supreme Court bench of Justices A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a string of petitions challenging the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018.However, the bench declined to stay the Amendment without according an opportunity of being heard to the government. The Union of India has been required to file...

Mob Lynching : SC Sternly Directs States To File Compliance Reports Within A Week

Centre and State Governments directed to give wide publicity that lynching and mob violence will invite serious consequences.On Friday, the Supreme Court directed the defaulting states to file compliance reports with regard to its July 17 judgment on guidelines to prevent mob lynching and cow vigilantism. The Court's sternness was clear from the fact that it directed the personal appearance...

SC Censures Bihar Govt. For “Facetious” Explanation On Delay In Medical College Admissions; Orders Enquiry [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the State of Bihar for delaying the admissions to medical colleges and granted 48 hours to the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) to select the students for allotment of seats for first year MBBS Course at private medical colleges.The direction was issued by a Bench comprising Justice SA Bobde and Justice L....

India Joins 25 Nations Where Homosexuality Is Legal

With the Supreme Court decriminalising gay sex, India joins 25 other countries where homosexuality is legal.However, 72 countries and territories worldwide still continue to criminalise same-sex relationships, including 45 in which such relationships between women are outlawed.In what is being hailed as a historic move, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday...

Celebration Of Sexual Agency : Justice Chandrachud's Soulful Judgment In Section 377 Case

"Sexuality must be construed as a fundamental experience through which individuals define the meaning of their lives"Deeply moving and empathetic, Justice Chandrachud's judgment in the Section 377 case makes for a compelling read. Rather than legalese, the judgment is brimming with a profound understanding of the human condition and of the urge of an individual to find meaning...