Supervise Probe In Hapur Lynching Case: SC To Hapur IGP [Read Order]

The Hapur lynching case took a new twist today when the Supreme Court directed IGP of Meerut range to supervise the ongoing probe and directed him to follow the guidelines it issued in a recent judgment on how to deal with such incidents.One person was killed and another brutally assaulted allegedly in the name of protecting cows.Samiuddin and 45-year-old Qasim Qureishi were assaulted at Hapur...

Contempt Action Without Framing Of Charges Not Sustainable : SC [Read Judgment]

"The appellant ought to succeed on the singular ground that the High Court unjustly proceeded against him without framing formal charges or furnishing such charges to him", held the SC.The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by the Delhi High Court under the Contempts of Court Act 1971, holding, inter-alia, that formal charges were not framed against the...

Breaking: Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Validity Of Section 377 IPC Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will pronounce verdict on the petitions which challenged the constitutionality of the Section 377 IPC, which criminalizes homosexuality and non-penovaginal sexual acts between consenting adults.The Constitution Bench headed by CJI Misra reserved judgment on July 17, after four days of hearing. The Court expressed that it will examine whether its is permissible...

Writ Of Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable If Police Custody Is Pursuant To Judicial Order, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

“It was not a case of continued illegal detention but the incumbent was in judicial custody  by  virtue  of  an  order  passed by  the  jurisdictional Magistrate, which was in force, granting police remand during investigation of a criminal case.”The Supreme Court has reiterated that no writ of habeas corpus could be issued in respect of a person who was in police custody...

SC Approves NALSA Suggestion Of Minimum Rs 4 Lakh Compensation For Women Victims Of Sexual Assault; Extends It To Minors

In a significant decision, the Supreme Court today approved National Legal Services Authority’s compensation scheme for women victims/ survivors of sexual assault/other crimes-2018 as per which the minimum compensation should be Rs four lakh and said it will also extend to minor victims till a government scheme in accordance with POCSO is framed.This came in the PIL filed after the...

'You May Be Interested, But We Have To Balance Things' SC Refuses To Share NRC Coordinator's Full Report On Modalities Of SOP For Receiving Claims From Persons Not In The First Draft [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to share with the Union of India the complete report of the state coordinator for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) with regard to the modalities of the standard operating procedure in dealing with the claims of those not included in the first draft published by the state of Assam on July 30.Appearing before the bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi...

Petition In SC Challenges Patna HC Order On Media Ban On Reporting Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case

A petition was filed on Wednesday in the Supreme Court challenging a Patna High Court order restraining the media from reporting the investigation into the case of Muzaffarpur shelter home where several women were allegedly raped and sexually abused.The plea, which has sought a stay on the operation of the high court's August 23 order, has alleged that the order was "patently erroneous" as...

“We Live Not In A Totalitarian Regime But In A Democratic Nation”; SC Calls Upon Readers of Literature To Be More Mature, Humane And Tolerant [Read Judgment]

‘The culture of banning books directly impacts the free flow of ideas and is an affront to the freedom of speech, thought and expression.’Chief Justice Of India Dipak Misra, in a judgment authored by him dismissing a plea against Malayalam novel Meesha, has made many important observations which may play a vital role in the free speech debate in the country.CJI Misra, through his...

'Activists Have Maoist Links', Alleges Counter Affidavit By Maharashtra Govt In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Affidavit]

The Maharashtra Government has filed counter-affidavit in Supreme Court against the writ petition challenging the arrests of five activists in relation of Bhima-Koregaon case.The counter-affidavit affirmed by Dr.Shivaji Panditrao Pawar, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Swargate Division, Pune contests the maintainability of the writ petition by stating that the petitioners were total...

Best Bakery Case: SC Directs Gujarat Govt. To Pay Rs. 3Lakh Compensation To An Injured Victim, Sets Aside Compensation To Hostile Witness [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed the Gujarat Government to pay Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs) compensation to Nasibulla Habibulla , an injured victim in the Best Bakery case within a period of six weeks. “it would be appropriate to pay Rs. 3,00,000/- (Rupees three lakhs) to injured victim respondent no. 12 – Nasibulla Habibulla also within a period of six weeks from today” At...

SC To Have All Women Bench Today

The Supreme Court will witness the rarity of an all-women bench as Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee will sit in Court No.12 on September 5 and 6. The bench will hear fresh admission matters.This is for the first time a regular bench comprising only women is being constituted. Though in 2013, there was an instance where Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra and Justice Ranjana Prasad Desai...

SC Dismisses Petition Seeking Ban On Malayalam Novel "Meesha" [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking ban on a Malayalam novel 'Meesha'The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar was hearing a petition alleging that the novel 'Meesha', which was being published in a serialised form in the Malayalam weekly “Mathrubhumi” before it was discontinued following the controversy, ...