[Adultery] [Day-2, Session-2] One Retains Sexual Autonomy Even After Marriage, The Right To Say "No" Is Not Forfeited By Marriage: Justice Chandarchud

The hearing on Petitions challenging Criminalisation of Adultery concluded for the day with Justice Chandrachud repeating that one retains their sexual autonomy to an extent even after marriage and that the right to say “no” is not forfeited by marriage.As the hearing in the challenge to the criminalisation of Adultery under section 497 of the IPC resumed post the lunch hour, Senior...

Uttarakhand HC Strikes Down Rule Denying Maternity Leave For Third Child As Unconstitutional [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional a State rule denying maternity leave to female government employees for their third child.The order was issued by Justice Rajiv Sharma on a petition filed by one Ms. Urmla Masih, challenging the second proviso to Fundamental Rule 153 of the Financial Hand Book of the U.P. Fundamental Rules, as adopted by the State...

SC Refuses To Grant Parole To Murder Convict Who Sought It Only For The Purpose Of Filing SLPs [Read Order]

‘Reading of Rules 10, 11 and 13 of the aforesaid Jail Manual would demonstrate that the respondent would have sufficient facilities at his disposal for the purpose of preparing the special leave petition(s)’The Supreme Court set aside a Delhi High Court order that granted parole to a murder convict, who sought it only for the purpose of filing Special Leave Petition before the apex...

SC Directs NBCC To Complete Unfinished Amrapali Projects; Time-frame Sought Within A Month

In a huge relief to Amrapali home buyers, the Supreme Court today directed the public sector National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) to undertake all unfinished housing projects of the group – flats numbering around 50,000- and file within 30 days a comprehensive plan and timeframe within which construction be completed.A bench of justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit also...

SC Directs CBI Court To Accept Adarsh Housing Complex Land As Security To Defreeze Society’s Bank Account [Read Judgment]

‘Though the application is seriously opposed by both the respondents, the fact remains that the land was allotted to the appellant by the State of Maharashtra on payment of Rs. 12.61 crores, as per Allotment Letter dated 09.07.2004.’The Supreme Court has allowed defreezing of bank account of Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society Ltd by furnishing security of the land in which the housing...

[Adultery] [Day-2 Session-1]Absurdity Of S.497 Lies In The Fact That It Legalises Adultery If Committed With The Consent Of Husband; Is The Wife Being Treated As Chattel?: Justice Indu Malhotra

Day 2 of the hearing in the PIL praying for the decriminalisation of the act of Adultery witnessed some interesting observations from the Supreme Court five-judge bench.“The argument against you (the petitioner) is that section 497 protects the sanctity of marriage.However, if a married men has sexual intercourse, outside his marriage, but with an unmarried woman, that does not amount to...

Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case: SC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance; Restrains Media From Publishing Even Blurred/ Morphed Photos Of Minor Rape Victims

The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual exploitation and torture of more than 30 minor girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur in Bihar, issuing a notice to the State as well as the Ministry of Women and Child Development.The Bench comprising Justice MB Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta also expressed concern over media houses revealing the identity of...

Breaking: SC Directs Appointment Of Professionally Qualified Court Managers In All Principal District And Sessions Courts For Better Court Administration [Read Judgment]

Lamenting how judicial infrastructure has been given relatively low importance with infrastructure in courts in interior parts of the country being on ventilator, the Supreme Court on Thursday underlined some vital features which have to provide in all court complexes across India including court managers with MBA degree for ensuring efficient court administration in every...

Much Like An Earlier RTI Response, Govt Dodges Question On Justice Narayan Shukla’s Removal In Lok Sabha

The Government on Wednesday dodged another question in the Lok Sabha regarding action taken by it to facilitate the removal of Justice Narayan Shukla of Allahabad High Court, as recommended by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Justice Shukla was investigated against for granting permission to a private medical college to admit students despite a ban by the Medical Council of India as well...

"Culture of Banning Books Directly Impacts Flow Of Ideas", CJI Misra on Plea To Ban Malayalam Novel "Meesha"

While hearing a plea to ban Malayalam novel "Meesha", the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra observed that "the culture of banning books directly impacts the flow of ideas, unless it hits Section 292 of the Indian Penal Code".The petition alleged that the novel, which was being published in serialized form in Malayalam weekly "Mathrubhumi" before it was discontinued following...

Longer Wait For SC Hearing On Pending Issues In Kejriwal Vs LG Turf War

The bench of Justice A K Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan of the Supreme Court today did not give a specific date on which it would hear pending petitions pertaining to Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal government’s turf war with the Lt Governor.After it was urgently mentioned, Justice Sikri had yesterday evening told Senior advocates P Chidambaram and Indira Jaising who appeared for Delhi...

Courts Must See That The Public Doesn’t Lose Confidence In The Judicial System: SC Cautions Courts Against Casual Approach In Sentencing [Read Judgment]

‘Imposing inadequate sentences will do more harm to the justice system and may lead to a state where the victim loses confidence in the judicial system and resorts to private vengeance.’ Expressing shock about a Rajasthan High Court judgment that had reduced sentence in a criminal case to period already undergone which was only six days, the Supreme Court had observed that...