Assam-NRC Only Draft, Cannot Be Basis of Action By Any Authority : SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today observed that the National Register of Citizens(NRC) prepared for State of Assam was only a draft, and hence the same cannot be basis of any action by any authority."In this regard the Court would like to observe that what has been published is only the Complete Draft NRC which naturally being a draft cannot be the basis of any action by any authority.", observed...

[Sabarimala] [Day 7] : The Parameter For Attracting Article 17 (Untouchability) Is Caste-based Not One Based On Sex: Gopal Sankaranarayanan [Read Written Submissions]

Day 7 of the Sabarimala Temple entry case witnessed submissions by Advocate V. K. Biju and Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing on behalf of two intervenors.Mr. Biju, countered the challenge to the ban on the entry to the Temple of menstruating women between the ages of 10 and 50 years, praying that the court may not interfere in the customary practice that has prevailed in a family...

Prior Notice To Other Party Before Filing Application To Set Aside Arbitral Award Not Mandatory: SC [Read Judgment]

‘To construe such a provision as being mandatory would defeat the advancement of justice as it would provide the consequence of dismissing an application filed without adhering to the requirements of Section 34(5), thereby scuttling the process of justice by burying the element of fairness.’Disapproving view adopted by many High courts in the matter of interpretation of Section 34(5)...

If There Is A Variation In Hindi And English Version Of An Enactment, Which Will Prevail: SC To Examine [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed a judgment of Madhya Pradesh High Court that held that the Hindi version of enactment will prevail if there is a variation in its Hindi version and English version.Assailing the judgment of the division bench of the high court, Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhawan contended before a bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan that in Park Leather Industry Pvt....

ASI To Maintain Taj While UP Govt, Centre In Charge Of TTZ: SC Records

Director General of Archeological Survey of India (ASI) will be responsible for maintenance of the Taj Mahal while joint secretary of Ministry of Environment and commissioner of Agra Division will jointly be in-charge of the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), the Supreme Court recorded today after a submission in this regard from AG K K Venugopal and the ASI.On the last date of hearing –June 26-...

Direct Centre To Notify Appointments Reiterated By The Collegium Or Pending With It For More Than 6 Weeks: CPIL Petitions SC [Read Petition]

The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) has approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to notify appointment of those whose candidature for judgeship has been reiterated by the collegium.The petition, filed through Advocate Prashant Bhushan, drawn by Advocate Cheryl D’souza and settled by Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, also seeks notification of appointment of...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)-One Has Supreme Authority Over Genitalia, It is Central To Her Identity, Dignity And Autonomy, Observes Chandrachud.J

The hearing in the PIL praying for the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to be declared unconstitutional on Monday witnessed some positive, feminist remarks from the Supreme Court.“The principle of gender sensitivity is entrenched in the Constitution...a practice (FGM) which is engaged in solely to make a woman more appealing to her husband cannot be constitutional...in view of...

“Tarik Pe Tarik”, SC Pulls Up Delhi Police Chief For Having No Solution For Delhi’s Traffic Woes Even After 54 Meetings

“We are asking you for a timeline for the third time.  You have held 54 meeting and still we do not have a timeline. Just like in a Hindi movie there is a dialogue tarik pe tarik, in this case its meeting pe meeting but no outcome. Do you want Delhi to collapse? Buses are drowning on Delhi Roads as we saw on Minto Road recently” an angry Justice Madan B Lokur today asked Delhi...

Even 'Patently Erroneous' Orders Can't Be Recalled By Criminal Courts, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

'However patently erroneous the earlier order be, it can only be corrected in the process known to law and not under Section 362 Cr.P.C.'The Supreme Court in Mohammed Zakir vs. Shabana has observed that a Criminal Court including High Court (while exercising criminal jurisdiction) cannot recall an earlier order invoking Section 362 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, on the ground that it...

Breaking: Benefit of Ambiguity In Tax Exemption Notification Should Go In Favour Of Revenue Department: SC Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

‘We may emphatically reiterate that if in the event of ambiguity in a taxation liability statute, the benefit should go to the subject/assessee. But, in a situation where the tax exemption has to be interpreted, the benefit of doubt should go in favour of the revenue.’In an important judgment in the realm of taxation laws the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court in Commissioner...

Maran Bros To Face Trial In Illegal Telephone Exchange Case As SC Dismisses Appeal Against Madras HC Judgment

Former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and five others will now face trial in the BSNL illegal telephone exchange case with the Supreme Court dismissing their appeals against the Madras High Court judgment which had refused to discharge them in the Telephone Exchange case.The appeals were dismissed by a Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice R. Banumathi...

Poor Jail Facilities: Centre Can Only Issue Advisories, But States Must Implement Those Directives Timely, Says AG To SC

Stating that prisons are a state subject, Attorney General KK Venugopal on Monday fastened responsibility in respect of the condition of jail facilities on the states: “Similar matters have been going for the last three years...order after order has been issued to the Union of India...However, it is beyond the jurisdiction of the Centre to issue directives in this behalf...the states have...