SC Agrees To Hear Transgender Woman's Allegations Of Discrimination In Air India’s Cabin Crew Recruitment Drive

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition filed by a transgender woman who was refused a cabin crew position by national carrier Air India. The petitioner, Shanavi Ponnusamy has alleged that she was discriminated against owing to her sexual orientation and was hence, denied the post.Shanavi completed her engineering from Dr. Aditanar College of Engineerings, Tamil Nadu, in 2010,...

'Godman To Tycoon- The Untold Story Of Baba Ramdev': SC Directs Delhi HC To Dispose Of Ramdev's Plea Against The Book By September End [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi High Court to dispose of by September end, the petition challenging the publication and sale of book on yoga guru Ramdev titled Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev, authored by Priyanka Pathak Narain and published by M/s Juggernaut Books.The order was issued by a Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M....

Kerala District Judges Selection: SC Says Fresh Selection Subject To The Result Of Writ Petition

Advocate  P.N. Ravindran (while he was a judge in the High Court of Kerala), was a member of the interview board which had interviewed writ petitioners. It is also learnt that he was also part of the administrative committee which had taken the decision to exclude writ petitioners.The highly contested case of selection of judges to the Kerala Higher Judicial service was considered by...

‘The Wire’ - Jay Amit Shah Defamation Case: SC Posts Matter For Final Hearing On August 8

The Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing at 2 PM on August 8 the SLP preferred by ‘ The Wire ’ and journalist Rohini Singh against the judgment dated February 8 of the Gujarat High Court refusing to quash the defamation proceedings initiated by Jay Shah, son of BJP President Amit Shah in respect of an article. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and D....

SC Refers Fresh Plea Against Polygamy To Constitution Bench

The bench appointed senior lawyer and SCBA President Vikas Singh who appeared for the fresh petitioner Farjana, as an amicus curiae in the batch of petitions which will come up before a constitution benchThree months after the Supreme Court sought the Centre’s stand on banning polygamy and nikah-halala on five petitions and referred them to a constitution bench, one more woman victim...

Justice Srikrishna Committee: 150 Citizens Write To Law Min RS Prasad Reiterating Concerns On Composition And Transparency

More than 150 citizens, including former top bureaucrats and civil rights activists, have written to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, expressing concerns regarding the Srikrishna Committee on data protection constituted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).The letter has been endorsed by legal luminaries such as Prof. G. Haragopal, G. Mohan Gopal,...

Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings: AG Suggests Live Telecast of Only Constitutional Matters On Test Basis

The SC also considered the grievance of law students who are denied entry on miscellaneous days.Attorney General K. K. Venugopal on Monday suggested that the live telecast of the apex court proceedings be done in only constitutional matters on an experimental basis.Addressing a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A. M. Khanwilkar and Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, the AG submitted,...

Alwar Lynching Case Mentioned Before SC In Contempt Petition; Matter To Be Considered on August 20.

Less than a week after the apex court in so many words that “the horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be allowed to become a new norm in the Country”, it has already been approached in an instance of contempt by the state of Rajasthan.In an unfortunate event that transpired two days back, a Muslim man, Rakbar Khan, was attacked by a group of vigilantes in Rajasthan’s Alwar on the...

There Can't Be A Blanket Ban On Protest In Central Delhi : SC Allows Peaceful Protests In The Area [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan on Monday ruled that there cannot be a blanket ban on protests in Central Delhi. Allowing the peaceful protest in Jantar Mantar and other areas in Central Delhi the Court has asked the police to frame the guidelines.The Bench was delivering its judgment in a writ petition filed by the NGO Mazdoor Kisan Shakti...

Criminal Complaint Filed In 2001 Still Pending As SC Takes Over A Decade To Dismiss ‘Technical Plea’ [Read Judgment]

Justice delayed is justice denied, is an oft-quoted saying but seldom practiced. This case is an eye-opener.In 2001, a lady filed a criminal complaint in a magistrate’s court in bihar against her in-laws alleging cruelty. The offences alleged were under Sections 498A, 323, 406, 379 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Their plea seeking discharge was rejected by the Magistrate in 2004...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Horrendous Acts Of Mobocracy Can’t Be Allowed Become New Norm: SC Condemns Lynching Incidents, Issues Directions In a landmark judgment Supreme Court of India on Tuesday condemned the lynching incidents across the country. The Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be allowed to become a new norm in the Country.Detaining Authority Under...

PIL Against Ban On Entry Of Interns In SC On Miscellaneous Days : Four Law Students File Application To Intervene

Four other students have sought impleadment in the writ petition filed by law student Swapnil Tripathi before the Supreme Court, praying that the 2013 ban on the entry of interns on miscellaneous days be lifted.The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A. M. Khanwilkar and Justice D. Y. Chandrachud is scheduled to hear the plea on Monday, the same having been tagged with Senior...