SC To Pronounce Judgment In Nirbhaya Rape And Murder Case Review Petitions On July 9

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce the judgment on the review pleas of the death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya ganrape case on Monday. The Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices R Banumati and Ashok Bhushan will deliver the Judgment at 2pm. Sitting in appeal, the Supreme Court had in May, 2017 refused to attach any weight to the defence objections of delay in filing of...

Review Petition Heard By Different Bench Although One Judge Who Passed Original Judgment Was Available: SC Stays Madras HC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court recently stayed a Madras High court order on the ground that although one of the judges, who passed the original judgment was available, he was not in the Bench which considered the review petition. The State of Tamil Nadu had approached the Apex Court, raising this issue against an order of Madras High Court in the review petition.Review Application filed by one...

Remove Designations Like Police, HC, Journalist, Army Etc. From Private Vehicles Within 72 Hours: Uttarakhand HC [Read Order]

 The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday issued a slew of directions for enhancing road safety.Among other things, Justice Rajiv Sharma granted 72 hours for removal of words such as Police, High Court, Journalist, Army etc. from private vehicles. It directed, “The display of designation/description of office and unauthorised emblems on government/private vehicles is banned. Writing of words...

Every Attempt Should Be Made By All Courts Not To Disclose Identity Of Victims In Rape Cases, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that every attempt should be made by all the courts not to disclose the identity of the victim in terms of Section 228-A of Indian Penal Code.A bench of Justice AM Sapre and Justice UU Lalit observed thus while dismissing an appeal in a rape case against Chhattisgarh High Court judgment that had affirmed the conviction of the accused.The bench noticed that, in...

Can a Stationary Vehicle Cause Accident? SC Answers in Affirmative [Read Judgment]

“The word “use” has a wider connotation to cover the period when the vehicle is not moving and is stationary”The Supreme Court has held that even a stationary vehicle can cause an accident, giving rise to claim under Section 165 of the Motor Vehicles Act.  In the case, a person had died when a piece of rock fell on him from an adjacent field where blasting operations for the digging of...

[Ayodhya-Day-7] Mosques Are Not Built For Fun, They Are Meant For Congregation And Prayer, So Essential To Islam, Argues Rajeev Dhavan

“Mosques are not built for fun...you have to analyse the tenets, beliefs and practices...why do Muslims go to the mosque on Friday? Islam is a congregational religion, argued Mr.DhavanOn Friday, The hearing in the string of appeals against the 2010 verdict of the Allahabad High Court in the Babri Masji-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute resumed before the Supreme Court, with the respondents...

“If We Cannot Protect Fundamental Rights, Wind Up The Courts”, Justice Goel Defends SC/ST Judgment

Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel in his farewell speech today made a sharp attack on those criticizing him for the controversial judgment "diluting" the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by banning immediate arrests and keeping open provision for anticipatory bail.He said he was only against arbitrary arrests and protecting the innocent and if this could not be allowed “you may wind up...

Master of Roster Case- Summary of Judgment

“In case the expression ‘Chief Justice’ is to be interpreted as ‘Collegium’, it would be difficult to have smooth day to day functioning of the Supreme Court”The Supreme Court refused to declare that the function of allocating cases and assigning benches should be exercised by the collegium of five senior judges instead of the Chief Justice of India. The petition filed by...

Raise Retirement Age of SC Judges To 68: AG K K Venugopal To Govt

Attorney General K K Venugopal chose the occasion of Justice A K Goel’s farewell function at Supreme Court lawns to strongly urge government to raise the retirement age of supreme court judges from existing 65 to 68.Venugopal tried to drive home the point and justify it by saying he knew justice Goel could not accomplish many of his innovative plans and in the past four to five months he...

Breaking: Justice AK Goel New NGT Chairman [Read Notification]

Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who retires from the Supreme Court Today, will be the next Chairman of National Green Tribunal.Born on July 7, 1953 at Hissar, Haryana. He did his B.A. (Hons.) and LL.B. from the Punjab University, Chandigarh. He was enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana on July 16, 1974.https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1015229693962924032He practised...

Breaking: CJI Dipak Misra, Justices Nariman, Chandachud, Khanwilkar And Indu Malhotra To Hear S.377 Case

The Supreme Court has announced the constitution of new Constitution Bench consisting of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M Khanwilkar, Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice R F Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra. The composition of the earlier Constitution Bench was Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A. K Sikri, Justice A.M Khanwilkar, Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Ashok Bhushan.From July...

Breaking: Can Religious Functions Be Held In Public Spaces Owned By Govt? Matter Referred to Constitution Bench

Court doubted whether public spaces can be used for religious functions as India is a secular countryA Supreme Court Division Bench comprising Justice R. F Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra has referred to Constitution Bench the issue whether public spaces owned by government can be utilized for holding religious functions.The reference was made in a petition seeking permission to hold...