2004 Kumbakonam School Tragedy: SC asks Victims' Lawyer To Deposit Rs. 50 Lakh before Madras HC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed a Madras lawyer, who is facing investigation for the alleged cheating of victim families in the 2004 Kumbakonam school tragedy, to deposit an amount of Rs. 50 lakh in Madras High Court within three weeks.A bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar observed that order of attachment of advocate Tamilarasan and his relatives’ bank account...

Can A Minor Child Choose To Stay With Someone Else Against Will Of Its Guardian? SC Expresses Its Reservation About Gujarat HC Observations [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has expressed its reservation about some observations made by the Gujarat High Court with regard to choice of a minor child to stay with someone else other than its guardian, though it did not interfere with the order.A bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan said it is dismissing the Special Leave Petition as it is not inclined to go into the legal issue.The...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Motor Accident Claim: Absence Of Permit Is Statutory Breach Of Policy Condition Absolving Insurer, Holds SCThe Supreme Court held that plying of the transport vehicle in public without permit is a statutory breach and if such a vehicle gets involved in an accident, the insurer will be absolved of liability to pay.Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Activist Trupti Desai In A Case Filed Under...

Contempt Of Court: Punjab & Haryana HC Awards 1 Month Imprisonment To Lawyer Who Criticized Judge On Facebook [Read Judgment]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday sentenced an advocate to one-month imprisonment for criticizing a High Court Judge in a Facebook post.The Facebook post pertained to three personal cases which were decided against the lawyer, Mr. Manish Vashishth. As per the order, his post had said that "the Judge deciding the cases against him had not uploaded the order for a number of days...

Fixing Minimum Standards For A Medical College To Seek Fresh Inspection Not Illegal: SC [Read Judgment]

This prescription of standards for availing an opportunity to seek re-inspection is not ultra vires either the Regulation or Section 10-A of the Act, the bench said.The Supreme Court in Medical Council of India vs. Vedantaa Institute of Academic Excellence Pvt. Ltd., has held that fixing minimum standards which have to be fulfilled for the purpose of enabling a Medical College to seek...

Petition Filed In Delhi HC Challenging Ordinance On Death Penalty For Child Rape; Notice Issued [Read Petition]

The Delhi High Court, on Friday, issued notice on a Petition challenging the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018, which provides for death penalty for rapists of girls below 12 years of age, and other stringent penal provisions for rape.The notice was issued by a Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar on a Petition filed by NGO ApneAap...

Sharing Derogatory Post Against Women Journalists: SC Asks BJP leader S. Ve. Shekher To Appear And Seek Bail From Trial Court [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to extend the interim stay on the arrest of BJP leader S.Ve. Shekher, requiring him to appear and seek regular bail from trial Court.The vacation bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar was hearing his SLP arising out of the May 10 judgment of the Madras High Court declining his anticipatory bail application, and holding that sharing...

Partners In Live-In Relationship Cannot Be Separated Through Writ Of Habeas Corpus: Kerala HC Allows 18 YO Boy & 19 YO Girl To Live Together [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court on Friday allowed an 18-year-old boy and a 19-year-old girl to live together, dismissing a Writ of habeas corpus filed by the girl's father.The Bench comprising Justice V. Chitambaresh and Justice K.P. Jyothindranath noted that live-in partners cannot be separated by Courts by issuing the writ of habeas corpus, provided that both the partners have crossed the age...

SC Notices To Centre, Assam, Meghalaya On Habeas Corpus Petition For ULFA’s Peace Mediator Rebati Phukan

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices on a habeas corpus petition instituted in respect of Rebati Phukan, the United Liberation Front of Assam’s (ULFA) peace mediator who has been missing since April.The vacation bench of Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar inquired the petitioner’s counsel whether he was an activist or only a negotiator.Senior Counsel...

CLAT 2018: Rajasthan Students Clinch Top Four Positions In UG & First Position In PG

After being embroiled in controversy for widespread technical glitches for a month, the results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2018 were published on May 31. You may access the results here.As per a TOI Report, the first four positions for the Undergraduate programs were secured by students from Rajasthan- Aman Garg, Devansh Kaushik, Anmol Gupta, and Gunjan Jadeja. Garg scored 159...

Motor Accident Claim: Absence Of Permit Is Statutory Breach Of Policy Condition Absolving Insurer, Holds SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that plying of the transport vehicle in public without permit is a statutory breach and if such a vehicle gets involved in an accident, the insurer will be absolved of liability to pay. The bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar was considering an appeal from the Punjab & Haryana High Court. The appeal was filed by the owner of...

Aadhaar Card Can Be Considered As Proof Of Age: Delhi HC , Disagrees With Madras HC

Proof of Age: The Rule does not require, either expressly or by necessary implication, that the date of birth of the person should figure on the body of the said document, the bench observed.The Delhi High Court has held that Aadhaar card can be considered as a proof of age for the purpose of Rule 7 of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Rules.A bench of Justice SP Garg and Justice C Hari Shankar...