Is Forwarding Social Media Post Equal To Endorsing It? SC To Examine On Tuesday

Many social media users, who have been believing that the disclaimer ‘Retweets/Shares does not mean endorsement’ will shield them from any prosecution for the posts they share, have become cautious after the recent Madras High Court ruling in S.Ve. Shekher case.But now they may wait for Supreme Court to give a definite answer on this as the Journalist turned BJP Leader has already...

Assistant Public Prosecutors Can’t Claim Parity With Public Prosecutors On Retirement Age: SC [Read Judgment]

"After appointment, Assistant Public Prosecutors are entitled to all service benefits as are enjoyed by the other government employees without any exception. Public Prosecutors, however, are appointed from a panel of advocates furnished by the Advocate General and the term of appointment of Public Prosecutors is for a period of 3 years only. They are not considered as government employees and...

Temporary Permit Can’t Be Issued To Pvt Carrier On Notified Routes Served Sufficiently By State Transport Undertaking: SC [Read Judgment]

“A temporary permit cannot be issued to a private stage carriage operator to traverse on the notified route which is being served by the State Transport Undertaking (STU), in excess of the permissible distance provided under the scheme,” the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.A bench of Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar and Justice Navin Sinha said so while deciding...

SC Sets Aside HP HC Order Denying Relief To Whistleblower IFS Officer Seeking Quashing Of Defamation Complaint By HP Chief Secy [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has set aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court order by which the latter had dismissed the plea of IFS officer and former AIIMS CVO Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeking quashing of the defamation complaint filed against him by IAS officer and Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Vineet Chawdhary.The apex court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY...

Someday Your Portrait Will Hang In This Court Alongside Justice Khanna's Portrait: Shanti Bhushan Makes Heartfelt Comments Before Chelameswar.J

With Justice Chelameswar's retirement date closing in, Advocate Shanti Bhushan today addressed him in his Court, a day before he is set to sit with Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on his last working day following court convention.Mr. Bhushan said that while standing in his Court, he sees a portrait of Justice Khanna, and is reminded that Courtroom no. 2 is not less important than...

Kathua Case: SC Directs Police To Interrogate Witnesses From A Visible Distance In The presence Of Family Members

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Thursday has directed the Jammu and Kashmir police to interrogate three witnesses in the Kathua rape and murder case from a visible distance and in the presence of their family members.After the apex court transferred the trial in the Kathua gangrape and murder to the district...

NRI/PWD Seats For Law Colleges Would Be Subject To Court Decision: SC On CLAT PIL [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear that all admissions through Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2018 in the Persons With Disability (PWD) and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quotas would be subject to the outcome of the Petition filed by Prof. Shamnad Basheer demanding a permanent body for conducting the examination.The Bench comprising Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara...

SC Notice To Centre, MP On Steps Being Taken To Create Alternative Forum For Expeditious Hearing Of Criminal Appeals [Read Order]

‘Issue notice to the Union of India as well as to the State of Madhya Pradesh to consider whether any steps are being taken to ensure expeditious hearing of such appeals by creating an alternative forum as suggested in Krishna Kant Tamrakar (supra) or otherwise.’The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Union of India and the State of Madhya Pradesh to consider whether any steps are...

Breaking: No Stay For Yeddyurappa's Swearing in As Karnataka CM, SC To Examine His Letter To Governor Showing Majority [Read Order & Petition]

After a marathon midnight hearing held in the Supreme Court on the plea of Congress-JD(S) legislators seeking a stay of the swearing-in of B.S Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the Supreme Court directed him to produce the letter sent to Governor showing majority before the Court on Friday. The Court, however, declined to stay his oath-taking ceremony scheduled on...

Breaking: SC Collegium Once Again Defers The Decision To Re-Recommend Justice KM Joseph

The Supreme Court collegium on Wednesday once again deferred the decision to re-recommend Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, Justice K.M. Joseph for elevation to the Supreme Court.According to reports, the candidature of Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee, Gujarat High Court Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari were...

Breaking: Rajasthan HC To Hear Plea Seeking CLAT2018 Retest Tomorrow

In the wake of the episode of mismanagement and technical snags characterizing the CLAT2018 held on May 13, two candidates have approached the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court praying for a re-test in view of the blatant violation of the prescribed rules and regulations. The High Court has agreed to hear the matter tomorrow.The petitioners Akshay Jain and Mansi Jain have averred...

SC Upholds Classification of Pre- and Post-Nov 2002 Bank Retirees For Dearness Relief, Says Adopting Flat Rate Would Be Hazardous [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the distinction between pre-November 2002 bank retirees and post-November 2002 retirees in payment of dearness relief as it said both the categories of retirees stand on different footing and the parameters which govern the computation of dearness relief are also on a different level, while also noting that any stepping up of benefit for a section...