“Promising Steps To Eradicate Social And Educational Backwardness To A Community Does Not Amount To An Appeal On The Ground Of Religion”: SC Rejects Muthalik’s Plea Against Karnataka Congress Manifesto

Supreme Court today rejected Rashtriya Hindu Sena chief Pramod Muthalik’s plea which alleged that the Congress in its election manifesto in Karnataka was seeking votes in the name of religion.He had sought directions to the Election Commission to delete the Congress party’s alleged appeal in its manifesto to vote on religious basis."Referring to a community suffering from social...

“How Constructions Of 6 Or 7 Illegal Floors Go Unnoticed? Nothing But Connivance”: SC

Pulling up the Himachal Pradesh government for not taking timely actions to prevent illegal constructions, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked how come six or seven floors are constructed as tourist lodges at places were as per building plan only one floor is permitted.On May 3, the bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta had pulled up the state government on the issue of the murder...

Not Permissible To Re-Arrest An Accused Who Is In Bail When Police Added A Non-Bailable Offence [Read Order]

It is not permissible for the respondent-State to simply re-arrest the petitioners by ignoring order dated 02.06.2016 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, which was in force at that time, the bench said.The Supreme Court has observed that it is not permissible to simply re-arrest the accused, by adding another offence, ignoring the bail order in force at that time.A bench...

Spouse Can’t Be Punished For Contempt For Failing To Live With The Other, Violating Consent Order: SC [Read Judgment]

Even when a decree of conjugal rights is filed by a competent court of law in favour of one of the spouses, such a decree cannot be executed and the other spouse who is directed to resume the conjugal relations, cannot be forced to do so, the Bench said.While setting aside a High Court order punishing a wife for contempt, the Supreme Court observed that, forcing a spouse to join the company...

Justice Chelameswar Turns Down SCBA Invite For Farewell Function

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, who is set to retire on June 22, has declined an invitation for his farewell by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).SCBA Secretary Mr. Vikrant Yadav, along with 18 other Executive Committee members met him today afternoon to persuade him to change his mind, but to no avail. He is, however, learnt to have agreed to formally meet all lawyers...

Breaking: SC Orders Protection To Lady Lawyer Assaulted By Lawyers In Delhi Court, Restrains Tis Hazari Court Bar Association From Going On Strike /Boycott [Read Order]

In the wake of the recent incident of a lady lawyer being assaulted by members of the Bar at the Tis Hazari Court in Delhi and the subsequent boycott of the court of Additional Sessions Judge Prashant Kumar for directing the registration of a FIR, the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra noted that the grounds averred by the aggrieved lawyer Afshan Pracha in her plea depict...

Summary Of Constitution Bench Judgment On Parliamentary Standing Committee Reports [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that placing reliance on Parliamentary Standing Committee Reports by Courts does not constitute a breach of Parliamentary privilege.The judgment was delivered by a five-Judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, and Ashok Bhushan.Factual matrixThe Court was hearing Public...

SC Likely To Enhance The Compensation For Former ISRO Scientist Nambi Narayanan To Rs 75Lakhs

Former ISRO Scientist Nambi Naryanan has been fighting for Justice for the last two decadesWith a view to put an end to former ISRO scientist S. Nambi Narayanan’s long journey for justice, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Wednesday considered the tendering of compensation to the tune of Rs. 75 lakhs for...

SC Slams ASI For Remaining Clueless As Taj Loses Marble Colour

“So according to you, you are looking after the Taj very well and nothing has to be done..you are not ready to accept that there is a problem”, Justice Madan B Lokur asked ASI’s lawyer A D N Rao.The Supreme Court today slammed the Archaeological Survey of India for not giving convincing answers as to why the monument of love, the iconic Taj Mahal was fast losing its marble...

Process Of Blocking Online Content Is Opaque; Increasing Internet Shutdowns Alarming & Disproportionate: CCG-NLU-D Study Finds [Read The Report]

The process of issuing orders for blocking of online content is opaque and the reasoning offered in such orders is not subject to public scrutiny, a recent study has found.A report released by the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi on 'Hate Speech Laws in India' explains the architecture around hate speech laws and more, generally speaking, laws that...

SC Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Two-Child Norm & Make It Mandatory For Contesting Polls

Earlier three occasions also such PILs came before us and this was our stand. We cannot ask or compel the Election Commission to frame rules. We cannot go into areas were we ought not to":SC BenchSupreme Court today refused to admit a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to ensure strict population control measures by adopting a two-child policy. Following it, the PIL was withdrawn by...

Breaking: Courts Can Place Reliance On Parliamentary Standing Committee Reports: SC Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

A Five Judge Constitution Bench on Wednesday held that the Courts can rely on Parliamentary Standing Committee Reports.The  Constitution Bench comprising the Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices A.K.Sikri, A.M.Khanwilkar, D.Y.Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan unanimously held that placing reliance on Parliamentary Committee Reports in Court Proceedings does not violate the...