Centre's Approval Necessary For Reserving Land For State Govt. Companies Under Mines And Minerals Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that approval of the Central Government is necessary for reserving land not held under a prospecting licence or mining lease for exploitation by State Government companies or undertakings under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act, 1957.The Bench comprising Justice M.B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta ruled, "The State Government being...

Only 5-10 % Sexual Assault Victims Paid Compensation: NALSA Tells SC

Just 5 to 10% of rape and other types of sexual assault victims were getting compensation under the Nirbhaya and other such schemes, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) told the Supreme Court.Referring to the figures of Andhra Pradesh, S S Rathi, Director of NALSA told the bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta that out of  901 cases lodged last year, only one victim...

SC Tells Centre To Pay Rs 5L Each To Pvt Tour Operators Illegally Denied Hajj 2016 Quota

The Supreme Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to each of private Hajj and Umrah tour operators who came before it ruing the loss of business for non-grant of quota due to non-compliance of certain conditions despite being granted exemption from the same.Justice J Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said the private tour operators...

SC Allows 26-Yr-Old Woman, Married Off Without Her Consent, To Move To Any Place As Per Her Choice & Desire [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Monday disposed of the habeas corpus writ petition filed on behalf of a Karnataka-based 26-year-old woman, allegedly married off without her consent, with the direction that she would be at liberty to move to any place as per her choice and desire, and that there may not be any...

SC Stays NGT Directive To Convert All Vehicles Plying At The IGI Airport To CNG Mode [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed National Green Tribunal Directive to convert all non-CNG vehicles plying at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, to CNG mode.The Federation Of Indian Airlines had approached the apex court challenging this directive issued by the NGT. The federation contended that there is no discussion and reasons given in support of this particular directive in the NGT order...

SC Pulls Up Centre For Not Framing Cauvery Scheme; Summons Water Resources Secretary [Read Order]

“See now we are forced to say that you are in sheer contempt. We do not want to come back to square one. Once the judgment has been delivered, it has to be implemented”, CJI-led bench to CentreMaking it categorical to the Centre that it was in contempt of its February 16 verdict to frame the Cauvery management scheme on sharing of water between the southern riparian states- Karnataka,...

SC Says It 'Broadly' Approves Concept Of Autonomous Oversight Body For Tribunals [Read Order]

Such body should be responsible for recruitments and oversight of functioning of members of the Tribunals, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in its order on Monday, said it 'broadly' approves the concept of having an effective and autonomous oversight body for all the tribunals with such exceptions 'as may be inevitable'.The bench also directed setting up of a three-member committee,...

Breaking: Ph.D Issued By Open University And That By Formal Conventional University Must Be Treated At Par: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, in Abdul Motin Vs. Manisankar Maiti, has held that Ph.D degree issued by an open university and that issued by a formal conventional university must be treated at par.A bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao set aside a Calcutta High Court judgment that had held otherwise, relying on a 2009 judgment of the apex court in Annamalai University vs. the Secretary...

Breaking: Plea Against Dismissal Of Impeachment Motion Against CJI Withdrawn As SC Refused To Provide The Copy Of The Order Constituting The Constitution Bench

After a hearing that lasted over 45 minutes, the petition instituted on behalf of two Rajyasbaha MPs to challenge the  order of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in rejecting the Notice of Motion for impeachment of Chief Justice Dipak Misra has been withdrawn by the petitioners on Tuesday as the Constitution Bench has refused to give the copy of the order constituting the Constitution Bench to...

If The De Facto Complainant Has Right To Appeal, Why Can’t He Seek Further Investigation? SC Larger Bench To Examine [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday has referred to a larger bench to examine whether a criminal court is competent to direct further investigation at the instance of de-facto complainant, in the light of 2009 amendment of the Code of Criminal Procedure that created a right of appeal in favour of a victim.In this case, the Supreme Court was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed against the Bombay...

Look Into Matter Of Rehabilitation Of Mule Owners In Humanitarian Manner, SC Tells Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board [Read Order]

In our opinion, the matter has to be looked into far more dispassionately by the Shrine Board particularly since the Mule owners have been carrying pilgrims to the Shrine on a daily basis for several years, if not decades, the court said.The Supreme Court has asked Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board to look into the matter of rehabilitation of mule owners in a humanitarian manner.A bench...

Breaking: Petition Challenging Rejection Of Impeachment Motion Against CJI Listed Tomorrow Before Justices A.K. Sikri, S.A. Bobde, N.V. Ramana, Arun Mishra & A.K. Goel

The Petition challenging rejection of impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by Vice President of India Mr. Venkaiah Naidu has been listed on Tuesday before a Constitution Bench comprising Justices A.K. Sikri, S.A. Bobde, N.V. Ramana, Arun Mishra and A.K. Goel.The Petition, filed by Mr. Partap Singh Bajwa and Mr. Harshadray Yajnik, was mentioned before a Bench headed...