Why Is Colour Of Taj Changing?Yellowish. .Brownish..And Now Greenish? SC Asks Centre

A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta directed the Centre to take help of experts –in India and outside to assess damage and restore the historic monument to its pristine glory We are concerned at the change of the colour of the Taj Mahal. It became yellowish, then turned brownish and now its greenish. Why is it happening? What is going on?? a bench of justices Madan B Lokur...

SC Stays Execution Of Death Sentence Of Man Accused Of Rape And Murder Of 8-Yr-Old Girl [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed execution of death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Uttarakhand.Granting leave for appeal to the accused, the bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has called for lower court records.This is a case where the Uttarakhand High Court had confirmed the death sentence awarded to Karandeep Sharma who was...

SC Quashes Kidnapping Case Against Accused And Allows Girl To Live With Him As AIIMS Report Opined That She Is Major [Read Order]

In view of the conclusion arrived at by the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, we are of the considered opinion that the petitioner no. 1 is a major, and the high court was not correct in directing her to stay in Nari Niketan, Allahabad, the bench said.The Supreme Court recently set aside an Allahabad High Court order that refused to allow a girl to stay with her husband, finding that...

Child Rapes: SC Issues Directions For The Better Implementation Of POCSO Act [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Tuesday issued a string of directions in respect of the trial and disposal of matters under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act of 2012.The bench was hearing the PIL filed by advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, drawing the attention of the court to the...

SC Notice To Centre On Fresh Pleas For Scrapping Sec 377 IPC And Legalise Homosexual Acts

Referring to Arif Jafar 's petition, Senior Advocate Anand Grover who represented all petitioners told the bench: 'This is the first time an arrested man is before the court with a plea to scrap section 377 IPC. He was in jail for 47 days and tortured".The Supreme Court today issued notice and sought the view of Centre on two new fresh petitions involving six persons belonging to the...

DNA Profiling Bill Will Be Introduced In The Monsoon Session Of Parliament : Centre Tells SC

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Tuesday, in view of the proposed introduction of the Human DNA Profiling Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament, disposed off a 2012 PIL instituted by NGO Lokniti Foundation seeking directions to address the issue of thousands of unclaimed dead bodies reported...

NLUs Flouting Disability And NRI Seat Norms: Affidavits Filed Before SC Reveal Sorry State Of Affairs [Read Affidavit]

A public interest petition (PIL) to reform the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), filed more than 3 years ago, appears to have been resuscitated recently, when a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice S.A.Bobde and Justice Nageswara Rao asked the Additional Solicitor General to address the Court on the question whether National Law Universities (NLUs) can be considered and declared as...

Hearing Impaired Law Grad, Who Was Instrumental For Reservation For Hearing Impaired Candidates In DJS Gets 9th Rank In Civil Service Exam

Among the five National Law School Delhi Graduates who have made it to the merit list of the UPSC Civil Service Examination, 2017 is Ms. Saumya Sharma. She has managed to beat all odds and secure 9th rank in her first attempt, despite her hearing impairment. However, this isn't the first time that she has made headlines.Back in 2016, when she was a final year student, Saumya had drawn...

Real Heroes Are The Insiders Who Speak From Within The System: Indira Jaising

Terming the press conference held by four senior Supreme Court judges on the 12th of January historic, senior advocate Indira Jaising has said the real heroes are the insiders who speak from within the system for its reformation. She drew parallels from the likes of Edward Snowden, who fight systemic decay from within. The activist-lawyer was speaking in Kochi in the ‘Hot Seat’...

SC Collegium Likely To Reiterate Recommendation For Justice K.M. Joseph's Elevation: Justice Kurian Joseph

The Supreme Court collegium is likely to reiterate its recommendation to elevate Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, Justice K.M. Joseph to the Supreme Court."The Collegium might have to reiterate its recommendation furnishing facts and figures, and citing precedent, which have not been put in perspective by the Government when it returned his name," Justice Kurian Joseph told the...

Declare Publication Of Paid News A Corrupt Practice Under Representation Of Peoples Act: Petition In SC [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court demanding implementation of the recommendations of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Press Council of India (PCI), and the Law Commission of India (LCI) on paid news and political advertisements.The petition, filed by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, also demands that publication of "paid news" be declared a corrupt...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Mere Abduction Of Woman Doesn’t Attract Offence Under Section 366 IPCThe Supreme Court reiterated that mere abduction of a woman does not attract offence under Section 366 of Indian Penal Code without proof that the woman was abducted with the intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled to marry any person or in order that she may be forced or...