“There Can’t Be Any Area Without Rule Of Law”, SC Stays All Constructions In Delhi’s 1,797 Unauthorised Colonies

Questioning the intent of authoritites in regularizing colonies with illegal constructions, the Supreme Court today stopped all constructions in 1,797 unauthorised colonies in Delhi.A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also asked the central government to set up a special task force for removing encroachments on public land and roads in the city.SC while observing that...

PhD Not Required For Promotion To Post Of Professor In Medical College Under AMU: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that PhD is not required for promotion to the post of Professor in a medical college under Aligarh Muslim University.The Allahabad High Court, interpreting Clause 12 (19) of the Ordinances (Executive) as amended by the University provides for prescription of the minimum qualifications for candidates from the faculty of medicine by the Medical Council of India...

No Automatic Absorption Of Executive Officers Turned Adhoc Judges Into Judiciary: SC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that executive officers cannot be automatically absorbed to judicial service taking into account their service as adhoc-judges.The apex court bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan has set aside a Gauhati High Court judgment that held that the executive officers (Additional Deputy Commissioners) can be absorbed into...

Remove The Obnoxious Provisions Discriminating Against Leprosy Patients From The Statute Books: SC To Centre, States [Read Order]

Hearing a writ petition on behalf of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy on the gross violation of the fundamental rights of persons affected by leprosy under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India by the continued existence of archaic, discriminatory provisions under 119 Central and State laws, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D....

Hanging Far Safer And Quicker Than Lethal Injection Or Firing Squad: Centre Tells SC [Read The Counter Affidavit]

Centre says execution by lethal injection can be more barbaric.Stressing that hanging till death is a safer and quick method of execution of death sentence, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that other means such lethal injection or a firing squad can be more barbaric and inhumane furthering the poignancy of prisoner’s apprehensionIt also said death sentence is awarded in the rarest of...

Centre Alters Collegium's Recommendation & Extends Additional Judge's Tenure Instead Of Making Him Permanent

For what might be another first in the ongoing tussle between the Centre and the Supreme Court collegium, the former has unilaterally altered a recommendation to extend an Additional Judge's term instead of making him permanent as first reported by The Print.Vide a notification issued on 19 April, the Centre extended Justice Ramendra Jain's term as an Additional Judge of Punjab and Haryana...

SC Seeks Compliance Report On Directions Issued In 2013 Regarding Kudankulam Nuclear Plant

A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Monday directed Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to file an affidavit on the compliance of the directions issued by the apex court in the 2013 judgment on G Sunderrajan v. UOI, pertaining to the setting up of a nuclear power plant in the South-Eastern tip of India, at Kudankulam...

Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance-2018 Promulgated; Salient Features [Read the Ordinance]

In a significant move, the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018, to provide for measures to deter fugitive economic offenders from evading the process of law in India by staying outside the jurisdiction of Indian court, was promulgated by the President on Saturday.Important Definitions “Fugitive economic offender” means any individual against whom a warrant for arrest in relation to...

Plea Seeking Reconsideration Of Directions On 498A IPC: SC Reserves Judgment

In the course of the hearing on the question of reconsideration of the 2017 apex court judgment in Rajesh Sharma, diluting the efficacy of section 498A of the IPC, Senior Counsel Indu Malhotra, having been appointed Amicus Curiae in the writ petition by NGO Nyayadhar, advanced submissions in respect of the directions issued in the said judgment.Drawing the attention of the Supreme Court bench...

SC Stays Proceedings Against Salman Under SC/ST Act For Alleged Comments Against Valmiki Community; Notice On Quashing FIR

In a relief to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, the Supreme Court today stayed "further proceedings, including investigation" in cases filed against him under the SC/ST Act in Rajasthan and three other states for alleged offensive remarks against the Valmiki community.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices A M Khanwilkar, and D Y Chandrachud also issued a notice to Rajasthan government...

SC Seeks Centre's Reply On Plea By Bizman Keshav Suri Seeking Scrapping Of Sec 377 IPC

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by Keshav Suri,top businessman and Executive Director of Lalit Hotels, seeking to quash Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises homosexuality.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the petition shall be tagged with a similar joint plea filed by...

Reasons Given By Vice President Venkaiah Naidu For Rejecting The Motion For CJI's Impeachment [Read Order]

Vice President of India Mr. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday rejected the impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, opining that the Members of Parliament (MPs) who had signed the motion were "unsure of their own case". No "proved misbehavior"At the outset, Mr. Naidu referred to the judgment in the case of M. Krishna Swami v. Union of India to examine whether the allegations...