Marital Rape Is Not A Husband's Privilege But A Violent Act And An Injustice That Must Be Criminalized: Gujarat HC [Read Judgment]

Gujarat High Court has recently observed that the total statutory abolition of the marital rape exemption is the first necessary step in teaching societies that dehumanized treatment of women will not be tolerated and that the marital rape is not a husband’s privilege, but rather a violent act and an injustice that must be criminalized.Justice Pardiwala observed:“A law that does not...

Can’t Assume That Vehicle Was On Wrong Side Merely On The Basis Of Site Map Showing Its Position After Accident: SC [Read Judgment]

‘The spot where the motor vehicle was found lying after the accident cannot be the basis to assume that it was driven in or around that spot at the relevant time’The Supreme Court, in Mangla Ram vs. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., while enhancing compensation in a motor accident claim case, observed that the spot marked in the sitemap where the motor vehicle was found lying after...

Two-Decade-Old Crime: Conviction Not To Be Interfered With Merely Because Accused Were Juveniles On The Date Of Commission Of Alleged Crime: SC [Read Order]

Upholding the conviction of two accused who raised their plea of juvenility before the Supreme Court for the first time, the apex court has said the validity of the conviction in respect of the incident which occurred almost two decades back ought to be decided in appeals and the entire of the proceedings including the punishment/sentence awarded should not be interfered with on the mere...

Veerappan No More, But Elephants Still Getting Killed:SC

A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur has asked Centre to suggest some solutions like elephant corridors to save the pachyderms across the country and prevent them from dying after hit by vehicles or trains. Centre has been directed to come up with proposals within ten days after which the court said, it would pass orders. Veerappan is dead and after that the number of elephants in...

Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid [Day-3]: 'If Polygamy Matter Can Be Referred To Constitution Bench, Why Can't This Serious Issues Be Referred?' Asks Rajeev Dhavan

 As the hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid matter resumed before the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Abdul Nazeer, Senior Counsel Rajiv Dhawan insisted on the reference of the 1994 Ismail Farooqui judgment to a larger bench-“I can show Your Lordships over 20 judgments of this court wherein it has been held that when a...

Collegium Resolutions: Justice Gogoi Abstains From Discussions On His Former Junior's Elevation To Gauhati HC [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court Collegium, on Friday, recommended the appointment of two Advocates- Mr. Sanjay Kumar Medhi and Mr. Nani Tagia - as Judges of the Gauhati High Court.However, as per the resolution, Justice Gogoi did not participate in the deliberations for elevation of Advocate Nani Tagia, as he used to be the Advocate's senior when he was in the profession.The recommendation for...

Breaking: Selection Process Conducted By State Selection Boards And PSCs Be Videographed: SC [Read Order]

It is desirable that at examination centres as well as interview centres CCTV cameras are installed to the extent viable, the bench opined.The Supreme Court has mooted a suggestion to videograph selection process conducted by the selection bodies, especially the State Public Service Commissions and the State Selection Boards, as far as possible.A bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and...

SC Seeks Environment Ministry’s Response On Plea For Countrywide Cracker Ban

The Supreme Court today sought a response in the form of an affidavit from the Ministry of Environment and Forests on a petition which sought a countrywide ban on crackers and a slew of other measures to curb pollutionA bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked the MOEF to file the affidavit by May 8, the next date of hearing.The government also has to respond on the plea filed by...

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: When SC Became BJP Vs Mamata Govt Battle Zone [With Courtroom Exchange]

When Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for West Bengal BJP demanded an order for deployment of paramilitary forces for peaceful polls, Senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi for Mamata-led TMC government countered: “The question is who is fomenting trouble. They themselves (BJP workers) are creating trouble and asking for paramilitary forces. That is the truth and nothing else.”After...

Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan Challenges CJI's Power As Master Of Roster In SC Alleging Abuse Of Power By CJI Dipak Misra In Constitution Of Benches& Assigning Cases [Read Petition]

Amidst all the noise about “unfair listing of cases” and benches being handpicked for certain cases which reached its highest decibel with the unprecedented Press conference by the rebel judges, Former Law Minister and senior advocate Shanti Bhushan has filed a petition seeking clarification of administrative authority of the Chief Justice of India as the master of roster and for laying...

SC Stays Execution Of Death Sentence Of A Man Accused Of Rape And Murder Of 3-Year-Old Girl [Read Order]

The gullibility and vulnerability of a 3-year-old girl, who could not have nurtured any idea about the maladroitly designed biological desires of this nature, accompanied the accused who extinguished her life spark, the high court had observed.The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence of a man accused of rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl.The Chhattisgarh High Court...

Ensure Individual Child Care Plans Are Implemented In Letter And Spirit: SC To Centre [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed the Ministry of Women and Child Development to ensure that individual child care plans are implemented in "letter and spirit".During the hearing, the Bench comprising Justice M.B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta was informed by amicus curiae Ms. Aparna Bhat, that the individual child care plan, as mentioned in the Court's judgment passed in May last...