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...

‘Assault On A Superior Officer Should Attract Severe Penalty’: SC Upholds Dismissal Of BSF Constable [Read Order]

We are of the view that the high court was far too liberal in reducing the penalty of dismissal to that of stoppage of three increments, the bench said.The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a BSF constable from service for assaulting and injuring his superior officer, observing that assault on a superior officer should attract severe penalty.A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice...

CJI Misra Off The Hook: Congress Confirms Issue Of Impeachment "Closed Now"

Putting to rest speculations of the Indian National Congress initiating the process for impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday told the Indian Express that the "issue is closed now".Over the past few days, reports were rife that the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Sharad Pawar had already signed...

SC Seeks Centre’s View On Conferring Jurisdiction Of Tribunals To Specified Courts, Opening Access To Justice Facilitation Centres & More [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre four important questions vis-à-vis the working of tribunals across the country.Earlier, the bench had made an observation that the structure of tribunals may need revisit taking into account the suggestion for permanent cadre, autonomous selection procedure, autonomous accountability and disciplinary mechanism and finality, subject only to jurisdiction...

Aadhaar Hearing [Day 25]: What Is The Proportionality Of Suspecting Everyone To Be A Terrorist? SC Asks AG

In context of the proportionality of the mandatory Aadhaar linkage with mobile phones to curb terrorism, Justice Sikri remarked, “Does it pass the test of proportionality to treat every citizen as a terrorist?” Justice Chandrachud also inquired rhetorically, “Which terrorist applies for a SIM card?”Continuing his submissions on Day 25 of the Aadhaar final hearing, Attorney General...

SC Issues Directions To Introduce Best Practices In Crime Scene Videography [Read Judgment]

By the videography, crucial evidence can be captured and presented in a credible manner, the bench said.In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has observed that the time is ripe that steps are taken to introduce videography in investigation, particularly for crime scene as desirable and acceptable best practice.A bench of Justice AK Goel and Justice RF Nariman accepted the...

Nandurbar Sex Trafficking Case: SIT Formed; Only Bombay HC Can Conisder Bail Applications Of Accused:SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that a Special Investigating Team (SIT) has been constituted for a thorough probe into the Nandurbar sex trafficking case.The Bench comprising Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul was informed of the formation of the SIT by Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra, Mr. Satish C. Mathur. He also nominated the Inspector...

No Automatic Entitlement to Regular Bail Merely Because Accused Was Granted Anticipatory Bail: SC [Read Judgment]

The satisfaction of the court for granting protection under Section 438 CrPC is different from the one under Section 439 CrPC while considering regular bail, the Bench said.A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court has observed that merely because an accused was under the protection of anticipatory bail granted under Section 438 CrPC that does not mean that he is automatically entitled to...

SC Agrees To Hear WB BJP’s Complaint That TMC “Not Allowing Them To File Panchayat Poll Nominations” [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a plea by West Bengal unit of BJP accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress party activists of not allowing its candidates to file nominations for upcoming Panchayat polls in the state and seeking urgent intervention by the apex court.The plea also urged deployment of Central forces for a smooth conduct of panchayat polls scheduled in the month...

SC Stays Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularization Of Admission In Medical Colleges) Ordinance 2017 [Read Order]

No student shall be permitted to reap any benefit of any action taken and they shall not be permitted to attend the college or the classes or continue in medical colleges in any manner pursuant to ordinanceThe Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Kerala Professional Colleges (Regularization of Admission in Medical Colleges) Ordinance 2017 [Ordinance No.21 of 2017], promulgated by the...

Blackbuck Poaching Case: Bees Saal Baad Salman Khan Sentenced To 5 Yrs In Jail, Co-Stars Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Tabu Acquitted [Read Judgment]

In a big jolt to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, a Jodhpur court on Thursday sentenced him to five years of imprisonment in the two-decade-old blackbuck poaching case while his co-actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam have been acquitted.Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri sent Salman behind bars for five years and also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on him for poaching...

SC Directs 4 States To Pay 127 Crores To Tea Garden Workers Unpaid For 15 Years

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed four States to make an interim payment of approximately Rs. 127 crores to tea garden workers whose legal dues had remained unpaid for over 15 years now.The Bench comprising Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L.N. Rao directed the States of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to make the payments on a contempt petition filed by the International Union...