SC Allows AIIMS To Discharge Infant With Congenital Heart Defects, Tells Hosp To Be Sensitive Whenever Parents Come To Consult Surgeon [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has allowed AIIMS to discharge an infant born with congenital heart defects after noting that the child is fit for discharge, having been cured of pneumonia and with the parents yet to give consent for complex heart surgery, while directing the hospital that whenever the parents decide to consult a cardiac surgeon upon a referral from OPD, the same shall be done with...

In A First SC Allows Power Point Presentation During The Hearing: UIDAI To Present The PPT On Technicalities Of Aadhaar At 2.30pm

On Day 21 of the Aadhaar final hearing, the Supreme Court five judge bench granted permission to the Centre to elaborate on the technical aspects of the Aadhaar project by way of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, CEO, UIDAI, after having perusing the content thereof.On Wednesday, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud had indicated the concerns of data security, exclusion, manipulation...

Sex Trafficking Case- A Systematic Crime Going On To Induce Innocent Girls Into Prostitution: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, summoned Maharashtra DGP Satish Mathur after being irked at the cluelessness of the officers present in Court when asked about their investigation into the manner in which the 68 girls rescued last year from a red light area in Maharashtra travelled to the State from Rajasthan.During the hearing, the Bench comprising Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice...

Entry Of Foreign Law Firms On Basis Of Reciprocity Is Under Consideration: Govt. In Lok Sabha

The matter regarding entry of foreign law firms in the country on the basis of reciprocity is being considered by the Government, the Ministry of Law and Justice told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.The answer was tabled in response to a question raised by BJP MP Harinarayan Rajbhar, who sought to know whether the Government was going to allow foreign law firms in the country.In response, Mr....

SC Restores Election Petition Against YSRCP MLA Peddireddigari Ramachandra Reddy [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has restored the election petition challenging the election of Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MLA Peddireddigari Ramachandra Reddy, which was dismissed in limine by the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.The high court had allowed two applications filed by the MLA seeking to strike out paragraphs 2 & 9 to 11 of the...

A Person Can’t Be Detained Through A Faulty And Illegal Process: SC Orders Release Of Champion Sangma [Read Order]

Champion Sangma Case: The manner in which the respondent proceeded in this matter is clearly impermissible, violative of the rule of law and offends the petitioner’s right under Article 21 of the Constitution as he has been detained in custody by adopting totally faulty and illegal process, said the Bench.The Supreme Court has ordered the release of “Champion Sangma” from custody...

Aadhaar Hearing [Day-20, Session 2]: Aadhaar Project Is Applicable Only To ‘Residents’, Govt Shall Provide For All Contingencies, Submits AG [Read Written Submissions]

As the Aadhaar hearing resumed post the lunch hour on Wednesday, Attorney General KK Venugopal continued his submissions: “Section 12 of the Food Security Act of 2013 envisages Aadhaar for the PDS scheme... in the 2017 judgment of the apex court in Binoy Viswam (on the linkage of Aadhaar with PAN cards under Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act of 1961), the use of technology in the form...

Centre Opposes Plea For Barring Convicts From Heading Political Parties [Read Affidavit]

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that appointment of a post-holder in a political party is a matter of party autonomy and it may not be apt to preclude the Election Commission from registering a party merely because a particular post-holder is not qualified to contest elections.“…the post holder of any party is not a ‘representative’ (in terms of RPA)…the appointment of a...

Aadhaar [Day-20, Session-1] In Case Of Conflict Between Rights To Privacy And To Physical Existence Without Hunger, The Latter Ought To Prevail: AG Tells SC

After the conclusion of the submissions of the petitioners in the string of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar (Targeted Deliveries of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act of 2016 on Tuesday, Attorney General K. K. Venugopal commenced arguments for the Centre on Wednesday.By way of preliminary remarks, he clarified before the five-judge bench...

Divided They Came, United They Went: SC Expresses Gratitude To Mediator- Who United Estranged Couple [Read Order]

Family courts are set up in the country to ‘promote conciliation in, and secure speedy settlement of, disputes relating to marriage and family affairs’. The Supreme Court has, many a times, shown that it is not just for interpretation of complex laws, but also to remind the couples who through their lawyers fight with laws, that they can rather settle disputes by talking with each...

Any Harassment Of An Innocent Citizen, Irrespective Of Caste Or Religion, Is Against The Guarantee Of The Constitution:SC

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, observed that any harassment of an innocent citizen, irrespective of caste or religion, is against the guarantee of the Constitution and the Supreme Court must enforce such a guarantee.“Law should not result in caste hatred. The preamble to the Constitution, which is the guiding star for interpretation, incorporates the values of liberty, equality...

‘Structure Of Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) May Need Revisit’: SC Asks Centre To Look Into Suggestions Submitted By Amicus Curie

The Supreme Court has made an observation that the structure of Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) may need revisit taking into account the suggestion for permanent cadre, autonomous selection procedure, autonomous accountability and disciplinary mechanism, finality subject only to jurisdiction of constitutional courts, to uphold the rule of law and independence of judiciary.The bench of Justice...