Supreme Court Directs HC Registrars To Give The Details Of District Wise Pendency Of POCSO Cases

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Monday directed the Registrars General of all High Courts to give intimation to the registry of the apex court of the district wise pendency of the cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012, along with the status.The bench was hearing a PIL instituted...

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Aadhaar Not Mandatory For NEET And Other ExaminationsThe Supreme Court on Wednesday held that Aadhaar is not mandatory for registering or appearing for NEET or any other national examinations. The Aspirants can Voter ID, Passport, Driving License, Bank Account book for the purpose.Kerala HC Judgment Annulling Marriage Between Hadiya And Shafin Jahan Set AsideThe Supreme Court set aside the...

Courts Can’t Refer Parties To Arbitration On Oral Consent Given By Their Counsel: SC [Read Judgment]

When there was no arbitration agreement between the parties, without a joint memo or a joint application of the parties, the high court ought not to have referred the parties to arbitration, the court observed.The Supreme Court, in KSEB v Kurien E Kalathil, has observed that in the absence of arbitration agreement, the court can refer parties to arbitration only with written consent of...

SC Imposes Rs. 1 Lakh Cost On Kerala Govt For Not Filing Affidavit And Only Seeking Adjournments [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has imposed Rs. 1 lakh cost on Kerala for repeated adjournment of the case without filing affidavit.The bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta were considering the state’s appeal against the Kerala High Court order which had ruled in favour of CBSE schools with respect to orders passed by the state containing several clauses adversely affecting the...

3,045 Criminal Cases Involving 1,765 Lawmakers Pending In Country: Centre Tells SC, UP Tops List [Read Affidavit]

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that 3,045 criminal cases involving 1,765 MPs and MLAs are pending in various states across the country.According to an affidavit filed by the Union Law Ministry before the bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Uttar Pradesh (UP)  tops the list followed by Tamil Nadu and Bihar.There are 539 cases pending against 248 MPs and MLAs in UP, 324...

Matters In The Petitions Are Policy Matters & In The Domain Of Executive: Centre Replies To BJP Leader's Plea For Common Electoral Rolls Etc [Read Counter Affidavit]

Ruling out the need for totalizer for counting votes in elections, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that it, as well the Election Commission of India (ECI), is conscious of the need for electoral reforms required in the country and appropriate modifications of laws will be made from time to time.The Centre said so in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court in response to a petition...

Delhi Woman Moves SC For Criminalising Polygamy, Nikah-Halala [Read Petition]

Victimized by polygamy, a social activist and a mother of three has knocked the doors of the Supreme Court urging that polygamy and nikah-halala be criminalised under the Indian Penal Code and Section 2 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act be declared unconstitutional as it seeks to recognize and validate the “draconian” practices.The 40-year-old Sameena Begum from South...

Indira Jaising Vs ASG Pinky Anand On 'Corruption In SC', Judges’ Press Conference, Loya Case, K M Joseph Elevation Row

Indira Jaising: Supreme Court is "sitting on a volcano"; Pinky Anand: Supreme Court is Incorruptible.The occasion was the India Today conclave at Mumbai yesterday. We bring the important issues raised in a Question & Answer format.Rajdeep Sardesai (the anchor): One of the defining images of 2018 was that of four judges of the Supreme Court choosing to hold a press conference questioning...

Lawyer’s Coat And Gown In The Luggage Misplaced By Airline: Consumer Commission Orders Compensation To Lawyers Who Could Not Appear Before SC [Read Order]

Due to non-availability of coats and gowns, though lawyers entered the Hon’ble Supreme Court, but, could not appear before the Judges as their entry pass was marked ‘For Consultation’.  The West Bengal State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed Air India to pay compensation of Rupees Two Lakhs each to two lawyers who could not appear before the Supreme Court on the date...

10-Year-Old Boy Gives ‘Thank You Note’ to SC Bench Which Dissolved His Parent’s Marriage [Read Judgment]

A ten-year-old boy recently rushed towards the Supreme Court bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar while they were disposing of an appeal related to a matrimonial dispute.The boy was one of the children of the couple who were on the two sides of matrimonial litigation. As the mediation attempts failed, the bench was ordering the dissolution of marriage between...

Consumer Forums Needn’t Refer Parties To Arbitration In Terms Of Valid Arbitration Agreement: SC Upholds NCDRC Order [Read Order]

Dismissing the appeals filed by builders, the Supreme Court has upheld the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) order that held that arbitration clause in the agreements cannot circumscribe the jurisdiction of a consumer fora, notwithstanding the amendments made to Section 8 of the Arbitration Act.The bench of Justice AK Goel and Justice UU Lalit had earlier issued notice on...

Loya Case-Initiate Contempt Against Bombay HC Admin Committee: Jaising, Wind Up Judiciary If The Allegations That Entire System Acting For 'One Man' Is True:Salve

"The Supreme Court while transferring the Sohrabuddin trial outside of Gujarat had envisaged the starting point of the trial to be the assignment of the case to an appropriate CBI court by the Administrative Committee of the Bombay High Court...judge Utpat had required the personal presence of Amit Shah on June 26, 2014, and at 4 PM on June 25, he was transferred to Pune with immediate effect...