SC Sentences 63-Yr-Old Woman To 3 Months In Jail For Contempt Arising Out Of 37-Yr-Old Land Dispute [Read Order]

Holding a 63-year-old woman guilty of contempt for repeatedly disobeying the orders of the court against raising construction over a disputed plot of land despite giving an undertaking and not even bothering to tender an apology, the Supreme Court has sentenced her to three-month imprisonment besides a fine of Rs 20,000.A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta sentenced...

Controversy Over ‘Oru Adaar Love’ Song ‘Manikya Malaraya Poovi’: Debutante Actress Priya Varrier, Director Move SC [Read Petition]

Amidst controversy and rage over a song titled ‘Manikya Malaraya Poovi’ from the upcoming Malayalam movie Oru Adaar Love, 18-year-old Priya Prakash Varrier, who is making her debut with the film and its director have moved the Supreme Court praying for quashing of criminal cases registered against them for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Muslim community.Priya, a student of...

Centre Moves SC For Modification Of Direction On Tenure Of DGPs In ‘Prakash Singh Case': SC Asks ‘Why Can’t You Amend The Rules’?

The Supreme Court, on Monday, contemplated the issue of notice to the States on an Application filed by the Centre demanding a modification of its earlier order in the case of Prakash Singh & Ors v. Union Of India And Ors., wherein the Apex Court had issued seven binding directions on police reforms.The Application now demands that the tenure of the Director General of Police (DGP) be...

Plea For Re-opening Gandhi Murder Case: Petitioner Seeks Permission To File New Documents To Prove The Conspiracy [Read Amicus Report]

Petitioner Dr Pankaj Kumudchandra Phadnis, seeking re-opening of the case on the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, has claimed before the Supreme Court that he has obtained document from Library of Congress, New York, to show the larger conspiracy behind the murder of Father of the Nation.Appearing before the bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswar Rao, the petitioner sought...

SC Agrees To Hear PIL To Link Aadhaar With Voter ID & Property Documents

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear after 4 weeks a PIL seeking a direction to Election Commission to implement ‘Aadhaar Based Election Voting System’, to curtail bogus votes and ensure maximum participation, and link Aadhaar with movable and immovable property documents so that benami transactions can be tackled."We will take it up after four weeks", a bench headed by Chief Justice...

After AG Has "Difference Of Opinion", SC Seeks Centre's Affidavit In PIL Seeking Complete Autonomy For Election Commission

The Supreme Court today sought the stand of Centre on a PIL which sought complete autonomy for the Election Commission and altering the rules of removal of Election Commissioners.The bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra had on December 2 sought the assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal on the issue.At the outset of the hearing today the AG said "This is a PIL asking for Autonomy...

Explained: Supreme Court’s Judgment On Cauvery [Q&A]

The Supreme Court’s three-judge bench of the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, and Justices Amitava Roy and AM Khanwilkar, delivered on Friday, its judgment in the appeals against the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.  The verdict has been delivered almost 11 years after the date of the award, February 5, 2007.   LiveLaw answers questions that readers may have on...

SC Stays TN Bar Council Order Suspending Licence Of Advocate, Asks BCI To Take Final Decision [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed the order of Special Committee of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by which it had suspended the licence of an advocate while sending a recommendation to the Bar Council of India for cancellation of his enrolment on the ground that he had concealed the fact of his involvement in criminal cases at the time of enrolment.A bench of Justice R K Agarwal and...

SC Dismisses Petitions Against Delhi Judicial Service Examination 2015 [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere in Delhi Judicial Service Examination held in 2015. The division bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Amitava Roy was considering a batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India. The grievances of petitioners were as follows: Prayer for relaxing minimum qualifying mark in each paper: These petitions prayed for...

SC Issues Notice On Challenge To Haryana Backward Classes Act, 2016

The Supreme Court bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, on Friday, issued notice on the prayer for interim relief, returnable in four weeks, against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order, refusing to quash  Schedule-III of the Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act, 2016.The Schedule provided reservations to...

TV Journalist Rahul Kanwal Offers To Broadcast Apology To Senior Army Officer For Defamation [Read Order]

TV journalist Rahul Kanwal has offered before the Supreme Court to tender an unconditional apology to Brigadier PK Tikoo, former Deputy Director General of Military Farms, against whom he had aired an episode way back in July 2010, showing his involvement in an attempt of extorting money from a businessman.“It is happily agreed by counsel for the parties that an unconditional apology will...

Formulate Stronger Population Control Law, Encourage Two Child Policy: Three Young Lawyers File PIL in SC [Read Petition]

Three PILs have been filed before the Supreme Court demanding a direction to the Centre to formulate and implement a strong "Population Control Law", in view of the "exorbitant rise" in the country's population.The Petitions, filed by three Advocates - Ms Priya Sharma, Mr Anuj Saxena and Mr Prathvi Raj Chauhan - contend that the population explosion, over a period of time, can lead...