Sexual Assault On 8-Month-Old Baby In Delhi: SC Directs AIIMS To Give Her Better Care And Treatment [Read Order]

As presently advised, the young child should get all necessary treatment and special care, the bench said.Taking prompt notice of an unfortunate incident of a sexual assault on an 8-month-old baby girl, the Supreme Court has directed the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to send two doctors to the hospital where the baby is being presently treated to take a decision whether...

SC Seeks Centre’s Response On Bhushan’s Plea Against Pushing Back Of Rohingyas Trying To Enter India [Read Application]

“BSF admitted large number of Rohingyas were still trying to cross in but were being pushed back using stun grenades and chilli spray. They should be allowed to come in as they are facing threats of persecution and genocide in their country. The prevention is a violation of principle of non-refoulment”, Prashant Bhushan told SCThe Supreme Court today sought the response of the Centre on a...

Centre Sends Back Indu Malhotra & Justice K.M. Joseph's Candidature To SC Collegium? Centre Denies News Report [Updated]

UPDATE-1[This story was based on the New Indian Express Report. Now there are reports that this news report  is incorrect. https://twitter.com/maneeshchhibber/status/958659053407952896 The Centre has reportedly sent back to the collegium the recommendations for elevation of Uttarakhand Chief Justice K.M. Joseph and Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra as Supreme Court Judges.As per a report by...

Non-Mentioning Of Accused’s Name In FIR Not A Ground To Doubt Its Contents: SC [Read Judgment]

Some times in the state of shock, they (the witness) may miss the important details, because people tend to react differently when they come across a violent act, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Latesh @ Dadu Baburao Karlekar v The State of Maharashtra, has reiterated that merely because the names of the accused are not stated and their names are not specified in the FIR, that may not be...

SC Takes Up Multiple Petitions Relating To Bar Council Elections

On Wednesday, the petition by advocate Ajayinder Sangwan regarding the participation of advocates in state bar council elections pending the completion of verification under the Bar Council of India (certificate and place of verification) Rules of 2015 came up for hearing before the Supreme Court bench of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice AM Sapre.Senior counsel Rajiv Dutta, appearing on behalf...

Submit Statement On 5th Time Applicants For Haj: SC Directs Centre [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed the Centre to file a statement on the applicants aged between 65 and 70 years, who have applied for four times earlier but have not been able to go for the Haj pilgrimage.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud directed, "Purely as an ad-interim measure, it is directed that Ms. Pinky...

Launch Of Journal "SCBA Times"- Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Roots For Simultaneous Elections

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday celebrated the launch of its journal SCBA Times at the Supreme Court lawns.The occasion was graced by the presence of Chief Justice Dipak Misra as the chief guest and Union Minister for Law and Justice, Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad as the guest of honour. The event also saw in attendance Supreme Court Justice Madan B.Lokur, Justice...

Act Increasing Salaries Of Supreme Court And High Court Judges Notified [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified the hike in salaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges.The High Court And Supreme Court Judges (Salaries And Conditions Of Service) Amendment Act, 2018 increases the salary of the Chief Justice of India from the current Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.80 lakhs per month. It further increases the salary of Supreme Court Judges and High Court Chief Justices from...

Orange Passport For Non-Matriculates: A Day After Kerala HC Seeks Centre's Response, MEA Revokes Decision

A day after the Kerala High Court issued notice to the Union government on a petition challenging its decision to introduce orange colour jacket for 'Emigration Check Required' (ECR) passports issued to non-matriculate persons and to delete/detach the last page of passport containing personal details of passport holder, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has rescinded its...

Aadhaar [Day-5] State Cannot Have The Power To Aggregate Data And Destroy Privacy Rights, Shyam Divan Tells Constitution Bench

On Day 5 of the Aadhaar hearing before the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, petitioner’s counsel, Shyam Divan explained that protection of personal data is of fundamental importance.  Elaborating his thesis that the Aadhaar architecture is capable of surveillance, he subjected the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)’s defence of Aadhaar to critical scrutiny.The...

Bofors Case In SC: Petitioner Writes To AG Urging To File Reply For CBI Against Acquittal Of Hinduja Brothers, Others [Read Letter]

BJP leader Ajay Agrawal, the petitioner in the Bofors case in the Supreme Court, has written to Attorney General KK Venugopal urging him to direct the CBI to file reply affidavit in his appeal against the 2005 verdict of the Delhi High Court that acquitted Hinduja brothers and other accused in the Bofors case. The CBI has not filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the acquittal order...

Grant Of Ex-parte Interim Orders In Financial Matters Can Have A Deleterious Effect: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court observed that in financial matters grant of ex parte interim orders can have a deleterious effect and it is not sufficient to say that the aggrieved has the remedy to move for vacating the interim order.In Authorized Officer, State Bank of Travancore and Another v Mathew KC, the Court has dismissed a writ petition, which was pending before the High Court of Kerala, wherein...