Cannot Take Benefit Of Reservation Just Because Spouse Belongs To Scheduled Caste: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to allow a woman to take benefit of reservation just because she was married to a man who belonged to the Scheduled Castes, asserting that caste is determined by birth and not by marriage."There cannot be any dispute that the caste is determined by birth and the caste cannot be changed by marriage with a person of scheduled caste. Undoubtedly, the...

SC Slams Centre For Ignoring Construction Workers’ Welfare

“You are not implementing the law meant for the welfare of construction workers. Why don’t you come out and formally state that the orders passed by  us are being thrown in the dustbin and so please do not pass any more orders?”,an angry Justice Madan B Lokur to ASG Maninder SinghPulling up the Centre for not implementing rules for the welfare of construction workers, the Supreme Court...

Don’t Put Each Other’s Photos Anywhere, Including On Social Media: SC Tells Couple After Dissolving Marriage [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, while dissolving a marriage, issued this interesting direction: “Neither the husband nor the wife shall put the photographs of each other in any mode at any place, which would also include social media or online.”The Supreme Court had summoned both husband and wife during the hearing of an appeal preferred by the husband in a complaint filed by the wife.They...

Direct CBI To Challenge Amit Shah’s Discharge Order In Sohrabuddin Case: PIL In Bombay HC [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a writ of mandamus to be issued against the CBI directing them to challenge the discharge of BJP national president and Rajya Sabha member Amit Shah in the alleged Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case.The PIL was filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association, the same lawyer’s body that filed a petition seeking a probe into the death of...

Lake Palace Resort Case: In Third Instance Of Recusal, Justice Kurian Joseph Recuses From Hearing Thomas Chandy’s Plea

Former Kerala state transport minister Thomas Chandy, who has moved the Supreme Court in a Special Leave Petition (SLP) arising out of the judgment dated November 14, 2017, of the Kerala High Court in an illegal encroachment matter, is yet to be afforded an opportunity of being heard.On Friday, the SLP was scheduled for hearing before the bench of Justice Kurien Joseph and Justice Amitava...

SC Rejects Victim's Plea Against Acquittal Of 'Peepli Live' Director Mahmood Farooqui In Rape Case

The Supreme Bench of Justice S. A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao, on Friday, refused to admit the Special Leave Petition (SLP) arising out of the judgement of the Delhi High Court dated September 25, 2017, acquitting popular Hindi film Peepli Live’s co-director Mahmood Farooqui from the charges of raping an American research scholar. At the outset, Advocate Vrinda Grover, for...

SC Orders Provisional Release Of Two Prisoners Who Spent About Two Decades In Jail [Read Orders]

The Supreme Court has ordered provisional release of two convicts who suffered incarceration for about two decades.A bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Amitava Roy, while disposing two writ petitions, filed by Munna and Chidda Singh separately observed that pending further orders in the writ petition, the petitioners be released on bail on execution of a personal bond to the...

SC Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Plea For Quashing CBFC Certificate Of 'Padmavat'

After granting an interim stay on the Gujarat and Rajasthan state notifications and the decisions of the states of Haryana and Madhya Pradesh prohibiting the public exhibition of the film ‘Padmaavat’ on Thursday, the Supreme Court, on Friday, bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Khanwilkar and Justice D. Y. Chandrachud also refused to hear on Monday the PIL filed by Advocate...

Aadhaar [Day-2 Session-2] Violation Of Fundamental Rights Cannot Be Validated Retrospectively: Shyam Divan

Justice A. M. Khanwilkar asked Shyam Divan “Are the many notifications issued prior to the Act of 2016, which mandate Aadhaar, not validated by virtue of section 59 of the Act?” “In my opinion, a violation of Fundamental Rights cannot be validated retrospectively”, replied Mr. Diwan.As the five-judge Constitution Bench reconvened post lunch hour on Thursday, Senior Counsel Shyam...

Breaking: Senior Advocate Indira Jaising Moves SC For Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings In Important Cases [Read Petition]

With the Supreme Court divided over questions of transparency in its functioning, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has now approached the Apex Court demanding live streaming and video recording of cases of national importance.In the Petition, Ms. Jaising asserts that live telecast of such cases will increase access to courts, and will “negate the chances of any misreporting, errors or...

Aadhaar- [Day 2- Session-1] We Are Being Compelled By State To Part with Our Sensitive Data To Private Bodies: Shyam Divan

On Day 2 of the Aadhaar hearing, Senior Counsel Shyam Diwan resumed his arguments for the petitioners before a constitution Bench of the Supreme Court.Diavn asked the bench comprising CJI Dipak Misra and Justices Sikri, Chandrachud, Khanwilkar and Ashok Bhushan to bear in mind three aspects in respect of his submissions on Thursday- integrity of the process being followed for the collection...

SC Stays Ban On Screening Of 'Padmavat' By Four States [Read Order]

During the hearing CJI Misra said "We are concerned that a film is being banned from being exhibited...expression of a creative content..my constitutional conscience is shocked".Justice Chandrachud chipped in to say: "valuable constitutional rights are at stake"Emphasising on "right to freedom of speech and expression", the Chief Justice Dipak Misra-led bench of the Supreme Court today stayed...