SC Denies Plea For Common Syllabus, Dismisses Writ Petition Praying ‘One Nation, One Education Board’

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Friday dismissed the writ petition filed by Ghaziabad primary school teacher Neeta Upadhyay praying for a common syllabus and curriculum for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years.It was submitted on behalf of the petitioner, represented by senior counsel Sajan Poovayya, that...

SC Asks For Detailed Plan To Protect Taj Mahal

We want a broad and inclusive document with a futuristic vision to protect the Taj Mahal as informal and temporary measures are not enough for a few hundred years, a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur of the Supreme Court told the UP government.The judges said: “The steps proposed are not enough. The state should come out of its bureaucratic approach and explore a long term steps. A...

Giving Lift To Strangers Who Later Stole The Vehicle Cannot Be Fundamental Breach Of Insurance Policy: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Friday, ruled that giving lift to strangers to later stole the vehicle is not a breach that would nullify the insurance policy.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed by one Mr. Manjeet Singh, who was the owner of a truck that had been stolen. At the time of the incident, the truck was being driven by someone else, who gave a lift to a few people. These hitchhikers later...

Right To Privacy After Death? SC To Examine As It Stays Madras HC Order On Jayalalithaa Thumb Impression

“It intruded into the fundamental right to privacy. Her (Jayalalithaa’s)  death does not make any difference as right to privacy is available to every citizen during his/her life time and even after the death of that person”, the plea said.A Madras High Court order directing Bengaluru jail authorities and UIDAI to furnish records containing the thumb impression of former Tamil Nadu...

Justices GS Singhvi, AP Shah, Former CIC Wajahat Habibulla, Shailesh Gandhi, Activist Aruna Roy Express Shock At SC’s Dismissal Of CJAR Petition With 25L Cost

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice G.S. Singhvi, Former Law Commission Chairman Justice AP Shah, Former Chief Information Commissioners Mr. Wajahat Habibullah and Mr. Shailesh Gandhi and Ativist Aruna Roy have expressed shock at the Supreme Court's dismissal of the CJAR's Petition demanding an independent probe into allegations of corruption in the higher judiciary.According to a...

Aircel-Maxis Case: SPP Anand Grover Complains To SC Against CBI For Taking Away Files

In an embarrassment to the Central government and the CBI, special public prosecutor in 2G case senior advocate Anand Grover on Friday complained before the Supreme Court against the CBI for taking away files pertaining to Karti Chidambaram case.Appearing before the bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, Grover submitted that he, being the SPP, had received a copy of...

SC Takes Note Of “Depleting Strength” Of CAT, NCDRC; AG Asked To Take Instructions On Filling Up Vacancies

The Supreme Court today directed Attorney General K K Venugopal to take instruction from the Centre by Monday as to what it planned to do regarding filling of vacancies in Central Administrative Tribunal and National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.The bench was told by senior advocates including P S Patwalia and Aryama Sundaram representing bar associations of various tribunals that...

Statutory Immunity To Women From Prosecution For adultery - SC Admits Writ Petition Challenging The Vires Of Section 497IPC [Read Petition & Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A. M. Khanwilkar  and D. Y. Chandrachud on Friday admitted and issued notice on a writ petition challenging the validity of section 497 of the IPC, in so far as the impugned section extends immunity to women from prosecution for the offence of adultery, even as an abettor, under the garb of Article 15(3) of...

Justice Sanjiv Khanna Decides On Split Verdict From Delhi HC In Murder Appeal; Acquits 2 Out Of 5 Accused [Read Judgment]

After the Delhi High Court delivered a split verdict in five criminal appeals in February this year, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, on Tuesday, upheld the conviction of 3 accused, while acquitting 2 others.The case relates to the murder of one Ankit Minocha near Chanakyapuri in 2009. The Division Bench was hearing Appeals against a judgment passed by the Additional Sessions Judge, wherein it had...

Medical Admissions: CJI Forms Panel To Probe Judge Who Defied SC

A three-judge panel has been constituted by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to inquire into the alleged role of an Allahabad High Court judge in granting permission to private medical colleges to admit students despite a firm Supreme Court ban, the Times of India reported today.The panel comprises Madras HC chief justice Indira Banerjee, Sikkim HC chief justice SK Agnihotri and Madhya...

Parsi Woman’s Identity Crisis: Prima Facie No Case For Accepting ‘Doctrine Of Merger Of Wife’s Religious Identity With That Of Husband’, Observes SC

Hearing in the special leave petition preferred by Goolrukh Gupta on the Gujarat High Court judgment dated March 23, 2012, commenced on Thursday before the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court. Senior counsel Indira Jaising, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, submitted before the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court that “religion is a matter of choice. One may be born in a religion...

Should Land Acquisition Proceedings Lapse If Landowners Refuse To Accept Compensation? SC Refers Question To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, referred to a larger Bench the question of applicability of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.The Court was hearing an Appeal filed by the Indore Development Authority (IDA) in the case concerning the land acquisition proceedings pertaining to the land acquired for...