Misuse Of Powers By Special Executive Magistrates Under CrPC: SC Issues Notices To Chief Secretaries Of All States & UTs

In Aldanish Rein v Union of India, the Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice, Dipak Misra and Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud  on Monday issued notices to the Chief Secretaries of all the States and the Union Territories, seeking their response to the petitioner’s prayer to protect the life and liberty of citizens, deprived of their constitutional rights, due to the misuse...

Kejriwal Govt Vs LG Day 2: SC Says Governor Cannot Interfere In Day To Day Functioning Of Delhi Govt

Continuing to interpret Article 239AA that gave special powers to Delhi, the Supreme Court today orally observed that it envisages harmonious functioning between the Lt Governor and the state cabinet and the spirit should be “participatory”.Significantly Chief Justice Dipak Misra also said there is also no scope for the Governor to interfere in day to day functioning of...

Marital Rape Is A Disgraceful Offence That Has Scarred The Trust & Confidence In The Institution Of Marriage: Gujarat HC [Read Order]

High Court is set to examine the question whether a wife can initiate prosecution against her husband for unnatural sex punishable under Section 377 of the Indian Penal CodeTerming marital rape as a ‘disgraceful offence’, the Gujarat High Court is set to examine the question whether a wife can initiate prosecution against her husband for unnatural sex punishable under Section 377 of...

Legal Stalwarts & Activists Question Composition Of Data Privacy Panel [Read Letter]

In a letter addressed to Justice (retd.) B.N. Srikrishna, 22 legal stalwarts and activists have questioned the composition of the committee of experts constituted to deliberate on a Data Protection Framework.An initiative of 'Rethink Aadhaar', the letter expresses concern over "inadequate representation" within the committee, asserting, "It is desirable that the composition of the...

SC To Peruse “Confidential Reports” In Karti Case In Open Court

The Supreme Court today said it will examine the documents submitted in a sealed cover by the CBI  in the open court to allay any apprehension of Karti Chidambaram and others facing probe regarding irregularities  in FIPB clearance given to INX Media Ltd.ASG Tushar Mehta has been asked to place the documents before it on November 9.The bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra agreed to...

Deposit "Substantial Amount" To Prove Bonafide : SC To Jaypee

Real estate giants Jaypee Associates suffered a setback today when the Supreme Court refused to allow it to deposit to Rs 400 crore with its registry as against Rs 2,000 crore directed by it earlier.The company argued :"no company possessed such a huge amount of liquid fund" but the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked it to submit a "substantial amount" to establish its...

Challenge To Statute Permitting Jallikattu Admitted; SC Issues Notice To TN Govt [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Monday admitted a writ petition filed by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (India), challenging the regularisation of Jallikattu, a bull-taming sport, by Tamil Nadu. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar issued notice to the state government, allowing the government four weeks to respond to the...

SC Notice To Aviation Ministry, Air India On Plea By A Transgender Seeking Cabin Crew Job [Read Petition]

Petitioner has cited the NALSA judgment of April 2014 which has recognized the rights of transgender as a third gender, to bolster her case.The Supreme Court today issued notice to Civil Aviation Ministry and Air India on a petition filed by a transgender Shanavi Ponnuswamy seeking a direction to the national carrier to appoint her as a cabin crew.The notice was issued by a bench comprising...

JGLS Rape Case: SC Stays HC Order Shaming "Promiscuous" Victim & Suspending Convicts' Sentence [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, wherein the latter had suspended the sentence awarded to the three law students from Jindal Global Law School who were convicted for blackmailing and gang raping a student of the same University for about two years. The Apex Court has issued notice on the rape survivor's Petition challenging the order.In the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Arbitration Proceedings After The Imposition Of Moratorium Under S.14 Of Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code Is Non Est In LawIn Alchemist Asset Reconstruction Company Limited v. M/s Hotel Gaudavan Private Limited, the Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman and Sanjay Kishan Kaul held that arbitration proceedings instituted after the imposition of moratorium under Section...

World Bank Lauds National Judicial Data Grid In Ease Of Doing Business Report

India saw a momentous 30 rank jump in the Ease of Doing Business report for 2018, ranking at 100 out of 190 countries. What is also noteworthy is that the report categorically lauds creation of the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG).Released by the World Bank, the report states that the introduction of the Grid "made it possible to generate case management reports on local courts, thereby...

CJI Dipak Misra Lays Stone Of Alternate Dispute Resolution Centre, Opens Creche Facility At Bombay HC

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra laid down the foundation for an Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre in Mumbai and inaugurated a creche facility at the CTO building next to the Bombay High Court.Apart from the CJI, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Manjula Chellur spoke at an august gathering in the central court room at the high...