Crucial Hearing Of Hadiya Case Tomorrow: Shafin Jahan Has Radical Mind Set ,Submits Hadiya’s Father, Jahan Likely To Move Contempt Against NIA

In a fresh Application, Mr. Asokan K.M, Hadiya’s father, has claimed that Shafin Jahan, has "a radical mind set with links to terrorist organization".The case concerns Hadiya’s conversion to Islam, and her subsequent marriage to a Muslim man Shafin Jahan. In a judgment rendered on 25 May this year, a Division Bench of Kerala High Court had called her marriage a “sham”, and had...

Electricity Commission Has No Inherent Power To Alter Tariff Under PPA Between Power Generator, Distributor: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has interpreted the width and amplitude of inherent powers of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited vs Solar Semiconductor Power Company, and has held that the tariff fixed in terms of power purchase agreement (PPA) between the power producer and distributor cannot be altered invoking inherent powers.The separate but concurring...

SC Upholds Punjab and Haryana HC’s Ruling That A Woman Does Not Need Her Husband’s Consent To Abort

A bench of the Chief Justice Dipak Misra, A.M.Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud, dismissed on Friday, a Civil Appeal, which has been pending since 2012, seeking to recognise husband’s consent to terminate a pregnancy.A matrimonial dispute between husband and wife led to separation of the couple, with the wife living with her minor son, and her parents.  The wife filed an application under...

SC Asks HCs To Set-up Special Centres For Examination Of Vulnerable Witnesses In Criminal Cases [Read Order]

In a landmark order the Supreme Court has directed the High Courts to set up special centres for examination of vulnerable witnesses in criminal cases.The Bench of Justices AK Goel and UU Lalit held that setting up of one centre for vulnerable witnesses may be perhaps required almost in every district in the country. The bench directed that at least two such centres in the jurisdiction of...

On Its Diamond Jubilee, CJI Lauds Kerala HC For 2 Firsts, 14 SC Judges; Says Courts Exist For People, Not People For The Court

‘Courts exist for the people and not people for the court’ is the motto of serviceability of the institution of justice, said Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra as he spoke on the diamond jubilee celebration of the Kerala High Court on Saturday. He said the court should be proud of giving 14 judges to the Supreme Court and first woman judge."We should not forget that courts exist for...

Copies Of Judgments Should Be Made Available In The Language Of The Litigants: President Ram Nath Kovind

 President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind on Saturday said a system could be evolved whereby certified translated copies of judgement are made available by the High Courts in the local or regional language.“It is important to not only take justice to the people, but also to make it understandable to litigating parties in a language they know. High Courts deliver judgements in English, but...

CJI Fumes At Rampant Misuse Of PILs

 "How far can courts go? PILs were devised as a mode to address the grievances of the poor and underprivileged who had no access to justice. But now it has gone on to investigate scams and many other fields. Now, it is used to question whether there should be a sports facility or not”, CJI Dipak Misra “For what PILs were originally conceived and now what it has become..what it has...

Need Not Demolish Parking Lot Near Taj; But Maintain Status Quo: SC

Recalling its order of October 24, the Supreme Court has stayed its order directing demolition of the under-construction multi-level car parking near Taj MahalA bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also asked Uttar Pradesh government to submit a comprehensive policy on preservation and pollution in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).“Let status quo be maintained. No...

Goa Mining: SC Notice On Plea To Lower Cap On Mineral Extraction For Sake Of Environment, Locals [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre, Goa government and mining companies on a plea for lowering of cap on extraction of mineral ores in Goa from the present 20 MTPA (metric tonne per annum) to 12 MTPA or even lower for the sake of environment and the locals who, it said, were being disregarded by the miners.A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta...

Law Commission Of India Suggests Uniformity,Independence In Appointments, Monitoring Of Tribunals By Nodal Agency [Read Report]

The Law Commission of India, in its 272nd report, has laid out a detailed step-by-step procedure for improving the working of the tribunal system in the country.The report titled "Assessment of Statutory Frameworks of Tribunals in India" has been prepared pursuant to the observations made by the Supreme Court in the case of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. v. Essar Power Ltd., (2016)9SCC103....

SC Allows Centre To Withdraw 7 CAPF Companies From Bengal

In a setback to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Centre to withdraw seven out of 15 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts.The apex court stayed the Calcutta High Court order that had restrained the government from doing so.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra accepted...

After SC Ban On Firecrackers In Delhi/NCR, Three Minors Seek Nationwide Ban [Read Application]

In the wake of Delhiites punching holes in the Supreme Court ban on firecrackers this Diwali and fearing repeat of the annual air pollution hazard in the coming wedding season, three children - Arjun Gopal and two others - have moved the apex court seeking nationwide ban on firecrackers and a dedicate police helpline for lodging complaints in this regard.In an application filed before the...