Hadiya Case: SC To Consider Kerala Govt. Affidavit Against NIA Probe, 3 Impleadeing Petitions Supporting NIA Probe Today [Updated][Read Applications]

Three applications have been filed before the Supreme Court demanding the Applicants’ impleadment as respondents in the Hadiya case and seeking an investigation by the National Investigation Agency into incidents of alleged ‘Love Jihad’.One of the applications has been filed by Ms. Bindu Sampath, whose daughter Nimisha had allegedly converted to Islam, married a Muslim and went missing...

Gujarat Riots:HC Permits Zakia Jafri To Seek Further Investigation Regarding Larger Conspiracy Of State Administration [Read Judgment]

By partly allowing the revision petition filed by Zakia Jafri, the High Court granted her the liberty to make a prayer for further investigation regarding larger conspiracy angle in the Gulberg  Society massacre case occurred during Gujarat riots of 2002.  Zakia Jafri, the widow of Congress legislator Ehsan Jafri who was killed during mob attack in Gulbarga Housing Society during the riots,...

SC Issues Notice On Petition Challenging Diversion Of Forest Land To DRDO [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud, on October 3, issued notice on a petition challenging the diversion of forest land between Khoa and Jajor in Alwar district, Rajasthan,  in favour of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).  The DRDO sought the land for a strategic project.The SLP has been filed against...

Akhila(Hadiya)'s Father Seeks Protection For Family From Extremist Elements [Read Application]

In another development in the Hadiya case, Mr. Asokan K.M., Hadiya(Akhila)’s father, has now approached the Supreme Court demanding “for ensuring security, well being and protection of his family”. He also demands that the investigation by the National Investigation Agency be permitted to be completed expeditiously.In the Application, Mr. Asokan makes references to several similar cases...

No Scheduled Offences Made Out In Hadiya Case Warranting NIA Investigation: Kerala Govt. Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

 Kerala Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Hadiya Case. In the Affidavit filed by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) it is submitted that there is no scope for an investigation by National Investigation Agency(NIA) in the case“The Crime Branch of Kerala Police had conducted the investigation in Crime No. 92/HHW-III/KKD/17(relates the Habeas Corpus Petition...

It Is Not Within Our Jurisdiction To Direct Implementation Of National Policy Framed By The Government, Says SC

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B.Lokur, S.Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta, on October 5, dismissed the writ petition filed by the Consortium of Indian Farmers Association, seeking directions to the Government to implement the National Policy for Farmers-2007, framed by the Union Ministry of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Policy was laid on the table...

CJAR And Lawyers Collective Applaud Collegium Decision To Place Resolutions In Public Domain

In an official release, the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has welcomed the Collegium’s decision to place its resolutions in the public domain.Applauding the step, the release states, “This is a first but necessary step towards both objectives and will go some distance in restoring the public’s confidence in the system, cutting at the roots of nepotistic...

Commercial Courts Should Normally Look Into Express Terms Of A Contract And Not Into The Implied Terms: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, cautioned Commercial Courts against looking into the implied terms of a contract, opining that a contract should be read as it is, as per its express terms.The Bench comprising Justice R.F. Nariman and Justice S.K. Kaul observed, “We may, however, in the end, extend a word of caution. It should certainly not be an endeavour of commercial courts to look to...

SC Collegium Okays 6 Out Of 10 Names For Elevation To Madras HC, 4 Women Judges In The List [Read The Collegium Recommendations]

The Supreme Court collegium has approved six names out of the 10 judicial officers recommended by the Madras High Court Chief Justice for elevation to the high court. It rejected the other four names citing adverse intelligence reports, while also rejecting a representation by many senior judicial officers of the state who alleged that they have been over-looked by the high court...

SC Appoints Amrendra Sharan As Amicus On A Plea Seeking Re-probe Into Gandhi’s Assassination [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Friday appointed senior advocate Amrendra  Sharan as amicus to assist the court on a petition challenging Bombay High Court Judgment by which the High Court dismissed the prayer seeking reinvestigation into assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in the light of some new evidence.High Court dismissed his PIL holding that it was not in a position to entertain this...

‘Legislature Can Think Of Other Modes Of Execution’: SC Issues Notice On PIL Against Death By Hanging [Read Petition]

Acting on a plea filed by a lawyer, the Supreme Court today observed that the legislature can consider amending the CrPC to change the mode of execution of a death row convict from the present painful hanging to some other less painful method."Prima-facie with the invention of various modes, the legislature can think of some other mode by which a convict who in law has to face death...

Elaborate on Steps to Enhance Security In Courts: SC to Centre [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted four weeks’ time to the Centre to place on record the steps that have been taken to enhance security in the Courts.The order was issued by a bench comprising Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao in a case involving the murder of a witness who had refused to turn hostile. The witness was shot dead while he was being escorted by the police to...