Can’t Expect Children Of Age Group Of 10 To 14 Years To Walk Three Kilometers To Attend School: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court permitted the up-gradation of a school from lower primary to upper primary by observing that children of age group of 10 to 14 years cannot be expected to walk more than 3 kilometres to attend school.The Kerala Government had granted sanction for the up-gradation of an existing lower primary school to an upper primary school. The said order of sanction was challenged by...

Delhi HC Requests Raju Ramachandran To Function As Amicus Curiae in Petitions Challenging Marital Rape

The Delhi High Court bench of the Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar today requested senior counsel, Raju Ramachandran, to assist the Court as Amicus Curiae in hearing the pending petitions challenging marital rape.  The petitions have been filed by an NGO, RIT Foundation, and the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) with some interveners filing...

Make It Mandatory For Candidates To File Documents Supporting Affidavit On Criminal Offences Before Elections: Petition In SC; Notice Issued [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a Petition seeking greater transparency in election process by making it mandatory for candidates to furnish documents along with an affidavit on information relating to criminal offences.A Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra directed the respondents to file a response within four weeks...

NEET Row: SC Extends Time For Medical Admissions Counseling In Madhya Pradesh By 3 Days [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, extended the time for counseling for admissions to Medical and Dental Colleges in Madhya Pradesh by three days.The order was passed by a Bench comprising Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao, on a fresh application filed by the Madhya Pradesh Directorate of Medical Education, seeking an extension for complying with the directions issued in...

Award Of Lok Adalat Can Be Challenged Only By Filing Writ Petition And Not By Way Of Separate Suit – Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

Upholding the order of rejection of plaint, the Supreme Court held that the award of Lok Adalat can be challenged only by filing writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, and that civil suit seeking such remedy was not maintianable. The suit in question was filed seeking to set aside a settlement award of lok adalat passed in an earlier suit filed for specific...

EC’s Reservoir of Powers Comes Under Review in SC

Article 324 of the Constitution has often been described as the reservoir of powers of the Election Commission; yet, the E.C. told the Supreme Court today that it cannot use those powers effectively, as it is circumscribed by the existing laws.Article 324 of the Constitution deals with the superintendence, direction and control of elections vested in the Election Commission, and has been...

Does Retweet Of A Defamatory Tweet Amount To Defamation: SC To Decide

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine on Monday a petition filed by Aam Aadmi party (AAP) spokesperson Raghav Chadha, as to whether re-tweeting somebody's allegedly defamatory tweet amounts to defamation.He also sought a direction to the Delhi High Court for expeditious hearing of the defamation case filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.Appearing for Chadha, senior advocate...

1993 Mumbai Bombings: Death For Firoz Rashid Khan, Tahir Merchant; Life Term For Salem, Karimullah Khan

A Special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court on Thursday sentenced Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan and Tahir Merchant to death in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, while Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan have been sentenced to life with a fine of Rs. 2 lakh.Riyaz Siddiqui, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. Convict Mustafa Dossa passed away within a fortnight of the verdict.On June...

SC Grants 6-Week Time To Centre To Settle SYL Canal Dispute

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted six weeks’ time after the Centre sought more time to resolve the water dispute between Haryana and Punjab on Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal.Appearing before the bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal sought more time, saying: "The issue was being discussed with both the states for a...

National Disaster Management Authority Should Give Special Attention To Children In The Event Of A Disaster: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, opined that the National Disaster Management Authority should “give special attention to the children in the event of a disaster since they are the most vulnerable victims of a disaster that may strike at any time.”The Bench comprising Justice M.B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, however, refrained from passing any direction to the Authority, noting that it...

SC Reaffirms That Welfare Of Child Is Paramount Consideration For Custody Of Children [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court invoked the well settled principle that claims of custody of children should be determined only with the prime consideration of their welfare, in order to settle a long-drawn custody battle.The appellant before the Apex Court was the wife, who was not favoured as the custodian of two children by the High Court. The wife had left the husband after fifteen years of matrimony,...

SC Orders CBI Probe Into The Mysterious Death Of Karnataka Cop M.K. Ganapathy [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to look into the death of Mr. M.K. Ganapathy, a Deputy Superintendent of Karnataka Police, and complete its investigation, as far as possible, within three months.“Having considered the entirety of the material before this Court but without expressing any opinion on merits, we direct that investigation be...