SC Directs Counselling And Admission Of Candidate Suffering From Thalassaemia For Medical Seat Under Disability Quota

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed counselling and admission of a candidate suffering from Thalassaemia, which is a benchmark disability under the provisions of the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.The Court had, last week, directed the Chhattisgarh Government to constitute a Medical Board to examine the candidate. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice...

SC Treats Pregnancy As A Factor While Compensating A Rape Survivor

In Ms Z v The State of Bihar and Others, decided by the Chief Justice of India-designate, Justice Dipak Misra on Friday, the Supreme Court has considered the rape survivor’s pregnancy as a factor for the award of compensation under the Victims Compensation Scheme, as framed under Section 357-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure.   This unwittingly introduces a new element in the award...

INX Media Case: SC Tells Karti Chidambaram To Appear Before CBI On Wednesday

The Supreme Court has directed Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, to appear before the CBI on Wednesday (August 23) in connection with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media case.Karti, facing investigation for allegedly receiving Rs 305 crore to get the FIPB approval to the private company by using his influence when his father was...

SC Notice On Plea For Rs 10L Compensation For 10 Yr Old Rape Survivor Who Delivered A Baby [Read Order]

The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre, NALSA and Chandigarh administration on a petition seeking Rs 10 lakh compensation to a 10-year-old  rape victim who delivered a baby yesterday at a Chandigarh hospital.Appearing for the rape survivor, senior lawyer and former ASG Indira Jaising argued that no compensation had been given to the girl despite a direction by the Chief...

Bihar Rape Survivor’s Abortion Plea: SC Website Displays Name Of Survivor Despite Express Prohibition In Judgment

In disregard of an express prohibition in the recent Supreme Court judgment examining the abortion plea of a 35-year-old HIV-positive rape survivor, the Supreme Court website still displays the survivor’s name.While the judgment does conceal her identity, the survivor’s name nevertheless appears in the search results for recent judgments.This is despite the fact that in the judgment, a...

Bihar Rape Survivor’s Abortion Plea: SC Directs State To Pay 10 Lakh Compensation; Raps HC And Hospital For Delay [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bihar Government to pay Rs. 10 lakh as compensation to an HIV-infected rape survivor, and rapped Patna High Court and the Government hospital for having contributed to the delay in considering her plea for abortion.“In the instant case, it is luminescent that the appellant has suffered grave injury to her mental health. The said injury is...

Contempt Jurisdiction Extends Even To Protect The Registry From False And Unfair Allegations: SC [Read Judgment]

A three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday observed that the contempt jurisdiction of the Court is not only to protect the reputation of the concerned Judge so that he can administer Justice fearlessly and fairly, but also to protect “the fair name of the judiciary”. It added that the protection in a manner of speaking, extends even to the Registry in the performance...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: SC Asks ASG To Look Into Conspiracy Behind Bomb Making

The Supreme Court has asked the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) to address the issue of a larger conspiracy angle in the manufacture of the bomb used to assassinate former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi decided to hear a plea filed by AG Perarivalan, one of the life convicts for his role in conspiracy in the case, on Wednesday.According to the FIR,...

Contempt Charge Against Adv. Mohit Chaudhary Dropped By SC, But Barred Him From Practicing For One Month

The Supreme Court today accepted the apology tendered by an Advocate On Record Mohit Chaudhary and dropped contempt proceedings against him, but debarred him from practicing as an Advocate-On-Record for one month."We are thus of the view that the appropriate course of action would be that the contemnor is not permitted to practice as an Advocate-on-Record, for a period of one month from the...

SC Directs Authorities To take Steps For Audio, Video Recording Of Court Proceedings [Read Order]

After directing installation of CCTV cameras inside the Courts, and at important locations within the Court complexes in at least two districts in every State and Union Territory, the Supreme Court, on Monday, considered it desirable for CCTV cameras to be installed in all subordinate Courts.The Bench comprising Justice A.K. Goel and Justice U.U. Lalit opined that such installation should...

SC’s Unusual Direction In Hadiya Case Triggers Concerns Of Judicial Overreach- An Analysis Of SC Order

The Supreme Court’s order on Wednesday in the hearing of the appeal filed by Shefan Jahan against the Kerala High Court’s order annulling his marriage with Hadiya, (who was known as Akhila, before her conversion) who converted from Hinduism to Islam, is amenable to a curious interpretation.The SC bench of the Chief Justice J.S.Khehar and D.Y.Chandrachud, directed the National...

Accused Is Entitled To Default Bail After 60 Days For Offences Punishable With ‘Imprisonment Up To 10yrs’, Rules SC By 2:1 Majority [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court of India on Wednesday held that an accused is entitled to statutory bail (default bail) under Section 167(2)(a)(2) of Code of Criminal procedure if the police failed to file the charge-sheet within 60 days of his arrest for the offence punishable with ‘imprisonment up to 10 years.The Bench of Justices Madan Lokur, Prafulla C Pant and Deepak Gupta was hearing an appeal filed...