Removal Of Deep-Rooted Gender Bias Necessary To Reduce Acid Attacks; Stringent Laws Not Enough: SC [Read Judgment]

While setting aside the acquittal in an acid attack case, the Supreme Court on Friday opined that Courts, while giving the benefit of doubt to the accused, should not ignore the plight of victims.“The administration of justice has to protect the society and it cannot ignore the victim altogether who has died and cannot cry before it. If the benefits of all kinds of doubts raised on behalf...

SC Directs Chattisgarh Govt To Consider A Candidate Suffering From Thalassemia For A Medical Seat Under Disability Quota

The Supreme Court bench of justices Dipak Misra and A.M.Khanwilkar, on August 11,directed the Chhattisgarh Government to constitute the requisite Medical Board within two days to examine a candidate suffering from Thalassemia, which is a benchmark disability under the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, under the disability quota for admission to any medical stream.Under the...

Here Is Why Indira Jaising Decided To Give Up Her ‘Senior Counsel’ Gown After Independence Day

Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising has tweeted that she will be giving up her “senior counsel’ gown from August 16, that is a day after the Independence Day.https://twitter.com/IJaising/status/895916833387061248She tweeted “On independence day , I am starting a 'Gown wapasi' movement. Wef August I6th will.shed my senior counsel gown as a symbol...

SC Modifies Order On Cattle Notification; Stay On Case Property Rules Vacated

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the Madras High Court's stay order on provisions of the Centre's May 23 notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from markets for slaughter.Significantly however, it modified its earlier order and vacated its stay on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Case Property Animals Rules 2017).The Case Property Rules deal with the issue...

Ayodhya Title Suit Appeals: SC To Start Hearing On The Eve Of 25th Anniversary of Babri Demolition

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Dipak Misra, Ashok Bhushan and S.A.Nazeer, today decided to begin hearing the Babri Masjid title dispute on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the demolition, on December 5.   Although the bench was keen to schedule the hearing earlier, it was the counsel, who sought more time from the bench, some of them wanting the bench to start hearing the case...

‘Give Up Stereotypical Views On Widows’: SC Steps In To Bring Sunshine In Vrindavan Widows’ Lives [Read Judgment]

It is a pity that these widows have been so unfortunately dealt with, as if they have ceased to be entitled to live a life of dignity, the bench observed.In a relief to widows in Vrindavan and other ashrams in the country, the Supreme Court has decided to intervene in the matter and has formed a committee to study all the reports and provide it with a common working plan to rehabilitate...

Indiscipline By Armymen Can’t Be Viewed Lightly: SC [Read Judgment]

It would send a wrong signal and impact the discipline of the Armed Forces, the Bench said.Coming down heavily on an Army man who overstayed his casual leave period without informing his seniors for about one and a half years, the Supreme Court has observed that such serious misconducts by Armed Force members amount to indiscipline and cannot be countenanced.The court set aside the order of...

SC Stays Death Penalty Awarded To UP Man Accused In Murder Of Six [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed the death penalty awarded to a man accused of being involved in the murder of six persons in Muzzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.Madan, Suresh Pal, and Ishwar were convicted by the trial court for being involved in the killing of six persons. Ishwar was awarded life imprisonment while the other two were sentenced to death by the trial court. In their appeals before the...

SC Notice On Maharashtra Govt Plea To Allow Prosecution, Raids For Possession Of Beef [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition filed by Maharashtra government seeking revival of a provision of law that made it an offence to carry or keep beef at home in the state.A bench of justices R K Agrawal and Abhay Manohar Sapre issued the notice to one Haresh M Jagtani who had challenged the law in the High Court.The bench tagged the matter along with several pending matters...

Unnatural Deaths In Prisons: Amicus Curiae Suggests Measures To Reduce The Numbers

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B.Lokur and Deepak Gupta, on August 10, heard Amicus Curiae, Gaurav Agrawal and senior advocate, Colin Gonsalves suggest various measures to reduce unnatural deaths in prisons across the country.Agrawal began saying that the distinction between unnatural death and natural death in prisons is not clear, and that there is a mismatch between the...

Centre Against Criminalising Child Marriages Which Are Voidable [Read Affidavit]

The Centre told the  Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B.Lokur and Deepak Gupta on August 9 that it defends Exception 2 of Section 375 of Indian Penal Code, so as to give protection to husband and his minor wife against criminalising the sexual activity between them.Exception 2 says that sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under 15 years of age, is not...

Shia Waqf Board Challenges 1946 Judgment Of Faisabad Civil Court In SC Seeking Claim Over Babri Masjid Property [Read Petition]

With the Supreme Court set to hear the dispute over Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid on Friday, the Shia Central Board of Waqf, Uttar Pradesh, has moved the apex court against a March 30,1946, order of trial court which had declared Babri Masjid the property of Sunni Waqf Board.The Shia Waqf Board has prayed that its petition be heard along with other petitions.The judgment dated March 30, 1946,...