Panamagate: Pakistan Supreme Court Disqualifies Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, on Friday, disqualified Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, directing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to prepare and file a reference within six weeks against Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Hussain Nawaz Sharif, Hassan Nawaz Sharif and Capt (Retd) Muhammed Safdar and others.The five-Judge Bench comprised of Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice...

Will Toddy Shops Come Under Highway Liquor Ban? SC Issues Notice [Read Petition]

A writ petition has been filed in Supreme Court of India by Kerala Toddy Shop Licensee Association seeking a  direction to Kerala Government not treat ‘Toddy’ and its trade as falling under ‘liquor’ while enforcing the Supreme Court Judgment on highway liquor ban.A two Judge bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha has issued notice to the Central government and the State...

Breaking:SC Rejects Plea of 10 Yr Old Rape Victim's Plea To Abort, Orders Panels In States To Examine Such Cases

The Supreme Court today rejected the plea by a 10 year old rape victim for aborting a 32-week-old fetus which meant that she will have to deliver a baby in a months time.The dismissal of plea came after a medical report by PGIMER hospital Chandigarh said termination of pregnancy at this stage will have a grave effect on health of the girl.Petition had initially said fetus was 26 week old...

SC Calls For Senior Officers From CPCB & Sivakasi For Assistance On Environmental Impact Of Bursting Crackers [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed the presence of senior officers from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Fireworks Research and Development Centre at Sivakasi to assist the Court on the environmental implications of bursting crackers.“We wish to make it clear that the officers may bring along with them any other person who can assist them in answering the questions...

CJAR Writes To CJI Khehar For Quick Action Into Allegations Against Justice Nagarjuna Reddy

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has written to Chief Justice of India Justice JS Khehar requesting speedy action into the allegations of abuse of office, interference in judicial process, nepotism and physical assault on a Dalit junior civil judge by Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy, sitting judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, while also requesting for a copy of...

SC Notice To Centre On Changes In NGT Act Effected By Finance Act, 2017 [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a petition challenging the alterations brought about by the Finance Act, 2017, in the National Green Tribunal Act, which it says would weaken the functioning of the environment court and curtail its powers.Chief Justice JS Khehar issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply on the petition filed by NGO Social Action for Forest...

Presumptions In NDPS Act Do Not Dispense With Prosecutions' Burden To Prove The Charge Beyond Reasonable Doubt: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Naresh Kumar vs State of HP, has held that presumption provisions in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 against an accused does not dispense with the obligation of the prosecution to prove the charge beyond all reasonable doubt.A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Navin Sinha, while restoring a trial court’s findings of acquittal...

Right To Food Campaign Joins Issue With Attorney General On Aadhaar

The Right To Food Campaign has expressed its shock and dismay over the statement of the Attorney General, K.K.Venugopal, in the ongoing proceedings before the nine-Judge bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday.The campaign joined issue with the AG on his reported statement that Aadhaar project is necessary to ensure food security, and other welfare programmes which are essential in...

‘Privacy Can Be Made A Fundamental Right Only Through A Constitutional Amendment’: Senior Advocate Aryama Sundaram Tells Nine-Judge Bench [Read Written Submission]

Senior counsel, Aryama Sundaram, arguing for Maharashtra, today told the nine-Judge Constitution Bench, that privacy can become a fundamental right only through a Constitutional amendment.   Sundaram contended that it is fallacious to suggest that certain manifestations of privacy can be part of Fundamental Rights, and some other manifestations of privacy can’t be. “Either privacy is...

Breaking: Supreme Court Issues New Guidelines To Prevent Misuse Of S.498A IPC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court of India on Thursday has issued new set of directions to prevent the misuse of Section 498A of Indian Penal Code.A two Judge Bench of Justices AK Goel and UU Lalit observed that Section 498A was inserted in the statute with the laudable object of punishing cruelty at the hands of husband or his relatives against a wife particularly when such cruelty had potential to result...

Upholding “Artistic Freedom”, SC Refuses To Stay Release Of ‘Indu Sarkar’ [Read Order]

Holding that it cannot curb “artistic freedom”, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court today refused to stay the release of Madhur Bhandarkar flick ''Indu Sarkar, set in the backdrop of Emergency.This meant that the movie can be released tomorrow that is Friday as scheduled.The bench of justices Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar dismissed a petition filed by Priya Singh Paul ...

Centre Cites Personal Info For Passport, Voter ID Card, Census To Defend Aadhaar; Trump’s Orders Too Figure In Hearing

Continuing to justify seeking of biometric details for aadhaar scheme, Attorney General K K Venugopal representing the Centre said several personal details are sought for passport,  during census, for voter ID but no such right to privacy issues were or are raised.“Look at how for census and passport and voter registration, the  kind of data taken and put in public domain, the requirement...