Kerala HC Nullifies Marriage Of Muslim Convert In Her Father’s Habeas Corpus Petition [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court, in an unusual order, nullified the marriage of woman converted to Islam with a Muslim man in a habeas corpus petition filed by her father.A division bench of Justice Surendra Mohan and Justice Abraham Mathew held that the marriage, which is alleged to have been performed, is a sham and is of no consequence in the eye of law.The habeas corpus petition was filed by KM...

‘Nobody Has The Courage To Make Allegations Against The Chief Minister Without Any Reason’: SC

The case, Irom Chitra Devi v Union of India, made the Supreme Court’s Vacation Bench of Justices A.K.Sikri and Deepak Gupta, express its anguish at the plight of the family in Manipur, which is on the run fearing its safety, because it dared to appeal against the inadequate punishment meted out to the current Chief Minister N.Biren Singh’s son, Ajay Meetai.Meetai was awarded a five-year...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Repeated Saying Of Word ‘Goonda’ Or ‘Prejudicial To Maintenance Of Public Order’ Insufficient To Invoke Preventive DetentionRhetorical incantation of word “goonda” or “prejudicial to maintenance of public order” cannot be sufficient justification to invoke the draconian powers of preventive detention, the Supreme Court held. A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and...

MoEF To Consider Representations On New Rules Restricting Cattle Trade

As per a press release issued on Saturday, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has claimed to have received representations regarding certain provisions of the recently notified Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) Rules, 2017.The new Rules, notified under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, ban the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter at animal...

Saharanpur Caste-Violence: SC Denies Urgent Hearing On Petition For SIT Probe [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Friday denied urgent hearing of a Petition demanding a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the recent incidents of caste violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur district.The Bench comprising Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Navin Sinha observed that there exists no urgency, and that the matter could be heard after the Court’s summer...

Conviction Can Be Based On The Solitary Evidence Of A Child Witness, If It Inspires Confidence: SC [Read Judgment]

In a Criminal Appeal decided on Friday, the Supreme Court bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha, has confirmed the conviction of a woman for the murder of her husband, based on the testimony of her 12-year old son that he saw her presence in the room when his father was killed by two assassins, and that she asked him to leave the room on the biding of one of the assailants.Both...

AIIMS Dress Code Prohibiting Headgear, Scarf To Take MBBS Entrance Test Unconstitutional: Kerala HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala on Wednesday allowed the challenge to the dress code prescribed by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for MBBS entrance examination. It observed that the prohibition against wearing of headgear and scarfs during the examination is violative of Article 25 of the Constitution of India.“…the Writ Petitions are disposed of directing that the dress...

Centre Bans Sale Of Cows For Slaughter At Animal Markets, Restrict Cattle Trade [Read Notification]

The Ministry of Environment and Forests on Thursday notified new rules under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, banning the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter at animal markets across India.The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, allows only farmland owners to trade...

SC Agrees To Hear The Injured Air Warrior’s Plea To Vacate The Stay On Grant Of Compensation To Him

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s Vacation bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha stayed the Delhi High Court’s order granting compensation to the air warrior, Wing Commander Sanjeet Singh Kaila, who was injured while bailing out of a fighter aircraft in 2005.On Thursday, the same bench agreed to hear Kaila’s Interlocutory Application, seeking vacation of the stay, on June...

SC Sets Aside Punjab And Haryana High Court’s Direction Recasting The Merit List For Admission To Postgraduate Medical Courses [Read Judgment]

 The Supreme Court’s Vacation Bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha, on Thursday, directed the Punjab Government to reconsider the incentive to be given to the Rural Medical Officers afresh by keeping in mind the objective with which the Regulation 9 of the Medical Council of India Regulations  2000 were made.The Supreme Court, in State of UP v Dinesh Singh Chauhan, (2016)...

SC Directs Haryana Government To Notify Fresh Criteria To Identify Remote/Difficult Areas For Grant Of Weightage In NEET [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court Vacation bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha, on Thursday, held that the Haryana Government’s notification dated 5.5.2017 identifying remote/difficult areas for the purpose of grant of weightage to candidates appearing in the NEET examination, is  based on no data, reflects inadequate preparation, and is in the nature of a knee jerk reaction...

NDPS Act, Being A Presumptive Legislation, The Interpretation Has To Be Strict: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha, on Thursday, in a case under the NDPS Act, restored the acquittal by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana of an accused, which was reversed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The High Court, on an appeal by the State, convicted and sentenced the appellant before the Supreme Court, to rigorous imprisonment of 10 years with...