Withhold Commercialization Of GM Mustard: Adv. Prashant Bhushan Writes To Environment Minister [Read Letter]

In a letter addressed to Mr. Anil Dave, Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate, Advocate Prashant Bhushan has demanded to withhold the commercial release of GM Mustard, which was approved by the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) on Thursday.In the letter, Mr. Bhushan has “expressed great disquiet and anxiety at the opaque and unscientific regulatory oversight...

Justice Karnan Not Ready To Tender Apology, Media Reports Wrong, States His Lawyer [Read Press Release]

Advocate Mathew Nedumpara, who moved Supreme Court for Justice Karnan against the 9th May contempt order, has released a press release on Saturday and clarified that the media reports that he sought to tender an unconditional apology on behalf of Justice Karnan before the Supreme Court, are totally wrong.Read the Full text of press release hereThe true and correct fact is that the matter...

#TripleTalaq- Personal Law Is ‘Law’ Within The Meaning Of Art.13, ‘Narasu Appa Mali’ Not Binding On SC: Jaising [Read Written Submissions]

In the Written Submissions on behalf of Bebak Collective and Centre for Study of Society and Secularism, Senior Advocate Ms. Indira Jaising has submitted that Personal Law is “law” and “laws in force” within the meaning of Article 13 of the Constitution of India, and hence, Muslim Personal Law is capable of being challenged on the ground of violation of fundamental rights.In this...

Confiscation Proceedings Independent Of Main Criminal Case: SC [Read Judgment]

The intention of prescribing separate proceedings is to provide a deterrent mechanism and to stop further misuse of the vehicle, the Bench saidThe Supreme Court, in State of Madhya Pradesh vs Kallo Bai, has clarified that confiscatory proceedings are independent of the main criminal proceedings, and it is meant to provide a deterrent mechanism and to stop further misuse of the vehicle.A...

SC Provisionally Permits Tamil Nadu Lower Courts To Write Judgments In Tamil And English [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order staying a Madras High Court verdict from 2014, which had quashed an earlier ruling on allowing Lower Courts in Tamil Nadu to use both English and Tamil.The order was passed by a Bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, Justice P.C. Ghose and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, on a Special Leave Petition filed and argued in person by Advocate...

Slaughter Houses: Allahabad HC Asks Yogi Govt. To Implement Law As A Model Social Welfare State Under Our Secular Constitution [Read Judgment]

“It is expected that the State Government and all it's authorities shall make an endeavour to study the social, the economic and the legal impact and the practicality of implementation with a view to implement the laws as a Model Social Welfare State under our Secular Constitution with the objective of ameliorating the conditions in this field of trade and business, hygiene, sanitation...

SC Upholds Family Court Order Asking Husband To Vacate His Own Home During Pendency Of Divorce Case [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Samir Vidyasagar Bhardwaj vs Nandita Samir Bhardwaj, has upheld an interim order by a family court in Maharashtra, which directed a husband to remove himself from his own home and not to visit there until the divorce petition under challenge is finally decided.The Bombay High Court had dismissed the challenge against the family court order. It was contended before the...

Triple Talaq: Is What Is Sinful In The Eyes Of God Lawful? SC Asks [Also Read Written Submission By Shayara Bano]

“It is a method of terminating marriage contract which lies only with men but not with women, said JethmalaniThe 5-judge Constitution bench hearing petitions challenging triple talaq today posed pointed questions to senior counsel Salman Khurshid who is assisting the court.When Khurshid submitted that Islam considered instant triple talaq "sinful but valid in law", Chief Justice J S...

No Condonation Of Delay In Payment Of Rent For Wilful Defaulters: SC [Read Judgment]

Tenant should plead with justifiable reasons which would show that he was prevented from compliance by circumstances beyond his control.The Supreme Court, in Pawan Kumar Gupta vs BR Gupta, has held that condonation of delay in payment of rents can take place only when defaulting tenant so pleads with justifiable reasons which would show that he was prevented from compliance by...

SC Allows Urgent Hearing Of Plea Against Compulsory Linkage Of Aadhaar For Welfare Schemes

Supreme Court of India on Friday has agreed to hear an urgent plea to stay the Notifications issued under Section 7 of the impugned Act, by various Ministries, making possession of Aadhaar number as a mandatory pre-condition for availing 17 social benefits schemes like Midday meal, Disability pension etc. The petition will be heard by a two Judge Bench on May,17.Senior Advocate Shyam...

Breaking: SC Sets Up New National Judicial Pay Commission For Subordinate Judiciary [Read Judgment]

Justice PV Reddy is the Commission Chairman and Senior Supreme Court lawyer R.Basant is a member.In a significant development Supreme Court of India has constituted a new National Judicial Pay Commission to examine the structure pay and other conditions of Judicial Officers belonging to the sub-ordinate judiciary all over the country.The Bench comprising of Justices J Chelameswar and Abdul...

Exclusive: Not One Bad Robe Should Be Allowed To Tarnish Judiciary - A Letter Written By Justice Krishna Iyer To CJI On Dinakaran Issue, But Still Relevant

DUBIOUS DINAKARAN ENIGMA—AN EVENT AND A PORTENTI do not know Justice Dinakaran personally and have nothing for or against him.  I use his name based on the resolution of the Madras Bar about him and the letter of the great Advocate Nariman and other illustrious names.No civilized society can command people’s confidence if the Judicature’s verdict is privately purchased at a...