Matrimonial Row: SC Asks Paes To Show “Sporting Spirit” In Real Life And Settle It With Rhea

Tennis star Leander Paes and his estranged partner Rhea Pillai have not been able to settle their matrimonial dispute through mediation despite a six day sitting after which the apex court referred the issue for adjudication.A bench of justices Arun Mishra and Amitava Roy but once again asked the couple to make one more attempt at out of court settlement through negotiations by sitting across...

We Can’t Curtail People’s Right To Know: SC On Complete Ban Of Online Pre-Natal Sex Determination Content

The Supreme Court has turned down a plea to direct search engines Microsoft, Google and Yahoo to block all contents relating to pre-natal sex determination and said its earlier orders are only applicable to online advertisements hosted by them.The bench said an order to remove all contents would deprive researchers, academicians and students valuable information on the issue. “It could be...

Senior Lawyer Bhim Singh To Move Pak Supreme Court For The Release Of Kulbhushan Jadhav

Panthers Party leader and Supreme Court lawyer Bhim Singh addressing a press conference at Jammu said he will move the Supreme Court of Pakistan with a petition on behalf of Legal Aid Committee against the death sentence awarded to Kulbushan Yadav by the Military Court of Pakistan.He said that the judiciary in Pakistan especially Supreme Court of Pakistan is highly judicious and he said...

SC Makes WhatsApp A Party-Respondent In the Videos Of Sexual Violence Case [Read Order]

On an oral request made by Aparna Bhat, counsel for the petitioner in the ongoing case involving uploading of obscene videos such as those of sexual violence on websites, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, today made WhatsApp as a party-respondent .The bench directed issue of notice to WhatsApp Inc., returnable on April 13.A committee comprising...

Can ‘Victim’ File Appeal Against Acquittal Without Leave Of Court: SC Refuses To Refer The Matter To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined the request of amicus curiae senior advocate Shekhar Naphade’s request to reconsider the judgment in Satya Pal Singh vs State of Madhya Pradesh, wherein the Supreme Court held that the ‘victim’ cannot file an appeal against an order of acquittal without the leave of the high court.The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and...

More Than Six Lakh Cases Settled In National Lok Adalat

More than six lakh cases have been settled in the second national Lok Adalat which was organized by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on April 8.Under the patronage of Chief Justice of India Justice J S Khehar and the NALSA Executive Chairman Justice Dipak Misra,  the 2nd  Lok Adalat in 2017 was held throughout the country from Taluk level courts to high courts.Justice Dipak...

SC Reserves Order On Kerala Ex-DGP Senkumar’s Appeal Against His Removal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict in an appeal filed by expelled Kerala DGP T P Senkumar seeking his restoration.On the final day of hearing, senior counsel Harish Salve appeared for the state and defended the chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's decision to transfer Senkumar.Kerala’s Ex-DGP TP Senkumar Moves SC Against Removal From Post"His actions were not chief like. One has...

SC Says High Courts Should Not Pass Interim Orders In College Admission Matters [Read Judgment]

There is no reason to invite a disaster by way of an interim order, said the Bench. Supreme Court on Tuesday held that the High Courts should not pass interim orders in the matters of college admission, more so, when the institution had not been accorded approval.A division bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Mohan M. Shantanagoudar was considering an appeal filed by Dental Council of...

Big Blow To Adani Power And Tata Power; SC Disallows Compensatory Tariff [Read Judgment]

In what brings the curtains down a decade long debate on whether power companies are entitled to charge a "compensatory tariff" from consumers, the apex court ruled against it.A bench consisting of P.C Ghose and Rohinton Nariman, JJ set aside an order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) that had awarded compensatory tariff to Tata Power and Adani Power.In consequence, the...

A “Sudden Fight” Implies Mutual Provocation And Blows On Each Side: SC Explains Difference Between Two Exceptions To Murder [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court in Surain Singh Vs State of Punjab has explained the differences between two exceptions of Murder under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code .In the scheme of the Penal Code, “culpable homicide” is genus and “murder” its specie. All “murder” is “culpable homicide” but not vice-versa. Speaking generally, “culpable homicide” sans “special characteristics...

SC Initiates Pilot Project To Obtain Data On Delays In High Courts [Read Order]

Prolonged incarceration and denial of bail during the pendency of trial/appeal are the bane of Indian criminal justice system. A recent order, passed by the Supreme Court on March 31, however, was an occasion for the expression of Supreme Court’s anguish, as well as its seriousness to find effective remedies to it.The case Ramu and another v State of Uttar Pradesh was heard by the bench...

Triple Talaq Is Patriarchal Notion That Impedes Social Democracy: Centre To SC

Opposing vehemently the Muslim Personal Law Board’s support to practice of triple talaq, the Centre told the Supreme Court that this practice of divorce denies equal status and dignity to Muslim women, which is available under the Indian Constitution.Gender equality is a Constitutional goal, and gender equality and the dignity of women are non-negotiable, it said.Filing a 23-page...