Highway Liqour Shops: Partial SC Relief Only For Vends In Small Towns; No Exemption For Bars, Hotels [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today partially relaxed some conditions on banning liquor vends along national and state highways only for small towns with population less than 20000. In such places no vends will be allowed within a distance of 220 metres from the highways. The earlier distance limit was 500 metres.States where existing liquor licence permits are valid beyond April one can continue to...

German Woman Rape Case: SC Grants Bail To Odisha’s Ex-DGP's Son Bitti Mohanty

The Supreme Court on Friday granted regular bail to convict Bitihotra ‘Bitti’ Mohanty, son of former Odisha DIG, in the German woman rape case.Biti was sentenced to seven years in jail in the rape case in 2006.A bench headed by Justice SA Bobde and also comprising Justice L Nageswar Rao granted bail to Bitti and ordered him to surrender his passport.In addition, he was directed to furnish...

Justice Karnan Vs CJI-Led Bench: The Gripping Courtroom Exchange

“Why police was sent to my residence. I am not a terrorist or an anti-social element” / “Restore My Judicial Work Or Send Me To Jail. arrest me”. Calcutta HC Judge Justice C S Karnan to CJI-led bench during the contempt case hearing. Live Law presents you with the gist of the one-hour long gripping court room exchange.HERE IT IS:AG Mukul Rohatgi: (Pointing to Karnan) The Contemnor...

#NEET 2017; No Upper Age Limit; SC Extends Dead Line For Application [Read Order]

Coming to the rescue of the medical aspirants and a blow to CBSE's cap on upper age, the Supreme Court has extended the age limit by allowing candidates above 25 to appear the NEET examination.The court also extended the date up to April 5 to fill the forms.The bench ordered for publicity of the extended age limit.A Bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice A M Khanwilkar clarified that...

Designation Of Senior Advocates: SC Issues Notice On Indira Jaising's Application

The Supreme Court on Friday issued not notice to Secy General of the Apex Court, Advocate on Record Association and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Senior Advocate Indira Jaising's plea not to designate any lawyer as Senior till this court's final decision. Jaising  has filed an application  for a direction not to designate any lawyer as Senior Advocate till the final disposal...

Ayodhya: SC Finds Dr.Subramanian Swamy Not Even A Party; Refuses Early Hearing

In a major twist in the Ayodhya case in Supreme Court, the Chief Justice J S Khehar-led bench today rejected Dr. Subramanian Swamy’s petition for early hearing after coming to know that BJP MP Subramanian Swamy to whom the talks onus was given was not even a party to the pending suit.At the outset Chief Justice J S Khehar told Swamy : "you are not a party. The press told us".Swamy replied:...

Contempt: Karnan Appears; Gets Four Weeks Time To File Written Reply [Read Order]

Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice Karnan against whom the Supreme Court has initiated contempt proceedings finally appeared before the Chief Justice-led seven judge bench today.After an hour-long gripping exchange between Karnan and the bench Chief Justice J S Khehar gave the HC judge four weeks time to file a written reply."We now wish to proceed only after receiving a written response...

SC Upholds Bail Cancellation In Honour Killing Case [Read Judgment]

Her identity was crushed and her thinking was crucified by parental dominance, which has roots in an unfathomable sense of community honour, the court observed.Terming a bail order granted to the accused in an honour killing case by sessions judge as “sanctuary of errors’, the Supreme Court upheld cancellation of bail by the high court.Coming down heavily on the trial court judge for...

SC Lawyers Will Not Abstain From Court Work Tomorrow; SCBA Asks Members To Wear A White Arm Band As A Mark Of Protest

The Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association [SCBA] on Thursday passed a resolution condemning the proposed Amendments in the Advocates Acts suggested by Law Commission of India. But it has made it clear that it will not participate in the strike announced by Bar Council of India by abstaining from court work Tomorrow.“The SCBA being the Apex Bar of the Country feels that it is...

‘Budget Of Every State Has Gone For A Six’, AG Tells SC, As It Reserves Order On Pleas To Review Its Highway Liquor Ban

The Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice of India, J.S.Khehar and justices D.Y.Chandrachud and L.Nageswara Rao, today reserved its order, after hearing the counsel seeking a review of last year’s judgment, imposing a ban on grant of licences for the sale of liquor, along national and state highways.  The hearing, which lasted for nearly two hours in the afternoon, saw every counsel...

Uniform Crl. Rules Of Practice For All HCs? SC Takes Cognizance On Sr.Ad.R. Basant’s Suggestions, Issues Notice To All HCs.

In a significant development, a two Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising Justices S.A.Bobde and L Nageswara Rao has taken suo motu cognizance on the issue of ‘inadequacies and deficiencies in criminal trial’  based on Senior Advocate R. Basant’s suggestions. The matter is registered as SUO MOTU WRIT(CRL.) NO.1 OF 2017- IN RE: TO ISSUE CERTAIN GUIDELINES REGARDING INADEQUACIES...

BREAKING; SC Refers 'Triple Talaq' Case To Constitution Bench

Supreme Court of India on Thursday referred the 'triple talaq' and related matters to the Constitution Bench.The Bench headed by CJI Khehar said that a constitution bench will hear petitions challenging the constitution validity of triple talaq, polygamy and nikah halala from May 11.The Supreme Court had on February 16 asked all sides including aggrieved women petitioners, Centre,  All...