SC Upholds Existing Security Cover For Meghalaya’s Ex-CJ, Retd HC Judge [Read Order]

Chief Justice of India JS Khehar’s bench has upheld the security arrangements made for former Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh and also to Justice T Nandkumar Singh, retired judge of Meghalaya High Court, in terms with the existing threat perception to them.The bench, also comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, modified the high court orders...

SC Asks Expert Panel To Determine Areas of Medical Practice Feasible For Colour-blind MBBS Aspirants [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Medical Council of India to constitute a committee of experts to look into the areas of practice that MBBS aspirants suffering from colour blindness could indulge in.“The expert committee shall also concentrate on diagnostic test for progress and review of the disorder and what are the available prosthetics aids to assist CVD medical practitioners...

CJI Blames Developed Nations For Environmental Pollution

Chief Justice J S Khehar today slammed the developed nations for their unwillingness to offer financial and technological help to tackle environmental pollution despite their role in the present existential crisis posed to human race by the menace.News Agency Press Trust Of India quoted him as saying that: Significantly, not only the emission history of developed world forgotten in terms...

Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani Hospitalised

Rajya Sabha Member and Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani has been admitted to a private hospital in Cochin.Jethmalani came to Cochin to attend an event ‘An Evening With The Legend’ organised by Criminal Lawyers Association of Kerala to felicitating him for his 75 years of glorious practice in law.Speaking to LiveLaw the organisers of the event told that he is 100% stable now and shifted...

No Community Should Be Insulted Or Looked Down Upon And Their Feelings Mustn’t Be Hurt: SC [Read Judgment]

We, as a citizen of this country, should always keep one thing in our mind and heart that no people or community should be today insulted or looked down upon, and nobody’s feelings should be hurt, the Supreme Court has said while disposing of an appeal against grant of anticipatory bail by the high court.Setting aside the high court order, a bench comprising Justice RK Agrawal and Justice...

KPCC Ex-Prez VM Sudheeran Moves SC With Contempt Plea Against CM Vijayan

Former president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) and former Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly VM Sudheeran has moved the Supreme Court seeking intuition of contempt proceedings against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for taking a decision to grant or renew licence to bars and hotel owners to sell liquor across the stretches of the state highways and national highways in...

SC Asks BCCI Administrators To Release Funds To State Bodies For Holding Matches [Read Order]

The Committee of Administrators appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee affairs of the BCCI has been asked by the apex court to release funds to state cricket associations, including HPCA, which is holding the last India-Australia test, for organising matches.“It is submitted by Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned senior counsel appearing for the H.P. State Cricket Association that there is a...

Lifetime Ban Of Convicted Law Makers: SC Seeks Centre’s Response

The Supreme Court today sought response of Centre on the pending PIL seeking barring convicted persons from contesting polls for life and preventing their entry into judiciary and the executive.A bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha asked the government to file its reply in two weeks and posted the matter for further hearing on April 18.Earlier this week the Election...

Breaking: Law Commission Suggests Drastic Changes In Advocates Act [Read Report & Draft Amendment Bill]

Law Commission of India has submitted it’s 266th report titled ‘The Advocates Act, 1961 (Regulation of Legal Profession)’ suggesting drastic changes in the Advocates Act 1961 to the Law, to the Government. Supreme Court in Mahipal Singh Rana vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (July,2016), had observed that there is an urgent need to review the provisions of the Advocates Act dealing...

Coal Scam: SC Rejects Ex CBI Chief Ranjit Sinha’s Plea To Recall SIT Probe Order

Former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha suffered a setback today when the Supreme Court today dismissed his plea seeking recall of its earlier order constituting an SIT to probe the allegations of prima facie scuttling the investigation in coal scam cases.A bench of three judges Justices Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and A K Sikri said there were no reasons to recall the order of January 23 this year...

Law Commission Suggests New Penal Sections To Curb Hate Speech [Read Report]

Law Commission of India has submitted it’s 267th report on ‘hate speech’ for the consideration of the Government. The Commission has suggested the incorporation of two new Sections in the Indian Penal Code.Supreme Court of India in Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan Vs Union of India directed the Law Commission of India to look into issue of hate speeches being made by politicians and to...

SC To Examine 199 Cases Closed By SIT In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots

The Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine 199 cases which were closed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) 32 years ago in connection to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.The court also directed the Home Ministry to place on record the file pertaining to these cases for examination in three weeks.Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi referred to the SIT report from Home Ministry and said total 293...