SC Awards Lifer To Man Who Killed Pregnant Daughter For Marrying Lower Caste Man [Read Judgment]

The accused committed murder of his daughter, who was in the advanced stage of pregnancy, for which he was liable to be punished with either imprisonment for life or death under Section 302 of IPC alone, the bench said.Enhancing the sentence of 10-year imprisonment awarded by the Karnataka High Court to an accused in an honour killing case to life imprisonment, the Supreme Court has...

Make Provision For Online, Real Time, Continuous Monitoring System To Display Emission Levels: SC To States [Read Judgment]

Industries can be permitted to run only if they make their primary effluent treatment plants fully operational, the Bench said.The Supreme Court has directed every state to make provision for “online, real time, continuous monitoring system” to display emission levels, in the public domain, on the portal of the State Pollution Control Board concerned, within six months.The Paryavaran...

2017 LLB Exams: BCI Increases Age Limit For 5-Yr Course To 22 Yrs; For 3-Yr Course To 45

Taking a relook at its decision to introduce age restriction for LLB examination, the Bar Council of India has increased the age limit from 20 to 22 years for 5-year law course and from 30 to 45 years for 3–year graduate course.At its general body meeting held in Kolkata on Wednesday, the BCI took an interim measure for this academic year 2017, but for future course of action, the...

Aadhaar: CJI To Consult Justice Chelameswar For Setting Up Special Bench

Chief Justice J S Khehar has said he would soon decide on setting up a five-judge bench to hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the ambitious Aadhaar scheme.CJI-led bench yesterday said it would consult Justice J Chelameswar, who was heading the bench that had initially heard the pleas, and decide the issue of setting up of a constitution bench to hear...

Jiah Khan's Mother Moves SC For SIT Probe Into Daughter’s Death

The mother of actress Jiah Khan, who had allegedly committed suicide, has moved the Supreme Court against a Bombay High Court order rejecting her plea challenging the CBI charge sheet terming the death as suicide and not homicide.The Bombay High Court had on February 9 dismissed Rabia Khan’s petition seeking an SIT investigation into her daughter Jiah Khan’s death. The bench had reserved...

BCI Verification: SC Directs Universities To Verify Law Degrees Without Charging Fee [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, directed all universities to verify certificates of law degree holders without charging a fee.In the case challenging the 2015 Bar Council of India (Certificate of Practice) Verification Rules, the Bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton Fali Nariman passed this interim order.Senior Counsel K.K.Venugopal appeared for BCI. Venugopal argued that...

Breaking: EX Arunachal CM Kalikho Pul ’s Wife Writes Fresh Letter To SC 

Less than a week after the withdrawal of her letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar on the ground that the same was converted into a letter petition, the wife of deceased Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul now wrote a letter to the Supreme Court questioning how and under what circumstances her letter was placed for hearing in an open court.Pul had committed suicide in August last...

Kalikho Pul’s Wife Asks VP Ansari Seeking SIT Probe [Updated]

Dangwimsai Pul, wife of the late Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, on Tuesday asked Vice-President M Hamid Ansari to set up an SIT probe into the allegations levelled by her husband before committing suicide on August 9, 2016, against sitting and retired judges of Supreme Court, politicians and lawyers.A delegation of eminent lawyers and activists, including Prashant Bhushan, Harsh...

Govt Seeks AG's Views On All-India Judicial Service

The government has sought views of two its top law officers on the formation of an all-India judicial service, an issue which is hanging fire since 1960 due to difference of opinion between the states and the judiciary.According to news agency PTI, at a recent meeting chaired by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, it was decided to seek the views of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi and...

Deposit Rs 5092.6 Cr To Remain Out Of Jail: SC To Roy [Read Order]

The Sahara Group was today directed by the Supreme Court to deposit Rs 5092.6 crore by April 7 in the SEBI-Sahara account to keep its chief Subrata Roy out of jail and said the amount will be refunded to the investors.Sahara’s lawyers originally asked for six months time to make the payment but the bench of  Justices Dipak Misra, Ranjan Gogoi and A K Sikri refused it. The bench allowed it...

SC Refuses Permission To Woman To Abort 26-Week Foetus With Down Syndrome

"It is sad that the child may suffer from physical and mental challenges and it's unfortunate for the mother but we can't allow an abortion. We have a life in our hands and we are also tied down by a law," SUPREME COURTThe Supreme Court today did not allow a woman to abort her 26-week foetus set to be born with ‘down syndrome noting that there is no danger to the life of the mother or...

Decision On LLB Age Limit Tomorrow : BCI To SC

Bar council of India (BCI) informed the Supreme Court that it's General body meeting is scheduled to be held tomorrow to decide the age limit for the age limit clause.BCI counsel Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad told a bench of justices SA Bobde and L Nageswar Rao that the decision on age limit will be taken tomorrow so the court should defer its hearing.He said since the deadline for filing...