Speed Governors In Govt Vehicles: SC Acts Tough On Non-Complying States [Read Order]

“You (states) cannot be allowed to be happy taking dates after dates... This is not a panchayat” : SC.An angry Supreme Court today warned it will summon secretaries of several states to appear in person with files if the states concerned did not file status reports within four weeks pertaining to installation of speed governors in public transport vehicles.“You (states) cannot be allowed...

Is Public Interest Litigation A Romance Gone Wrong, Ask Speakers While Discussing A Recent Book On PIL

At a discussion held in India International Centre, New Delhi, on Monday, on Scholar & Academic, Anuj Bhuwania’s recent book, Courting The People: Public Interest Litigation in Post-Emergency India (Cambridge University Press), speakers debated the book’s premise that PIL is a tragedy to begin with, and has over time, become a dangerous farce.The author set the tone of the discussion...

Privacy Policy: SC Issues Notice To TRAI,Facebook,WhatsApp [Read Petition]

For setting up a regulatory mechanism to protect the privacy of ‘WhatsApp’ users, the Supreme Court on Monday sought Centre’s response on an Appeal which alleged that the popular mobile application illegally shares the data with social network site Facebook.The Apex Court also sought response from Facebook, telecom regulatory authority TRAI and Whats Up Inc on Appeal filed by...

Naz Foundation Says HIV+ Students Discriminated, Expelled By Schools; SC To Examine

“You must keep in mind that on one hand is the right to education. But you must also appreciate various segments of the society. Some society may be very traditionalist. We have to do a balancing act. When we lay down parameters we shall keep in mind we shall not harm other children just because they are not aware.” Chief justice J S Khehar and D Y Chandrachud saying there needed to...

SC Allows Termination Of 24-Week Pregnancy On Medical Ground [Read Order]

Considering the right to preserve the life of a person is paramount, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a 22-year-old woman to terminate her 24-week pregnancy on medical ground.It relied on the medical board’s report that gave a finding that there is a great danger to the life of the mother as the fetus is without scalp and not in a position to survive.“Risk to mother to continue...

‘84 Riots: SC Seeks Probe Status Report From Centre

Acting on a plea seeking a court-monitored probe, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file a comprehensive report on the status of investigation conducted by a special investigation team (SIT) into the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases.A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi fixed the issue for further hearing on February 20 and asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinki Anand to...

RBI raises ATM withdrawal limit to Rs.10,000 per day.

In a move that will address the cash crunch post the demonetization, the Reserve Bank of India has enhanced the limit on ATM withdrawals from 4,500/- to Rs.10,000 per day per card. The limit on withdrawal from current account has also been increased to Rs. Rs.1,00,000/- per week.The notification issued by the central bank states that the enhanced limit will be operative within the overall...

Insane Woman Convicted For Killing Her Daughter Released After SC’s Intervention [Read Order]

The courts should see more than it is shown to it, this is the moral of the following story of a lady who got released from prison after 13 years of a trial court sentencing her to life imprisonment for the crime of killing her own daughter, following intervention by the Supreme Court.SC eager to know why a mother would kill daughterAfter about a decade of her conviction by the trial court,...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Prosecution For Offence Under Sec. 182 IPC Without Formal Complaint By Public Servant Void Ab InitioThe Supreme Court, in Saloni Arora vs. State, reiterated that in order to prosecute an accused for an offence punishable under Section 182 IPC, it is mandatory to follow the procedure prescribed under Section 195 of the Code else such action is rendered void ab initio.Notification Issued Under...

Senior Advocate, K.K.Venugopal Urges Revisiting Kesavananda Bharati, Makes Harish Salve Shudder At The Idea

The release of Chintan Chandrachud’s book, Balanced Constitutionalism: Courts and Legislatures in India and the United Kingdom, at the India International Centre, in New Delhi, on Saturday, saw a galaxy of speakers exchanging ideas on the concerns articulated by the book.Among all the speakers, it was senior advocate, K.K.Venugopal, who stirred up a controversy, by urging that the...

SC Upholds Patna HC Order Quashing ‘Compulsory Retirement’ Of Judicial Officer Without Any Disciplinary Enquiry [Read Order]

If the officer whose conduct is questionable warranting his removal or compulsory retirement from the service, such an officer cannot simply be sent home with all the retiral benefits, the Bench said.The Supreme Court in High Court of Judicature at Patna vs. Ajay Kumar Srivastava, has upheld a Patna High Court judgment, which had set aside an order of compulsory retirement of a district judge,...

SC Wants A Cell To Deal With Complaints Against TV, Radio Shows [Read Order]

A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud, referring to section 22 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act asked the I & B Ministry  to constitute a body under the provision to deal with citizens' complaints against television channels and radio stations if they found any objectionable content.For the first time, the public may soon get a forum, where they...