SC Supports Permanent Commission Of Woman Pilot [Read Order]

Wing Commander Sandeep Kaur has every reason to be optimistic as the Supreme Court has supported her in her fight for permanent commission in the Force.Rejecting the Centre’s contention that she has no entitlement for a commission, a bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur inspired the court room with the profound remark: “Let her fly... let her be airborne all the time.”Attorney...

Uttarakhand HC Orders Ban On Killing Of Wildlife, Directs Centre To Formulate National Forest Policy [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered that no wild animals, including tigers, leopards and panthers, shall be declared man-eater/rouge and killed in the state. It also directed the Centre to formulate the National Forest Policy aiming on forest management, conservation and sustainable development also to maintain and increase forest covers and notify the same within six months as per...

SC Allows Christmas And New Year Celebrations At Shivaji Park [Read Order]

Supreme Court has allowed Christmas and New year celebrations at Shivaji park ground in Mumbai.A Supreme Court bench headed by CJI TS Thakur has authorised the Shivaji Park Gymkhana to use 900 sq yards of land of the Shivaji Park on December 25 for the purposes of conducting a magic show for children and on December 31 for hosting a “fund raising dinner”. The apex court has also allowed...

BREAKING: President Appoints Justice JS Khehar As Next Chief Justice Of India [Read Notification]

President of India has appointed Justice JS Khehar as the next Chief Justice of India, reports NDTVHe will be the 44th Chief Justice of India.He will be sworn in as CJI on January 4, 2017.Chief Justice of India Justice Thakur had earlier recommended the name of Justice Khehar for the appointment. He would remain in office from January 4, 2017 till August 4, 2017.President Pranab Mukherjee...

Revelations Under The RTI Act Expose How Government Misled Parliament To Weaken Anti-Corruption Legislations

RTI Activist, Anjali Bharadwaj of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI), at a discussion organised by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative,(CHRI) in New Delhi, on December 17, revealed how the passage of some progressive legislations suffered, for want of Government’s backing, and worse, because of its misleading of Parliament.Whistle Blower Protection...

SC Upholds Ex-Army Officer’s Acquittal In Murder Case [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of an ex-Army officer in the murder of a businessman.Lt. Col. SJ Chaudhary was accused of sending a bobby trap bomb as parcel to a prominent businessman in Delhi, Kishan Sikand, which when opened by him, exploded resulting in his instantaneous death. The CBI investigated the case and he was tried and convicted by the trial court. The Delhi High Court...

Data Shows Declining Public Confidence In The Anti-Corruption Agencies: Study [Read Report]

A study carried out by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has shown that there is severe lack of public confidence in the ability of the anti-corruption agencies to investigate a complaint of corruption, collect evidence, and put the case up for trial.Between 2001-2015, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reported registration of 54, 139 cases of corruption across the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Magistrate Must Do Inquiry/Investigation Before Summoning Accused Residing In Far-Off PlaceThe Supreme Court in Abhijit Pawar vs. Hemant Madhukar Nimbalkar, emphasised that in cases where the accused is residing at a place beyond the area in which the magistrate exercises his jurisdiction, it is mandatory on the part of the magistrate to conduct an inquiry or investigation before issuing...

Atrocities Against Dalits Continue Unabated Due To Poor Enforcement Of Law: SC [Read Judgment]

The travails of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes continue unabated, the Bench observed.The Supreme Court has observed that provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act are not being strictly enforced due to ‘the indifferent attitude of the authorities’Directing the Central and State Governments to strictly enforce...

Centre Ropes In Interpol To Crack Down On Child Pornography Sites

Last year, 96 reports of children being sexually exploited in internet imagery were reported in India - a rise of 140 per cent from 2014, according to National Crimes Records Bureau data. “IT ministry has approved a formal agreement wherein Department of Telecommunications will obtain list maintained by INTERPOL containing domain names hosting child sexual abuse contents and act as an...

Selection Of BJP Vice President As NHRC Member: SC Issues Notice To Centre

Supreme Court bench of justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Uday Umesh Lalit, on December 16, issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by a student from NOIDA, Anupriya Nagori, challenging the selection of the BJP vice-president, Avinash Rai Khanna, as Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and posted it for further hearing on January 9, 2017.Senior advocate, Kapil Sibal,...

527 Days In Hospital To Evade Arrest: SC Holds Doctors Guilty Of Contempt [Read Judgment]

However, the court has not yet imposed any punishment on them and has granted them one more opportunity to present their view on the issue.Hospitals and doctors who give shelter to criminals to escape from arrests will now have to think twice as they can also be held guilty of contempt of court.The Supreme Court, in Sita Ram vs. Balbir, has held two medical professionals guilty of contempt...