Muslim IAF Personnel Can't Grow Beard: SC [Read Judgment]

“Regulations and policies in regard to personal appearance are not intended to discriminate against religious beliefs nor do they have the effect of doing so,” the bench said. The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Muslims working in Indian Air Force cannot grow beard.A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Justice L Nageswara Rao...

How Come New Notes Being Seized In Crores When Public Not Even Getting Promised Rs24K A Week? SC

The Supreme Court today posed several pointed questions to the government during the hearing of petitions challenging demonetisation.Apart from asking "how crores in new notes were being seized from various parts of the country when it could not pay even the promised Rs 24,000 a week to public", a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also expressed displeasure for not having any plan or...

SC Bans Liqour Shops Along National, State Highways [Read Judgment]

In a significant decision, Supreme Court today ordered closure of all liqour shops along National and state highways stressing on the need to improve road safety and curb menace of drunken driving.A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also ruled that there should not be any liqour shops within 500 metres of such highways and they should also be not visible from such roads.The bench...

Breaking; SC Refuses To Quash Parliament Resolution Against Justice Katju [Read Judgment]

Former Supreme Court judge Markandeya Katju suffered yet another blow from the apex court which today refused to quash the March 2015 resolution  by both houses of parliament against him for describing Gandhi as a British agent and Netaji as a Japanese agent in a blog."We reject the prelimInary objection regarding the maintainability of the petition. Petition is maintainable.But we dismiss...

Magistrate Must Do Inquiry/Investigation Before Summoning Accused Residing In Far-Off Place: SC [Read Judgment]

The requirement of conducting an inquiry or directing investigation before issuing process is, therefore, not an empty formality, the court said.The Supreme Court in Abhijit Pawar vs. Hemant Madhukar Nimbalkar, has 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...

High Court Judges Not Exempt From Airport Frisking, Says SC [Read Judgment]

Matters of security are not issues of prestige. These are not matters of ‘status’, the bench said.The Supreme Court has set aside a Rajasthan High Court order which had directed the Union Government to exempt judges of the high court from pre-embarkation security checks.Observing that the order of the high court transgressed the ‘wise and self-imposed’ restraints on the power of...

Mind-Set Against Citizens From North East Should Be Changed: SC [Read Judgment]

Greater awareness of the history and the rich cultural traditions of the North-East is required to be inculcated, the bench said.The Supreme Court has asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to take proactive steps to monitor the redressal of issues pertaining to racial discrimination faced by citizens from the North-East.This observation was made while disposing of a writ petition filed by...

SC Quashes Charges Against Baazee.Com Manager In MMS Scam [Read Judgment]

A  person discharged under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, cannot be proceeded under Section 292 IPC, said the BenchThe Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed criminal proceedings against Baazee.com’s senior manager Sharat Babu Digumarti in DPS-MMS scam. Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice PC Pant set aside the Delhi High Court judgment against him, holding that the high court...

SC Appoints Justice Khalifulla As Sole Arbitrator in Dispute Between US, Turkey Firms [Read Order]

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed Justice FM Ibrahim Kalifulla, former judge of the Supreme Court, to act as a sole arbitrator in a dispute between Mears Group INC and Fernas Insaat AS (Fernas Construction Company INC).Mears Group INC is a company incorporated in the US, and Fernas Insaat AS (Fernas Construction Company INC) is incorporated in Turkey.Fernas Insaat...

LG Vs Kejri: Elected Govt Should Have Some Powers Otherwise It Can’t Function: SC

“The elected government in Delhi should have some powers otherwise it cannot function. The matter needs to be decided fast” : Bench of justices A K Sikri and A M Sapre.After three adjournments, the Supreme Court today finally began hearing the appeals filed by Delhi’s Kejriwal government against the August 4 verdict of the Delhi High Court which concluded that the national capital was...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: SC Notice To CBI On Convict’s Plea for Further Probe

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the CBI on a petition filed by Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking further investigation into the conspiracy behind the incident.The bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice L Nageshwara Rao sought a reply from the CBI as to why it did not conduct further investigation despite...

SC Agrees To Hear PIL Seeking Steps To Prevent Discrimination Against Indian Gorkhas

“Nepalis or Gorkhas are projected as witless and brainless people who are fit to stand only on others’ doorsteps. Such actions grossly violate the basic right of the Nepalis to live with self-respect and dignity.Racism and stereotyping against the Gorkha community wouldn’t stop without the intervention of the highest court in the nation.”: PETITIONAt a time when the Supreme Court...