Now A Plea In SC To Shift Shahabuddin To Any Jail Outside Bihar

A week after the Supreme Court cancelled Mohd Shahabuddin’s bail given by the Patna High Court, a fresh plea has been filed in the apex court seeking the transfer of the controversial gangster-turned-RJD leader to any jail outside Bihar and conduct of his trials in all pending cases through video conferencing.While cancelling his bail on September 30, a bench of justices Prafullah Chandra...

Forcing Husband To Get Separated From His Parents, Amounts To ’Cruelty’: SC [Read Judgment]

Normally, no husband would tolerate this and no son would like to be separated from his old parents and other family members, who are also dependent upon his income, the Bench said.The Supreme Court of India in Narendra vs. K.Meena has held that persistent effort of the wife to constrain her husband to be separated from the family constitutes an act of ‘cruelty’ to grant divorce.The...

Supreme Court Pulls Up Delhi HC And Registry [Read Order]

After being pulled up twice for latches in conducting the Delhi Judicial Services Examination, once again the Delhi High Court and its registry were pulled up by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court speaking through Justices Ranjan Gogoi and P.C Pant, today came down heavily on the Delhi High Court for failing to render adequate assistance to it on the administrative side in a Civil Appeal...

SC Seeks Undertaking From BCCI On Reforms Compliance; After Board Defiant, Bench To Pass Orders Tomorrow

“See if you had sought time (to implement reforms) it was fine. We are not on the question of time frame but this defiant attitude…cricket season or no season more important is transparency in the dealings..We will still leave it open. But BCCI should unconditionally agree to comply with the recommendations and also not disburse money to association who are not willing to reform..We...

'In A First, Kerala High Court Gets Four Women Judges'

For the first time in the judicial history of Kerala, the High Court of Kerala has got four women sitting Judges. The historical moment was created when Justice V. Shircy was appointed on Thursday. Other three female sitting Judges her are Justice P.V. Asha, Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Mary Joseph. Justice PV Asha and Justice Anu were appointed from the bar, while Justice Mary Joseph...

Kerala Media Vs lawyers: SC To Hear Journalist Union’s Plea On Oct 21

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the petition filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) seeking directions to open media rooms attached to the high court and other courts in Kerala, on October 21.The petition was mentioned by advocate Wills Mathews before the Bench comprising CJI TS Thakur, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y Chandrachud on Thursday.The CJI has initially...

Competent Authority Under PMP Act Should Be Serving/Retired Judicial Official: SC [Read Judgment]

It is axiomatic that a person who occupies the position of competent authority under the PMP Act must evoke and enjoy public confidence, the Bench observed.The Supreme Court in Laljibhai Kadvabhai Savaliya & Ors. vs. State of Gujarat, has held that the competent authority under the provisions of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962,  must...

Breaking: Saumya Case: SC Agrees To Hear Review Petition In Open Court Tomorrow

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear in open court on Friday two petitions by State of Kerala and Soumya’s mother seeking review of its vedict acquitting Govindachami in the Soumya murder case.On 15 September, the Supreme Court Bench comprising Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit had dropped the murder charge against Govindachami and commuted his death...

SC Upholds Patna HC Judgment Quashing Rules Which Provided Reservation In Judicial Services [Read Judgment]

However, the court has permitted the Bihar government to initiate the process of consultation by furnishing necessary information on its own assessment regarding the need to provide reservation in favour of specified backward classes in the judicial services of the state.The Supreme Cour,t in Govt. Of Bihar and ors. Vs. Dayanand Singh, has upheld the Patna High Court judgment, which...

Many Unaware About Their Right To Be Compensated For Motor Accidents, Observes SC [Read Judgment]

Perusing an affidavit filed by the Union of India regarding motor accident deaths and insurance claim, the Supreme Court has noted that the number of insurance claims made on account of death is roughly half of the number of deaths.The Bench comprising Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud then asked the Union of India to explain steps it has taken in this regard to bring...

Suspense Over Death Sentence Of VS Dupare As SC Hears His Review Petition In Open Court

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra, Rohinton Fali Nariman and Uday Umesh Lalit today heard the review petition of the death-row convict, Vasanta Sampat Dupare, currently lodged in Nagpur Central Jail, in the open court. As hearing of the review petitions of death-row convicts by a three-Judge bench is mandatory after the SC judgment in Mohd. Arif case, Dupare’s...

Should Minority Institutions Be Excluded From RTE Ambit? SC Notice To Centre

Should minority institutions-both aided and unaided-be excluded entirely from the ambit of Right to Education Act? The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Centre on a plea seeking a relook by a constitution bench on the issue.The notice came on a petition filed by Independent Schools Federation of India.A five-bench constitution bench headed by Justice R M Lodha had on May 6, 2014...