Breaking: Murder of Wife, 5 Minor Kids: SC Acquits Dhal Singh By 2:1 majority [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court of India Today, acquitted Dhal Singh Dewangan, who was sentenced to death by the Chhattisgarh High Court for killing his wife and five minor children by a 2:1 Majority.Justices Ranjan Gogoi and UU Lalit has set aside the High Court judgment that confirmed the death penalty imposed by the District and Sessions Court of Durg holding that  the prosecution, on the basis of...

Soumya’s Mother Files Review Petition Against SC Verdict Acquitting Govindachami Of Murder Charges

The mother of deceased Soumya has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the judgment acquitting Govindachami of murder charges.Last week, a three-judge Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit had set aside the death penalty awarded for the offence of murder (S.302), but sentenced him to life imprisonment for rape (s.376...

SC To Hear PIL For Effective Steps To Tackle Chikungunya, Dengue

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on September 26, a public interest litigation filed by a doctor seeking effective steps to control the widespread outbreak of diseased like Chikungunya and dengue in Delhi.The petitioner Dr. Anil Mittal alleged apathy on the part of Delhi civic bodies leading to several areas to look like garbage dumps resulting in outbreak of diseases like...

Allahabad HC Convicts 7 Advocates for Assaulting Judge [Read Judgment]

It is the constitutional obligation of the High Court to ensure the safety and upholding the dignity of not only the courts, but also of the judicial officers manning the same, said the Court The Allahabad High Court in Re vs. Pradhuman Kumar Srivastava and 9 Ors on Thursday convicted seven Advocates on charges of Contempt of Court. They were sentenced to six months of simple imprisonment...

SC Remains Committed To NEET [Read Today's Order]

The Supreme Court has the last word on the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET).The court on Thursday ruled that counselling conducted by private medical and dental colleges in states will stand nullified and seats can only be filled through NEET.A five judge bench comprising Justices Anil Dave, AK Sikri, RK Agarwal, AK Goel and R. Banumathi ruled that any counselling has been done...

SC Calls For Stricter Penalties For Death Due To Negligent Driving [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday underlined the need to strictly curb road accidents caused due to negligence. The court directed the Centre to consider stricter penalties for mishaps that occur due to rash and negligent driving as the current provisions were found to be inadequate to deter such nonchalance causing grave consequences.A Bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice C....

Dual Licenses Not Needed For Playing Songs In Public Events: SC [Read Judgment]

However, the court has clarified that with effect from 21.06.2012, in view of introduction of sub-section 10 of Section 19 of the Copyright Act, the assignment of the copyright in the work to make sound recording, which does not form part of any cinematograph film, shall not affect the right of the author of the work to claim an equal share of royalties or/and consideration payable...

CJI Thakur Gifts MoP To PM Modi?- Did The Birthday Diplomacy Work?

The tussle between the judiciary and the government on appointment of judges seems to have finally settled.Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur told reporters at the 2nd J.S. Verma Memorial Lecture in Delhi that the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) has been agreed upon by the centre and judiciary.The question is- how did the issue get 'sorted out'? It must be noted that the Prime Minister's...

Maggi Stocks To Be Destroyed? SC To Decide [Read the Application]

Imagine 78 lakh packs of Maggi, the regular packets that we all buy for Rs 10. Now imagine so many packets, nearly 550 tonnes being destroyed.A huge sting for a Maggi lover, yes.Well, the Supreme Court will soon decide if these samples lying in over 39 locations in the country should be destroyed. The central government and Nestle India asked the court’s permission to destroy stocks of...

Pregnant Prisoners Enjoy Equal Right In Making Motherhood Choices-Bombay HC Issues Guidelines [Read Judgment]

It also issued specific guidelines in respect of termination of pregnancies of either convicts or undertrials.The Bombay High Court has ruled that imprisoned pregnant women should have complete right to make motherhood choices and should not be treated any differently from other pregnant women. The court stated that if the prisoner desires to terminate her pregnancy, she should be taken to...

SC’s Interim Relief For Mumbai Dance Bars

In a big interim relief for dance bars in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court today temporarily allowed those of which had been granted license to carry out their business without implementing some clauses of the new law brought in by the state government, which the apex court found were “weird and ridiculous” like CCTV in dance performing areas and ban on serving of liquor.This relief...

All Roads Cleared For Maharashtra's Law CET

The legal hurdle to conduct a Common Entrance Test for law aspirants in Maharashtra is over with the Supreme Court dismissing the case against it.On Tuesday, a bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and RK Agarwal dismissed an appeal against a Bombay High Court verdict that gave a nod to conducting the exam.On July 5, the High Court had dismissed the challenged to the Maharashtra Common...