Special Courts For Speedy Trial Of ‘Criminal’ Legislators: SC Issues Notice To Centre, ECI

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) on a PIL seeking setting up of special courts to speed up criminal cases against legislators.The PIL, filed by advocate and Delhi BJP spokesperson Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, demanded that an order be issued directing the Centre to take necessary steps to debar persons charged with criminal offences from...

Plea In SC To Lift Ban On Camel Sacrifice In Tamil Nadu

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order banning camel slaughter in Tamil Nadu.Filed by Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi, the special leave petition reportedly contended that the high court order had adversely affected the entire Muslim community, rendering them incapable of sacrificing animals during Bakrid on September 13.The impugned order...

CJI Hails Arbitration Initiative As 3rd BRICS Legal Forum Concludes

The high-level dialogue platform of the third BRICS Legal Forum came to an end on Monday with representatives of BRICS countries signing the New Delhi Declaration.The valedictory event saw the arrival of Chief Justice of India TS Thakur and newly-appointed Bar Association president Lalit Bhasin.The three-day event was organised by the Bar Association of India and saw the coming together of...

SC modifies its previous ruling on Cauvery: Karnataka to release 12000 cusecs of water per day to TN till 20th [Read Order]

Supreme Court today unusually opened its doors on a holiday to hear two litigants: Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, on the former's plea to meet an emergency situation. Although the Cauvery dispute between them is more than a century-old, Karnataka claimed that the court's previous order on September 5, asking the state to release 15000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, to mitigate the latter's...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

L&T Case: Multi-point levy of turnover tax on works contract struck downThe Supreme Court in Larsen & Toubro Limited Vs. Additional Deputy Commissioner Of Commercial Taxes & Anr. held that the value of the work entrusted to the sub-contractors or payments made to them shall not be taken into consideration while computing total turnover for the purposes of Section 6-B of the...

Breaking; Kerala HC directs Central Government and MCC to conduct multiple counseling till exhaustion of All India Quota [Read Order]

In a significant development in the admission of ‘All India Quota Seats’, the High Court of Kerala has directed the Government of India and Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) to conduct as many counseling as possible without limiting it to ‘two’. This would ensure admission of meritorious students from NEET rank list and considerably reduce and last minute chaos and heart burn of...

One year of the 21st Law Commission; Nil Report!

Vide notification dated 14.09.2015 in the Official Gazette, the 21st Law Commission was constituted with effect from 01.09.2015 to 31.08.2018. More than a year out of the three granted has passed, but the present Law Commission has surprisingly not submitted any report till date. The 20th Law Commission headed by Justice A.P.Shah had raised the standards by quality of recommendations and the quantum of work undertaken. The 21st Law Commission has strangely not followed the tradition and has...

Man accused of killing daughter courts trouble by appealing to SC

A man from Karnataka has invited a big trouble to himself by knocking the doors of the Supreme Court against his conviction by the Karnataka High Court, as the Supreme Court has expressed a view that he should have been convicted for a greater offence.A trial court had earlier acquitted the petitioner, who was charged with the offence of murdering his daughter. Partly allowing the...

Third BRICS Legal Forum Begins In Delhi

After signing two successful declarations in Brazil and Shanghai, the BRICS Legal Forum is all set to sign its third declaration in New Delhi.Hosted by the Bar Association of India, the three-day third BRICS Legal Forum began at Indian Habitat Centre in the national capital on Saturday.While all BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have their own system and...

Plea in Supreme Court to implement Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013 effectively [Read Petition]

A two-judge Supreme Court Bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Prafulla C Pant is expected to hear the petition on September 14. A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the appointment of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in all States in the spirit of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013.A two-judge Bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Prafulla C...

Lord Vishnu Cover Row: Why SC Quashed Criminal Case Against MS Dhoni, Aroon Purie?

The Supreme Court has recently quashed criminal proceedings against India's limited overs cricket captain cricketer MS Dhoni and India Today Group head Aroon Purie, pending before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Bengaluru. The criminal proceedings were initiated against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by publishing a cover photo in ‘Business Today’ magazine...

Activists Ask CJI To Ensure Greater Transparency In Judicial Appointments [Read Letter]

In a letter, leading activists have urged Chief Justice of India Justice TS Thakur to ensure greater transparency in judicial appointments.The letter states: “The Supreme Court has played a seminal role in recognising and furthering people’s right to information. Through various judicial pronouncements, the court has held that the right to information is a fundamental right flowing...