SC notice to Centre on PIL for combating drug menace in India [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Health and Family Welfare ministry on a PIL which sought immediate steps to combat the drug menace in the country.A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also asked the Centre to spell out the action taken by it for implementation of the recent direction on ensuring safe custody of narcotics and psychotropic substances seized by the...

SC Women Lawyers Association suggests hefty fee for viewing porn, revelation of user identity [Read Affidavit]

The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association has urged the Supreme Court for introduction of appropriate measures and regulations for curbing pornography viewing.They also propose a ‘revenue generation model’ for the government whereby those willing to watch porn shall make an application, reveal their identity and also enter into an agreement. They are to be made to pay a hefty amount...

Former Chief Ministers are not entitled to Government Accommodation: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices Anil R Dave, NV Ramana and R Banumathi, in the case of Lok Prahari vs State of Uttar Pradesh, held that former Chief Ministers are not entitled to Government Accommodation. The Bench has also directed that any such possession of Government accommodation should be vacated within 2 months. With the above order, former UP Chief Ministers...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Rape victim allowed to abort 24-week-old foetus as mother’s life in dangerThe Supreme Court on Monday allowed a 26-year-old alleged rape victim to abort a 24-week old foetus with severe abnormalities (despite a ban on medical termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks) as a medical board ordered by it declared that there was a danger to the mother’s life. Delhi Judicial Service...

Contempt of Court: SC suspends Lawyer's Licence for Two Yrs

The Supreme Court, removing a sentence of imprisonment imposed on an Advocate convicted for Contempt of Court, has ordered that his licence to practice will stand suspended for a period of two years.Ajay Kumar Pandey, was convicted by the Allahabad High Court under the Contempt of Courts Act and sentenced to undergo six months' imprisonment.  He was also restrained from entering the premises...

Are former CMs entitled to Government accommodation? SC set to rule tomorrow

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Anil R Dave, NV Ramana and R Banumathi, is set to deliver its judgment in the case of Lok Prahari vs State of Uttar Pradesh, on August 1, 20 months after reserving it, and 12 years after the petition was filed.Writ Petition (civil) No.657 of 2004, was heard at length only for a day on November 27, 2014, when the bench reserved its judgment.The...

Supreme Court sets aside Delhi HC order imposing costs to quash criminal proceedings [Read Judgment]

The Apex Court has set aside imposition of costs on a person by Delhi High Court as a condition to quash criminal proceedings against him, which was an outcome of a matrimonial dispute between him and his wife.A Husband had approached Delhi High Court seeking quashing of FIR against him alleging offences under Sections 325/324/323/34 of the IPC, on the ground that it is an outcome of...

Retired employee bound by undertaking to adjust any excess payment made to him: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB &HARYANA VS.  JAGDEV SINGH, has set aside a judgment of Punjab and Haryana High Court which had allowed a Writ petition preferred by a retired Judicial officer wherein it held that the excess payment made to a retired employee towards salary and allowance prior to his retirement could not be recovered after his retirement, there being no fraud...

Jindal Extortion Case: SC directs Zee News Editors to give Voice Samples, Modifies Conditions [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court of India Today has directed the Zee News Editors Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia to give the voice samples in the extortion Case registered by Police based on a Complaint by  Jindal Steel Company. The Three Judge Bench comprising of Chief Justice Thakur, A.M.Khanwilkar and Dr DY Chandrachud has modified some conditions in the impugned order to ensure the fairness of...

SC seeks status report on Jammu and Kashmir situation

Supreme Court Today sought a status report from solicitor general Ranjit Kumar on the prevailing situation in strife-torn Jammu and Kashmir by Monday.Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party led by Bhim Singh had on Friday filed a petition in seeking direction to the governor to intervene under section 92 of the Jammu and Kashmir constitution which means a rule by the Governor.The plea was...

Virus of seeking adjournment has to be controlled: SC [Read Judgment]

The saying of Gita “Awake! Arise! Oh Partha” is apt here to be stated for guidance of trial courts, said the Bench.A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India has cautioned the Trial Courts by saying that the virus of seeking adjournment has to be controlled. The Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Rohinton F. Nariman re-iterated that the recording of evidence should be continuous...

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: TN moves SC for review of verdict on remission to convicts

Nearly eight months after the Supreme Court ruled that the Centre has primacy over states' right to grant remission as the case was conducted by a central agency like the CBI, the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu government moved the apex court again seeking a review of the verdict.It sought review of the apex court's verdict in December last year virtually overturning the State...