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...

New Chief Justices for Allahabad and Punjab & Haryana High Courts [Read Notification]

The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued notifications for appointing new Chief Justices for Allahabad and Punjab & Haryana High Courts. As per the Notification Shri Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar, Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, is appointed as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office. Also Shri Justice...

Defamation cases cannot be used as a political weapon: SC

“The penal provision on defamation (section 499 and 500 of the IPC) should not be used to throttle dissent…the court must step in, if there are continuous efforts to harass persons by filing a number of defamation cases”: SC.Staying the NBW against DMDK chief and actor politician Vijaykanth and his wife Premlatha in a defamation case, the Supreme Court today remarked that defamation...

‘Honour Killing’ in Kerala: SC acquits the accused [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of India has restored a Trial Court Judgement acquitting the accused in an alleged ‘Honour Killing’incident in Thodupuzha, Kerala, by setting aside a Judgment by High Court of Kerala.An Autorikshaw Driver named Jojo who was in a romantic relationship with one Smitha, a minor, was found killed in a Paddy field while he was allegedly trying to elope with her. The...

Writ petition not maintainable against an Unaided Minority Institution: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court of India in COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT, LA MARTINIERE COLLEGE LUCKNOW, VS. VATSAL GUPTA AND ORS has set aside an Allahabad High Court order wherein it had entertained a Writ petition against an unaided minority private Institution and had passed certain directions.The following is the one page order by the Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices Madan B. Lokur and...

Rahul Gandhi Defamation case: SC questions procedure followed by Magistrate

The Supreme Court today raised questions on the procedure followed by the Magistrate in the defamation case against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for allegedly blaming the RSS for assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, during an election campaign in Maharashtra before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.Justice Dipak Misra heading the bench said the Magistrate court in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra had...

Permanent blacklisting of a company is impermissible in law: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in B.C. BIYANI PROJECTS PVT. LTD. VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS has held that order for blacklisting a company permanently is impermissible in law.A Bench comprising of Justices Madan B. Lokur and R.K. Agrawal was considering plea of a company which was blacklisted for the award of contracts by the state of Madhya Pradesh since it is stated that there was...

Government clears transfer of two HC judges, while Justice KM Joseph, whose transfer the Collegium had recommended earlier, is still waiting [Read Notification]

The Ministry of Law and Justice has transferred Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Shantanagoudar Mohan Mallikarjunagouda to Kerala High Court. He has been asked to join the Kerala High Court on or before 8th August, 2016. Earlier it was reported that he would be the next Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.The Ministry has also issued the notification transferring Kumari Justice...

Section 311A of CrPC which empowers Magistrate to order to give specimen signatures, is not retrospective: SC [Read Judgment]

A two Judge Bench of Supreme Court of India has held that Section 311-A of Code of Criminal Procedure which has been introduced by Act No.25 of 2005 with effect from 23.06.2006 with respect to the powers of the Magistrate to order the person to give specimen signatures or handwriting is prospective in nature.The Bench of Justice V.Gopala Gowda and Justice R. Banumathi was considering...

Can’t allow Jallikattu merely because it is an Old Tradition: SC [Read Order]

"In 1899, ten thousand girls below 12 years of age were married. Should we allow it today because it was a tradition at that time? See it is a constitutional and statutory issue. See we definitely will examine whether such a sport was permissible in law or not”: SC while refusing to lift ban on jallikattu.‘Jallikattu’ or bull fighting cannot be merely allowed just because it was a...

Delhi Judicial Service Examination: SC issues Guidelines for making the process more transparent [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India Today has issued some important Guidelines for making the process of selecting the Judicial officers of lower judiciary more transparent.The Court has accepted the following suggestions given by the Petitioner – Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) That OMR sheets must be filled in pen and not pencil That in the results the names of the candidates must also...

There should be minimum qualification marks for being a Judge: SC

“For selecting a judge, there has to be a minimum qualification. There has to be a benchmark... just because one is a Scheduled Caste, the same cannot be done away with”, said the Supreme Court while dismissing an appeal in limine by an NGO against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order.Volunteers for Social Justice, had filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Punjab and Haryana...