SC agrees to hear plea of rape victim challenging Indian Abortion Law

The Supreme court will tomorrow hear an urgent plea of an alleged rape victim challenging constitutional validity of section 3 (2) (b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (MTP), the Indian abortion law which prohibits termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks even if there was a fatal risk to the mother and the foetus.A bench of Justices A R Dave and L Nageswara Rao said, Let it...

Disqualified Uttarakhand MLAs fail to get relief from SC [Read Order]

Nine disqualified Uttarakhand MLAs who have sought a stay on their disqualification and permission to participate in the assembly session, commencing from July 21 in Dehradun are refused any interim relief by the Supreme Court today.A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R F Nariman, however, said that the notice, given by these MLAs and BJP lawmakers, will remain alive and would be...

Access to Justice is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 14 & 21 of Constitution: SC Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held that access to Justice is a Fundamental Right guaranteed to citizens by Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India.The five Judge Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur, Justices Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, A.K. Sikri, S.A. Bobde, and R. Banumathi has made the above observation while answering a reference...

No private bus operator can operate on notified Area/Route though the permit covered that area/Route: SC Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

‘We hold that the judgment reported in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Bangalore Vs. B.A. Jayaram and others - 1984 (Supp) SCC 244 is no longer a good law’, said the Bench. A Constitution bench of the Apex Court in G.T. Venkataswamy Reddy vs. State Transport Authority has held that no private Bus operator can operate his vehicle on any part or portion of a notified area...

Cap of 14 Years Rule on aggregate Punishment is not applicable to Sessions Court: SC Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

The Constitution Bench of Supreme of India Today has finally corrected the wrong interpretation given to Section 31(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure Code, by holding that the cap of 14 years Rule on aggregate punishment is not applicable to Sessions Court.The Bench comprising of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justices FMI Kalifulla, A.K. Sikri, S.A. Bobde and R. Banumati has made this...

SC can transfer cases from Jammu & Kashmir Courts to courts outside it and vice versa [Read Judgment]

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held that Supreme Court can, by invoking Article 32, 136 and 142 of the Constitution is empowered to transfer a case from a Court in the State of Jammu and Kashmir to a Court outside the State or vice versa. The five Judges Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India Dr. T.S. Thakur, Justices Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, A.K. Sikri, S.A....

Uttarakhand MLAs use Arunachal verdict to seek relief from SC

The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly crisis has suddenly taken an Arunachal twist.In a sudden move, nine disqualified Congress MLAs of Uttarakhand today filed a fresh plea in the Supreme Court seeking its nod for participating in the assembly session commencing from July 21.A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra is likely to hear the petition tomorrowThe MLAs, in their fresh plea in a...

Multiple Life Sentences will run concurrently, Remission of one will not affect the other: SC [Read Judgment]

In a landmark Judgment, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India Today has categorically held that while multiple sentences for imprisonment for life can be awarded for multiple murders or other offences punishable with imprisonment for life, the life sentences so awarded cannot be directed to run consecutively. The Bench further clarified that such sentences would, however, be...

No SC relief for Rahul in defamation case filed by RSS Activist [Read Order]

The plea will be further heard on July 27The Supreme Court today refused relief to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi who is facing a defamation case for allegedly blaming the RSS for assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, during an election campaign in Maharashtra before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.The case was filed by an RSS activist Rajesh Kunte before a Magistrate court in Bhiwandi.Refusing...

We have complete faith in you: SC to Amicus in Nirbhaya Case [Read Order]

The Three Judge Bench hearing the Appeal filed by Accused persons in December 16 Gang Rape (Nirbhaya) Case, has re-iterated that the Court has full faith in the Amicus Curiae, Senior Advocates Raju Ramachandran and Sanjay Hegde and asked them to continue to assist the Court.The Supreme Court had appointed the two Senior Lawyers to assist the Court and to ensure that there were...

Legalise Betting? Bring BCCI under RTI? SC leaves it to Law Commission and the Government [Read Order]

Chief Justice T S Thakur-led bench which accepted majority of the suggestions of the Justice Lodha panel aimed at sweeping reforms in the management and governance of cricket in the country significantly asked the Centre and the Law Commission to examine the recommendation to legalise betting.The law panel has also been asked to examine if the BCCI, the richest cricket board in the world can...

As Cured persons languish in Mental Hospitals, SC issues notice to 6 states [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today issued notices to six states on a petition seeking release of nearly 300 persons, who are still languishing in mental hospitals in Uttar Pradesh, some of them for several years, despite being cured of their ailments.A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A M Khanwilkar issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Rajasthan, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir and...