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...

SC dismisses Petition against Sachin Tendulkar’s Bharat Ratna

Supreme Court of India has dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed against the order passed by the Division Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court whereby it dismissed a PIL alleging misuse of 'Bharat Ratna' in commercial advertisements by Sachin Tendulkar.The Division Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and DY Chandrachud said that that there are no statutory provisions, rules and regulations...

Its final. No minister, civil servant, 70+ members in BCCI: SC [Read Order]

The Chief Justice-led bench of the Supreme Court today accepted Justice R M Lodha panel’s recommendations aimed at sweeping reforms in the functioning of the BCCI almost in toto which also meant that no minister and civil servant can become a member in the BCCI.The court also approved the upper age limit at 70 years for holding posts in the BCCI and said selection of players shall be done...

Killer kite strings be banned? SC leaves it to NGT

The Supreme Court has asked petitioners in a PIL which sought countrywide ban of nylon, synthetic or glass-coated strings called the “Chinese manjha” used for flying kites as it resulted in more than 50 deaths in the last two years, to approach the National Green Tribunal with their plea.“This issue involves environment and wildlife protection too. If environment protection is your...

Rape and Murder of 4 year old: SC to hear review pleas of Death row convict [Read Order]

The Apex Court has agreed to have a re-look at death sentence awarded to one Vasanta Sampat Dupare who was convicted for rape and murder of a 4 year old. The Bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra, RF Nariman and U U Lalit will hear his review plea against its judgment delivered in 2014 wherein his death penalty awarded by Bombay High Court was affirmed.‘"We will grant you an opportunity...

SC gives Centre four months to decide how to ensure the right to franchise of the armed forces personnel and their families [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Prafulla C Pant and AM Khanwilkar, on July 15, asked the Centre to decide, within four months, how to ensure that all army personnel, serving in the far-flung areas are not deprived of their right to vote, keeping in mind the Constitutional mandate in this regard.  Currently, a committee of Union Ministers constituted for the purpose,...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Farmer in possession of leased premises cannot be evicted even after expiry of Lease periodThree Judge Bench of the Apex Court in SHYAM LAL VS. DEEPA DASS CHELA RAM CHELA GARIB DASS held that a self-cultivating tenant in Punjab who is in possession of the leased premises beyond lease period cannot be evicted by the Landlord without establishing proof of any conditions specified in Section 9...

Writ petition in Supreme Court seeking ‘expiry date’ for legal proceedings and ‘legal audit’ [Read Petition]

Aggrieved by the non-filing of the charge sheet, in a case pending in Alappuzha Court, even after 24 years of registration of the FIR against him, one Mankunnil Suresh has approached the Apex Court seeking quashing of FIR against him.In the Writ petition filed through Advocate Wills Mathews, the Petitioner has also sought for a direction to State of Kerala to pay him a compensation of...

Kerala HC upholds the dismissal of Girl Student from College for living together with Classmate [Read Order]

This is not a mere case of falling in love; but two students taking the drastic step of eloping and living together without even contracting a marriage, said the  Court.The High Court of Kerala has dismissed a Petition filed by X (name withheld), a IVth Semester (BA English Language and Literature) student of Mar Thoma College of Science and Technology, Chadayamangalam challenging her...

Salman Khan’s ‘Rape Remarks’: Gujarat HC dismisses PIL seeking ban on his Film ‘Sultan’ [Read Order]

Gujarat High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to suspend the exhibition of Salman Khan film "Sultan" in the State of Gujarat.Aaditya Kiritbhai Raval, the National President of Vishwa Hindustani Sangathan, has filed the PIL seeking suspension of exhibition of the film "Sultan" in the State of Gujarat on...

SC asks NGOs to move HC against declaring Nilgai, Monkeys as vermins

Animal rights activists and NGOs who had approached the Supreme Court with a plea for quashing three notifications of Centre declaring Nilgais, Monkeys and boars as vermins was asked by the apex court bench today to approach the Delhi High Court on the issue.A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice A M Khanwilkar said the High Court had the jurisdiction and could decide the issue...