Breaking; SC issues Landmark guidelines on Drought Management [Read Guidelines]

A two judge bench of the Supreme Court of India today has issued landmark guidelines for disaster /drought management. The bench comprising of Justices Madan B. Lokur and N.V. Ramana has issued the directions in a public interest litigation filed by Swaraj Abhiyan.The writ petition was filed in the backdrop of a declaration of drought in some districts or parts thereof in nine States that...

Delhi HC issues Notice on PIL filed by a tea vendor seeking ban of ‘celebratory firing’ which took his daughter’s life [Read Petition]

Delhi High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by a poor Tea vendor seeking to ban ‘celebratory firing’ which had taken life of his seventeen year old daughter last month. The petitioner, Shyam Sunder Kausal has sought a direction from the High Court to Delhi police commissioner to ensure that no incident of Celebratory firing should go unattended...

Sessions Court can take Cognizance of new Offences and add new Accused U/S193 CrPC , though the Magistrate rejected the prayer earlier; SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with a Sessions Court Order which had taken cognizance of new offences and added new Accused under section 193 of Code of Criminal Procedure, though the Magistrate rejected the prayer at Committal Stage.Appellants are parents of a person who was accused of instigating his wife to suicide and was charge sheeted under Section 306 IPC. The complainants...

Delhi Judicial Service Exam 2015; Delhi HC quashes the list and directs re-computing after deleting 4 Questions [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has quashed the result of Delhi Judicial Service Preliminary Examination 2015 and directed the High Court Administration to re-compute the marks and the eligibility list after deleting four questions.The Court has found that answers of question Nos.94, 97, 113 and 197 in the Multiple Choice Question Paper were incorrect.Earlier Delhi High Court had postponed the Delhi...

Spirit of enquiry, scientific temper lacking in youth; CJI to pass “some order” on unique PIL

Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today said he agreed to the fact that there are several problems in India arising out of its citizens, including those holding powerful positions, not performing their fundamental duties enshrined in the Constitution and because there is no spirit of enquiry and scientific temper in today’s youth but says the Supreme Court can do precious little in...

Chhattisgarh and Tripura Chief Justices Transferred

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Navin Sinha, Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court and to direct him to assume charge of the office of the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan...

Government can’t simply sit on Lokpal’s Appointment; SC raps Government [Read Petition]

Rapping the Government for delaying the Lokpal’s appointment despite past assurances, the Supreme Court of India on Monday directed the Attorney General of India to inform the Court on the next date, the steps taken to make the Lokpal’s appointment. The matter has been adjourned for July 19.The Court was hearing an application filed by Common Cause, seeking to amend its Writ Petition,...

#NEET; States can't conduct their own exams; Candidates who appeared in NEET-1 can also appear in NEET-II by giving up NEET-1; SC [Read Order]

Special provisions for reservation of any category are not subject matter of the NEET nor rights of minority are in any manner affected by NEET, said the Bench.The constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India Today has clarified that the State Governments cannot conduct state level entrance examinations for the admission to Medical Colleges. The Court also held that the students who...

Uttarakhand: Nine Cong rebel MLAs cannot vote in floor test after SC rejects plea

In a major boost to ousted Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, the Supreme Court today dismissed the petition of the nine Congress MLAs challenging their disqualification from the Assembly which means they will not be able to vote in tomorrow’s crucial floor test which will be conducted to ascertain if Rawat enjoyed majorityEarlier in the day the Uttarakhand High Court had dismissed...

[Read Judgment] Uttarakhand High Court upholds Disqualification of Rebel MLAs; SC to hear the matter Today

Uttarakhand High Court Today, has dismissed the Petitions filed by Nine Congress rebel MLAs challenging the Speaker’s decision to disqualify them on the ground of alleged anti-party activities. The decision is significant in view of Tomorrow’s floor test.  The MLAs has approached the Supreme Court against the Order of High Court and the Supreme Court is likely to hear the Plea at...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Adopted son no less than a natural son to inherit his father’s propertiesSupreme Court, in Pawan Kumar Pathak vs. Mohan Prasad has reiterated that an adopted son is no less than a natural son, when it comes to claiming the right to inherit the properties of his father.Lifer to Wife Murderer Reversing the High Court order acquitting a man accused of murdering his wife by administering...

More than 70,000 Judges required to clear the pending Cases; Chief Justice Thakur

Access to Justice is a fundamental right and no government can afford to deny its people their fundamental right, he saidChief Justice of India Justice TS Thakur today, while inaugurating the centenary celebrations of Orissa High Court at Cuttack, said that 'we require more than 70,000 judges to clear backlog of cases'.“While the Law Commission of India in 1987 had suggested for having...