Breaking; Uttarakhand Chief Justice K.M Joseph transferred to Andhra Pradesh High Court

Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court Justice KM Joseph has been transferred to Andhra Pradesh High Court. Justice K.M.Joseph was in news recently since the bench headed by him had quashed the president’s Rule in the State. Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh Dilip B Bhosale will be the new Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh as Madhya Pradesh Cheif Justice Ajay Manik...

Justices Khanwilkar, Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Sr. Adv. Nageswara Rao to Supreme Court

In a significant development, Justice Ajay Manik Rao Khanwilkar, Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud,Justice Ashok Bhushan, and Senior Advocate Mr. L. Nageswara Rao are likely to be elevated as Judges of Supreme Court of India.Justice Ajay Manik Rao Khanwilkar is currently the Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh started his career as an Advocate in 1982.He was appointed as...

BCCI Constitution is incapable of achieving transparency, objectivity and accountability; SC

Continuing to slam the BCCI, the Supreme Court today said the constitution of BCCI is highly incapable of achieving the values of transparency, objectivity and accountability.A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur which has embarked on a mission to bring about sweeping reforms in the structure, functioning and composition of the board backed by the Lodha panel report said “the objective...

SC to hear the unique case to invoke POCSO on Friday; Sanjay Hegde appointed to represent accused

Observing that it is a “serious issue though hypothetical “issue, the Supreme Court today said will hold detailed hearing on Friday and examine whether a man who rapes or sexually abuses a mentally challenged adult victim can be tried under the stringent provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 if such a victim has an under-developed brain like that of...

SC relief to Freedom fighter’s daughter who was denied pension for having a son born out of extra marital relationship [Read Judgment]

Daughter of a freedom fighter from Kerala, who was denied pension citing that she, though unmarried and had no income, but had a son of age twenty five, born of an extra-marital relationship, got relief from Supreme Court of India as the Court held that she is eligible to get the pension under the Kerala Freedom Fighters' Pension Rules, 1971.Allowing the Appeal filed by the Miss X, daughter...

Delhi govt moves SC for modification of order on Taxis

The Delhi government today moved the Supreme Court seeking more time to implement its Saturday order to remove from the roads 30,000 taxis which are running on diesel of petrol and not on CNG as mandated by the court.The Kejriwal government agreed that it is ready for removal of these taxis on phase by phase basis and will soon submit a proposal to this effect to the court. The...

RTI Activist files PIL in Supreme Court to ban WhatsApp

RTI Activist Sudhir Yadav has approached the Supreme Court seeking a ban on instant messaging application 'WhatsApp' after it had introduced end to end Encryption on 5th April 2016 to its users with their updated version of the application. According to the Petitioner WhatsApp released its white paper explaining all the encryption they have used and made their all future release totally...

The occupation of education cannot be treated at par with other economic activities; State cannot be a mute spectator permitting exploitation ; Constitution Bench

SC upholds Madhya Pradesh Law regulating Admission and Fixation of Fee in Pvt Professional Colleges.A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India Today upheld the constitutional Validity of M.P. Niji Vyavasayik Shikshan Sanstha (Pravesh Ka Viniyaman Avam Shulk Ka Nirdharan) Adhiniyam, 2007 (M.P. Act No.21 of 2007) and various Rules enacted by the Madhya Pradesh Government primarily...

Medical Education Reforms; SC appoints Justice Lodha Committee to oversee the functions of Medical Council of India [Read Judgment]

In a landmark Judgment the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India has appointed a Three Member Committee headed by Former Chief Justice of India RM. Lodha to oversee the statutory functions of Medical Council of India.  Prof. (Dr.) Shiv Sareen (Director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences) and Vinod Rai (former Comptroller & Auditor General of India) are the other members...

PIL for Uploading FIR in Police Websites within 24 Hours; SC issues Notice to Centre and States [Read Petition]

Supreme Court of India Today has issued notice to Centre and all State Governments on a PIL seeking uploading of First Information Report in Police websites within 24 hours of its registration.The PIL is filed by Youth Bar Association of India for issuance of Writ in nature of Mandamus, an order or direction directing the respondents to upload every ‘First Information Report’ lodged in...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

On NEETSupreme Court of India has ordered to conduct the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2016 in Two Phases. The first phase will be conducted on 1st May and Second phase will be on 24th July. The entire results will be declared on 17th August. The admission Procedure will be completed on 30th September.Supreme Court of India also rejected the Central Government’s Plea to...

Declaration as to validity of marriage and matrimonial status of a person is within exclusive Jurisdiction of Family court : SC

In case, there is a dispute on the matrimonial status of any person, a declaration in that regard has to be sought only before the Family Court. It makes no difference as to whether it is an affirmative relief or a negative relief, the Bench held.A Suit or a proceeding for a declaration as to the validity of both marriage and matrimonial status of a person is within the exclusive jurisdiction...