SC says quality of Maggi needs more attention as youngsters consume it; Orders more Tests

A Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice N.V. Ramanna has asked Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore to clarify whether levels of lead and glutamic acid in Nestle Maggi were within permissible limits and to clarify whether these are within parameters prescribed under the Food Safety Act.The matter has been posted for April 5, with a direction that...

Marines Case: Sorabjee says client Latorre will return to India; SC extends his stay in Italy

The Supreme Court today asked the centre to appraise it of the status of international arbitration proceedings in the Italian Marines case.The court meanwhile extended the stay of Massimiliano Latorre, who along with his colleague Salvatore Girone is accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012, in Italy till April 30The bench, comprising Justices A R Dave, Kurian Joseph and...

Collegium decides to fill 400 High Court vacancies and 5 in SC without waiting for fresh MoP

In a meeting convened last week, the five member SC collegium has, in principle, decided to start the process of filling over 400 vacancies in High Courts throughout the country and 5 in the Supreme Court. It has reportedly agreed to go ahead with the process without necessarily waiting for the Centre to prepare a fresh memorandum of procedure (MoP) for fixing the eligibility and other...

Jallikattu: SC refuses to vacate stay on Centre’s notification [Read Order]

Supreme Court today rejected the plea filed by some residents of Tamil Nadu for vacatings yesterday’s order staying the Centre's notification lifting ban on the controversial bull-taming sport Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu.They had contended that the age-old cultural tradition of the state should be allowed to continueA bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and N V Ramana said that yesterday's...

Marines Case:Italian Senator says Latorre will not return, SC to hear the Case Today

Massimiliano Latorre, one of the two Italian Marines accused of murdering Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in 2012, will not be returning to India to face the judicial process, according to the President of the defence committee of the Italian Senate. The statement was reportedly made on Tuesday, a day before the Italian Marines case was to come up for hearing before the Supreme...

SCOTUS holds Florida Capital Sentencing scheme Unconstitutional [Read Judgment]

The Sixth Amendment protects a defendant’s right to an impartial jury. This right required Florida to base Timothy Hurst’s death sentence on a jury’s verdict, not a judge’s fact-finding, said the Court while holding the scheme unconstitutional.Supreme Court of United States has held the Florida capital sentencing scheme which allows a sentencing judge to find an aggravating...

Supreme Court dismisses a Twenty year old suit against widow by her daughter [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, in L. Gowramma (D) vs. Sunanda (D), has dismissed a Suit filed against a widow twenty years ago, by her daughter, by reversing concurrent judgments of the High Court and Trial court which had decreed the suit in favour of the daughter. Apex Court bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and R.F. Nariman held that succession to a Hindu male dying intestate (in this case)...

Best of 2015; Eight Significant RTI Verdicts from Supreme Court, High Courts and CIC

Nation celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Right to Information Act in 2015. This year witnessed some landmark as well as regressive orders from the Constitutional Courts, Central and State Information Commissions on Right to Information. LiveLaw has reported almost all important verdicts. Here is a list of most significant RTI Verdicts from Supreme Court, High Courts and Central...

SC asks Prashant Bhushan whether his NGO CPIL has any mechanism to verify allegations in PILs

The illustrious NGO, the ‘Centre for Public Interest Litigation’ which enjoys enormous the credibility in Indian Courts, had to face some unconventional questions from Chief Justice of India regarding the source of information and scrutiny of it before filing the PILs.The CJI, heading a bench which was hearing a fresh PIL filed by CPIL challenging the grant of 4G spectrum licenses to...

No Bull-ying this Pongal: SC stays Centre’s notification allowing Jallikattu [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interim stay on Centre’s notification which had paved way for engaging in the banned bull-taming sport, Jallikattu during Pongal celebrations in Tamil Nadu later this week. The Court also issued notices to the Centre, and States of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, demanding a reply in four weeks. The Bench prima facie agreed that Jallikattu is...

The Chairmanship Conundrum: BCI withdraws ‘concession’ granted to Tamil Nadu lawyer S. Prabakaran; MK Mishra elected for a 2 year term from April

Putting an end to the hullaballoo over the actual appointee to the post of Chairman of Bar Council of India, the apex regulatory body has issued a notification withdrawing the ‘authorization’ and ‘concession’ granted to Tamil Nadu lawyer S. Prabakaran.The news of Mr. Prabakaran being elected as the Chairman spread like wildfire yesterday, with him communicating his vision for the post...

SC restores Life Imprisonment to Accused for raping and burning alive a young girl [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court, on Monday, has sentenced a man accused of raping and burning alive a young girl for life imprisonment. Apex Court bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Arun Mishra reversed the Gauhati High Court order acquitting the accused from rape charges and restored the conviction and sentence recorded by trial court.The High Court had set aside the conviction of the accused under section...