Breaking ; #NJAC Judgment Tomorrow

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will deliver the Judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of National Judicial Commission (NJAC) Tomorrow . The Bench comprising of Justices J S Khehar, J Chelameswar, MB Lokur, Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel had reserved the Judgment in July 15, 2015In April 7, a three-judge bench of the apex court had referred the matter to...

SC lifts ban on dance performances in Maharashtra bars and hotels; permits authorities to impose regulations [Read Today's Order]

In a significant order, the Supreme Court today stayed the 2014 amendment of Maharashtra Police Act which banned dance performances in various places including bars in the state.A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra however gave power to licensing authorities to regulate "indecent" performances."Dignity of women should be protected and it was the duty of the state police to ensure that it...

SC dismisses plea for beef ban case to be heard in Jammu

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a Petition seeking a direction that the hearing on the beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir be heard by a three-judge Bench of the high court at Jammu instead of the Srinagar Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court.The Petitioner, Parimoksh Seth, had sought the hearing be either held at Jammu or outside the State. In view of the conflicting orders on the beef...

Delhi HC dismisses PIL demanding guidelines for release of segregated research results in Clinical Trials on Humans [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation demanding that guidelines be framed regarding publication of complete and segregated research results in clinical trials on humans in accordance with the norms of WHO published in April, 2015 on the issue.The Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath dismissed the Petition observing that "the...

Twitter row: SC asks Maharashtra assembly not to take action against Shobaa De [Read Order]

Author Shobhaa De won the first round of her battle with Shiv Sena as the Supreme Court today asked the Maharashtra government and the state assembly not to take any action against her for her tweets against decision to make it mandatory for multiplexes to screen Marathi movies during prime time.The assembly had issued a notice on April 12 after a Shiv Sena lawmaker Pratap Sarnaik demanded...

SC notice to Teesta,husband on CBI plea for cancelling bail in FCRA case

The Supreme Court today issued notice to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband on a petition filed by CBI seeking their custodial interrogation for failing to cooperate in a probe relating to a Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) case against themThe investigation agency has challenged the August 11 order of the Bombay High Court granting anticipatory bail to the duo after it...

SC dismisses Ex- Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea for probing Amit Shah's role in post-Godhra riots [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court of India today dismissed a plea filed by sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt for making BJP President Amit Shah a party in his plea seeking probe into role of senior BJP and RSS functionaries in the 2002 post-Godhra riots.A bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Arun Mishra noted that the Special Investigation Team appointed by it had given a clean chit to senior BJP and...

Bombay High Court confirms double death sentence and double life imprisonment for rape and murder of 2 year old [Read Judgment]

In a first, Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday confirmed a double death sentence and double life imprisonment awarded to a 21 year old man for rape and murder of his two year old niece in February, 2013.Shatrughna Meshram was awarded death sentence under Section 376-A and 302 of the Indian Penal Code by the Yavatmal Sessions Court. He was also sentenced to two life terms...

Why don’t you implement Uniform Civil Code ? Supreme Court to Centre

The Supreme Court has said there was “total confusion” in the country due to various personal laws governing religious practices and asked the Modi government to clarify if it was willing to implement the Uniform Civil Code.It is to be noted that BJP had promised the code in its election manifesto ahead of the 2014 general elections.“There is total confusion. We should work on the...

Beneficial Legislation warrants liberal interpretation by the State as a Model Employer: Supreme Court

This is a peculiar case in which both the appellant and respondent have acted in accordance with law; said the Supreme CourtThe Apex Court while adjudicating a Civil Appeal observed that the State as a model employer should construe provisions of a beneficial legislation in a way that extends the benefits thereunder to its employees, instead of curtailing it.The appeal was preferred by...

Complaints against proposed Creche in SC; Top Court issues Notice to its Registry and SCBA

Opening a creche is definitely not a child’s play.Even before the one planned in Supreme Court began functioning, it has landed in litigation.The apex court today sought the view of its Registry and the Supreme Court Bar Association on a petition which among others complained that the day care being set up for the benefit of lawyers with small kids did not have adequate facilities and...

"Overriding" NGT's 4-day-old order, SC directs to impose Rs 700 –Rs 1,300 pollution tax on trucks entering Delhi

The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi government and the MCD to levy an Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) ranging from Rs 700 to Rs 1,300 on commercial vehicles, largely trucks, entering the capital and cause pollution.A three judge special bench of Chief Justice H L Dattu, and Justices Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered that the charge should be levied on all...