Blind person denied Magistrate post approaches SC

After being denied the entry into the Judicial Service by of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and Madras High Court , a 70% blind person, Surendra Mohan, who is an Assistant Public Prosecutor of the CBI at present has now filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court. The hope for the much awaited justice by the petitioner,  is  strengthened by the splendid success...

Unwed mothers can become the sole guardian of child without disclosing father’s name or his consent: SC [Read the Judgment]

In a landmark judgment, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Vikramajit Sen has held that an unwed mother in India can apply to become the sole guardian of a child, without giving notice to the father of the child and without disclosing his identity.The Court also directed that if a single parent/unwed mother applies for the issuance of a Birth Certificate for a child born from her womb,...

SC agrees to hear petition demanding protection of Fundamental Rights of the Police

A Supreme Court of India Bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu has agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation filed for protection of Fundamental Rights of the Police personnel of the country. The Court has issued notices to the Centre and all states seeking their stand on the issue within four weeks.The Petition, filed by Supreme Court lawyer, Manish Kumar, demands issuance of a Writ...

Infringement of Copyright/Trade Mark : When cause of action arises at a place where plaintiff carries on business, suit cannot be filed at other places where plaintiff is having branch offices ; SC

Resolving the legal nodus arising out of the interpretation of Section 62 of the Copyright Act and Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act and answering the issue whether the restriction imposed by the Explanation to Section 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure dealing with cause of action in respect of a Corporation could be read into the said provisions-the non-obstante clause notwithstanding-...

Opportunity in Public Employment cannot be deprived to Women on the ground of Marriage; Madras HC

The Madras High Court has recently held that married women cannot be discriminated while providing compassionate appointments. Holding that citing marriage as a reason for not providing compassionate appointments is against the Constitution of India, the court allowed Govindammal’s petition.According to the petitioner, the Government rejected her request for appointment on compassionate...

Land Acquisition: Delay in paying Compensation to the Land Owner by the State is an act of Carelessness and Callousness: SC [Read the Judgment]

Terming the delay occasioned by the State in paying compensation to a land owner as an act of "carelessness and callousness", a bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising of Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre set aside the land acquired in Bihar's Khagaria district way back in 1987 for construction of government quarters by invoking the urgency clause (Section 17) of...

Can a Navy officer be dismissed from service for having sexual relations with his daughter? SC examines

The Supreme court of India conceded to examine a critically sensitive issue i.e. if a Navy officer can be dismissed from service for having consensual sexual relations with his daughter? A girl in a Navy school at Goa divulged to a counselor in August 2010 that she was being sexually abused by her father from the age of five and that in 2009 she had become pregnant, which had to be terminated...

SC sets aside Madras HC judgment quashing trial of 35 crew members of US ship; orders trial to be completed within 6 months

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday set aside the judgment (The State Rep. by Inspector of Police Q Branch CID Thoothukudi vs. Mariya Anton Vijay, Criminal Appeal No. 836 Of 2015) of the Madras High Court quashing the initiation of criminal proceedings against 35 crew members of a US ship M V Seaman Guard Ohio who were arrested for illegally carrying a large cache of arms and weapons on...

Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Rules, 2015 notified; explanatory circular issued

The Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Rules, 2015 (the Rules) have been notified vide notification no. G.S.R. 529 (E) dated 02-07-2015. These Rules provide the method of determination of Fair Market Value of an undisclosed foreign asset.The Commissioner of Income Tax (International Tax)-2, Pratyaksh Kar Bhavan, S.P.M. Civic Centre, Minto Road,...

Breaking ; SCBA to boycott all official functions with SC Judges till it’s demands are acceded

In a breaking Development, the Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association decided to call  a General Body Meeting on  8th July to resolve the following things;"1. Supreme Court Bar Association Resolves that following Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of Non-Cooperation, Members of Supreme Court Bar Association, will not participate in any Official Functions with Hon’ble Judges of...

Former CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal passes away

Former Chief Justice of India Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal passed away today, at the age of 73.Justice Sabharwal enrolled as an advocate at Delhi in 1964. He mainly practiced on the Civil & Constitutional sides In the Delhi High Court. He worked as an Advocate for Indian Railways from 1969 to 1981, as an advocate for Delhi administration from 1973 to 1976-1977, later as Additional...

Mullaperiyar security row: SC issues notice to Kerala Govt. for CISF deployment

A Supreme Court of India Bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice Amitava Roy and Justice A.K. Mishra has sought a response from the Kerala Government on Tamil Nadu’s plea that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) be deployed for security of Mullaperiyar dam.The Plea had also sought that the Kerala government be barred from seeking environmental clearance from the ministry...