SC orders compensation from House Owners and State Govt while observing no offence for death by negligence has been made

Using the power granted by Article 142 of the Constitution of India, a three judge bench of the Supreme Court directed the State Govt and the respondents to pay Rs 1 Lakh each to the appellant. The judgment authored by Justice Banumathi dealt with an appeal filed by the husband of the deceased maid who had worked in the house of respondents for 5 years till her accidental death due to...

Satyam Scam: Ramalinga Raju and brother fined Rs. 5.5 crore each, all 10 accused convicted with 7 years imprisonment and fine

Special CBI Court of Judge B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi in Hyderabad has sentenced former Chairman of Satyam Computers B. Ramalinga Raju and nine other accused in the Satyam Computers scandal to seven years rigorous imprisonment and imposed varying amounts of fine.Satyam Computer Services was once India's fourth-largest software services firm. The company, which was listed in New York as well as on...

PIL by 4 NGOs challenges re-promulgation of land ordinance

Four NGOs: Delhi Grameen Samaj, Bharatiya Kisan Union, Grameen Sewa Samiti and Chogama Vikas Avam have reportedly filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court, challenging the Constitutional validity of the Land acquisition ordinance. The PIL is settled by senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor-General Indira Jaising.The NGOs have alleged that the repromulgation of the...

SC dismisses Review Petition filed by Yakub Memon against death sentence awarded in 1992 Mumbai blasts case

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Anil R. Dave, Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Kurian Joseph dismissed the plea filed by Yakub Memon, who had sought a review of the death sentence awarded to him in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.The Bench found that all arguments advanced by him were considered in detail in the judgment which was sought to be reviewed.Memon...

If an interim order passed by a foreign court in case of child custody has to be disregarded, there must be some special reason for doing so: SC

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice M.B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit has held that in a case where there is a pre-existing order of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction to decide whether a child should be repatriated to the foreign country and the domestic court decides to conduct an elaborate inquiry (as against a summary inquiry), it must have special reasons to do so.The...

Complainants in rape case questioned in open Court by SC

Departing from established practices, a Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice A.K. Goel reportedly questioned in open Court, two women who had alleged sexual assault by persons acting at the behest of an industrialist and former MP.The Bench questioned the two women about their antecedents before lawyers and media in the Courtroom. Questions such as why they took...

SCBA resolves to remove Justice Deepak Verma (Retd.) from acting as the Administrator of SCBA Multi State Cooperative Housing Society Ltd.

The Supreme Court Bar Association Executive Committee has resolved unanimously to remove Justice Deepak Verma (Retd.) from acting as the Administrator of the SCBA Multi State Cooperative Housing Society Ltd., assuming without admitting that there was any order appointing him as Administrator.It unanimously recalled and annulled the resolution dated 05.07.2013, purportedly taken by the...

Breaking; After 66A of IT Act, SC examines the vires of Criminal Defamation Law in India [S.499/500 IPC] [Read the Order]

A Two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court [Dipak Mishra and P.K.Pant.JJ] Today issued notice to Centre in a batch of PILs including the one filed by Subramanian Swamy to de-criminalize the Defamation [S.499/500 of Indian Penal code.Swamy’s plea was based on the following main contentions;“(a) The provisions contained in Sections 499 and 500 IPC, travel beyond the restriction clause...

Challenging validity of NJAC: SC refers Petitions to Constitution bench; refuses to grant interim stay on its operation

A three-Judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice A.R. Dave, Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice M.B. Lokur has referred to a larger bench, a batch of Writ petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act.The Bench also refused to grant an interim stay on the operation of NJAC, saying that the petitioners are free to raise...

Permitting entry of foreign law firms in India: SC seeks response from BCI

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice Kurian Joseph has sought a response from the Bar Council of India on a petition filed against the 2009 Bombay High Court verdict which had held that foreign law firms cannot carry on liaison activities here without being enrolled as advocates under the Advocates Act, 1961.The BCI reportedly told the Supreme Court on Monday...

Women cannot be treated as beggars and their grace cannot be lowered in rightful claim to maintenance after divorce if the husband has since then retired from his service ; SC

Refining the settled position relating to maintenance to divorced muslim women, a two judge bench of the Supreme Court has held that women cannot be treated as beggars and their grace cannot be lowered in rightful claim to maintenance after divorce if the husband has since then retired from his service. The bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra and P.C.Pant while reinstating the order of...

SC again expresses concern over absence of law bracketing serious Juvenile offenders at par with other Criminals

A two judge bench of the Supreme Court has expressed concerns once again over serious offences committed by juveniles. The Bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra & P.C.Pant passed the order and posted the matter in 1st week of May where counter affidavits by Union of India and State of Haryana will be heard upon.The bench observed –“The rate of crime and the nature of crime in which...