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'How Can POCSO Act Offence Be Termed Romantic?' : Supreme Court Slams HC Suggestion To Decriminalise 'Consensual' Sex Involving Older Teens
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) criticized the Calcutta High Court for observing in a judgment that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) must be amended to decriminalise consensual sexual acts involving adolescents above sixteen years.The Supreme Court further expressed disapproval of the High Court's suggestion that an exception must be carved out...
Reserved Category Candidate Can Claim General Category Seat Of Horizontal Reservation Based On Merit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 20) set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order which refused to allow admission of the meritorious reserved category candidates to the unreserved (UR) category. Upon placing reliance on the case of Saurav Yadav and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others, the bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan observed that the candidates...
View Of Coordinate Bench Of Same HC Can't Be Ignored: Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Over Non-Supply Of WhatsApp Chats
The Supreme Court today (August 20) quashed a detention order upheld by a division bench of the Kerala High Court, noting that once the coordinate bench of the High Court had set aside the detention based on same grounds and material relied, the division bench could not have ignored the same.In this case, the division bench of High Court of Kerala had passed an order upholding the detention...
RG Kar Hospital Rape & Murder | Remove Name, Photos & Videos Of Deceased Doctor From Media & Social Media: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (August 20) directed the immediate removal of all social media content including any references to the name or pictures and videos taken of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a petition filed by two...
Natural Guardian's Right To Custody Of Child Not Lost Just Because Temporary Custody Was Given To A Relative: Supreme Court
While granting custody of a minor daughter to her father, the Supreme Court observed that granting temporary custody of a minor child to a relative would not preclude the natural guardian from seeking custody of a minor child.After the unfortunate death of a minor's mother during COVID-19, the father had asked her sisters-in-law to take care of her minor daughter who required female...
Medical Professionals' Safety: Meet The Members Of National Task Force Formed By Supreme Court
To address the systemic issues regarding the lack of safety for medical professionals, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) ordered the formation of a National Task Force to give recommendations on the modalities to be followed all over the country.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra passed the order in the suo motu case taken...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Calcutta High Court Judgment Containing Controversial Remarks About Adolescent Sexual Behaviour
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) delivered its judgment in a suo motu case titled "In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents," which was initiated over the controversial remarks made by the Calcutta High Court in a judgment delivered on October 18, 2023.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside the High Court's judgment and its controversial remarks such...
Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (12 August-17 August, 2024)
Live Law has got you covered with all the latest updates of this last week. This digest aims to inform you about the latest judgments, orders, and Public Interest Litigations (PILs) filed in the Supreme Court during the past week and the updates of the Constitution Bench hearing on the taxation matter of mineral-bearing lands, providing a succinct overview.Judgments/...
'Entire Incident Occured In Heat Of Moment' : Supreme Court Approves Alteration Of Conviction To Section 304-II IPC
The Supreme Court in a recent case allowed the release of a convict in a 24-year-old case of culpable homicide by altering the punishment imposed on him to the period already suffered in incarceration. The Court justified the conviction under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) upon finding that the convict was a young man at the time of the incident and had acted without...