Supreme Court Turns Down Plea For 50% Women Reservation In National Defence Academy

The Supreme Court has refused the plea of an aspirant to reserve fifty per cent of seats in the National Defence Academy for women. While noting that although the candidate had not secured the qualifying marks in her category, but in ‘overall merit’ would have obtained more marks than some of the male candidates admitted to the military academy, a division bench of Justices Sanjay...

Sex With Minor Wife : Supreme Court Acquits Husband Of Rape Relying On Exception 2 To Sec 375 IPC

The Supreme Court recently acquitted a man who was convicted for the offence of rape for sexual intercourse with his minor wife by relying on Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts marital rape from punishment if the wife was aged above 15 years.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Sanjay Karol was considering an appeal that had arisen out of a conviction under...

Revolutionizing Justice- Exploring Kerala High Court's Innovative, Paperless E-Court System For More Accessible Justice [PART-2]

“There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life” – Theodore Roosevelt.In Part 1 of the feature, we had discussed about the Case Management System (CMS) introduced by the Kerala High Court, in its pursuit of becoming completely paperless, and automated. We had highlighted the notable features provided by the System. We...

Indian Judiciary Can Never Be Forced To Play The Role Of Opposition Party : Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Indian judiciary can never be forced to play the role of an opposition party though "some people" want it to play such a role, said Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Sunday."Some people want to force the judiciary to play the role of an opposition party. Indian judiciary will never accept this. I can tell you Indian judiciary itself will resist these forceful attempts to...

Supreme Court Forms Committee To Oversee Transfer/Import Of Wild Animals In India

The Supreme Court has extended the jurisdiction of a High Powered Committee constituted by the High Court of Tripura for the transfer or import of wild animals in India at Pan India level. The order was passed by a bench comprising Justice Krishna Murari and Justice A Amanullah. Supreme Court was approached by a petitioner seeking clarification on a previous order of the court regarding a...

Spotlight On Recent Appointments To Supreme Court: Justice PV Sanjay Kumar

A general criticism of the Indian Courts has been that very little is known to the public about the judges being recommended by respective Collegium before their appointment, on merit and suitability. A designated Secretariat ideally should do the job, unfortunately we don’t have such a mechanism. Livelaw has taken an initiative to share relevant information about the appointees and we are starting with the appointments to the Apex Court. The focus is to shed light on some of their significant...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup (27th February 2023-5th March 2023)

Welcome to the Supreme Court Weekly Digest, where we provide you with an overview of the latest legal developments in the country. Over the past week, the Supreme Court has issued several important judgments and rulings that have far-reaching implications for the Indian legal system. From the judgment concerning the appointment of Election Commissioners to the arrest of Delhi's Deputy...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar-Default Bail-PART-I

Q.1 Has the accused an indefeasible right to “compulsive bail” i.e. “default bail” under the proviso to Section 167 (2) Cr.P.C. on the expiry of the period of 90 days or 60 days whichever is applicable?Ans. Yes. At that stage, even without examination of the case on merits, the accused is entitled to and the Court is bound to grant default bail to the accused. See –Hitendra...

Shivsena Case| Revisiting Questions Raised By Supreme Court On Governor's Decision

In the Shiv Sena case between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups, the powers of the Governor were debated at lengths in the Supreme Court. The matter is under consideration before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha. During the course of the hearings, the bench posed multiple questions concerning...

Delhi Riots 2020 :Independent Inquiry Commission Needed To Find Out Truth, Says Former SC Judge Justice Madan Lokur

An inquiry commission needs to be set up for an impartial investigation to establish the whole gamut of factors that contributed to the 2020 north-east Delhi violence, and to determine the adequacy of the response of the state and its instrumentalities before, during, and after the riots, suggested former Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur. “The whole nation deserves to know what...

'Fraternity Is Not Assimilation Of Minority Into Majority, Its Peaceful Co-existence Of Differences' : Justice S Ravindra Bhat

Organized by the students of the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard School of Business, the 20th edition of the annual Harvard India Conference was held on February 11 and 12, 2023. This year, as India completes 75 years of independence, the conference's theme, "Vision 2047: India at 100 Years of Independence," led to deliberations on the hopes and challenges for the next 25 years....

'Schools Can't Be Without Playgrounds; Students Entitled To Good Environment' : Supreme Court Orders Removal Of Encroachments

There cannot be any school without a playground, observed the Supreme Court, while directing the removal of unauthorised occupations at a place reserved for playground for a school in Haryana.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna disapproved of an order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court which permitted regularisation of the encroachments near the school.Noting that...