Offering Permanent Commission To Women Officers Not Only About Equality But Also About Recognizing Their Unique Skills: Justice Hima Kohli

Supreme Court judge, Justice Hima Kohli on Saturday said that offering Permanent Commission to women officers is not just about fair play and equality but also about recognizing the unique skills and abilities they bring to the Armed Forces, which is a different set of experiences and skills.“Indian Armed Forces is showcased as a profession that welcomes diversity and recognizes...

Empathy Is An Essential Ingredient In The Law And It Is What Separates a Just Society From An Unjust One: CJI DY Chandrachud At NALSAR

Delivering the Inaugural Silver Jubilee Lecture-cum-Convocation Address at the 19th Annual Convocation of NALSAR University, the Chief Justice of India, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, on Saturday, highlighted the importance of empathy and compassion in legal education.“I believe that empathy is an essential ingredient in the law and it is what separates a just society from an unjust one. It is...

Supreme Court Asks Centre To Inform Steps Taken To Stop Manual Scavenging, Abolish Dry Latrines

The Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to place on record the steps taken by it to prevent the employment of manual scavengers as per the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act 2013.The Court has asked the Centre to inform the steps taken in pursuance of the guidelines issued in the 2014 judgment “Safai Karamchari Andolan And Others vs. Union...

Section 45 PMLA Conditions Applicable To Anticipatory Bail Applications For Money Laundering Offence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that the conditions under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for grant of bail are applicable to anticipatory bail applications under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well.A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar made this observation while setting aside an order of the Telangana High Court which observed that...

Reducing Cut-Off Marks After Publication Of Results Only To Provide Employment To A Particular Category Violates Article 14 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently disapproved of a departmental selection committee’s decision to reduce the qualifying marks after the publication of results to facilitate the appointment of a special category of candidates comprising women, persons with disabilities, and former members of the armed forces, to the post of ‘Supervisor Instructor, Class­III’ in various industrial...

'Mere Framing Of Charges No Bar To Order Further Investigation; Victim Has Fundamental Right Of Fair Investigation' : Supreme Court

"The victim has a fundamental right of fair investigation and fair trial", observed the Supreme Court while ordering further investigation in a case for abduction and attack against NCP MLA Jitendra Awhad.Mere filing of the chargesheet and framing of the charges cannot be an impediment in ordering further investigation / re-investigation / de novo investigation, if the facts so warrant, the...

Shiv Sena Crisis : Will Uddhav Thackeray's Decision To Resign Before Floor Test Become Crucial In Supreme Court Case?

Will the decision taken by the Uddhav Thackeray to resign on June 29, 2022, as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra before facing the floor test scheduled on the next day have any impact in the ongoing cases before the Supreme Court? The Constitution Bench which is hearing the matter raised this point on multiple occasions during the hearing held this week.The pleas pertaining to the...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-12 [Last Part]

TTax on Paper LotteriesTax on Paper Lotteries Act, 2005 (Kerala) - Tax on Lotteries Act, 2004 (Karnataka) - Constitutional Validity upheld - Karnataka and Kerala State Legislatures possessed legislative competence to enact such Acts. (Para 124) State of Karnataka v. State of Meghalaya, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 309 : 2022 (5) SCALE 262Telegraph Act, 1885Telegraph Act, 1885 - Section 7B - Existence of...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Suvendu Adhikari's Plea Challenging Speaker's Decision To Not Disqualify Mukul Roy, Allows Him To Approach HC

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a plea moved by the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, challenging a decision of the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee's assembly to not disqualify MLA Mukul Roy.On June 8, 2022, speaker Biman Banerjee had refused to disqualify Roy for alleged defection to TMC from BJP.On Friday, the Court...

Domestic Violence Act : Supreme Court Asks Union To Hold Meeting With States/UTs To Address Inadequacy Of Protection Officers

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to convene a meeting with the Principal Secretaries of all States and Union Territories to, inter alia, look into the issue of inadequacy of Protection Officers under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.It sought the attendance of the Secretaries of the Union Ministry...

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Supreme Court Highlights Problem Of Corruption In Government Offices; Says Evolution Of Nation Will Happen Only With Values and Character

In order to evolve as a nation, we have to go back to our values and gain character, the Supreme Court observed on Friday.A Bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna observed this verbally while highlighting the state of the rampant corruption in government offices. “What is happening in the name of democracy. What kind of bureaucracy we have, better to keep quiet…..No comments. The...