EWS Reservation- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench will commence the hearing on the cases challenging the constitutional validity of reservation for . In the last hearing, the 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala had proposed to complete the hearing on the matter in five working days, and start the same...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To TN Govt On Plea To Remove Atheistic Inscriptions In Periyar Statues

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice and sought response from the Tamil Nadu Government and Dravidar Kazhagam on a plea seeking removal of atheistic inscriptions at the statue of Periyar erected all over the State of Tamil Nadu. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A S Oka issued notice on the petition which contended that the inscriptions hurt the belief and sentiments of...

Supreme court Asks Union Govt To Pay Rs 10 Lakhs To Man Who Claimed To Have Spent 14 Years In Pakistan Jail As Indian Spy

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Union Government to pay ex gratia payment of Rs. 10 lakhs to a man who claimed that he was deputed to Pakistan for a covert mission where he was arrested and kept imprisoned for 14 years. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Ravindra Bhat. Petitioner's caseThe petition was a man named Mahmood Ansari hailing...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index-September 5, 2022 – September 11, 2022]

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Section 7, 11 - Section 7 of the Act does not mandate any particular form for the arbitration clause - Even if we were to assume that the subject­clause lacks certain essential characteristics of arbitration like "final and binding" nature of the award, the parties have evinced clear intention to refer the dispute to arbitration and abide by...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Gadgil, Kasturirangan Committee Reports, MoEF Draft Notification On Western Ghats

The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Ravindra Bhat dismissed a PIL challenging the Draft Notification published by Central Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, demarcating certain area as 'Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area'.The plea had been filed by a Kerala based NGO, Karshaka Shabdam (Voice of Farmers), alleging that the...

Stipend For MBBS Students During Compulsory Internship : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Army College Of Medical Science

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a plea seeking directions against Army College of Medical Science for non-payment of stipend to MBBS students undergoing compulsory one year internship in the Army base hospital. While issuing the notice, a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli asked ASG, Col Bala Subramanium to look into the issue."Mr. Bala, these are...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 12.9.22

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Validity Of Section 376DA IPC For Prescribing Mandatory Life Sentence Without Remission

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea challenging the validity of Section 376DA of the Indian Penal Code for prescribing a mandatory life sentence without remission. The matter was heard by bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Ravindra Bhat.Section 376DA prescribes the punishment for gangrape of a girl aged below 16 years. It reads as below:"Where a woman...

AIADMK Rift : Supreme Court Dismisses OPS Plea, Affirms High Court Direction To De-Seal Party Headquarters

The Supreme Court, on Monday, dismissed the petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, O Paneerselvam challenging the order of Madras High Court to de-seal headquarters of AIADMK party and hand over the keys to Edappadi Palanisamy. A Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli upheld the order of the High Court stating that the Revenue Divisional Officer...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Constitute GST Appellate Tribunal

The Supreme Court of India has directed the Union government to file its response in a petition seeking to constitute the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, on utmost priority basis and as early as possible, in the interest of justice.A Division Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli was hearing a petition filed by Lawyer and Activist Amit Sahni. Sahni told the...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking To Examine Link Between Pornography & Sexual Crimes

The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain a petition seeking to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by the police to examine the impact of viewing of pornographic material while investigation a sexual offence case. The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Ravindra Bhat. The petitioner, Nalin Kohli, started his arguments by referring to...

Supreme Court Refuses To Issue Notice On SCBA's Plea To Convert Buildings Across Bhagwan Das Road As Lawyers Chambers

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in a petition requesting to direct the Ministry of Urban Development to convert the entire land measuring 1.33 acres that was recently allotted to the Top Court, situated behind the petrol pump near ITO on the Ring Road, into chamber blocks for lawyers.However, the Court declined to issue notice on the additional prayers sought in the petition...