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Tablighi Jamaat- Supreme Court Directs Centre To Consider Future Visa Applications of Blacklisted Person Uninfluenced by Blacklisting Order
As regards the blacklisting of almost 3500 persons in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the Supreme court on Thursday recorded the UOI's submission that the blacklisting order has not been served on the petitioners or similarly placed persons, and directed the concerned authorities to examine the future applications for grant of visa to be made by the petitioners or...
"Any Achievement During My Tenure Is A Collective Decision & Credit Should Go To All Of Us": CJI Ramana
"Any achievement we got during my tenure as CJI is a collective decision and credit should go to all of us and not individuals" the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Tuesday(May 9) while speaking at the farewell event organised for retiring judge Justice Vineet Saran.The farewell function for Justice Vineet Saran was organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association on Tuesday in...
Are We Here To Decide Who Built Taj Mahal?Tomorrow You Will Want To Go Inside Judges' Chambers : Allahabad High Court Pulls Up Petitioner
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday pulled up a petitioner who sought a direction to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open the sealed doors of over 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal premises. The petitioner Dr. Rajneesh Singh, who is the media in charge of the BJP's Ayodhya unit, claimed that false history about Taj Mahal was being taught and he wanted to do...
Rape Laws Should Be Gender Neutral, Steps Required To Be Taken By Legislature Or Executive: Justice Shakdher In Marital Rape Judgment
Justice Rajiv Shakdher of Delhi High Court, who ruled in favour of striking down the marital rape exception (exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code), acknowledges the need of having gender neutral rape laws while adding that the steps are required to be taken by the Legislature or Executive in this regard. Delivering a split verdict in pleas seeking criminalisation of marital...
Whether LIC IPO Amounts To Expropriation Of Surplus Meant For Policyholders? Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in the petitions challenging Central Govt's decision to trade 5% of its shareholding in the Life Insurance Corporation through IPO. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and PS Narasimha refused to grant any interim relief against the LIC IPO. The bench said that the contention raised by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising for the petitioner...
ED Apprehensive About Interrogating TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee At Kolkata; Supreme Court Says It Can Ensure Assistance Of West Bengal Police
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday voiced an apprehension before the Supreme Court about interrogating Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee at Kolkata.Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the ED, submitted that there are past instances of CBI officers being gheraoed in Kolkata and...
"Happy Married Life", "TN Custom Of Marriage Of Girl With Maternal Uncle": Supreme Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a man accused in a POCSO case after noticing that he had married the prosecutrix and had two children."This Court cannot shut its eyes to the ground reality and disturb the happy family life of the appellant and the prosecutrix. We have been informed about the custom in Tamilnadu of the marriage of a girl with the maternal uncle.", the bench...
Blacklisting Of Tablighi Jamaat Members: Supreme Court Suggests Petitioners To Make Individual Representations To Govt.
As regards the blacklisting of almost 3500 persons in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that the petitioners may consider the government's suggestion to make a representation for individual cases for a re-think on their own merits, as there may be scope of a resolution as regards deserving cases if not all.On May 5, SG Tushar...
Supreme Court To Fix Standards For Arbitrators' Fees; Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on the issue of fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant reserved the same while considering the issue regarding the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation...
Striking Down Marital Rape Exception Will Result In Creation Of New Offence: Justice C Hari Shankar Differs With Justice Shakdher
Delivering a split verdict in pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape, Justice C Hari Shankar of Delhi High Court, who ruled against striking down the marital rape exception (exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code), held that striking down the same would result in creation of an offence.Justice Shankar thus did not agree with the observations made by Justice Shakdher who...
Perarivalan Case : Could Tamil Nadu Governor Refer Decision Of State Cabinet To President?Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reserved judgment in a plea filed by A.G. Perarivalan, the life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking release from the prison based on the recommendation made by the State Government in September 2018. A Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao clarified that the judgment so reserved is limited to the issue - whether the Governor...