Challenge To 27% OBC Reservation In AYUSH PG Admissions : Supreme Court Asks MP High Court To Decide Soon

The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Madhya Pradesh High Court to expeditiously decide the writ petition filed challenging the State Government's policy to increase the reservation for the OBC category from 14% to 27%, for admission in the All India Ayush Postgraduate Entrance Test, 2021.The petition before the High Court has challenged Section 4 of the Madhya Pradesh Lok Seva...

Judgment Holding UGC Regulations To Be Binding On State Universities Ignored Earlier Precedent? Supreme Court To Examine

While issuing notice in a petition challenging the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam University in Kerala, the Supreme Court observed that its recent judgment, which held that UGC regulations are binding on State Universities even though they are not expressly adopted by the State Government, did not discuss an earlier judgment which took a contrary view.A bench...

Former Chief Justice Of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti Passes Away

Former Chief Justice of India Ramesh Chandra Lahoti passed away today evening. He was a judge of the Supreme Court from September 12, 1998, to October 31, 2005. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of India on June 1, 2004. He retired on November 1, 2005.Justice Lahoti was born on November 1, 1940, and he joined the Bar in District Guna in 1960 and enrolled as an Advocate in 1962. In...

Mullaperiyar Dam Case : Supervisory Committee Should Be Reconstituted To Include Technical Members, Kerala Tells Supreme Court [Hearing Day 1]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing a batch of writ petitions raising safety concerns about the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala, which is a long-standing dispute between the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.At the outset, Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, the presiding judge of the bench, told Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta, for state of Kerala: "Your interest and state obligation is identical....

Marital Rape Exception Regressive, Violates Article 14; Husband Not Ruler Of Wife's Body & Mind : Karnataka High Court

The Court held that husband raping his wife is amenable to the offence of rape under Section 376 IPC.

Husband Raping A Wife Is Amenable To Punishment Under Section 376 IPC: Karnataka High Court On Marital Rape

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by a husband seeking to drop charges of rape pending against him under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code after his wife filed a complaint against him. Justice M Nagaprasanna emphasised that a man who is well acquainted with a woman and performs all the ingredients as is found in pre or post amendment to Section 375 can...

States Have Legislative Competence To Levy Tax On Lotteries Run By Other States : Supreme Court Allows Appeals Of Kerala & Karnataka

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that State legislatures have the competence to levy tax on the lotteries organized by other states. Holding so, a bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna allowed the appeals filed by the States of Karnataka and Kerala challenging the judgments of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts which held that they lacked the...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest February 2022 With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index

NOMINAL INDEXAbinash Dixit v. State of Madhya Pradesh | 22 Feb 2022 | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 218Adiraj Manpower Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise Pune II | 18 Feb 2022 | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 190Ajanta LLP v. Casio | 4 Feb 2022 | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 127Amritlal v. Shantilal Soni | 28 Feb 2022 | 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 248Anamika Varun Rathore v. Varun Pratap Singh Rathore | 1 Feb 2022...

[BREAKING] Birbhum Massacre - Ensure Witnesses Are Protected, Install CCTV Cameras At Crime Scene : Calcutta High Court Directs [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, while adjudicating upon the suo moto petition related to the the incident of Rampurhat violence in Birbhum district directed the State government to immediately install CCTV cameras with adequate storage facilities covering all angles of the scene of the crime in the presence of the District Judge, Purba Bhurdawan. The Court further directed the...

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Supreme Court Seeks Action Taken Report From Bihar Govt On Disciplinary Action Against Erring Cops

In relation to the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case, Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of Bihar to file an action take report regarding action taken pursuant to the recommendations of the CBI to initiate disciplinary proceedings against erring officers and blacklisting of NGOs mentioned above.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justice Krishna...

"Why Sealed Cover?": CJI Ramana Disapproves Again Practice Of Filing Reports In Sealed Covers

"Action taken report doesn't have to be in sealed cover" the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday told the counsel appearing for the State of Bihar while hearing a matter pertaining to the Muzaffarpur Shelter case. A bench comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justice Krishna Murari was considering a petition filed by Bihar based journalist Nivedita Jha, which had challenged the blanket ban imposed...

BREAKING| Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance Of Birbhum Massacre, Hearing At 2pm Today

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognisance of the incident of Rampurhat violence that erupted in the Birbhum district in the State of West Bengal. Shortly after the alleged murder of a Trinamool Congress deputy panchayat chief at Bogtui village in Birbhum district, violence broke out in RampurhatA Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi...