Centre Moves Supreme Court Assailing Top Court's Order Of Staying Elections Process In OBC Seats In MP Local Body Polls

The Central Government has approached the Supreme Court seeking recall or modification of Top Court's order dated December 17 ("impugned order") by which it had stayed the election process in the seats reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh.Relief for deferring local body elections for a period of four months with a mandate to the State...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-96]

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LiveLaw Reporter Lydia Suzanne Thomas Passes Away

Lydia Suzanne Thomas, the reporter of LiveLaw covering the Kerala High Court, passed away today afternoon after prolonged illness.She completed her BA LLB course from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) Kochi in 2020. Driven by her passion for legal journalism, she joined LiveLaw in February 2021. Before that, she had a brief stint at 'Bar & Bench'.Within a...

'Transgenders Only A Fraction Of LGBTQIA+': Madras HC Directs Extension Of Shelter Home Scheme To All, Requests Media To Follow Draft Glossary For The Community

The court has also requested the press and media to follow the draft guide placed before it for addressing the members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Neglect Of Ancient Indian Legal Giants Like Manu, Kautilya & Adherence To Colonial Legal System Detrimental To Constitutional Goals : Justice Abdul Nazeer

"...colonial legal system is not suitable for the Indian population. The need of the hour is the Indianisation of the legal system", the judge said.

'Not A Mute Spectator' : Suo Motu Cases Taken By Supreme Court In 2021

'Suo motu' is a Latin term which means 'on its own motion'. When the Court takes suo moto cognisance of an issue, it institutes a case on its own accord by taking cognisance of a public issue. At times, the Court's suo motu actions will be based on letter petition, media reports etc. When the COVID-19 pandemic and plight of those in distress had evoked a feeling of helplessness and...

How Supreme Court Protected Rights Of Disabled In 2021

As per the Census of 2011 there are 2.68 crore persons with disabilities in India who constitute 2.21 percent of population out of which 1.50 crore are male and 1.18 crore are female.In our country, persons with disabilities constitute a minority group who live in an extremely vulnerable and disadvantaged political, social and economic environment. They are often disfavoured because of...

100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 3, Judgments 76 -100]

This is the third part of the article covering 100 major Supreme Court judgments of 2021. The first part covered 52 judgments delivered from January to June. The second part included judgments(53-75) delivered from July to October. The third part will cover judgments (76-100) from October to December. Read the first part here and the second part here.76. National Green Tribunal Has Suo...

Popular Majority Not A Defence For Arbitrary Actions Of Govt; Functioning Of Democracy Unthinkable Without Judicial Review : CJI Ramana

A popular majority is not a defence for arbitrary actions of the Government, said Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, while underscoring the importance of all wings of the state acting within their constitutional limits.Speaking at a public event at Vijayawada, the CJI also criticized the tendencies to brand judicial review as "judicial overreach". He said that without judicial review,...

Supreme Court Lawyers Write To CJI To Take Suo Moto Cognizance Of Hate Speeches Allegedly Calling For Genocide Of Muslims Given In Haridwar & Delhi- Read Letter

76 Supreme Court Lawyers have sent a letter to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana highlighting the two separate events organised in Delhi (by the Hindu Yuva Vahini) and Haridwar (by Yati Narsinghanand) on 17th and 19th December 2021 wherein hate speeches consisting of open calls for genocide of Muslims in order to achieve ethnic cleansing were made.They have urged the CJI to take suo...

NEET & Medical Admissions Counselling : Supreme Court Interventions In 2021

2021 was a year where a lot of writ petitions were filed in the Supreme Court seeking various reliefs with regard to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test(NEET) and counselling process for medical courses across the country. Let's have a look at how the Top Court dealt with them.DECIDED ISSUES :Centre Defers NEET-SS Exam Pattern Changes To 2022-2023 After Supreme Court RapFaced with...

'Judges Themselves Appointing Judges' A Widely Propagated Myth; Judiciary Merely One Of The Players In Appointment Process : CJI Ramana

Seemingly responding to the criticisms against the collegium system, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said at a public event that judiciary is only one of the several players involved in the process of judicial appointments and that "judges are themselves appointing judges" is a widely propagated myth."It is nowadays fashionable to reiterate phrases such as, "judges are themselves...