Will Lay Down Guidelines For Courts To Summon Government Officers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked that it would lay down guidelines pertaining to appearance of Government officials before courts in litigation that involves the Government. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a plea challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court which took into custody Special Secretary (Finance)...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Delhi Govt's Appeal Against NGT Order Appointing LG As Head Of Solid Waste Monitoring Committee

An appeal filed by the Delhi Government challenging the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) decision to appoint Lt. Governor (LG) as head of a Solid Waste Monitoring Committee was listed today before the Supreme Court. A Division Bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, heard the appeal. At the commencement of the proceedings, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu...

Won't Stay Bihar Caste Survey Unless Prima Facie Case Is Made, Says Supreme Court; Centre Seeks To Submit Its Views

The caste-based survey conducted by the Bihar government may have some ‘ramifications’, Solicitor-General for India Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Monday, on behalf of the central government. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a plea by non-governmental organisations Youth for Equality and Ek Soch Ek Prayas against the decision of the Patna...

St Stephen's Admissions : Supreme Court Dismisses DU's & UGC's Challenge To College Conducting Interviews For Minority Quota In Current Academic Year

In a major relief to Delhi's St Stephen's College, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain Delhi University and University Grant Commission’s pleas against the college adopting an 85-15 formula for minority applicants, with the university’s Common University Entrance Test (CUET) contributing 85 percent to the overall score considered at the time of admission and the rest...

‘Forcing Woman To Have Child Born Out Of Rape Against Constitutional Philosophy’: Supreme Court Allows Survivor’s Plea For Abortion

Forcing a woman to have a child conceived as a result of rape is against our constitutional philosophy, the Supreme Court observed on Monday, while allowing a plea for termination of pregnancy by a 25-year-old rape survivor. Noting that such pregnancy affected the physical and mental health of the woman, the court set aside an order of the Gujarat High Court that had earlier dismissed...

Supreme Court Dismisses West Bengal's Challenge To CBI Probe In Municipality Recruitment Scam; Says It's Linked To Teacher Recruitment Scam

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the probe in West Bengal Municipality Recruitment Scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra remarked prima facie that that the municipality recruitment scam appeared...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: August 14 to 20, 2023

Judgments/OrdersRegistration Of FIR Mandatory If Information Discloses Cognizable Offence: Supreme Court ReiteratesCase title: Sindhu Janak Nagargoje v. State of MaharashtraCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 639The Supreme Court recently reinforced the obligatory nature of registering First Information Reports (FIRs) under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) when the police...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Order Holding That Person Forwarding Social Media Message Is Liable For Its Contents

The Supreme Court on Friday (18.05.2023) refused to entertain an appeal against the order of the Madras High Court that refused to quash batch of criminal proceedings initiated against actor and BJP politician S.Ve Sheker for his derogatory remarks against women journalists. The cases were registered after Sheker had allegedly forwarded an abusive, derogatory and vulgar comment on his...

Manipur Violence | Judges' Committee Submit Reports To Supreme Court

In the matter pertaining to Manipur violence, the Committee which was constituted by the Supreme Court to look into humanitarian aspects of the issue including relief, remedial measures, rehabilitation measures, and restoration of homes and places of worship has submitted three reports before the Supreme Court. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj...

'What Kind Of Petition?' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Declare As Valid Centre's Decision To Scrap J&K's Special Status Under Article 370

The Supreme Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a declaration that the Centre's decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370(1) and the deletion of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution was valid. At the very outset, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, presiding over the bench, expressed his skepticism about the nature of...

'What Is Happening In Gujarat High Court? We Don't Appreciate HC's Counterblast To Our Order' : Supreme Court In Abortion Case

The Gujarat High Court has once again come under the criticism of the Supreme Court for the manner in which it passed an order in a rape survivor's plea seeking an abortion.Last Saturday, the Supreme Court had held a special sitting to hear the woman's plea to terminate her pregnancy, which is now nearing 28 weeks. During the hearing, a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan...

Courts Shouldn't Waver In Granting Real Relief After Deciding Something To Be Unconstitutional : Justice Deepak Gupta

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta expressed criticism of the approach of Constitutional Courts in refraining from giving actual relief to citizens despite holding that certain executive decisions are unconstitutional.While delivering an online lecture on the topic “Developments in Fundamental Rights in Last Decade” as part of LiveLaw's 10th anniversary lecture series,...