Supreme Court Reopens Tomorrow : Major Things To Watch Out For

The Supreme Court of India is set to reopen on Monday, after its six-week-long summer break that commenced on May 22. Here are the major things to expect when the top court reopens:Appointment of As Many As Five New Judges With three judges retiring during the vacation, and two judges just before it, the working strength of the top court has fallen to 31 – against the sanctioned strength of...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Teesta Setalvad For 7 Days ; Stays HC Order After Special Night Sitting

'Will skies fall if interim protection is granted for one week?', asked the three judge bench, which assembled after a split in a two-judge bench.

LiveLaw 10th Anniversary Lecture Series, Inaugural Lecture By Justice UU Lalit On “Development Of Criminal Law In The Last Decade” [3rd July At 6PM]

On the occasion of our 10th Anniversary Celebration (“LiveLaw @10: A Decade In Revolutionary Legal Reporting”) we are hosting a Series Of Online Lectures by Judges, Senior Lawyers And Academicians Former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit will deliver the inaugural lecture on 3rd July at 6PMTopic: “Development Of Criminal Law In The Last Decade”Watch the Lecture Live @LiveLaw...

[2002 Gujarat Riots] SC Judges Differ On Granting Interim Protection To Activist Teesta Setalvad, Matter To Be Placed Before Larger Bench

In a special sitting held today evening, the Supreme Court's Judges Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice PK Mishra differed on granting interim protection to Activist Teesta Setalvad in connection with the Gujarat Police FIR lodged against in connection with the 2002 Gujarat Riots case, and hence, the matter will now be placed before a larger bench."There is a disagreement between us on the...

'Completely Sidelines Elected Govt' : Delhi Govt Moves Supreme Court Challenging Centre's Ordinance On Services

The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the ordinance brought by the Central Government recently to take away the powers of the GNCTD to control civil servants serving it.The writ petition challenges the Government of National Capital Territory (Amendment) Ordinance 2023, which was promulgated by the President on May 19....

S. 375 IPC| '2013 Amendment Increasing Consent Age To 18 Years Has Disturbed Society's Fabric': MP HC Asks UOI To Consider Lowering It Back To 16

On Tuesday, the Madhya Pradesh High Court requested the Government of India to consider reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16 in rape cases (as per Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code) to redress the injustice being caused to adolescent boys.The bench of Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal made this appeal to the Central Govt as it opined that due to social media awareness and easy accessibility...

Breaking | Karnataka High Court Dismisses Twitter's Plea Against Centre's Account Blocking Orders With ₹50 Lakh Cost

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by Twitter Inc, challenging the blocking orders issued to it by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit also imposed cost of Rs. 50 lakh on the microblogging platform, citing its conduct. It also refused...

Race-Based Affirmative Action In College Admissions Unconstitutional : US Supreme Court

Holding that race cannot be considered while granting college admissions to students, the Supreme Court of the United States of America declared as unconstitutional the race-conscious admission policies at the Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which were being followed as an affirmative action to ensure representation for marginalised and under-represented...

[BAIL] Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Anticipatory Bail [Part-IV]

Q.16 Is the fact that the accused is holding high position and wielding considerable influence which may place the investigating agency in a disadvantageous position in eliciting more useful information, a relevant fact to refuse anticipatory bail ? Ans. Yes. (Vide State of A.P. v. Bimal Krishna Kundu – (1997) 8 SCC 104 = AIR 1997 SC 3589 – M. K. Mukherjee, K. T. Thomas...

Supreme Court Collegium's Membership Changes; Justices Gavai & Surya Kant New Members

The 5-judge Supreme Court Collegium has undergone a change following the retirement of Justices KM Joseph and Ajay Rastogi during the summer vacation.Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant are the new members of the 5-member collegium, which recommends to Centre names for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice...

Advocates' Office Run From Residence Not Subject To Property Tax As Business Building : Delhi High Court

Holding that the "professional activity" of lawyers cannot be seen as "commercial activity", the Delhi High Court held that an advocate's office run from a residential building is not subject to property tax under the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act as a "business building".The division bench of Justice Najmi Waziri and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain noted that the Master Plan for Delhi(MPD),...

Is Resolution Professional A 'Public Servant' Under Prevention Of Corruption Act? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, issued notice in a plea challenging the ruling of the Jharkhand High Court that a Resolution Professional (RP) will be considered a ‘public servant’ under Section 2(c)(v) and Section 2(c)(viii) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act). A vacation Bench comprising Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra issued notice to the...