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Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Examination Notified, to be Conducted in June
The Supreme Court has announced that the next Advocates-on-Record examination will be held in New Delhi on June 12, 13, 14, and 15. Under Rules 5(i) and 5(ii) of Order IV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 and Regulation 2 of the Regulations regarding Advocates-on-Record Examination made under the said rules, the top court has invited applications from eligible advocates to participate in...
More People In Urban Areas Coming Out Of Closet Doesn't Mean Same-Sex Marriage Is "Urban-Elitist" Concept, Govt Has Not Shown Data: Supreme Court
Supreme Court today remarked that Central government cannot dub homosexuality and the idea of same-sex marriage as an "urban elitist" concept, especially in the absence of any data to back this claim."It may be more urban in its manifestations because more people in urban areas are coming out of the closet," CJI DY Chandrachud orally remarked.A Constitution bench bench comprising CJI...
Marriage Equality | Which Partner Will Be Aged 18 And Which One Will Be 21 Years Old? Supreme Court Discusses Marriage Age Disparity
While hearing the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same sex marriages in India, the Supreme Court Constitution bench was today faced with a conundrum as to which partner would be aged 18 years and who would be 21 years old as per the provisions of the Special Marriage Act. The discussion began when Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi was taking the bench comprising CJI DY...
Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Delhi High Court Restrains News Channels From Broadcasting Contents Of Chargesheet
The Delhi High Court has restrained all media channels from showing or displaying material of the chargesheet in relation to the Shraddha Walkar murder case.Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice on the plea moved by Delhi Police seeking to restrain the media channels from displaying the contents of the chargesheet collected by it till date.The court also directed the Union of India to...
Supreme Court Sets Aside Bombay HC Order Acquitting GN Saibaba, Remands Appeals to HC for Consideration by Another Bench
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday set aside an order of the Bombay High Court acquitting former Delhi University professor and activist GN Saibaba as well as others over their alleged Maoist links and remanded the matter back to the high court to be considered afresh by a different bench. “In view of the consensus between the parties and without entering into the merits of...
'Let Governments And Politics Be Out Of It':SC Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Pending Wages of MNREGA Workers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday required the UOI to file its response on the 2021 plea contending that the pending wages of workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MNREGA) are piling up along with negative balances in funds of most of the states The Court required a copy of the application to be made available with the offices of ASG K. M. Nataraj,...
Same Sex Marriage Issue Cannot Be Decided Without Hearing All States And UTs: Centre To Supreme Court
Central government has filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court urging it to make all the State governments and Union Territories party to the petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriage. Centre says that Concurrent list in the Seventh Schedule to the Indian Constitution includes "marriage". Thus, consultation with all the States is necessary for adjudication of the petitions.Entry...
Same Sex Marriage- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing-DAY-2- LIVE UPDATES
A constitution bench of Supreme Court will continue hearing batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India.On the first day of the hearings in the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India, the primary arguments raised before the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court pertained to marriage being a way to help assimilate...
Marriage Equality Case | 'Declaration Of Right To Marry Necessary To End Stigma Against LGBTQIA+ Community', Mukul Rohatgi Argues In Supreme Court
On the first day of the hearings in the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India, the primary arguments raised before the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court pertained to marriage being a way to help assimilate queer individuals in the society better and end stigma against them. The matter was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Centre's 2018 Decision To Increase PG Seats In Government Medical Colleges Alone
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the Centre's decision granting one time increase in postgraduate seats for the academic year 2018-2019 in clinical courses (Broad Speciality) under revised teacher's ratio in Government medical colleges alone and not to the private medical colleges.A Bench of Justices BR Bavai and Vikram Nath, during the hearing, said,"Such...
Bilkis Bano Case | Union & Gujarat Govt Express Reluctance to Share Files on Remission of 11 Life Convicts, Might Seek Review of SC’s Order
The Supreme Court of India was informed on Tuesday that both the union and the Gujarat governments might seek a review of its order directing them to prepare the files on the remission granted to the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the Gujarat government to...