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'Harassment Of Inter-Faith Couples, Invasion Of Privacy' : Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Moves Supreme Court Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of 5 States
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the constitutional validity of conversion laws across the country. The challenged acts include the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition Of Unlawful Conversion Of Religion Act, 2021, the Uttarakhand Freedom Of Religion Act, 2018, the Himachal Pradesh Freedom Of Religion Act, 2019, the Madhya Pradesh Freedom Of Religion Act, 2021 and...
Can Default Bail Be Cancelled On Merits Or Only For Violations Of Conditions? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
Today, the Supreme Court reserved its judgement in a plea moved by the Central Bureau of Investigation seeking the cancellation of default bail granted to Erra Gangi Reddy in connection with the YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case.Vivekananda Reddy, an Indian National Congress leader, was brutally murdered and found at his residence in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh on 15 March 2019.A Bench of Justices...
“Inappropriate, Almost Bordering On Contempt”: SC Deprecates NCLAT Order Impeding Implementation Of SC Order
The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Abhay S. Oka while adjudicating an appeal filed in Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. V Iirf India Realty Xii Ltd. & Ors., has set aside a status quo order passed by NCLAT Delhi which impeded the implementation of an order passed by the Supreme Court. The Bench has deprecated the NCLAT order while...
Why Not Display Advertisements On Rear Side Of Buses? Supreme Court Asks KSRTC To Submit A New Scheme
On Thursday, the Supreme Court asked the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation to formulate a scheme to continue with advertisements on buses in a manner which will not cause distraction or violate rules.Taking note of the High Court view that the display of advertisements on the sides of the buses can cause distraction, the Supreme Court asked why can't a scheme be formulated to...
Let’s Hold Our hands, Let’s Move Forward
One more remarkable year in the Indian legal history is over, we have entered the year 2023 with new resolutions and hopes.Like everyone of you, LiveLaw is also looking forward with hopes and ambition to be the one stop solution for all your legal information and research.Trustworthy, fact based reporting is vital to our democracy. There can’t be a true democracy without Independent...
CJI DY Chandrachud Recuses Himself From Hearing Contempt Proceedings Against Kunal Kamra
CJI DY Chandrachud has recused himself from hearing contempt petition filed against comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweets about Supreme Court. CJI Chandrachud stated–"We will place this before a bench which I'm not a part of because the comments were made on an order I passed. List after two weeks."Kamra had posted tweets against the Supreme Court following its order granting bail to...
Parole Period Can't Be Included In Period Of Actual Imprisonment : Supreme Court
On Thursday, the Supreme Court held that the Parole period has to be excluded from the period of sentence under the Goa Prison Rules, 2006 while considering 14 years of imprisonment for premature release.A Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar held that if the parole period is included as part of the sentence period, then any prisoner who is influential enough may get parole several...
How Many Financial Scam Cases Came To Logical End? Whenever CBI Or ED Comes, There Is Delay : Supreme Court
"In my experience, whenever there is a financial scam and the CBI or the ED come into the picture, there is a delay. It takes years together. You tell us in how many financial scam cases it has come to a logical end?", demanded the Supreme Court on Thursday.The bench of Justices M. R. Shah and C. T. Ravikumar was hearing a PIL seeking a probe into the Orissa multi-crore chit fund scam, and...
Children In Conflict With Law & Juvenile Justice Act: All India High Courts Cases 2022
LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here are some important decisions relating to children in conflict with law and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015:1. Identity Of Juvenile Is Not To Be Disclosed: Allahabad High Court Reminds Its RegistryCase Title: Juvenile 'X' through his father v. State of U.P....
In A Court, Balance Is Sometimes Between Unjust And More Unjust: CJI DY Chandrachud
CJI DY Chandrachud on Thursday remarked that balance in court was not always between just and unjust but sometimes it was between two unjust things. He stated that in such cases, the court had to determine what was more unjust. The remark was made in a dispute concerning appointments and promotion of Assistant Section Officers. The matter which was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY...
Women's Bodily Autonomy & Right To Medical Termination Of Pregnancy: All India High Courts Digest 2022
LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here are some important decisions relating to women's bodily autonomy and right to medical termination of pregnancy:1. Allahabad High Court Allows Termination Of 23-Week Pregnancy Of 12-Year-Old Rape Survivor To 'Free Her Of The Trauma & Social Miseries'Case title - Ms. X Thru. Her...
Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand HC Direction For Haldwani Evictions; Says 'There Can't Be Uprooting Of 50,000 People In 7 Days'
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the order of the Uttarakhand High Court for the removal of occupants in lands claimed by railways in Haldwani, based on which the authorities issued eviction notices to over 4000 families, who claim that they have been residing in the area for years based on valid documents recognized by the government authorities.Taking exception to the High Court...