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1Km ESZ Rule Doesn't Apply To Sanjay Gandhi National Park & Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary : Supreme Court Clarifies
Recently, the Supreme Court has clarified that the one kilometer wide Eco-Sensitive Zone around protected forests, set out by its order dated 03.06.2022, does not apply to Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. A Bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala passed the order while deciding an application filed seeking clarification of...
NEET-PG : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging TN Govt's 50% Quota For In-Service Candidates
The Supreme Court on September 26 issued notice on a plea filed assailing the judgment and order of the High Court of Madras which rejected a challenge to the scheme of reservation being adopted in the Post Graduate Medical Courses in Tamil Nadu.The apex court bench comprising of Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli took up the matter filed by the petitioners who even though, were...
Can Section 319 CrPC Be Invoked After Trial Is Over? Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear On Nov 15
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, decided to commence with the hearing of the plea which raises the broad issue, whether Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 can be invoked after judgment is reserved, on 15th November, 2022. Appearing before a 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian and B.V....
Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Debar Persons Against Whom Charges Have Been Framed In Serious Offences From Elections
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday sought the responses from the Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Election Commission of India (ECI), in a petition moved by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking to debar those persons against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, from contesting in elections. As an alternative, the plea seeks to direct the ECI to amend...
PC Act -Is Direct Evidence Of Bribe Demand Necessary To Punish Public Servant? Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear On Nov 15
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, decided to commence with the hearing of the plea which raises the question whether in the absence of evidence of complainant/direct or primary evidence of demand of illegal gratification, is it not permissible to draw inferential deduction of culpability/guilt of a public servant under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with...
Able-Bodied Husband Should Earn By Legitimate Means And Maintain His Wife And Minor Child : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an able-bodied husband is obliged to earn by legitimate means and maintain his wife and the minor child.The husband is required to earn money even by physical labour, if he is an able-bodied, and could not avoid his obligation, except on the legally permissible grounds mentioned in the statute, the bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M. Trivedi...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Dismissal Of Ishrat Jahan Case Probe Officer Satish Chandra Verma IPS, Requests Delhi HC To Hear His Challenge Soon
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Union Government's order dismissing Gujarat cadre IPS officer Satish Chandra Verma from service.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph an Hrishikesh Roy observed that the Court is not inclined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's order refusing to stay the dismissal order, as it was an interim order. "At the same time, having heard the...
Death Sentence Imposed Without Any Shred Of Evidence : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Alleged Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl
The Supreme Court acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for alleged rape and murder of a six year old girl. The Court noted that there are seriously inherent contradictions in the statements made by prosecution witnesses and both the Trial Court and the High Court have overlooked it completely. "Court cannot make someone, a victim of injustice, to compensate for the injustice to the...
Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal Of Petition Challenging Provisions Of J&K Reservation Act 2005
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday allowed to withdraw a petition seeking to declare certain provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2005 and related rules as illegal and unconstitutional. A Bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Ravindra Bhat and JB Pardiwala was prompted to do so after the Court was told of the developments which took place subsequent to the...
Do MPs/MLAs Have Immunity From Prosecution For Offence Of Taking Bribes For Votes In Legislature? Supreme Court To Hear On Nov 15
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, decided to commence with the hearing of the plea pertaining to the issue whether Article 194(1)/105 of the Constitution of India grants immunity to MLAs /MPs from being prosecuted for an offence involving offer or acceptance of bribe to cast vote in the legislature on 15th November, 2022. A 5-Judge Bench comprising Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S....
Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre For Not Deciding Mercy Petition Of Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Within Time Limit
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday took exception to the lackadaisical attitude of the Central government in not considering the mercy petition filed by death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, in the Chief Minister Beant Singh assassination case. On May 2, the Supreme Court had directed the Central Government to decide the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana within...
Can Greater Restrictions Be Imposed On Freedom Of Speech Of Ministers? Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear On Nov 15
The Supreme Court, on Monday, decided to commence with the hearing of pleas pertaining to the limits of right to freedom of speech and expression for public functionaries, on 15th November, 2022.While briefly hearing the substratum of the matter, a 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian and B.V. Nagarathna indicated that restrictions on...