Top Stories
Supreme Court Awards Compensation To Transwoman Teacher Dismissed Over Gender Identity; Forms Committee On Transgender Rights
The Supreme Court, in a significant pronouncement on transgender rights, has awarded compensation to a transwoman whose services as a teacher were terminated by two private schools, one in Uttar Pradesh and another in Gujarat, within a year, on the ground of her gender identity.The Court noted that not only the institutions but the respective States failed to comply with the provisions of...
Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Measures To Prevent Overcrowding In Buses
The Supreme Court today (October 16) refused to consider a PIL seeking directions against the excessive overcrowding of passengers in public and privately operated buses. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran refused to entertain the PIL, considering that the matter lies in the domain of public policy. The Counsel stressed that many people risk their lives and some even die...
Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing Police Custody Of 2 Women Journalists In Case Over Video Against Telangana CM
The Supreme Court today stayed a Telangana High Court order which allowed the state police to take into custody two women journalists despite grant of bail to them in a case over alleged objectionable video against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave (for petitioner-women...
Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Rejection Of Plaint To Be Decided Solely On Plaint Averments : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an application for rejection of the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC shall be decided based on the averments made in the plaint, and does not consider the defendant's defence or any external evidence. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court's ruling, which rejected the plaint at the threshold, taking...
BCCI Supports Criminalization Of Match-Fixing; Seeks Intervention In Case Before Supreme Court
In a matter flagging the consequences of betting and match-fixing, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has come out in support of constitution of match-fixing as a criminal offense.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was informed of the BCCI's stance today by Advocate Shivam Singh, who was appointed as Amicus Curiae to assist in the matter.Singh apprised the Court...
Advocate Moves Supreme Court Challenging BCI's Decision To Supervise State Bar Council Elections
An application has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to restrain the Bar Council of India (BCI) from interfering with or assuming control over the conduct of elections to various State Bar Councils.“the conduct of Bar Council of India strikes at the very root of representative self-governance within the Bar and undermines the democratic character of the State Bar...
Supreme Court Denies Bail To Lawyer In UAPA Case Over Alleged Attempts To Disrupt Communal Harmony
The Supreme Court today(October 16) refused to interfere with the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order, which upheld the Trial court's order denying bail to lawyer Wasid Khan, who faces various charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly attempting to disturb communal harmony in the society with the object of establishing 'Mughal Order' which existed prior to...
Bihar SIR : ECI Denies Claim Of Disproportionate Exclusion Of Muslims From Voters' List, Calls Petitioners' Argument “Communal Approach"
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has strongly refuted the allegation that there was a “disproportionate exclusion of Muslims” from Bihar's electoral rolls following the State-wide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters.In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the ECI described the claim made by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) as baseless and communal, stating...