Family May Take Form Of Unmarried Or Queer Relationships, Atypical Families Also Entitled To Protection Of Law : Supreme Court

In a recent order, the Supreme Court has made certain significant observations which expand the traditional meaning of family. "Familial relationships may take the form of domestic, unmarried partnerships or queer relationships", the Court observed, while holding that atypical family units are also entitled to the equal protection of law.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and AS...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index- August 22 - 28, 2022

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 - The 2016 Amendment Act was not merely procedural, rather, prescribed substantive provisions. (Para 18.1) Union of India v. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd., 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 700 CBSE is only a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and the school affiliated to it is not a creature of the statute and hence not...

POCSO Act : Supreme Court Impleads All States/UTs In Plea Seeking Notification Of Compensation Scheme, Appointment Of PLVs In Police Stations

In a plea filed by the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), an NGO defending children's rights, seeking directions to concerned authorities to urgently implement the safeguards available in the child protection legislations, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, impleaded all the State Governments/Union Territories to the proceedings before it. A Bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee...

"Infringes Reproductive Rights" : IVF Specialist Moves Supreme Court Challenging Provisions Of Surrogacy Regulation Act & ART Act

A Petition challenging various provisions of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021, the ART (Regulation) Rules, 2022, the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (regulation) Rules, 2022 has been filed in the Supreme Court on behalf Arun Muthuvel, a leading IVF Specialist from Chennai. The following provisions have been challenged by means of the...

Demonitisation, EWS Quota, SEBC Reservation For Muslims, Jallikattu & More : Summary Of 25 Constitution Bench Matters To Be Listed From August 29

As per the notice issued on Wednesday, 25 Constitution Bench matters which are pending before 5-Judge will be listed from 29 August 2022. Notably, the matters are not listed for substantive hearing but for directions related to the completion of filings, indication of tentative time to be taken by lawyers for arguments etc. Here is the summary of those 5-judge bench...

Promising Beginning : Expectations From Justice UU Lalit, The New Chief Justice Of India

A day before being sworn-in as the 49th Chief Justice of India, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit made three notable announcements regarding the reforms which he proposed to undertake during his term. They are : Will bring more transparency in the listing system. Will have a system for freely mentioning urgent matters before respective benches. Will strive to have one Constitution Bench functioning throughout the year. Now, the causelist published for August 29 - the first...

BREAKING| Supreme Court To Hear Hijab Ban Case On August 29

The petitions challenging the ban on wearing hijab in the educational institutions in Karnataka have been listed before the Supreme Court on Monday (August 29) - the first working day of the new Chief Justice of India UU Lalit - over three months after they have been filed.The petitions, which challenge the March 15 judgment of the Karnataka High Court which upheld the hijab ban, were not...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2022 (Jan - Jun) Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 482 - Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881; Section 138,139 - The Court should be slow to grant the relief of quashing a complaint at a pre-trial stage, when the factual controversy is in the realm of possibility particularly because of the legal presumption - In a situation where the accused moves Court for quashing even before trial has commenced,...

Courts This Week-A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode- 130]

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Centre Amends Rules To Provide CJI & Supreme Court Judges Lifetime Domestic Help, Chauffeur & Other Benefits After Retirement

On Friday, the Central Government has notified further amendments to the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959 (Rules), inter alia, deploying a domestic help, a chauffeur and a secretary assistant to serve retired Chief Justices of India during their lifetime. The Judges of the Supreme Court would be entitled to lifelong domestic help and chauffeur after retirement.The rules were earlier...

Supreme Court Refuses To Accept CEC Recommendation To Completely Remove Ceiling Limits On Iron Ore Production In Karnataka; Allows Certain Relaxations

Noting that the situation merits a cautious approach, the Supreme Court, on Friday (26.08.2022), refused to accept the recommendation of the Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) to grant complete relaxation of the ceiling limit imposed on production of iron ore in certain districts in the State of Karnataka. The Apex Court observed that though generally it has accepted the recommendation of...

Demand Of Increase Of Rent Is Wholly Irrelevant To Determine 'Bonafide Requirement' Of A Landlord : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the demand of increase of rent is wholly irrelevant to determine the bonafide requirement of the premises of a landlord.In this case, Surinder Singh ("landlord") had leased two separate premises to the Vimal Jindal, for a period of 10 years. As the period of lease had to expire on April 30, 2010, Surinder Singh ("tenant") sent a notice to him with a request...