Ministry's Website To Track Missing Children Not Working, Amicus Tells Supreme Court

The official website developed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Union of India, to help the tracking of missing children is not accessing, the Supreme Court was told on Monday.Senior Advocate KV Vishwanathan, appointed as amicus curiae in a matter relating to a missing child, informed the Court that the link of the site "www.trackingmissingchild.gov.in" is not working. He...

Power To Condone Delay Under Section 5 Of Limitation Act Does Not Apply To Suits : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the power to condone delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not apply to suits.The Court also noted that Limitation Act is applicable in the State of Mizoram with effect from 21.01.1972.Th limitation may harshly affect a particular party, but it has to be applied with all its rigour when the statute so prescribes, the bench comprising Justices...

'No Judicial Review Over Collegium Decision' : Supreme Court Says In District Judges' Plea Seeking Consideration For Elevation

If decision is taken by the collegium, there is no judicial review with regards to that, the Supreme Court on Monday orally observed in a petition filed by 7 District Judges of Uttar Pradesh seeking directions for reconsideration of their elevation to the Allahabad High Court by Supreme Court collegium.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar also adjourned the writ petition for...

Evidence Of Witnesses Cannot Be Discarded Merely Because They Were Relatives Of Deceased Victim: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that evidence of witnesses cannot be discarded merely because they were the relatives of the deceased victim.Eleven accused were tried together in a murder case. The trial Court convicted three accused for the offences under Sections 148 & 302 IPC and acquitted others. The conviction of these three accused was reversed by the High Court. According to the...

CBSE Class XII Exam: Supreme Court Seeks Regional Officer's Report On Students' Complaint Of School Violating Evaluation Policy

In a writ petition filed by Class XII-pass out students aggrieved by school's alleged failure to implement the evaluation procedure as prescribed in the Evaluation Policy, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the school authorities and students to appear before the Regional Officer, CBSE to demonstrate the disparity in the marking.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar also...

Ukraine v. Russia : International Court Of Justice Concludes Hearing Ukraine's Application; Russia Refuses To Appear [LIVE UPDATES]

The International Court of Justice at Hague is hearing the application by Ukraine against Russia in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.In its Application, Ukraine contends, inter alia, that :"...the Russian Federation has falsely claimed that acts of genocide have occurred in the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts...

'Feel Very Strongly About It' : Supreme Court Takes Objection To Centre Saying That A Judgment Recorded Submissions Which Weren't Made

The Supreme Court on Monday took strong objection to an application for clarification filed by the Centre's police agencies (respondents in a matter where judgment was delivered in December, 2021), urging that some of the submissions which were recorded in the judgment and on the basis of which the Court had proceeded were never advanced by them.In the said judgment, the bench of Justices D....

Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging Appointment Of SK Singhal As Bihar DGP

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a PIL filed challenging the appointment of Sanjeev Kumar Singhal as the Director General of Police by the State of Bihar.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli issued the direction after considering the submissions made by Senior Advocate Jay Salva appearing for the petitioner, who...

COVID Death Compensation : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Fake Medical Certificates

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious concerns at fake medical certificates being issued by doctors to enable undeserving people to claim the ex-gratia compensation for COVID-deaths.Observing that it might order an independent probe into the issue, a bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna adjourned to next Monday the case in which it is overseeing the disbursal...

Supreme Court Grants 2 Weeks Time To UPSC To Respond To Civil Service Aspirants' Plea For Extra Chance In Mains Exam

The Supreme Court on Monday granted two weeks time to the Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) to respond to a petition by three civil services aspirants, who missed out the papers of the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) Civil Services Main Examination due to COVID-19 seeking additional attempt to appear in the exam.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar while deferring...

Supreme Court To Hear MediaOne Channel's Plea Challenging Centre's Telecast Ban On March 10

Update : The hearing date was subsequently advanced to March 10 after a second mention by Senior Adv Dushyant Dave (The first report mentioned the hearing date as March 11)The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Thursday (March 10) the special leave petition filed by Malayalam news channel MediaOne against the judgment of the Kerala High Court which upheld the Centre's decision to not...

Justice Akil Kureshi's Non-Elevation : A Worrying Signal Of Executive Influence Over Collegium

Justice Kureshi's non-elevation is a disconcerting example of the executive influence over judicial appointments, poor reflection on the collegium system and a sad loss to the Supreme Court.