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Marital Rape : Delhi High Court Continues Hearing Petitions Challenging Exception To Section 375 IPC
The Delhi High Court on Monday continued the hearing of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts marital rape from the offence of rape.A bench comprising Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar heard Advocate Karuna Nundy on Monday. During the hearing, the bench discussed the possible legislative reasons for the exception to Section...
Supreme Court Adjourns Pleas Challenging Provisions Of PMLA For January 25
The Supreme Court today adjourned the batch of petitions concerned with the interpretation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for January 25, 2022.Since the batch of pleas were listed for January 11, 2022 Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal today mentioned the matter before the bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar for adjourning the matter for 4-6 weeks. "The problem is that there is a...
'No Tampering At NTA Office' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Discrepancies In NEET-UG Scores
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by 6 students alleging tampering of their NEET-UG OMR scorecards by the National Testing Agency. The petitioners had approached the Court alleging that there was a huge variance in their marks computed on the basis of the answer keys and the final results.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna dismissed the...
SC Advocates Get Anonymous Calls Threatening Judges To Not Hear Case On PM Modi Security Lapse
In a highly curious development, several Supreme Court lawyers received anonymous calls on Monday threatening the Supreme Court to not hear the case related to the security lapse which occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab visit on January 5.The caller, who claimed to be the General Counsel of 'Sikhs for Justice' from USA, said that SFJ is responsible for blocking PM Modi...
'Publicity Stunt' : Supreme Court Dismisses PIL For Action Against China For COVID Spread As 'Biological Weapon'
On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed a Writ Petition filed by a lawyer enrolled with the Karnataka Bar Council seeking the Apex Court's intervention to direct the Centre to take action against People's Republic of China for spreading COVID-19 as a biological weapon. The Petitioner-in-person had also sought the Court's indulgence in passing directions to make certain addendums to...
PM Security Lapse : Supreme Court To Constitute Probe Committee Headed By Retired Judge; Expresses Displeasure At Centre's Show-Cause Notices To Punjab Officials
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will constitute an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab visit on January 5.The Court asked both the Central Government and the Punjab Government to put on hold the enquiries by the Committees constituted by them in the meanwhile. A bench comprising...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear PIL Seeking Action Against Haridwar Dharm Sansad Anti-Muslim Hate Speeches
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear a PIL seeking criminal action with respect to the Haridwar Dharm Sansad conclave where hate speeches and genocidal calls against Muslims were made.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing."We're living in different times where slogans in the country have changed from Satyamev Jayate...
Supreme Court Agrees To Revive Limitation Extension Orders In View Of Rising COVID Cases
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to revive the suo motu orders extending the limitation period for filing cases in Courts and Tribunals in view of the rising cases of COVID in the country.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Surya Kant said that the Court is accepting the request made by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record...
After 150 Supreme Court Registry Officials, Staff Test Positive SCBA Urges Lawyers To Avoid Going To Court
Taking into consideration the fact that atleast 150 Registry officials and staff members have tested positive for CoVID, the SCBA has urged the lawyers to not enter the high security zone of the Supreme Court. The message by SCBA's Secretary Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad to its members further said that although there is no circular as of now barring lawyer's entry into the high security zone...
Suo Motu Orders Extending Limitation Apply Also To Delay Which Could Have Been Condoned : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the period of limitation which could have been condoned by a Court or a Tribunal is also excluded from the limitation period up to 07.10.2021 in view of the orders passed suo motu by the Top Court to extend limitation period in the wake of COVID-19."Even as held by this Court in the subsequent orders even the period of limitation which could have been...
NCLT Must Pass Reasonable Order For Fees & Expenses Of Resolution Professional : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the NCLT/NCLAT must make a reasonable assessment of the fees and expenses payable to the Interim Resolution Profession and cannot pass an order in an ad-hoc manner.The Court held that an order assigning reasons must be passed in respect of fees of resolution professional; otherwise, it will amount to abdication.A judgement delivered by a Bench of...