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"Alleged Detention Has Expired Long Back With A Passage Of Time" Supreme Court Dismisses Jharkhand Gobvt's Plea Assailing HC Order Quashing Detention Orders
Observing that the order of detention in terms of the provisions of the Bihar Control of Crimes Act, 1981 ("Act") had expired long back, the Supreme Court recently dismissed a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order of declaring continuous detention after expiry of first three months of the detention as bad in the eyes of law.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka...
BREAKING : Parliament Passes Election Laws Amendment Bill To Allow Aadhaar-Voter ID Linkage
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to link Voter Identity Card and Aadhaar. The house passed the bill in a voice vote at around 3.15 PM, after a discussion that started at 2 PM.The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill yesterday. The Bill seeks to amend provisions of the Representation of People's Act, 1950 and Representation of People's Act, 1951...
BREAKING : Centre Introduces Bill To Raise Age Of Marriage For Women As 21 Years In Lok Sabha
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani introduced in the Lok Sabha today the "Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021", which seeks to increase the age of marriage for women to 21 years across all religions.The Minister said that the bill will amend the provisions of the Indian Christian Marriage Act 1872, the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act 1936, Muslim...
'When Will A High & Mighty State Owned Insurance Company Realise Its Social Conscience?': SC Criticizes Challenge Against Compensation For Worker's Death
In a case where "a poor farming family is lost in a long drawn out battle to secure a paltry compensation of Rs 2,64,895 awarded by the Commissioner of Labour for the death of their son for an accident", the Supreme Court has criticised the State-owned New India Assurance Co. Ltd. for raising a challenge to the award./"When will a high and mighty state-owned insurance company realise its...
Section 438 CrPC : Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Filing Second Application For Pre-Arrest Bail After Rejection Of First
While considering a special leave petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order, the Supreme Court recently deprecated the practice of filing a second application u/s 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure after the rejection of the first one. The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and AS Oka noted that the High Court on November 10, 2020 had rejected petitioner's first application u/s 438, CrPC....
BREAKING: Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Removal Of Prime Minister's Photograph From Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate With Cost
In a highly anticipated move, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea challenging the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being affixed on the vaccination certificates issued to citizens upon being vaccinated against Covid-19 and imposed a hefty cost of Rs. one lakh on the petitioner. Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan while dismissing the plea observed: "According to my opinion,...
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"Can't Keep Her In Jail Indefinitely": Supreme Court Grants Bail To Tribal Woman Who Gave Birth In Jail
The Supreme Court of India has granted bail to a tribal woman accused of the offence of human trafficking who suffered incarceration for a period of 18 months and also delivered child during custody.A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli issued the direction in a special leave petition challenging Delhi High Court's order refusing to grant bail to the...
Supreme Court Asks Director, AIIMS To Nominate An Expert Panel To Assist The Commission Of Inquiry Constituted To Probe Jayalalithaa's Death
On Tuesday (30th November), the Supreme Court asked the Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi to nominate a panel of doctors and specialists in the fields of treatment of the ailments suffered by the late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa, to assist the Commission of Inquiry ("CoI") constituted by the State of Tamil Nadu to probe her death. A...
'No Explanation' : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Condoning Delay Of 1011 Days In Filing Second Appeal
While observing that the High Court has not exercised its discretion judiciously, the Supreme Court of India has set aside a High Court's order condoning a huge delay of 1011 days in preferring a second appeal in a case where no sufficient or satisfactory explanation has been given.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna issued the direction in a civil appeal against order...
Supreme Court Allows Karnataka Examination Authority To Extend Last Date For Admission To Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture & Other Courses Till December 31, 2021
The Supreme Court recently allowed the Karnataka Examination Authority to extend the last date for admission to Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture and other courses till December 31, 2021.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna was considering an application filed by the Karnataka Examination Authority, a society under the Department of Higher Education, Government of...