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LiveLaw Daily | SRK's Mannat, Lalu's fodder scam, CBSE Language Policy, Indian Kanoon & more
Catch up on today's biggest court stories, including Shah Rukh Khan's Mannat, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CBSE three-language policy, the Right to Be Forgotten, and other major Supreme Court and High Court developments from across India's courts....
Vice President Launches Ex-CJI BR Gavai's Book 'The Voice Of Justice : Justice Gavai Speaks'
C. P. Radhakrishnan, Vice-President of India, today formally released a book, 'The Voice of Justice: Justice Gavai Speaks ', at the Vice-President's Enclave, New Delhi. It features a curated collection of former Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai's speeches.The book launch was presided over by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and also saw the presence of Justice Vikram Nath. The book, edited...
Hindu Succession Act | Class-I Heirs' Preferential Right Under Section 22 Extends To Agricultural Land : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 14) ruled that Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which grants Class-I heirs a preferential right to purchase property proposed to be transferred by another co-heir, applies equally to agricultural land. Dismissing an appeal challenging the applicability of Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act to agricultural land, a Bench of Justice Sanjay...
Arms Act | Mere Recovery Of Weapon Without Proof Of Conscious Possession Can't Establish Guilt : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 13) observed that a mere recovery of arms from someone's house is not sufficient to hold a person guilty under the Arms Act, unless the conscious possession as well as dominion was not proved. “The High Court was justified in observing that mere recovery of certain articles including the weapons from the house of the respondent/accused is not sufficient...
Patna High Court Ruling That 'Attempt To Remove Salwar, Pressing Chest' Is Not Attempt To Rape Flagged Before Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Shobha Gupta today flagged before the Supreme Court a Patna High Court order which held that allegations of attempting to remove a woman's salwar and physically molesting by pressing her chest do not constitute 'attempt to rape'.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana were informed about the order during the hearing of the suo motu case taken...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Freeze On Lok Sabha Seat Allocation Based On 1971 Census
Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Plea Challenging Delimitation Amendments, Suggests Representation to AuthoritiesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation challenging the constitutional validity of the 84th and 87th Constitutional Amendments governing the delimitation of Parliamentary and State Assembly constituencies, while suggesting that the...
West Bengal Withdraws Appeal In Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Verdict Striking Down OBC Status For 77 Communities
The West Bengal government on Tuesday withdrew its appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's judgment that had struck down the inclusion of 77 communities, mostly Muslim communities, in the State's Other Backward Classes (OBC) list.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana permitted the withdrawal after...
MMDR Act | Govt Can Revise Royalty Rate Though Lease Deed Was Silent About Royalty Revision : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 13) held that a mere silence in the lease deed with regard to the revision of royalty on mining of minerals would not take away the government's power to revise the rate of royalty at a periodic interval under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. “While a mining lease is a statutory grant, royalty is a statutory levy. Power to...
'Learning A Language Never Goes Waste' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CBSE's 3 Language Policy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 14) declined to stay the three-language policy of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced from the current 2026-27 academic year, and deferred the hearing of the petitions challenging the Board's decision to next week.The petitioners submitted before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice...
Should District Judges' Retirement Age Be Raised From 60 To 61-62? Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Union, States & High Courts
While dealing with the All India Judges Association case, the Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the Union of India, all States/Union Territories and the High Courts on the issue of increasing District Judges' retirement age from 60 to 61-62.As an interim measure, the Court directed that the petitioner-judicial officers, who are due to retire having reached the age of 60 years,...
