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Supreme Court Issues Notice To Twitter On BJP Leader's Plea For Mechanism To Screen Anti-India Tweets, Hateful Ads
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition filed by BJP leader Vinit Goenka seeking a direction to the Central Government to devise a mechanism to check fake news and instigative messages being circulated via social media, especially Twitter.Advocate Ashwini Kumar Dubey, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that petition seeks a mechanism to...
Conduct Training Programmes For Police Officers To Deal With Socially Sensitive Cases Arising Out Of Interfaith/Caste Marriages: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court directed the Police Authorities to to lay down some guidelines and training programmes how to handle such socially sensitive cases like those arising out of inter marriages.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy criticised a police officer who refused to close 'missing persons' FIR lodged by the father of a girl even after he came to know that...
Love Jihad -CJP Moves Supreme Court Challenging Himachal Pradesh And Madhya Pradesh Anti-Conversion Laws
Citizens for Justice and Peace has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to challenge Love-jihad laws passed by Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in its plea challenging the laws made by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand against religious conversions for the sake of marriages. The petitioner seeks to make the inclusion after being informed that the Himachal Pradesh Freedom...
Consent Of Family, Community Or Clan Not Necessary Once Two Adult Individuals Agree To Enter Into Wedlock: Supreme Court
The consent of the family or the community or the clan is not necessary once two adult individuals agree to enter into a wedlock, the Supreme Court observed.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy observed that such a right or choice to marry is not expected to succumb to the concept of "class honour" or "group thinking".The court also said that the police...
'Hate Speech And Disinformation On Facebook A Global Concern' : Dhavan Defends Delhi Assembly Summons To FB Vice President
Concluding the submissions on behalf of Committee on Peace and Harmony of Delhi Assembly in the Supreme Court today, Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan submitted that dissemination of hate speech and disinformation being spread on Facebook is a global concern.The statement came while Dr. Dhavan was arguing on the aspect of numerous complaints received by the Committee which required...
SC Judgment Which Excluded Persons With Over 50% Visual/Hearing Impairment From Judicial Service No Longer Binding Precedent: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, observed that its decision in V Surendra Mohan v. State of Tamil Nadu would not be a binding precedent, after the coming into force of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.In Surendra Mohan, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court had held that stipulating a limit of 50% disability in hearing impairment or visual impairment as...
Is Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) A 'Court' For Purpose Of Awarding Costs?: Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to determine the question whether in the matter of awarding costs, the procedure and rules framed under the Constitution, CPC and the Rules made thereunder, for `Courts', could be resorted to by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal "which is apparently, not a `Court'".The bench headed by Justice N. V. Ramana was hearing a SLP preferred by ICICI Lombard...
Refusal To Condone Delay For Appeal Under Section 34 Of Arbitration Act Appealable Under Section 37 : Supreme Court
In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has held that an order refusing to condone the delay in filing an appeal under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 is appealable under Section 37 of the Act."..the question of law is answered by stating that an appeal under section 37(1)(c)of the Arbitration Act, 1996 would be maintainable against an order refusing to condone...
Benchmark Disability Not A Precondition To Obtain A Scribe: Supreme Court Allows Scribe For UPSC Candidate With 'Writer's Cramp'
In an important judgment delivered today, the Supreme Court held that facility of scribe can be provided for persons with disabilities other than those having benchmark disabilities.The bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Government to frame proper guidelines which would regulate and facilitate the grant of a facility of a scribe to persons with disability within the meaning...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Directions To Police To Follow 'Arnesh Kumar' Guidelines For Arrest
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition which sought directions to ensure that police strictly followed the guidelines laid down in the 'Arnesh Kumar judgment' while arresting persons.Citing a nation wide survey report, the PIL filed by law researchers Ameya Bokil and Srujana Bej stated that indiscriminate arrests carried out by police...
SCAORA Writes To Chief Justice Of India Seeking Resumption Of Oral Mentioning In Hybrid Manner
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association has written to the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde seeking resumption of oral mentioning. The Association has suggested methods that could be adopted or resumption of the oral mentioning.In its Representation, the Association has stated that a mentioning Registrar be made available in a hybrid manner for both physical and virtual modes for...
OTT Regulation : Centre Seeks Transfer Of Cases Pending In High Courts To Supreme Court
The Central Government has filed a transfer petition in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of cases pending in different High Courts for regulation of Over The Top(OTT) platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Hotstar etc., to the SC.The move is significant as it comes amidst various indications given by the Centre that it will bring guidelines to regulate the content streamed in...