Extra Chance For UPSC Civil Service Aspirants : Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre For Filing Affidavit Without Clarity

The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuked the Centre for filing an Affidavit that was signed by an Under-Secretary in a plea seeking for an extra change for Civil Service aspirants who had given their last attempt in October 2020. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard the matter and expressed their displeasure at the Affidavit not having any information as to at what level the...

Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy Offer NDTV Shares As Security For SEBI Penalty; Supreme Court Seeks Statement Of Share Value

The Supreme Court on Thursday considered the appeals filed by NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy against an order of the Securities Appellate Tribunal which directed them to pay 50% of the "wrongful gains" found to have been made by them via insider trading." The Petitioners are husband and wife. They are the promoters of a popular news channel. The show-cause notice was issued to...

Breaking: Madhya Pradesh High Court Dismisses Bail Applications filed by Munawar Faruqui and Nalin Yadav -Read Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench on Thursday dismissed bail applications filed by comedian Munawar Faruqui and co- accused Nalin Yadav, who were arrested on January 2 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during their comic show.A single bench Justice Rohit Arya said that "no case is made out for grant of bail". The Court said that it was not commenting on the merits of the...

Holding Hands Of Minor Girl & Opening Pants Zip Not 'Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act But 'Sexual Harassment' Under Section 354A IPC : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court(Nagpur Bench) has held that the act of holding a minor girl's hands and opening the zip of pants will not come under the definition of "sexual assault" under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. However, the Court held that such acts would amount to "sexual harassment" under Section 354-A(1)(i) of the Indian Penal Code.This finding was given by a...

'Reservation, Under PWD Act, Is Specific Advantage Accruing To Specific Individuals': Centre Tells SC On Lowering Of Threshold For 'Benchmark Disability'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement on whether the extension of the facility of scribe in the examination to the All-India Services can be extended to persons, who though disabled, are not 'persons with benchmark disabilities'. Section 2(r) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 defines "person with benchmark disability" as a person with not less than forty...

Munawar Faruqui Case : Madhya Pradesh High Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Bail Plea

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench will tomorrow deliver judgment in the bail applications filed by comedian Munawar Faruqui and co- accused Nalin Yadav, who were arrested on January 2 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during their comic show.A single bench of Justice Rohit Arya had reserved judgment on January 25 in their bail applications. Delete BREAKING : Madhya Pradesh...

House Privileges Not Applicable To Activities Other Than Legislative Functions : Salve Submits For Facebook VP

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard Facebook India Vice President, Ajit Mohan's challenge to the two summons issued by the Delhi Legislative Assembly's Committee "Peace and Harmony" asking him to appear to look into the role of fake news behind the Delhi riots of February 2020.The two summons were issued in September 2020 demanding Mr. Mohan to appear before the committee for testifying on...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia's Defamation Proceedings Against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings in the criminal defamation case filed by Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and AAP leader, against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India passed the interim order while issuing notice on the special leave petition filed by Tiwari challenging the judgment of the Delhi High Court which refused to quash...

Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa In Land De-notification Case, Issues Notice Against HC Judgment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday admitted a special leave petition filed by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and former State Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani, against a Karnataka High Court order allowing restoration of a criminal case against them in the alleged illegal land de-notification case.A Bench led by CJI SA Bobde has also stayed the arrest of Yediyurappa. The...

Supreme Court Modifies Its Direction On Constitution Of Search Cum Selection Committee For Appointment Of Tribunal Members

The Supreme Court has modified a direction issued by it in the matter of constitution of Search-cum-Selection Committee for appointment of members of the tribunals.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat allowed Centre's request to modify a direction issued in Madras Bar Association v. Union of India [dated 27 November 2020] by substituting the...

Breaking: "You Cannot Hurt Religious Sentiments":Supreme Court Refuses Interim Protection To Makers Of Tandav Against Multiple FIRs

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices on a plea filed by the Director, Producer, Writer and Actor of the web series Tandav seeking for clubbing and transferring of criminal proceedings which have been initiated against them in various cities for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. A Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah refused to grant...

[Breaking] Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Judgment Which Held 'Skin To Skin' Contact Necessary For 'Sexual Assault' Under POCSO Act

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the acquittal of the accused under the Bombay High Court Judgment which held that pressing of breasts of a minor girl without disrobing does not amount to "sexual assault" within the meaning of Section 8 of POCSO Act.The order was passed by a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India on a mention made by the Attorney General, KK Venugopal.Attorney General...