Sanjiv Bhatt's Sentence In Custodial Death Case : Sibal Seeks Consideration Of Pending Review First; SC Adjourns For 6 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to suspend his sentence in a custodial death case of 1990, at the request of his lawyer Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal. A Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, MR Shah and R Subhash Reddy granted adjournment for six weeks after Kapil Sibal suggested that it is better for...

Breaking: Lawyers Moves Supreme Court Seeking Independent Probe And Judicial Inquiry Into Violence During Farmers' Tractor Rally

Two Lawyers have moved Supreme Court seeking to constitute Constituting an Judicial Enquiry Commission for Inquiry into the violent incidents which took place in Delhi on 26th January 2021 during the protesting farmers Tractor March in Delhi.The Petition filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari also seeks a direction to register the First Information Report under relevant sections of India Penal Code...

Breaking: Youth Bar Association of India Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court's 'Skin To Skin' POCSO Judgment

The Youth Bar Association of India and three women have moved the Supreme Court challenging the recent "skin to skin" judgment of the Bombay High Court as per which, groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would not amount to 'sexual assault under POCSO Act. The special leave petition filed through AOR Manju Jetley states that such observations would have a wide impact...

1975 Emergency Provides Harrowing Reminder Of State Excess: Supreme Court Judges

Supreme Court Judges Justice NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice SK Kaul have recently talked about the 1975 National Emergency during a book release function.The judges were speaking at the launch of the book "The Law of Emergency Powers" by Senior Advocate Dr AM Singhvi and Jindal Global Law School's Prof. Khagesh Gautam. The seniormost judge of the top court, Justice N. V....

Mutation Entries Do Not By Themselves Confer Title, Reiterates Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that mutation entries do not by themselves confer title.The bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud observed thus while disposing an appeal filed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike against a Karnataka High Court judgment directing it to mutate a property in the name of some parties. The contention was that, there is a title suit pending in relation to the...

Supreme Court Allows Woman Declared As Foreigner To Seek Review In Gauhati High Court

The Supreme Court on Monday granted liberty to a woman, who was declared as a foreigner by a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam, to file a review petition in the Gauhati High Court against the judgment which upheld the Tribunal order.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India also permitted the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court again, challenging the High Court judgment, in case she fails...

"You Have Acted As A Judge, Jury And Executioner In Breach Of All Journalistic Ethics": Republic TV Sends Legal Notice To Indian Express On Arnab Goswami Story

The Republic TV news channel has sent a legal notice to the Indian Express, asking them to cease and desist from reporting fake and unsubstantiated news against Republic TV in respect of the alleged TRP scam. The channel has primarily opposed a news report published by the Indian Express on January 25, where it is claimed that Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief, Arnab Goswami bribed former...

Farmers Protests : Why 'Exorbitant' Personal Bonds Sought From Farmers With Tractors? Allahabad High Court Asks UP Authorities

In a significant judicial intervention, the Allahabad High Court on Monday asked Uttar Pradesh authorities to explain why Sub-Divisional Magistrates issued notices to farmers with tractors to furnish 'exorbitant personal bonds' in the wake of farmers protests.A division bench of Justices Ramesh Singha and Rajeev Singh passed the order in a PIL filed challenging the notices issued under...

Courts This Week - A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-49]

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UPSC Exams - Extra Chance For Final Attempt Candidates Would Amount To Differential Treatment : Centre's Affidavit In Supreme Court

The Department of Personnel and Training has filed an Affidavit before the Supreme Court submitting that an extra chance will not be provided to candidates who have exhausted all their attempts at giving the UPSC examination. The Counter-Affidavit has been filed in a plea seeking for an extra chance to be provided to those Civil Service aspirants who had given their final attempt...

National Commission For Women To Move Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court's 'Skin To Skin Judgment' In The POCSO Case

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to challenge the recent Bombay High Court Judgment (before the Apex Court) which held that groping a child's breasts without 'skin-to-skin contact' would not amount to 'sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.The Judgment by the Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench), however, held that such an act would...

'He Cannot Come To India Being A Fugitive' : Sibal Demands To See Lalit Modi's Power Of Attorney Used To File SLP In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday considered a petition filed by businessman Lalit Modi challenging a Delhi High Court judgment which held as maintainable the anti-arbitration injunction suit filed by his mother and siblings against him.As soon as the matter was taken up by a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing on caveat for the respondents, raised...