Missing Of 12 Year Old Boy From Madrassa: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea By Mother Seeking Independent Probe

Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde has issued Notice on a Petition filed by a pardanashin woman against the Telangana High Court order dated 07.12.2020 which dismissed the habeas corpus petition filed by her seeking investigation and recovery of her kidnapped son who was alleged to be dead as per the FSL report dated 05.02.2019. The High Court while relying on the...

Maratha Quota: Supreme Court Constitution Bench Adjourns Hearing To February ; Stay Order Continues

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to 5th February for directions the challenge against the constitutionality of the Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018, which provided for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education.The Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan took into consideration the submission of Senior...

Maratha Reservation: Supreme Court Constitution Bench Hearing- Live Updates

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the Bombay HC verdict which upheld reservations given to Marathas in jobs and education under Maharashtra Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act,...

"We Are Appalled": Supreme Court Grants Bail To An Under Trial In Jail For More Than 12 Years

The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted bail to an under trial who is in jail for more than 12 years in connection with a crime registered in 2009."We are appalled to notice that the appellant is in jail in connection with the crime registered by FIR No. 226 of 2009 for more than 12 years and the trial is still not concluded.", the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and...

Minimum Threshold For Homebuyers' Insolvency Process Against Builder Shields Frivolous & Avoidable Applications : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the threshold limit on homebuyers - introduced by way of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code(Amendment) Act 2020 - as an attempt to "shield the corporate debtor(builder) from avoidable and frivolous applications".A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph upheld Section 3 of the IBC(Amendment) Act 2020 which introduced provisos to Section 7 of...

Medical College Bribery Case: Supreme Court Condones Delay In Paying Cost Of Rs. 25 Lakhs Imposed On CJAR

A three judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Krishna Murari condoned the delay in payment of costs of Rs. 25 lakhs imposed on Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) in the medical college bribery scam involving retired High Court Judge I.M. Quddusi and others. The cost was imposed by the...

Breaking-"Cannot Criminalize Private Sale Transactions": Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes A Batch Of FIRs In Amaravati 'Insider Trading' Case

In a big blow to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed few criminal cases filed in connection with the alleged 'insider trading' in land transactions at Amaravati.A single bench of Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy observed that private sale transactions cannot be criminalized and that the concept of the offence of "insider trading", which...

Segmentation Of A (National Highway) Project As A Strategy To Avoid Environmental Clearance Impermissible : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that there is no requirement for obtaining environmental clearances for NH 45-A Villuppuram -Nagapattinam Highway as land acquisition is not more than 40 meters on existing alignments and 60 meters on realignments or by passes.The bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao, allowing the appeal filed by National Highway Authority of India, set aside the Madras High...

Benefit Of Probation (PO Act) Is Not Excluded By Mandatory Minimum Sentences Prescribed For IPC Offences: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the benefit of probation under Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 is not excluded by the provisions of the mandatory minimum sentence prescribed for offences under Indian Penal Code.In this case, the accused were convicted under Section 397 IPC and were sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment of 7 years each. When the case reached the Apex Court, it...

Draft Rules Of Criminal Practice : Supreme Court Asks Registrar Generals Of High Courts To Appear If Response Not Given Within Two Weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the High Courts should submit their responses through Registrar Generals within two weeks to the draft criminal rules prepared by Senior Advocates Sidharth Luthra and R Basant.The apex court further ordered that Registrar Generals of the High Courts which fail to submit the reports within the said time period will have to appear before the Supreme...

UP Govt. Moves Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Petitions Challenging Its Anti-Religious Conversion Ordinance From HC To SC

The Uttar Pradesh Government has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the petitions pending in the Allahabad High Court against its anti-conversion Ordinance. Stating that the Supreme Court is already seized of the matter, the Yogi-Adityanath led Government has filed an application under Article 139A of the Constitution for transfer of proceedings from the...

'Malice' Is Not A Ground To Challenge A Law Made By Legislature : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that 'malice' is not a ground to challenge a law made by legislature.The bench comprising Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph observed in its judgment upholding the constitutional validity of Sections 3, 4 and 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act 2020. The court was addressing the contention of the petitioners that the amendment...