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All Courts Must Endeavour Towards Creating an Active Environment for Disabled Lawyers: Justice Chandrachud
"All courts must also endeavour towards creating an active environment for disabled lawyers. There must be equal opportunity cells in the Supreme Court and in each High Court in the country...Our benchmarks reflect the outcome", said Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday. He was speaking at the Valedictory Session of the 3-day International Summit on Legal Professionals with Disabilities,...
'Farmers Protest Increasing COVID-19 Risk' : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Immediate Removal Of Protesters
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking immediate removal of protesting farmers from border areas of Delhi-NCR on the ground that they increase the risk of COVID-19 spread in Delhi.The writ petition filed by one Rishabh Sharma, a law student, through Advocate Om Prakash Parihar, states that the protesters are "posing a hurdle for accessing emergency medical services"."It...
Dismissal Of SLP Has No Consequence On Question Of Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the the dismissal of special leave petition is of no consequence on the question of law.In this case, the Division Bench of the High Court set aside the Single Bench judgment that allowed the writ petitions for the grant of 9/16 years' time bound revised promotional scale to the petitioners. The division bench had followed the dictum of the judgment in...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion Of Govt Nominees In Trust To Build Mosque At Ayodhya
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking for directions to the Central Government to create a trust consisting of government nominees belong to the Sunni Muslim Community for building of the mosque on the land in Ayodhya allotted to UP Sunni Waqf Board. A Bench headed by Justice Rohinton F.Nariman heard the arguments of Advocate Hari Shankar Jain and proceeded to dismiss...
'Victim Could Not Understand The Good And Bad': Supreme Courts Upholds Conviction Of Man Accused Of Raping A Mentally Disabled Girl
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of raping a mentally disabled girl with low IQ.Chaman Lal, the accused, was acquitted by the Trial Court mainly on the ground of delay in lodging the FIR and also on the ground that the prosecutrix was not mentally unsound to understand the consequences and what was happening. In appeal, on reappreciating the entire evidence...
"Penal Action Cannot Be Differentiated Based On Religious Practice": Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Legal Recognition Of Bigamy Among Muslims
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking declaration of bigamy as unconstitutional for all religions.The plea has been filed by Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain praying for striking down section 494 of the Indian Penal Code in so far as the words 'in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place' are concerned and section 2 of Muslim Personal Law...
CLAT Places Disabled Test Takers In A Disadvantaged Position,Perpetrates Exclusion Of Some Most Talented Students: Justice Chandrachud
Speaking about the Common Law Admission Test, or the CLAT, which is the entry point into the legal profession, Justice DY Chandrachud pointed out how the examination does not take account of the unique challenges of the disabled test-takers, placing them in a disadvantaged position. He spoke of how the test requires the blind candidates to take visual and spacial understanding questions,...
Article 32 Is An Important & Integral Part Of Basic Structure Of Constitution : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated the importance of Article 32 of the Constitution of India in a judgment delivered on Thursday."Article 32 is an important and integral part of the basic structure of the Constitution. Article 32 is meant to ensure observance of rule of law. Article 32 provides for the enforcement of the fundamental rights, which is most potent weapon", observed...
94-Year-Old Widow Moves SC Seeking For Declaration Of Emergency Of 1975 As Unconstitutional And For Compensation Of Rs. 25 Crores
A 94 year-old widow has moved the Supreme Court, seeking for the Proclamation of Emergency in 1975 to be declared as unconstitutional and for a compensation to the tune of Rs. 25 crores from the authorities who have participated in the same. Relying on the 2017 judgment of KS Puttaswamy (Retd.) vs. Union of India which overruled the 5-Judge Bench decision in ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant...
Plea In Bombay High Court Seeks Suspension Of Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account For Allegedly Spreading Communal Hatred
Advocate Files Petition Before Bombay High Court Seeking Permanent Suspension Of Kangana Ranaut's Twitter Account For Allegedly Spreading Communal HatredA Mumbai based lawyer has filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court against actor Kanagana Ranaut praying for getting her twitter account permanently suspended for allegedly spreading "continuous hatred, disharmony in the country...
Supreme Court Asks Centre,States To Suggest Measures To Ensure Compliance Of Social Distancing & Mask-Wearing Norms
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre and State Governments to put forth suggestions for proper implementation of guidelines and SOP's for social distancing and wearing masks during COVID-19.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah stated that even thought stringent guidelines were in place for ensuring social distancing and wearing masks, they were...