SC Stays Orissa HC's Ban On Bird/Animal Sacrifice During 'Chatar Yatra' [Read Order]

"A civilized society cannot accept to see such activities openly and blood of animals flowing on the streets during the procession of the deity.", the High Court had observed.

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-36]

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Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing October 12 to October 18, 2020

Plea In SC Seeks Directions For Formulation Of Model Builder-Buyer Agreement & Agent-Buyer Agreement To Protect Customers

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre for formulation of a model Builder-Buyer agreement and Agent-Buyer Agreement in order to infuse transparency, fair play and reduce frauds.Filed on behalf of Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay the plea states that the model agreements shall restrain the builders, promoters and agents from indulging in arbitrary...

Important Quality For A Judge To Withstand All Pressures, Odds, To Stand Up Bravely Against All Obstacles: Justice N. V. Ramana [Read Full Text of Speech]

"It is an important quality for a judge to withstand all pressures and odds and to stand up bravely against all obstacles", expressed Justice N. V. Ramana.The senior-most Supreme Court judge and the next-in-line to be Chief Justice of India was speaking at the online condolence ceremony organised in memory of former Apex Court judge, Justice A. R. Lakshmanan.Articulating that there...

Supreme Court Of India Cannot Be A Place For The Governments To Walk In When They Choose Ignoring The Period Of Limitation: SC [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India cannot be a place for the Governments to walk in when they choose ignoring the period of limitation prescribed, the Apex Court bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul remarked.The court observed thus while dismissing a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh with a delay of 663 days. The bench, also comprising Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, imposed...

Can Divorced Wife Claim Right To Residence Under Domestic Violence Act?

The Supreme Court in a recent judgment [Satish Chander Ahuja vs. Sneha Ahuja] held that a woman can claim right to residence in the houses owned by relatives as well. This means that, she can seek residence order with respect to property which belongs to in-laws, if she and her husband lived there with some permanency after marriage.What happens after divorce of a married couple? Can a...

[Breaking] Republic TV And Arnab Goswami Move Bombay HC For Quashing Of FIR By Mumbai Police/CBI Investigation In The TRP Scam Case

ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd which owns Republic TV and its Chief Arnab Goswami have filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court seeking directions for quashing of FIR against the channel and its employees in the TRP scam case. Moreover, directions for transfer of investigation in the said case to the Central Bureau of Investigation have also been sought.On Thursday the Supreme Court...

Such Actions By Constitutional Functionaries Impact Judicial Independence: SCBA Condemns Andhra CM's Letter Alleging Justice NV Ramana [Read Statement]

The Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association has issued a statement, "strongly condemning" the letter written by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy to the Chief Justice of India, wherein he has alleged Justice NV Ramana of interfering with the administration of justice by the State's High Court. "Such actions by constitutional functionaries are...

SC Dismisses Investigative Journalist's Plea For Transfer Of Cases Out Of Uttarakhand On Grounds Of Vindictive Prosecution [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of investigative journalist Umesh Kumar Sharma seeking transfer of three criminal cases pending against him to Delhi from Dehradun on the ground of being targeted by the BJP-led Uttarakhand government.It was pointed out that as a journalist the petitioner has conducted sting operations against the Chief Minister, his relatives and associates in...

"What Reservations You Have?" SC Rejects SG's Objection On Appointment Of Justice Lokur As One-Man Panel To Prevent Stubble Burning

As the "stubble burning season" comes closer, the Top Court today, has appointed a One-Man Committee headed by Former SC Judge, Justice Madan B. Lokur to take steps for its prevention in the state of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.Chief Justice of India SA Bobde stated that even though the top court was confident that measures had been taken by authorities with the intention of...

[Breaking] All Stay Orders On Civil/Criminal Proceedings Passed By Courts, Including HCs, To Automatically Expire Within 6 Months Unless Extended For Good Reasons: SC [Read Order]

"The High Courts, though not subordinate administratively, are certainly subordinate judicially. "