Republic TV's Arnab Goswami and Times Now's Navika Kumar Engage In Conducting "Media Trials":Intervenor In Sudarshan Case Tells SC

An Intervention Application has been filed in the Sudarshan case seeking to delineate the aspect of media trials as a facet of hate speech which is conducted by TV anchors in news debates via Electronic Media. Filed by Advocate-on-Record Sunil Fernandes on behalf of Dr. Kota Neelima and Sangeeta Tyagi, in the plea seeking for a pre-broadcast injunction of the programme titled "Bindas Bol"...

SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Re-Test For ICSE Class 9, 11 Students

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by a student of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) which sought for a re-test/re-examination for students who had failed in Class 9th and 11th in ICSE schools. A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari heard the matter and refused to entertain the same as the same would entail contravening the policy...

'Aware Of 2013 Amendment?' : Allahabad HC Asks UP ADGP Who Denied Rape In Hathras Case

The Allahabad HC (Lucknow Bench) has barred officials who are not directly connected with the investigation in the Hathras gangrape and murder case from giving any public statements regarding the commission of the offence.The Court said that the restraint order was necessary to avoid "unnecessary speculation and confusion amongst the masses, who may not be aware of niceties of law...

'Not Allowed To See Her Face For Last Time' : Hathras Victim's Family Break Down Before Allahabad HC

Narrating their grief over denial of the fundamental right of a decent cremation to their daughter, the family of the Hathras victim told the Allahabad High Court that the midnight cremation of the victim's body was done without their consent. The High Court order records the statements made by the victim's father before the Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Rajan Roy...

[Breaking] Hathras Victim Was At Least Entitled To Decent Cremation; State Action Infringed Her Human Rights: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Dissatisfied with the reasons given by the UP administration for hasty cremation of the body of 19-year old Dalit woman in the Hathras gangrape and murder case, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has expressed its displeasure on the entire incident and deprecated the local authorities for violating the victim and her family's human and fundamental rights. "India is a...

Important Supreme Court Judgments – September, 2020

The Supreme Court of India has pronounced numerous judgments in the month of September, 2020. In this write-up, the important pronouncements are briefly discussed. Subed Ali and Others v. State of Assam, Criminal Appeal No. 1401 of 2012 (Decided on30/09/2020). A Bench of Justices R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, held that it is not necessary that an accused must...

SC Upholds Rejection Of Candidature Of A District Judge Aspirant Who Was Later Acquitted In Criminal Case U/s 498A IPC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has dismissed plea of a District Judge aspirant whose candidature was on the ground of pendency of a criminal case under Section 498A IPC filed by his wife.The mere fact that subsequently after more than a year when the person whose candidature has been cancelled has been acquitted cannot be a ground to turn the clock backward, the bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and...

[Tablighi Case] Plea By 5 Malaysian Nationals Facing Prosecution In SC; State Of Bihar To Take Instructions

The Supreme Court today asked the State of Bihar to seek instructions in a plea by 5 nationals from Malaysia, facing prosecution in the state for alleged "Tablighi Activities".A bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar adjourned the case to Thursday, October 15.The petitioners have sough a declaration that the actions of the Union of India and the State of Bihar were in violation of Fundamental...

[Yatin Oza Contempt] "We Can Agree To Disagree, But Discourse Must Be Palatable; Even Lord Krishna Forgave only 100 Mistakes": Justice Kaul

Orally hinting that a reasonable settlement may be arrived at, the Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred to November 5 the hearing in the matter of Yatin Oza's contempt.The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and Dinesh Maheshwari heard the matter.Senior Advocate C. A. Sundaram, appearing for the GHCAA in the intervention application, advanced that "whenever a senior advocate is de-designated, it...

SC Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Age Based Control Of Access And Profile Verification Mechanism To Eliminate Illicit Content On Social Media

Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice in a PIL filed by two law students seeking for age-based control of access to social media and for the development of a profile verification mechanism to eliminate illicit content on social media. The plea also prays for action against those social media accounts which are involved in the online trade of illicit content, such as engaging...

Media Comments On Pending Matters Causing Great Damage To Institution: Attorney General Tells SC

The Attorney General for India, Mr. K K Venugopal, expressed concerns before the Supreme Court on Tuesday about 'media trial' and media comments on sub-judice matters.He said that these issues also need to be considered along with the questions of law formulated by the Supreme Court in the 2009 contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan."The issue of sub-judice also needs to be...

Matters Of Education Must Be Left To Educationists: SC Holds M.Ed Is A Postgraduate Degree [Read Judgment]

Matters of education must be left to educationists, observed the Supreme Court while setting aside an Allahabad High Court judgment which held that an M.Ed. qualified person could not be appointed to the post of Assistant Professor in Education.A three judge bench held that the M.Ed. degree is a postgraduate degree.Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Service Selection Commission invited...