SC Notice To PMO On Whistleblower's Plea For Info On Corruption Complaints Against Central Ministers[Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) moved by Whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeking information about corruption charges against Central Ministers from June 1, 2014 to August 5, 2017 and the quantum of black money claimed to have been brought back from abroad by the government and deposited in the accounts...

Section 92 CPC Procedure Not Applicable In Suit By A Trust: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that the procedure prescribed under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure would not be applicable in a suit by a Trust. In this case, the Trust known as Ghat Talab Kaulan Wala filed the suit through one Charan Dass. The High Court had held that the suit is not maintainable without complying with the requirements of Section 92 of the Code of Civil...

Gujarat Riots : SC Grants Bail To Convicts In Sardarpura, Ode Massacre Cases, Asks Them To Do Spiritual/ Social Work [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted bail to all 17 convicts in the Sardarpura massacre case of 2002 Gujarat riots, where 33 muslims including 22 women were killed.A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde, Justices Surya Kant and BR Gavai passed the order on applications for bail filed by the convicts pending disposal of their appeal against the conviction and sentence.Supreme Court also granted...

SC Refuses To Entertain Plea For Removal Of Mamta Banerjee As WB CM For Seeking UN Referendum On CAA

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea filed against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee which sought directions for her to show by what authority she continued to hold the office of Chief Minister. The Quo Warranto petition was filed in light of Banerjee seeking a referendum with the assistance of the United Nations (UN) on the issue of the Citizenship Amendment Act...

[Breaking] Delhi Court Stays Hanging Of Four Convicts In Nirbhaya Case Until Further Orders

A Delhi Court on Friday stayed the hanging of four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case until further orders.Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana at Patiala House Court passed the order in the applications filed by the convicts to stay the execution of their death penalties scheduled on February 1 at 6 AM.On January 17, a Sessions Court in Patial House had issued warrants...

Karnataka HC Issues Notice To Absconding Nithyananda In Plea For Cancellation Of Bail In Rape Case

The Court asked if the police will be able to serve notice.

Day Before Hanging, SC Dismisses Nirbhaya Convict's Review Against Rejection Of Juvenility Claim

A day ahead of his scheduled execution, the Supreme Court dismissed the review petition filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, against the order dated January 20, whereby his juvenility claim was rejected. The trial court has ordered the hanging of four convicts on February 1. A bench comprising Justices R Banumathi,...

Minority Educational Institutions : SC Issues Notice To WB Govt On Plea To Refer 2-Judge Bench Decision To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by Contai Madrasah Committee challenging the January 6 Judgment of a 2-judge bench of SC which upheld the West Bengal Madrasah Service Commission Act 2008 on the ground that minority educational institutions have no absolute right to appoint teachers.A bench headed by CJI issued notice to the West Bengal Government on the...

SC Agrees To Hear Centre's Application For 'Victim-Centric' Death Penalty Guidelines

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Centre's application seeking clarification on its 2014 Shatrughan Chauhan judgment, which declared that even death row convicts have certain inalienable rights. "The judgment was accused-centric...it is important to consider laying down guidelines from the point of view of victims, their family and the society as well", it was urged by SG...

Nirbhaya Case: Death Row Convict Pawan Gupta Files Review Against SC Order Dismissing Plea Of Juvenility [Read Petition]

A day ahead of his scheduled execution, Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four death-row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case, has filed a review petition before the Supreme Court against its order dated January 20, whereby his juvenility claim was rejected.The trial court has ordered the hanging of four convicts on February 1. A bench comprising Justices R Banumathi,...

Anti-CAA Protests : SC Seeks UP Govt Response On Plea To Quash Notices To Recover Public Losses

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the government of Uttar Pradesh on a writ petition filed to quash the notices issued by the administration to recover public losses allegedly caused by persons protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act.A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and K M Joseph directed the UP Government to file a reply on the petitioner's contention that...

SC Issues Notice On Jairam Ramesh's Plea Challenging RTI (Amendment) Act 2019 [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Friday issued notice to the Centre on ex-Union Minister and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh's challenge to the amendments in the RTI Act.The Parliament had in July last year passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill 2019, to change the fixed term of the Information Commissioners, and make their pay and service conditions subject...