SC Issues Notice On Pleas Against Conditions Introduced By IBC Ordinance 2019 For Homebuyers' Insolvency Petitions [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on petitions which challenge the constitutional validity of the conditions introduced by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance 2019 on the homebuyers' right to file insolvency petition against defaulting builders.A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman and Ravindra Bhat has also ordered status quo on the homebuyers' petitions pending...

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SC Asks NGO To Show Its Locus In Land Grab Complaint Against Yeddyurappa & D K Shivakumar The Chief Justice S.A.Bobde granted two weeks time to petitioner-NGO Samaj Parivartan Samudaya to show that it has earlier brought the matter to the attention of the concerned Lokayukta. The case was regarding a plea to rekindle a 2008 land-grabbing case against Karnataka CM B.S.Yeddyurappa...

SC 9-Judge Bench To Consider Re-framing Issues On Faith And Fundamental Rights Referred In Sabarimala Review [Read Order]

The nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday said that it will consider re-framing the issues on essential religious practices, interplay between faith and fundamental rights, and extent of judicial review on religious practices which were referred in the Sabarimala review order passed by a 5-judge bench on November 14, 2019.The CJ-led bench has asked the Secretary General of the...

Sabarimala - Essential Religious Practices- Nine Judge Bench Hearing- LIVE-UPDATES From Supreme Court

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SC Directs States To Appoint Exclusive Public Prosecutors In POCSO Courts [Read Order]

"Public Prosecutors must be trained to deal with child victims and child witnesses."

All Four Maradu Flats Demolished In Execution Of SC Direction

All four apartments in Maradu, Kochi, have been demolished as per the direction of the Supreme Court.Two of the apartment complexes - "H2O" of Holy Faith Builders Ltd and "Alfa Serene" of Alfa Venture (P) Ltd -were razed down through controlled implosion yesterday.The demolition of the other two complexes - "Jain Coral Wave" of Jain Housing & Construction Ltd and "Golden Kayaloram" of K...

100% Burn Injuries By Itself Does Not Mean Victim Was Incapable Of Making Dying Declaration: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that merely because the deceased had suffered 100% burn injuries, it cannot be said that he/she was incapable to make a statement which could be acted upon as dying declaration. The contention taken in this case was that the victim had suffered 100% burns and he was already in critical condition and further to that, his condition was regularly deteriorating. It...

Road Pothole Accidents : SC Dismisses BBMP's Plea Against HC Order Directing It To Compensate Victims[Read Judgment]

"The right to life as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes a right to live a meaningful and dignified life. After all, the footways or footpaths are provided so that the citizens can comfortably walk from one place to another. The streets are provided for the citizens so that they can travel comfortably by using vehicles. If there are potholes on the footpaths...

Why SC Held That A Juvenile Aged Between 16-18 Years Cannot Be Tried As An Adult For Committing Offence U/s 304 IPC?

The boy, who should now not be named, was aged 18 years minus four days, when he ran down a young man with his speeding Mercedes Benz. The 'accident' which killed the youth occurred in 2016, and reportedly the boy had been fined thrice before this incident for traffic violations while he drove his father's car. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 categorizes...

SC Upholds Kerala HC Judgment Directing Removal Of Buildings Which Violated CRZ Norms In Nediyanthuruthu Island [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has upheld a Kerala High Court order which had directed removal of constructions violating 1991 CRZ norms in Nediyanthuruthu , an island in Vembanad region of Alapuzha District in Kerala. Kapico Kerala Resorts Pvt. Ltd. had approached the Apex Court challenging the Kerala High Court judgment which held that the constructions made by it in the Island violates the terms of...

Hindu Succession -Property Of Hindu Male Undergoes Notional Partition On His Death To Devolve On Heirs; No Longer Joint Family Property : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court discussed the principles of succession as per Hindu Succession Act 1956 in a recent judgment.Referring to Sections 6 and 8 of the Act, the Court said that on death of a Hindu male, notional partition of his property will take place, and it will devolve on the legal heirs based on their respective shares. Therefore, such property will no longer retain the character of a...

Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, Comes Into Force [Read Notification]

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 has come into force.In the notification published in the Official Gazette today, the Central Government 'appoints' the 10th day of January, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, shall come into force. The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on 10 December 2019. A day before, it was introduced in...