Assam Opposition Leader Moves SC Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]

Amidst a State imposed curfew and protests in Assam over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, a petition challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 has been filed in Supreme Court by the Leader of Opposition in Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, along with Abdul Khaleque, a Member of Parliament from Barpeta in Assam and Rupjyoti Kurmi, and MLA from Mariani in the State...

Second Appeal Cannot Be Dismissed On Merits When Appellant Is Unrepresented On The Day Fixed For Hearing: SC [Read Judgment]

"If the appellant does not appear, the Court may if it deems fit dismiss the appeal for default of appearance but it does not have the power to dismiss the appeal on merits."

Plea In SC Seeks Dedicated Security Force For The Protection Of All Indian Courts [Read Petition]

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of specific guidelines and directions in respect of Special Security measures and for dedicated Security Force for the protection of judges, litigants, advocates and the persons involved in the justice delivery system of Court premises in all Indian Courts, including lower courts and Tribunals. As per the petition, there is...

United Nations Human Rights Body Slams Citizenship Amendment Act; Calls It 'Fundamentally Discriminatory'

Expressing concerns at the "fundamentally discriminatory nature" of the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, the Office of the High Commissioner of United Nations Human Rights issued a statement on Friday."We are concerned that India's new Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 is fundamentally discriminatory in nature", said the statement issued by Jeremy Laurence the Spokesperson of...

SC Directs Awarding Of Grace Marks To Candidates Of Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Examination 2017 [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has directed the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to award 20 grace marks in Civil Law-I paper and 10 grace marks in Civil Law-II paper to all the candidates of Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Examination – 2017. 90 candidates had approached the Apex Court challenging the entire selection process and evaluation method adopted in the...

'Citizenship Amendment Act Violates Assam Accord' : All Assam Students Union Moves SC [Read Petition]

The All Assam Students Union (AASU) and its General Secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi have approached the Supreme Court contending that the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) violated the Assam Accord of 1985.Notably, the petition has been filed when Assam is in the grip of violent protests against the CAA.As per the 1985 Accord, all those who had entered Assam from Bangladesh after March 24, 1971...

Former Indian Ambassador To Nepal, Two (Rtd) IAS Officers Move SC Challenging Citizenship (Amendment)Act,2019 (Read Petition)

Former ambassador for India to Nepal and former Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Deb Mukharji, Former IAS Officers Somasundar Burra and Amitabha Pande moved Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional Validity of Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.The petitioners submit that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act violates every known principle of equality and equal treatment, "damages...

Law Students Move SC Against Citizenship Amendment Act

Two law students are among various petitioners who have approached the Supreme Court challenging the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.Muneeb Ahmed Khan and Appurva Jain, students of Symbiosis Law School, have joined the the petition filed by Advocates Entesham Hashmi, Adeer Talib and journalist Ziya Us Salam impugning the Act.They argue that the Act is violative of Article 14 for...

ADR And Common Cause Move SC Seeking Investigation Into Discrepancies In 17th Lok Sabha Election Results [Read Petition]

The Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause have jointly moved the Supreme Court seeking investigation into the alleged discrepancies which took place in the 17th Lok Sabha election results. The court has asked the registry to tag the petition with a similar plea filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who had moved the court seeking publication of details of voter turnout and...

'Brazen Attack On Fundamental Rights': Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh Moves SC Challenging Citizenship Amendment Act

Congress Leader Jairam Ramesh has moved Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019.He submitted that submitted that Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 is a brazen attack on the core fundamental rights envisaged under the Constitution. The impugned enactment exfacie violates the fundamental guarantees under Article 14 as also Article 21 of the Constitution. Further,...

Delhi HC Shocked JNU Knows Nothing About Agitating Students

The Delhi High Court Friday described as "shocking" that the Jawaharlal Nehru University had no idea about the academic details of the students against whom it has filed a contempt petition for protesting within 100 metres of its administrative block.Justice A K Chawla directed the university to file an affidavit giving details of the students named in the contempt petition, including...

SC Accepts JK Juvenile Justice Committee's Findings Against Allegations Of Illegal Detention Of Children In Kashmir

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed satisfaction with the fresh report submitted by Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice Committee which stated that no minors were under illegal detention in the region.Based on this, a bench headed by Justice Ramana disposed off the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by child rights activists Enakshi Ganguly and Shanta Sinha.The bench has however...