'Why Death Penalty When Delhi Pollution Is Making Life Short?' : Nirbhaya Convict Files Review In SC

Akshay Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, has filed a belated review petition in the Supreme Court questioning the judgment delivered by the apex court on May 5, 2017 confirming the death penalty.Apart from arguments against the merits of the judgment, he has raised certain strange contentions in the plea. According to him, death penalty...

No Protection For Intermediary Under Sec 79 IT Act From Criminal Defamation Before 2009 Amendment : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Google India to face trial in a criminal defamation case by rejecting its plea of immunity from liability as an internet intermediary.The top court said that before the amendment made to Section 79 of the Information Technology Act in 2009, a network service provider was protected only from liability under the IT Act. The protection did not extend...

State Legislature Cannot Enact Law Which Affects Jurisdiction Of Supreme Court: SC Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

"Presidential assent cannot and does not validate an enactment in excess of the legislative powers of the State Legislature, nor validate a statutory provision, which would render express provisions of the Constitution otiose."

[Live Updates From Supreme Court] Kashmir -Article 370 Hearing

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Sanjay Kishen Kaul, R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Kant to hear Today the petitions challenging the Presidential Orders under Article 370 which revoked the special status of Jammu and...

Recommendees Of HC Collegium Approved By SC Collegium & Govt Shall Be Appointed Within Six Months: SC [Read Order]

In cases where the recommendations of the High Court collegium meets with the approval of the Supreme Court collegium and the Government, the appointments must take place within at least six months, said the Supreme Court recently. The bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph were dealing with a Transfer petition when it noticed that lawyers in some Districts of Odisha...

Adv Lily Thomas, Senior Most Woman Lawyer Of SC, Passes Away

Senior most woman lawyer of Supreme Court Advocate Lily Thomas passed away at the age of 91.She has filed many important Public Interest Litigations in the Supreme Court.She filed the first petition challenging the Advocate-On-Record system. She was of the view that the court did not have the power to subject the advocates to this exam. Section 30 which is under Part IV of the Advocates...

Lok Sabha Passes Citizenship Amendment Bill

After an intense debate which spilled over eight hours, the Lok Sabha passed the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which seeks to amend the Citizenship Act 1955.Speaker Om Birla declared the bill passed, after it got 311 'ayes' and 80 'noes' . The discussion started around 4PM on Monday and went on past midnight.The bill seeks to relax conditions for acquiring citizenship...

Article 370 : SC Constitution Bench To Hear Tomorrow Petitions Challenging Abrogation Of J&K Special Status, State Bifurcation

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Sanjay Kishen Kaul, R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Kant to hear Tomorrow the petitions challenging the Presidential Orders under Article 370 which revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.It was on August 28 that the bench of CJI Gogoi, Justices Bobde and Abdul Nazeer referred the matter to the Constitution...

'Faith Of One Side Given Higher Value' : 40 Civil Rights Activists Seek Review Of Ayodhya Verdict [Read Petition]

Forty civil rights activists on Monday filed a review petition against the November 9 judgment of the 5 judges bench of the Supreme Court in Ayodhya-Babri Masjid dispute.The petitioners include academics, authors and activists such as Harsh Mander, Nandini Sunder, Apoorvanand Jha, Jayati Ghosh, Irfan Habib, Shabnam Hashmi etc.Though they were not parties to the original case, they said that...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Consumer Forums/Commissions Cannot Consider Complaint/Appeal On Merits After Finding That It Is Time Barred [M/S. Singal Udyog V. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.] The Supreme Court observed that a Consumer Forum/Commission after having come to the conclusion that the complaint/appeal was barred by limitation, could not consider the merits of the matter. The bench...

Constitutional Validity Of Domicile/Residence-Based Reservation In PG Medical Courses Within State Quota: SC Refers To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has referred the larger bench the issue of constitutional validity of domicile/residence-based reservation in admission to "PG Medical Courses" within the State Quota. Following are the questions referred by a bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari to larger bench: As to whether providing for domicile/residence-based reservation in admission to...

SC Allows Construction Activity in Delhi-NCR Region Between 6 am And 6 pm

The Supreme Court Monday allowed construction activity in the Delhi-NCR region between 6 am and 6 pm, partially lifting its complete ban on it.The Central government today, through ASG ANS Nadkarni, informed SC that the Ministry of Environmeny and Forests has set up a high powered committee, which includes IIT expert, to look into technology regarding pollution management and feasibility...