Section 138 NI Act- No Provision For Consolidation Of Multiple Cases Arising Out Of Single Notice: SC [Read Order]

"There is no provision of consolidation of cases in the Code of Criminal Procedure."

Larger Public Interest: SC Upholds Withdrawal Of Excise Duty Exemption For Pan Masala [Read Judgment]

"The State could not be compelled to continue the exemption, though it was satisfied that it was not in the public interest to do so. The larger public interest would outweigh an individual loss, if any."

'Right To Access Internet Is Part Of Right To Privacy And Right To Education' : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

(Updated with Judgment)In a landmark judgment, the High Court of Kerala on Thursday declared that right to access internet is a fundamental right forming part of right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The Court added that it also forms part of right to education.The declaration was given by a single bench of Justice P V Asha while allowing a petition filed by a...

Article 14- Classification Should Never Be Arbitrary, Artificial Or Evasive, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"The classification made in favour of tenants of minor landlords as opposed to tenants of landlords of the other two categories is a classification which is arbitrary in nature."

INX Media Case: P Chidambaram's Judicial Custody Extended Till October 3

Special CBI Judge Ajay Lumar Kuhar on Thursday extended P Chidambaram's judicial custody in INX Media case till October 3. Mr Chidambaram has already spent 14 days in judicial custody.Chidambaram's counsels Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi had argued that extending judicial custody is not a mechanical exercise and the judge granting remand has to give reasons for the...

Bihar Cricket Association Files Contempt Case In SC Against BCCI Committee Of Administrators [Read Petition]

A contempt petition has been filed by the President of the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA), Jagannath Singh, in the Supreme Court, alleging willful disobedience by Committee of Administrators of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of the Supreme Court's judgment dated August 9, 2018, in BCCI v. Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors.In the said judgment, a special bench of the...

SC Summons UP's Home Secretary For State's Failure To Respond To Plea

The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned the home secretary of Uttar Pradesh after taking a serious view of the state government's failure to respond to a plea by a "minor" Muslim girl, who has challenged the Allahabad High Court order by which her marriage was found to be void. The 16-year-old girl has challenged the high court order, saying that as per the Mohammedan Law, once a...

Professor Who Cursed Sr Adv Dhavan For Representing Muslims In Ayodhya Case Offers Apology; SC Closes Contempt Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the contempt case against Chennai-based Professor Shanmugham, after he expressed regret for showering curses on Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan for representing Muslim parties in the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid case.The 88 year old Professor tendered unconditional apology for writing the letter to Senior Advocate Dhavan.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing...

Sedition Against Tribals For FB Posts : SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Jharkhand HC Order Refusing To Quash FIR

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the judgment of Jharkhand High Court which declined to quash an FIR for sedition registered against four Adivasi activists for allegedly inciting violence by making Facebook posts supporting 'Pathalgadi' movement of Munda tribal communityThe bench comprising Justices Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta issued notice after hearing...

Breaking : Justices Krishna Murari, Ravindra Bhat, Ramasubramanian & Hrishikesh Roy Appointed As SC Judges [Read Notifications]

The President has notified the elevation of four Chief Justices of High Courts as Supreme Court judges. They are : Justice Krishna Murari, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan Justice V Ramasubramanian, Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal Pradesh Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Chief Justice of High Court...

Right To Abortion Must Be Balanced With Compelling State Interest To Protect Health Of Mother And Foetus, Centre Tells SC

Responding to a petition which sought to liberalize certain existing provisions regarding abortion in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, the Union government has stated that a pregnant woman does not have the absolute right to abort her pregnancy. The petition, filed by Dr. Nikhil Datar, in 2009, had challenged provisions of the MTP Act and sought an increase in...

Appellate Authority Cannot Override Mandatory Statutory Requirements Of Pre-Deposit To Maintain Appeal: SC [Read Judgment]

"Any such exercise would make the provision itself unworkable and render the statutory intendment nugatory. "