Take Measures To End Caste Discrimination In Campuses: Mothers Of Rohit Vemula, Payal Tadvi Move SC [Read Petition]

Mothers of Rohit Vemula and Dr Payal Tadvi have approached the Supreme Court seeking a sound mechanism to end the caste-based discrimination campuses.Rohit Vemula, a PhD Scholar at University of Hyderabad working for rights of the Dalit community, was a member of the Ambedkar Students Association. He committed suicide after he was suspended from his campus residence on the basis of a complaint...

SC To Consider Request For Suo Moto Action On The Case Of Missing Law Student

The law student from UP went missing after making sexual harassment allegations against BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand

Got Communication From Law Ministry On Justice Kureshi's Elevation: CJI Gogoi

The Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogi on Wednesday told the counsel of Gujarat High Court Advocates Association that he had received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice regarding the Collegium's recommendation to elevate Justice Akil Kureshi as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.He said the communication, which was received on August 27, will be placed before...

Breaking: [Article 370] SC Refers Petitions Challenging Abrogation Of Special Status And Bifurcation Of J&K To Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court on Wendesday referred to Constitution Bench the petitions challenging the validity of the the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir and the downgrading of the state into a Union Territory.The bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S A Bobde and Abdul Nazeer said that the matters will be heard in October.The Court issued notice on the petitions overruling the...

Breaking : SC Allows Sitaram Yechury To Travel To Kashmir To Meet CPI(M) Leader Tarigami [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), to travel to Kashmir to meet detained party leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami to ascertain his whereabouts and medical welfare.The bench consisting of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S A Bobde and Abdul Nazeer observed that citizens must be allowed to have access to Jammu and...

Shah Faesal,Shehla Rashid Move SC Challenging Abrogation Of Art.370, Bifurcation Of State [Read Petition]

"All the Impugned orders and acts vitiate the principle of federalism, which is part of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution. Impugned Orders affect a complete and a wholesale supersession of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir even to the extent of Jammu and Kashmir ceasing to be State, as demonstrated by the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 in Parliament. They are therefore in clear violation of this right to autonomy of the State that inhere in its residents' part III rights and destructive of the basic structure of the Constitution of India as applied to the State of Jammu and Kashmir and are therefore liable to be held to be void and inoperative under Article 13".

[Ayodhya Hearing] [Day 13] :Not Opposing 'Ram Lalla' Plea For Title Of Disputed Land, Nirmohi Akahara tells SC

Hindu body 'Nirmohi Akahara' told the Supreme Court Tuesday that it was not opposing the lawsuit of deity 'Ram Lalla' for the title of disputed Ramjanam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid land at Ayodhya. 'Akahara' apprised a 5-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, of its stand following a direction whether it opposes the plea of the deity in view of the fact that its right...

Proof That Offence Was Committed Only Because Victim Was SC-ST Member Necessary To Sustain Conviction U/s 3(2)(v) SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act: SC [Read Judgment]

"The offence must have been committed against the person on the ground that such person is a member of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe."

'The Wire' Withdraws Plea Filed In SC Challenging Gag Order On Publication Of Jay Shah Article

The online news portal 'The Wire' and journalist Rohini Singh on Tuesday withdrew the appeals filed by them in the Supreme Court challenging the injunction order passed by the Gujarat High Court against the publication of article on Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.The gag order was passed in a defamation suit filed by Jay Shah.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for...

Petition Filed In SC Seeking Reconstruction Of Demolished Guru Ravidas Temple In Delhi

Seeking the reconstruction of the Guru Ravidas Temple that was demolished by Delhi Development Authority two weeks ago, two Congress leaders have approached the Supreme Court.The temple located at Jahapanah forest area in national capital was razed by the DDA on August 10 following the directions of the Supreme Court.The writ petition filed by Ashok Tanwar (former MP from Sirsa and...

INX Media : How Can Chidambaram Be Painted 'Kingpin' For An Offence Which Didn't Exist In 2007, Singhvi Asks In SC

Singhvi argued that PMLA was being retrospectively applied against Chidambaram.

Section 313 CrPC: Inculpatory Material As Not Put To The Accused Must Be Eschewed: SC [Read Judgment]

"The incriminating material is to be put to the accused so that the accused gets a fair chance to defend himself. This is in recognition of the principles of audi alteram partem."