Res Judicata Principle Also Applicable To Labour/Industrial Proceedings, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"State had no jurisdiction to make a reference to the Labour Court to reexamine the question of age reduction made by the PSU."

Contemporary Events Reveal That There Is A Growing Intolerance Which Unaccept the Rights Of Others To Freely Espouse Their Views:SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the unofficial ban imposed by West Bengal Government on the film "Bhobhishyoter Bhoot" by using police pressure to coerce exhibitors to stop its screening.The Court ordered that the film producer has to be compensated by the State Government by paying Rs. 20 lakhs. Justice D Y Chandrachud, who wrote the judgment for the two judges bench, observed...

Sex After Obtaining Consent By False Promise To Marry Is Rape, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"But for the false promise by the accused to marry the prosecutrix, the prosecutrix would not have given the consent to have the physical relationship. It was a clear case of cheating and deception. "

'Free Speech Cannot Be Gagged By Fear Of Mob':SC Asks WB Govt To Pay Rs 20 Lakhs Compensation To Producer Of Film Which Suffered Unofficial Ban

The Supreme Court bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta today asked West Bengal Government to pay compensation of Rs.20 lakhs to the producer of the film "Bhobhishyoter Bhoot", which had to face an "unofficial" ban in the state.Over this, the Court has imposed costs of Rs.1 lakh on WB Government.The Court expressed serious concerns over "growing intolerance" in society...

In Rafale Case, SC Gets Its 'Pentagon Papers' Moment

The SC felt that the law laid down in the 'Pentagon Papers' case was applicable in the case

Electoral Bonds Will Eradicate Black money From Political Funding And Prevent Donors Being Victimized:AG Tells SC

Attorney General K. K. Venugopal on Wednesday sought to defend the Electoral Bonds as a means of donations to political parties, advancing that they serve in eradicating black money from political funding, and to prevent the donors from being victimized. "The argument so far has been that the scheme and the series of amendments (in the Income Tax, the Representation of People and the...

RTI Act Dilutes Governments's Claim Of Privilege, Holds Justice K M Joseph In Rafale Review

Justice Joseph hinted that a claim of privilege may come in way of a citizen's legitimate efforts to gather evidence in a prosecution against government officials for wrong doing.

Court Can't Appoint Arbitrator When The Contract Containing Arbitration Clause Is Insufficiently Stamped: SC [Read Judgment]

"It is not possible to bifurcate the arbitration clause contained in such agreement or conveyance so as to give it an independent existence"

#Rafale- Official Secrets Act Does Not Empower Executive To Restrain Publication Of Documents Marked As Secret: SC [Read Judgment]

"There is no provision in the Official Secrets Act and no such provision in any other statute has been brought to our notice by which Parliament has vested any power in the executive arm of the government either to restrain publication of documents marked as secret or from placing such documents before a Court of Law which may have been called upon to adjudicate a legal issue concerning the parties."

'Narendra Modi' Biopic Should Not Be Released During Operation Of Model Code Of Conduct: ECI [Read Order]

The Election Commission of India has stopped the release of biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The commission comprising of Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Ashok Lavasa, in its order, observed that any biopic material in the nature of biography/hagiography sub serving the purposes of any political entity or any individual entity...

Fodder Scam: SC Dismisses Bail Plea Of Lalu Prasad Yadav

The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Ydav in multi-crore fodder scam cases. A bench headed by Chief Justice Rajan Gogoi said it is not inclined to enlarge Yadav on bail in the cases. The bench rejected Yadav's arguments that he has been in jail for 24 months, saying in comparison to the 14-year sentence awarded to him, 24 months...

Breaking-Rafale : SC Dismisses Centre's Preliminary Objections Against Relying On "Privileged" Documents; Review To Be Heard On Merits [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court today dismissed the preliminary objections raised by the Centre against using privileged documents for considering the review petitions in the Rafale case.The Court said that the review petitions will be heard on merits and a date will be fixed for that. Justice K M Joseph wrote a separate judgment concurring with CJI Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul.On March 14, the bench of...