SC Stays Order Directing States To Evict Persons Whose Claims As Forest Dwellers Were Rejected

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed its February 13 order in the wake of which over 11 lakh tribals and other forest dwellers in 17 states stood to be evicted. The bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra also required the Chief Secretaries of the states to disclose the modalities of the procedure of adjudication of these claims on forestland. Noting that many of these claimants may not...

How The Poems Written By A Death Convict Helped Him To Save From The Gallows?

"From the poems, written by him in the jail, it appears that he has realised his mistake which was committed by him at the time when he was of young age and that he is reformative."

Proviso Under Section 24 Of Land Acquisition Act, 2013 Is A Proviso To 24(1) (b) or To Section 24(2)? SC Refers To Larger Bench

“This is a case where the old British ditty comes to mind: “I’m the Parliament’s draftsman, I compose the country’s laws, And of half the litigation I’m undoubtedly the cause!””

Participation Of Public In Daily Temple Rituals Is An Important Factor To Determine Private/Public Character Of The Temple: SC

“The participation of the members of the public in the Darshan in the temple and in the daily acts of worship or in the celebrations may be a very important factor to consider in determining the character of the temple”

Life Ban Imposed By BCCI Unfair: Sreesanth Tells SC

Banned cricketer S Sreesanth claimed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday that BCCI's decision imposing life ban on him was "completely unfair" and Delhi Police "continuously tortured" him in custody to extract confession of his involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. Sreesanth, who was arrested and later discharged by a trial court here in July 2015 in a criminal case related to...

SC Refuses To Review Decision To Apply Subject-Wise Reservation In Teaching Posts [Read Order]

Dismissing the review petitions filed by University Grants Commission and Central Government, the Supreme Court today confirmed its decision that reservations in teaching posts in Universities are to be applied by taking subject/discipline as the unit, instead of the university.The review petitions were filed against the January 22 order of the bench of Justices U U Lalit and Indira...

A Person Added As Accused U/s 319 CrPC Can Be Tried Only For An Offence In Respect Of Which All The Accused Could Be Tried Together: SC [Read Judgment]

“Section 319(1) Cr.P.C. empowers the Court to proceed against any person not shown as an accused if it appears from the evidence that such person has committed any offence for which such person could be tried together along with the accused"

'Mere Oral Claims Would Not Suffice':SC Orders CBI Director To File Affidavit In Contempt Case Against WB Police Commissioner

Not convinced to act on CBI's contempt plea against the West Bengal Chief Secretary, the DGP and erstwhile Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, the Supreme Court on Wednesday required the probe agency to file an affidavit furnishing substantive material to back its claims of tampering of evidence by the state police in the Saradha Chit Fund scam. "So basically you are saying that...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Against Regularising Entry Of Non-Muslim Migrants From Pakistan, Bangladesh & Afghanistan

The bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today issued notice in a PIL which challenges the rules and notifications issued by Central Government to regularise the entry of non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to India and their stay here. The petition filed by the Nagarikatwa Aain Songsudhan Birodhi Mancha (Forum Against Citizenship Act...

Attacks On Kashmiris: SC Says No Further Directions Necessary, Asks Centre And States To File Responses In 7 Days

Attorney General K. K. Venugopal submitted before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that since the court took it upon itself to ensure the security of Kashmiri students across the country, in the wake of the Pulwama attack, there have been no instances of violence or threat against them. Recorded this averment of the Centre, the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi noted that no...

SC Agrees To Hear Tomorrow Centre's Application For Stay Of Eviction Of Forest Dwellers [Read Application]

The Central Government has moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking stay of its February 13 order in relation to eviction of persons who have not been successful in establishing their claims as forest-dwellers under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006(Forests Rights Act).Solicitor General Thushar Mehta mentioned the application...

SC Orders Personal Appearance Of Ex-Promoters Of Ranbaxy

The Supreme Court Tuesday directed former Ranbaxy promoters, Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, to appear before it on March 14 in connection with the pleas relating to sale of controlling stakes of Fortis Healthcare by them to Malaysian IHH Healthcare Berhad. The apex court said its earlier order asking to maintain status quo on the sale of controlling stakes in Fortis Healthcare to...