PIL In SC Blames 'Draconian' Art 31B For Farmer Suicides, Questions Doctrine Of Prospective Overruling [Read Petition]

As many as 12,602 farmers committed suicide in India in the year 2015. While many studies reason the suicides on the worsening agrarian crisis, three farmers have moved a PIL in the Supreme Court blaming "draconian" Article 31B for acting as "neck noose strangulating lakhs of farmers" since the day it was added to the Constitution by shielding many anti-farmer laws in the Ninth Schedule...

No Authority Can Claim Privilege Not To Comply With SC Judgment: SC [Read Judgment]

"CSIR by reason of its autonomy may have certain administrative privileges. No authority can, however, claim a privilege not to comply with a judgment of this Court. CSIR was no exception."

'Restitution' Under Section 144 Attracts Only When There Is Variation Or Reversal Of Decree/Order: SC [Read Judgment]

"The provisions of Section 144, CPC were not attracted there being no variation or reversal of a decree or order as contemplated by Section 144."

SC Asks ED To Provide Date On Which It Wants To Interrogate Karti Chidambaram

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Enforcement Directorate to specify by January 30 the date on which it wants to interrogate Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, in INX Media and Aircel Maxis cases. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, to seek instructions and give...

SC Asks Centre To Provide Info On Detention Centres And Foreigners Detained In Assam [Read Order]

Hearing a PIL for the humane treatment of the immigrants held in detention centres in Assam, the Supreme Court on Monday required the state to furnish details of the number of such centres and the number of inmates they house. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also wishes to be informed as to how many of the inmates are declared foreigners and how many have been duly...

SC Refers Plea To Stop Prayer Song In Kendriya Vidyalayas Based On A Particular Religion To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court today referred to larger Bench a petition which sought discontinuance of a Hindu religion based song as a morning prayer in 1,125 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) across the country on the ground that it was a religious instruction which will create a "lot of obstacles in developing a scientific temperament among the students". The petition insisted that a school or any...

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : SC Agrees To Hear In April Centre's Petition For Additional Compensation From Union Carbide

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear in April the curative petition filed by the Centre in 2011 for additional compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims from US-based Union Carbide Company( which is now owned by Dow Chemicals).The petition filed in December 2010 seeks additional compensation of Rs.7413 crores, seeking re-examination of the apex court's February 14, 1989 judgement by which...

Revisit Income Limit Criteria For Compassionate Appointments At Periodic Intervals: SC [Read Judgment]

"We expect that the State Government shall, in compliance with the Policy, revisit the income limits at intervals of three years or earlier and consider whether a revision is warranted having regard to the cost of living, inflation and other relevant facts and circumstances."

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Doctrine Of Notional Extension Of Employment Applies When Accident Occurred While Deceased Workman Was In Workplace Not By His Own Choice [Leela Bai & Anr V. Seema Chouhan & Anr] Applying the 'doctrine of notional extension of the employment', the Supreme Court ordered employers to pay compensation to the legal heirs of a bus driver who had died in an accident while he was coming...

Move To Transfer Justice Muralidhar Deferred After Justice Sikri's Objection

There was a proposal to transfer Justice Muralidhar of Delhi High Court, which has been deferred as of now following objections by some members of the Supreme Court collegium, reported the Indian Express.The Indian Express reported that the move to transfer Justice Muralidhar was discussed twice in this three-member Collegium for postings and transfers in High Courts, in December and in...

No Ayodhya Case Hearing On 29th January Due To Non Availability Of Justice SA Bobde

The newly set up constitution bench will not hear the Ayodhya case on 29th January, 2019, due to non availability of Justice SA Bobde. On Friday, the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had reconstituted the constitutional bench to hear Ayodhya case by replacing Justices UU Lalit and NV Ramana with Justices Ashok Bhushan and S. Abdul Nazeer. On 10th January, the court could not...

SC Directs States To Implement Reformative And Rehabilitation Programmes For Prisoners [Read Judgment]

"We direct the States to consider implementing the reformative and rehabilitation programmes contained in the 2016 Manual [Model Prison Manual of 2016]. In addition, it is open to the States to adopt any other correctional measures."