Convict’s Socio-Economic Condition Must Be Considered While Awarding Sentence: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]

‘We endorse and accept that socio-economic factors must be taken into consideration while awarding a sentence particularly the ground realities relating to access to justice and remedies to justice that are not easily available to the poor and the needy.’While commuting death sentence awarded to a man convicted for murdering six members in a family, the Supreme Court has observed...

Based On Religion India Should Have Been Declared A Hindu Country: Meghalaya HC [Read Judgement]

While considering a petition relating to refusal of Domicile Certificate to an army recruit, the Meghalaya High Court, on Monday, traced the events leading up to India’s partition and observed,“It is an undisputed fact that at the time of partition, lakhs and lakhs of Sikhs and Hindus were killed, tortured and raped and forced them to leave their forefather’s property and compelled them...

Civil Suit To Invalidate Land Acquisition Isn’t Maintainable, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

‘The only remedy left to the aggrieved party is to file a writ petition before the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India or to approach this Court.’The Supreme Court, while setting aside a Rajasthan High Court order, reiterated that a civil suit to invalidate land acquisition is not maintainable.In the suit for declaration and permanent injunction, the plaintiff...

Gujarat Fake Encounters: Govt. Objects Inquiry Report, SC Asks Justice Bedi To Reply

The Supreme Court on Wednesday requested retired Justice H. S. Bedi to communicate his views on whether the final report in respect of the investigations into the instances of fake encounter in the state of Gujarat between the 2002 and 2006 was prepared in consultation with the other members of the court-appointed Monitoring Committee of which Justice Bedi is the Chairman.Solicitor General...

Breaking: Any Body Opposing Laws Not Indian Citizens, Have Faith That Modi Govt Would Not Allow India To Become Another Islamic Country: Meghalaya HC

“I make it clear that nobody should try to make India as another Islamic country, otherwise it will be a dooms day for India and the world. I am confident that only this Government under Shri. Narendra Modiji will understand the gravity, and will do the needful as requested above and our Chief Minister Mamataji will support the national interest in all respect,” Justice SR Sen said in...

Prepare Comprehensive Policy To Check Wastage Of Food, Water During Wedding Functions, SC Directs LG/Delhi Govt [Read Order]

“A complete and comprehensive policy will be prepared by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi and the Lt. Governor so that there is no mis-use of properties, food and water, etc. and shall also be formulated in a manner to avoid congestion including traffic problems caused due to these functions being held at these Motels/Farm Houses.”The Supreme Court has directed the Govt. of NCT of Delhi and the...

Elections: SC Explains How To Round Off Fractional Numbers While Calculating Two-Third Majority [Read Judgment]

“Fraction has to be treated as one because votes cannot be treated as fraction.”Law is not common sense. It is not simple arithmetic as well.Ask any Mathematics teacher on how to round off a fractional number. He will say that figure less than .5 is to be ignored and figure more than .5 shall be treated as one.But the Supreme Court, while interpreting Section 35 of the Maharashtra...

Frame Guidelines/SOP To Eliminate Child Pornography, Rape Videos & Implement Within 2 Weeks: SC [Read Order]

After calling on the Centre to draft the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for handling complaints involving child pornography, the Supreme Court was, on Tuesday, finally presented with an affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Home Affairs.In view of the affidavit, the court directed the Centre to frame the necessary guidelines or SOP and implement them within two weeks.A bench...

Existence Of Arbitration Clause Doesn’t Limit Jurisdiction Of Consumer Forums Even After 2015 Amendment, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

“The amendment in Section 8 cannot be given such expansive meaning and intent so as to inundate entire regime of special legislations where such disputes were held to be not arbitrable”The Supreme Court has upheld the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) order rejecting a plea seeking reference to the arbitrator in a consumer complaint despite there being arbitration...

When A CM Seeks Vote Of Confidence, Whip Is Not Required, Kapil Sibal Tells SC

Senior counsel Kapil Sibal, while making his submissions in R.Sakkrapani v Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and others, told the Supreme Court bench of Justice A.K.Sikri, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice S.Abdul Nazeer, that the confidence motion moved by a Chief Minister is itself a direction to the ruling party members to vote in its favour, and therefore, a whip is not required...

Do Not Sensationalize Child-Rape Cases For TRPs, SC Tells Media [Read Judgment]

“Reportage of such cases should be done sensitively keeping the best interest of the victims, both adult and children, in mind. Sensationalizing such cases may garner Television Rating Points (TRPs) but does no credit to the credibility of the media.”The Supreme Court, while issuing important directives for protection of privacy and reputation of victims of sexual offences, reminded...

FIR Relating To Sexual Assault Cases Shall Not Be Put In Public Domain:[Read SC Guidelines]

“We direct that an application to authorise disclosure of identity should be made only to the Sessions Judge/magistrate concerned.”The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued important directives to protect privacy and reputation of victims of rape crimes.The bench comprising Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta issued the following 9 important directives. No person can print or publish...