Breaking : SC Directs CVC To Complete Enquiry Against Alok Verma In Two Weeks Under Supervision Of Justice A K Patnaik;Nageswara Rao Can't Take Any Policy Decisions Till Then [Read Order]

(Story updated with order)Hearing the plea of CBI Director Alok Verma against the October 23 orders of the CVC and the Central government divesting him of all powers and functions and giving charge to M. Nageshwara Rao in the meantime, the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued a string of interim measures on Friday-• the inquiry in respect of the allegations made...

PIL In SC For Enforcing Vishakha Guidelines To Prevent Sexual Harassment At Religious Places

A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking extension of its Vishakha guidelines to religious places, including 'ashrams', 'madrasas' and Catholic institutions, to check the rampant rise in sexual exploitation of women in such places.The apex court had on August 13, 1997, in the Vishakha case, laid down as many as 12 guidelines to be followed by employers to prevent or deter acts...

SCBA Membership Mandatory For Chamber Allotment To SC Lawyers; Applications To Be Invited Once Every 3 Years: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the condition for lawyers to compulsorily be members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for applying for allotment of Lawyers’ Chambers.The Bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan, however, changed the block period for which the requirement of filing and/or appearance has to be fulfilled to October 01, 2013 to September 30,...

HC Can’t Modify Life Sentence To ‘Period Already Undergone’ While Upholding Conviction Of Murder : SC [Read Judgment]

‘For the offence of murder, minimum sentence is ‘life imprisonment’. For that reason, obviously, the High Court could not have modified the sentence to the one already undergone.’The Supreme Court has observed that in a murder case, the high court as an appellate court, cannot modify the life imprisonment imposed by the trial court to period already undergone.In a double murder...

CBI Director's Removal : CJI Led Bench To Hear Pleas Of Alok Verma & Common Cause Tomorrow

The bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will consider the petition filed by Alok Verma and  PIL filed by NGO Common Cause against the orders of CVC and Central Government divesting Verma of the powers of CBI Director. Justice S K Kaul and Justice  K M Joseph are the other members of the bench.Alok Verma contends that CBI Director cannot be taken off charge without the...

SC Upholds Quashing Of Unrecognised Basic Teachers Certificate Course Offered By Deemed University & Rs. 50,000 Compensation To All Students [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Allahabad High Court order quashing an unrecognised two years Basic Teachers Certificate (BTC) Course introduced by a Deemed University without fulfilling the conditions prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).The Bench comprising Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan also upheld the compensation of Rs. 50,000 awarded to...

Bhima Koregaon : Bench Headed By CJI Gogoi To Consider Review Petition Tomorrow

The review petition filed against the dismissal of petition filed by Romila Thapar and four others seeking SIT probe in Bhima-Koregaon case will be considered by the Supreme Court tomorrow.The petition will be considered in chambers by a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice D Y Chandrachud at 1.45 PM tomorrow. Application for oral hearing is also listed...

Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: SC Issues Notice To Main Accused Brajesh Thakur To Show Cause As To Why He Should Not Be Shifted Outside Bihar

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case, Brajesh Thakur, to show cause as to why he should not be shifted outside of the state of Bihar in the interest of a free and fair investigation.Upon perusal of the CBI status report in connection with the unfortunate episode, Justice Madan B. Lokur remarked, “this is very, very sad. This...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Maharashtra Govt Moves SC Against Bombay HC Judgment Quashing Order Extending Time For Filing Charge sheet

The Maharashtra government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court Judgment setting aside the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Bhima Koregaon violence case.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SK Kaul and Justice KM Joseph was addressed by Advocate Nishant Katneshwar, representing the...

NGO Common Cause Files PIL In SC Against Alok Verma's Removal & For SIT Probe Into Corruption Allegations Against CBI Officials [Read Petition]

The NGO Common Cause has filed a PIL challenging the decisions of Central Vigilance Commission and Central Government to divest Alok Verma of powers as CBI Director.The petition also seeks a direction for the removal of CBI’s Special Director Mr. Rakesh Asthana from the CBI "in light of serious corruption cases pending against him in order to ensure institutional integrity". The Petition...

Breaking : Madras HC Upholds Disqualification Of 18 AIADMK MLAs Of TN Assembly

The Madras High Court has upheld the decision of Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker to disqaulify 18 MLAs of AIADMK. The decision was upheld by Justice M. Sathyanarayanan, who was appointed by the Supreme Court to decide the issue following the split verdict delivered by a Division Bench of the HC.On June 14,  a Division Bench of the Madras High Court  delivered a split verdict on the...

Strict Proof Of Marriage Not Needed For ‘Maintenance’ Proceedings Under Sec. 125 CrPC, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

‘The High Court did not keep in view that in the proceedings under Section 125 CrPC, strict proof of marriage is not necessary.’The Supreme Court, while setting aside a Karnataka High Court order that had dismissed a maintenance petition for want of proof of marriage, has reiterated that in the proceedings under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, such strict proof of marriage...