SC Restrains ED From Summoning Nalini Chidrambaram In Relation To Saradha Chit Fund Case.

While issuing notice on the petition filed by Nalini Chidambaram against summons issued by Enforcement Directorate(ED), the Supreme Court bench of Justice A K Sikri and Justice Ashok Bushan passed an order restraining ED from summoning her in the interim.The petition filed by Nalini Chidambaram, Senior Advocate and wife of ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram, challenged the Madras High...

SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Guidelines To Regulate Cesarean Deliveries in Hospitals

The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL petition seeking framing of guidelines to regulate cesarean deliveries in hospitals. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice D Y Chandrachud dismissed the petition finding it to be frivolous, and imposed costs of Rs.25,000.The petition filed by Mr. Reepak Kansal had alleged “flagrant violations and abuse of...

Important Hearings Before Three Judge Benches Also Be Considered For Live-Streaming: CJI

The Supreme Court on Friday granted further two weeks’ time to the Centre to frame comprehensive guidelines on the live streaming of court proceedings after considering the views of interested parties.In addition to those before the Constitution bench, the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and D. Y. Chandrachud seemed inclined towards matters of public...

RTI Reply Reveals No Action Taken By Govt. On EC’s Concern Over ‘Retrograde’ Amendments To Finance Act 2017

Response to RTI application has revealed that despite the lapse of over a year, the government has done nothing about the concerns of Election Commission of India (ECI) about the Finance Act, 2017 which had introduced certain “retrograde” amendments in the Income Tax Act, the Representation of People Act and the Companies Act.The ECI had, on May 26, 2017, written to the Legislative...

Impasse Set To End? Centre To Notify Justice KM Joseph’s Name With Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Vineet Saran For Elevation To SC: Reports

The impasse between the Centre and the Supreme Court might finally come to an end, with reports indicating that the Centre has finally accepted the collegium’s recommendation to elevate Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court, along with the elevation of Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran.The Supreme...

[Adultery] [Day-2, Session-2] One Retains Sexual Autonomy Even After Marriage, The Right To Say "No" Is Not Forfeited By Marriage: Justice Chandarchud

The hearing on Petitions challenging Criminalisation of Adultery concluded for the day with Justice Chandrachud repeating that one retains their sexual autonomy to an extent even after marriage and that the right to say “no” is not forfeited by marriage.As the hearing in the challenge to the criminalisation of Adultery under section 497 of the IPC resumed post the lunch hour, Senior...

Uttarakhand HC Strikes Down Rule Denying Maternity Leave For Third Child As Unconstitutional [Read Order]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional a State rule denying maternity leave to female government employees for their third child.The order was issued by Justice Rajiv Sharma on a petition filed by one Ms. Urmla Masih, challenging the second proviso to Fundamental Rule 153 of the Financial Hand Book of the U.P. Fundamental Rules, as adopted by the State...

SC Refuses To Grant Parole To Murder Convict Who Sought It Only For The Purpose Of Filing SLPs [Read Order]

‘Reading of Rules 10, 11 and 13 of the aforesaid Jail Manual would demonstrate that the respondent would have sufficient facilities at his disposal for the purpose of preparing the special leave petition(s)’The Supreme Court set aside a Delhi High Court order that granted parole to a murder convict, who sought it only for the purpose of filing Special Leave Petition before the apex...

SC Directs NBCC To Complete Unfinished Amrapali Projects; Time-frame Sought Within A Month

In a huge relief to Amrapali home buyers, the Supreme Court today directed the public sector National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) to undertake all unfinished housing projects of the group – flats numbering around 50,000- and file within 30 days a comprehensive plan and timeframe within which construction be completed.A bench of justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit also...

SC Directs CBI Court To Accept Adarsh Housing Complex Land As Security To Defreeze Society’s Bank Account [Read Judgment]

‘Though the application is seriously opposed by both the respondents, the fact remains that the land was allotted to the appellant by the State of Maharashtra on payment of Rs. 12.61 crores, as per Allotment Letter dated 09.07.2004.’The Supreme Court has allowed defreezing of bank account of Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society Ltd by furnishing security of the land in which the housing...

[Adultery] [Day-2 Session-1]Absurdity Of S.497 Lies In The Fact That It Legalises Adultery If Committed With The Consent Of Husband; Is The Wife Being Treated As Chattel?: Justice Indu Malhotra

Day 2 of the hearing in the PIL praying for the decriminalisation of the act of Adultery witnessed some interesting observations from the Supreme Court five-judge bench.“The argument against you (the petitioner) is that section 497 protects the sanctity of marriage.However, if a married men has sexual intercourse, outside his marriage, but with an unmarried woman, that does not amount to...

Bihar Shelter Home Rape Case: SC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance; Restrains Media From Publishing Even Blurred/ Morphed Photos Of Minor Rape Victims

The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual exploitation and torture of more than 30 minor girls in a shelter home in Muzaffarpur in Bihar, issuing a notice to the State as well as the Ministry of Women and Child Development.The Bench comprising Justice MB Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta also expressed concern over media houses revealing the identity of...