SC Refers Fresh Plea Against Polygamy To Constitution Bench

The bench appointed senior lawyer and SCBA President Vikas Singh who appeared for the fresh petitioner Farjana, as an amicus curiae in the batch of petitions which will come up before a constitution benchThree months after the Supreme Court sought the Centre’s stand on banning polygamy and nikah-halala on five petitions and referred them to a constitution bench, one more woman victim...

Justice Srikrishna Committee: 150 Citizens Write To Law Min RS Prasad Reiterating Concerns On Composition And Transparency

More than 150 citizens, including former top bureaucrats and civil rights activists, have written to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, expressing concerns regarding the Srikrishna Committee on data protection constituted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).The letter has been endorsed by legal luminaries such as Prof. G. Haragopal, G. Mohan Gopal,...

Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings: AG Suggests Live Telecast of Only Constitutional Matters On Test Basis

The SC also considered the grievance of law students who are denied entry on miscellaneous days.Attorney General K. K. Venugopal on Monday suggested that the live telecast of the apex court proceedings be done in only constitutional matters on an experimental basis.Addressing a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A. M. Khanwilkar and Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, the AG submitted,...

Alwar Lynching Case Mentioned Before SC In Contempt Petition; Matter To Be Considered on August 20.

Less than a week after the apex court in so many words that “the horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be allowed to become a new norm in the Country”, it has already been approached in an instance of contempt by the state of Rajasthan.In an unfortunate event that transpired two days back, a Muslim man, Rakbar Khan, was attacked by a group of vigilantes in Rajasthan’s Alwar on the...

There Can't Be A Blanket Ban On Protest In Central Delhi : SC Allows Peaceful Protests In The Area [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan on Monday ruled that there cannot be a blanket ban on protests in Central Delhi. Allowing the peaceful protest in Jantar Mantar and other areas in Central Delhi the Court has asked the police to frame the guidelines.The Bench was delivering its judgment in a writ petition filed by the NGO Mazdoor Kisan Shakti...

Criminal Complaint Filed In 2001 Still Pending As SC Takes Over A Decade To Dismiss ‘Technical Plea’ [Read Judgment]

Justice delayed is justice denied, is an oft-quoted saying but seldom practiced. This case is an eye-opener.In 2001, a lady filed a criminal complaint in a magistrate’s court in bihar against her in-laws alleging cruelty. The offences alleged were under Sections 498A, 323, 406, 379 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Their plea seeking discharge was rejected by the Magistrate in 2004...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Horrendous Acts Of Mobocracy Can’t Be Allowed Become New Norm: SC Condemns Lynching Incidents, Issues Directions In a landmark judgment Supreme Court of India on Tuesday condemned the lynching incidents across the country. The Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be allowed to become a new norm in the Country.Detaining Authority Under...

PIL Against Ban On Entry Of Interns In SC On Miscellaneous Days : Four Law Students File Application To Intervene

Four other students have sought impleadment in the writ petition filed by law student Swapnil Tripathi before the Supreme Court, praying that the 2013 ban on the entry of interns on miscellaneous days be lifted.The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A. M. Khanwilkar and Justice D. Y. Chandrachud is scheduled to hear the plea on Monday, the same having been tagged with Senior...

What Is The Liability Of E-Commerce Companies In Cheating Committed Through Their Website: SC Issues Notice On India Mart’s Plea [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has issued notice in a Special Leave Petition filed by Managing Director of India Mart, an e-commerce company, seeking to quash a complaint alleging cheating registered against the website.The bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has directed that no coercive steps against shall be taken against the e-commerce website and its officials in connection...

Crypto Currencies Encourage Illegal Dealings: RBI Tells SC

Pointing out that transaction with crypto currency could “encourage illegal transactions” in the country, the RBI has told the Supreme Court that a committee has been set up by the Centre to go into its eventual validity.“We have already issued a circular prohibiting use of these virtual currencies”, senior advocate Shyam Divan who appeared for the RBI told a bench of chief justice...

Sanitary Napkins Exempted From GST

The GST Council on Saturday exempted sanitary napkins from the Goods and Services Tax. The government had faced a lot of criticism from several quarters for keeping sanitary napkins under 12 percent GST slab which many said would adversely affect the reproductive health of women. The GST Council met today to take a decision on this issue which had also seen multiple petitions being filed...

Admission To Three Year LLB Course Can’t Be Denied On The Ground That The Candidate Cleared SSLC Privately: Madras HC (FB) [Read Order]

‘Had it been the intention of the Bar Council that for admission to Three Year LLB Course a candidate would be required to obtain all the previous requisite degrees and certificates, such as the Secondary School Certificate and Senior Secondary School Certificate, by prosecuting a regular course, the Legal Education Rules would have specifically provided so.’ Allowing the plea of an...