Breaking: Can Religious Functions Be Held In Public Spaces Owned By Govt? Matter Referred to Constitution Bench

Court doubted whether public spaces can be used for religious functions as India is a secular countryA Supreme Court Division Bench comprising Justice R. F Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra has referred to Constitution Bench the issue whether public spaces owned by government can be utilized for holding religious functions.The reference was made in a petition seeking permission to hold...

SC Issues Notice To Centre On Plea To Exempt Turbaned Sikhs From Wearing Other Headgear In Sports Events

A Supreme Court bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswar Rao has issued a notice to the Centre and sought its reply on a public interest litigation seeking direction to formulate guidelines exempting turbaned Sikhs from wearing any headgear during sports events.Appearing for petitioner Jagdeep Singh Puri, a Delhi resident, Senior Advocate RS Suri submitted that wearing a turban is...

Forests Rest Houses Won’t Be Transferred to Private Entities: SC Accepts CEC Guidelines [Read Order]

We expect these guidelines to prevent the misuse of Forest Rest Houses/Inspection Bungalows, particularly since they have the approval of the Union of India as wellThe Supreme Court has ordered that forest rest houses (FRHs)/inspection bungalows (IBs) located within the forest area, including the protected areas, shall not be transferred to private and commercial entities in the name...

Breaking: CJI Is The Master Of Roster: SC Reiterates, Dismisses Shanti Bhushan's Petition [Read Judgment]

Although Constitution is silent on the role of CJI as the master of roster, it is based on healthy practise to maintain discipline and decorum of the Court.. CJI has authority to allocate cases and need not consult other judges - Justice SikriDismissing the petition filed by Senior Advocate Santhi Bhushan seeking regulation of powers of the CJI in constituting benches and allocating cases,...

Breaking: Now Devotees At Any Religious Places In India Can Complain To Court About Mismanagement And Harassment [Read Order]

By way of illustration the parties have mentioned Kamakhya Temple, Assam; Kalibari Temple at Calcutta, Pracheen Hanuman Mandir at Jamuna Bazar, Delhi, Tiruchendur Temple at Tamil Nadu and Dargah Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, Ajmer.In a major development, the Supreme Court on Thursday extended to all religious institutions across India its directions with regard to proper management of temples...

Breaking: SC Constitution Bench To Hear Matters Relating To Homosexuality (S.377IPC), Sabarimala Women Entry, Adultery (497IPC) From July 10

The Constitution bench of Supreme Court will commence hearing from July10, 2018, on four important cases referred to it. The matters include petitions challenging the constitutional validity of IPC sections penalising homosexuality and adultery, entry of women in Sabarimala.The Details of the cases hereNavtej Singh Johar v Union Of India [Revisiting Criminalisation Of...

Breaking: Law Commission Recommends Legalisation Of Regulated Gambling And Sports Betting ; Says Complete Ban Not Working [Read Report]

The Law Commission of India, in its 276th report, has recommended legalisation of regulated betting and gambling activities, asserting that a complete ban has not been returning the desired results.The report titled, “Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting including in Cricket in India” states, “Having discussed the pros and cons of legalising regulated gambling and...

Leprosy Has Been Curable Since 1980, Don't Treat Leprosy Survivors As Disabled Persons : SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday recommended that the Union of India, as well as the states, take steps to repeal such provisions of legislations that represent leprosy as being non-curable and contagious.Hearing two PILs praying for statutes which attach a stigma with leprosy, ultimately resulting in a disability, to be declared as being violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(b) and 21, a bench of...

Plea Seeking Reservation For Orphans In Government Jobs And Educational Institutions: SC Issues Notice To Centre, States [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court admitted a Public Interest Litigation for rights of orphans and issued a notice to Central and State Governments. The PIL was filed by Poulomi Pavni Shukla, a law graduate, and also the author of the book "Weakest on Earth-Orphans of India". The PIL seeks reservation of orphans in education and jobs, and also an extension of similar monetary benefits to them as given...

AoR Challenges SC’s Chamber Allotment Criteria As Arbitrary

An Advocate-on-Record has approached the Supreme Court challenging the latter’s notice inviting applications for the allotment of Lawyers’ Chambers as being violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.The applications for allotment of chambers were first invited in October, 2017, allowing applicants to apply under three categories i.e. AoR, Non-AoR and Senior Advocate, in...

1984 Riots: SC Notice To Sajjan Kumar On SIT Plea To Cancel Anticipatory Bail

The bench also questioned why investigations were dragging on even after 24 years and said it was high time the cases were finished.A two-judge bench of justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan of the Supreme Court today issued notice to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, accused in ’84 anti-sikh riot case, on a petition by the SIT challenging the anticipatory bail granted to him by the Delhi High...

SC Rejects Plea To Probe Conspiracy Angle Into ATS Chief Hemant Karkare’s Death [Read Petition]

A Supreme Court bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan has dismissed a petition for an investigation into the death of former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, who was killed by Pakistani terrorists during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.“We can’t reopen this case now. The terrorist (Ajmal Kasab) was nabbed, death sentence against him was confirmed by the...