'Having Coffee In Public Becomes A Fearful Act': Allahabad HC's Justice Sreedharan Slams NHRC Silence On Inter-Faith Couples' Harassment

The Allahabad High Court on Monday witnessed a rare split among the judges on a division bench over strong remarks against the functioning of the National Human Rights Commission.While Justice Atul Sreedharan observed that the Human Rights Body was ignoring the lynching of members of the Muslim community and harassment of interfaith couples, Justice Vivek Saran disagreed with the...

Women Who Are True Devotees Of Lord Ayyappa Won't Go To Sabarimala Till They Attain 50 Years : Supreme Court

During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally commented that women, who are true devotees of Lord Ayyappa, would not go to the Sabarimala temple till they attain the age of 50 years.On the tenth day of the hearing of the reference, the 9-judge bench was hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, who represented two women, who had entered...

'Situation Is Grim' : Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case On NCLT Delays In Approving Resolution Plans

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 29) took suo motu cognizance of systemic delays in approval of resolution plans by the National Company Law Tribunals, particularly at its Principal Bench in New Delhi. Also, the Court took note of the shortage of judicial and technical members across all NCLT benches. Taking note of a report submitted by the Registrar of the NCLT Principal Bench,...

'We Can't Be Part Of Annihilation Of Religion; Let's Not Open Age Old Customs' : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing

During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference on Wednesday, the Supreme Court orally observed that it cannot annihilate religion in the name of reform and that matters of belief and conscience cannot be subjected to judicial debate.On the tenth day of the hearing, the nine-judge Bench posed a series of questions to Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, who represents two women who entered...

Black Sheep In Legal Profession Must Be Dealt With Immediately : Supreme Court Questions Bar Council Disciplinary Mechanism

The Court remarked that clients struggle for remedies against unprofessional conduct on the part of advocates.

Surprising That NHRC Orders Inquiry Into UP Madrasas But No Suo-Moto Action On Lynchings, Vigilantism: Allahabad HC's Justice Atul Sreedharan

Justice Atul Sreedharan of the Allahabad High Court has strongly criticised the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for prima facie stepping outside its jurisdiction by directing an inquiry into allegations made against 558 aided Madrasas in the State of UP. Justice Vivek Saran, who was also part of the bench, however, disagreed with Justice Sreedharan's remark.For context, Justice...

Magistrate Doesn't Require Prior Sanction To Direct FIR Registration Under S.156(3) CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today held that a Judicial Magistrate does not require prior sanction under Section 196/197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for directing the registration of FIR under Section 156(3) of the CrPC."The requirement of prior sanction under Section 196 and 197 CrPC (or corresponding provisions in the BNSS) operates at the stage of taking cognizance and does not extend to...

No Legislative Vacuum On Hate Speech; Union & States May Consider If Amendments Needed : Supreme Court

The Court reminded that hate speeches and rumour-mongering have a direct bearing on fraternity and the Constitutional order.

Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 10]

Today is the tenth day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Yesterday, the review...

IBC | Corporate Guarantee Qualifies As 'Financial Debt' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a corporate guarantee furnished by a company to secure another company's borrowing, backed by arrangements such as hypothecation, constitutes a “financial debt” under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe considered a dispute in which an SBI-led consortium sought recognition of...

Motor Accident | In Head-On Collision, Can't Blame One Driver Alone Without Careful Scrutiny Of Circumstances : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that in cases of head-on collisions, courts cannot attribute the entire blame to one driver without undertaking a careful and comprehensive scrutiny of the conduct of all parties and the surrounding circumstances.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi set aside concurrent findings of the Motor Accident Claims...

PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Removal Of UP IPS Officer Ajay Pal Sharma As Election Observer In West Bengal Polls

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India to appoint Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma as an Election Observer for the West Bengal Assembly elections.The petitioner has alleged that the officer is "highly partisan" and was threatening political candidates.Referring to Section 20B of...