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Protection Officers, Free Legal Aid: Supreme Court Issues Directions To States, UTs For Effective Implementation Of Domestic Violence Act
The Supreme Court has recently issued directions to all States and Union Territories to appoint Protection Officers, publicise the scheme of the Domestic Violence Act 2005, create shelter homes and legal aid for distressed women at the grassroots level. The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma was hearing a plea by 'We The Women of India', a non-governmental organisation, for...
Four Things CJI BR Gavai Would Change In The Indian Arbitration Regime If He Were Given A Magical Wand
CJI BR Gavai recently expressed how he would make 4 major changes in the present Arbitration Regime in India, if he were given a magical 'wand'. The CJI was speaking at the LCIA International Arbitration Symposium in London. On being asked, "If you could wave a wand and change one thing about arbitration practice in India today, what would it be?" The CJI focused his reply on 4 major aspects...
'We're Going To Be Very Harsh': Supreme Court Tells Karnataka MLA, Grants One Day To File Material Against Bail Cancellation
The Supreme Court today declined to grant a week's time to Karnataka MLA and former Minister Vinay Kulkarni to bring on record certain documents against Karnataka government's plea for cancellation of his bail in BJP worker Yogesh Gowda's murder case over allegations of witness-tampering."It shall be open for the respondents to place on record any document either during the course of the day...
Pakistani National Stated To Be Residing In Goa Since 2016 On Long Term Visa Approaches Supreme Court
A Pakistani national stated to be residing in Goa on long term visa since 2016 has approached the Supreme Court.The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma.During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner referred to the notification issued by the Union government after the Pahalgam terror attack, as per which visas issued to Pakistani...
Telangana High Court Quashes Gag Order Barring The News Minute From Reporting Private Firm's Alleged Role In IAS Officer's Daughter's Wedding
Telangana High Court quashed a 2022 ex-parte interim order passed by a local court, restraining various entities including Bengaluru based online news platform 'The News Minutes', from publishing content on the alleged involvement of Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd in clearing bills for the wedding of a senior IAS officer's daughter. The court passed the order in appeals filed...
Supreme Court Asks Bombay HC Chief Justice To Look Into Pendency Of Landlord-Tenant Disputes
The Supreme Court has called on the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court to look into the pendency of landlord-tenant disputes across different courts and take appropriate action for timely disposal if many cases of inordinate delay are found.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra recently ordered,"we request the learned Chief Justice, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, to take up...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Panel Formed To Decide Schedule For Tiruchendur Temple Consecration
The Supreme Court today (June 4) declined to interfere in a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court, which constituted a committee to decide the schedule for Kumbhabhishekam (consecration ceremony) for Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur.The Court however, granted liberty to file a review petition against the impugned order. The bench of Justice PK Mishra and Justice...
Supreme Court Grants Relief To CAPF Aspirant Rejected Twice Citing Visual Disability, Asks Authority To Observe Him During Probation
The Supreme Court recently directed the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to consider a candidate for recruitment as Assistant Commandant after he was rejected twice due to defective vision. The Court examined the expert medical reports from AIIMs, which held that he did not suffer from any visual defects/ glaucoma in both eyes and can be considered a fit candidate. The bench of Justice...
How Dare You File This? Supreme Court Slams Murder Convict Over Second Plea Seeking Extension Of Time To Surrender
The Supreme Court today (June 4) took a stern view of a 'glaring' case where the petitioner sought an extension of time to surrender to jail authorities despite a previous order of the Court that dealt with the same issue filed by him earlier.The bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice SVN Bhatti was hearing an application seeking extension of time by 3 weeks to surrender in a...
“Not Every Parent Is Like Justice Leila Seth”: Madras High Court Remembers Late Judge Who Acknowledged And Supported Gay Son
While allowing a lesbian woman to go with her partner, the Madras High Court remembered the progressiveness shown by late Justice Leila Seth who acknowledged and accepted her son's sexual orientation. Justice Leila Seth, who was the first Woman Chief Justice of a High Court, was often applauded for publicly supporting her son, who was homosexual. When the Supreme Court in the case...