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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Suo Motu Case Over Child Rape Cases; Amicus Flags Lack Of Special POCSO Courts In Many States
The Supreme Court (May 7) today reserved judgment in a 2019 suo moto proceedings initiated in relation to addressing the systematic flaws under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.A bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice PB Varale was hearing the matter. Today, amicus and Senior Advocate Uttara Babbar submitted that the Court has, from time to time,...
S.319 CrPC Summoning Order Can't Be Quashed Based On Alibi Evidence Of Additional Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that to summon an additional accused under Section 319 of the Cr.P.C., it is not necessary to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; a person may be summoned if there is prima facie evidence indicating their involvement in the offence. “Indeed, it is difficult to conceive of what stronger material could be demanded at the summoning stage short of a confession....
S. 61(2) IBC | Appeal Filed Beyond 45 Days Not Condonable By NCLAT : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (May 7) ruled that the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), acting as the Adjudicating Authority under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), has no power to condone delays in filing appeals beyond the prescribed limit of 45 (30+15) days under Section 61(2) of the Code. Accordingly, the bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan set aside...
Union Defends Limit On Women JAG Appointments Citing Risk Of Being Taken As Prisoners Of War; Supreme Court Questions Logic
The Supreme Court today (May 7) again questioned the rationale of the Union Government to follow a 50-50 selection criterion for women in the post of Judge Advocate General (JAG) despite claiming that the posts are gender neutral.Also, the Court questioned why the JAG female officers are not deployed in combat zones merely because there is a threat perception that women will be taken as...
Supreme Court Specifies Procedure For EVM Verification & Mock Poll; ECI Says Won't Erase Data Of EVMs If Verification Sought
The Supreme Court today (May 7) set out the procedure to be followed for conducting the verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and mock polls by the Election Commission of India (ECI) at the request of a contesting candidate. The ECI informed the Court that it will not resort to deleting the data on EVM units which are subject to verification. A bench comprising Chief Justice of...
Review Petitions Against PMLA Judgment Can't Go Beyond 2 Issues : Union Tells Supreme Court
In the review petitions filed against the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary judgement, which upheld various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the Union Government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 7) that the review hearing cannot go beyond the two specific issues which were orally flagged by the bench which issued notice in August 2022.A bench of Justices Surya...
CLAT UG 2025 : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing Of Plea Against Merit List
The Supreme Court is hearing the petitions challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment which directed to revise the merit list of the CLAT-UG 2025 due to certain mistakes.A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih is hearing the matter.Follow this page for live...
Shiv Sena (UBT) Seeks Urgent Hearing Of Election Symbol Dispute In Supreme Court Before Maharashtra Local Body Elections
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) today requested the Supreme Court to urgently hear its petition challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde group as the official Shiv Sena and grant them the 'bow and arrow' election symbol. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal made the request before a bench led by Justice Surya Kant in view of the fact that the...
