Sabarimala | Visit Of Fertile Women Antithetical To Deity's Identity; They Can Visit Other Ayyappa Temples : TDB To Supreme Court

During the Sabarimala Reference hearing, the Travancore Devaswom Board told the Supreme Court that excluding the category of menstruating women aged 10- 50 years from visiting the Sabarimala Temple was within the reasonable classification test. Senior Advocate AM Singhvi, made submissions for the Board before the 9-judge bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice...

Wouldn't Have Attended Adhivakta Parishad's Program As A Sitting Judge As It's Politically Inclined : Justice AS Oka

Speaking during an event organised by Adhivakta Parishad, former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka today expressed that as a sitting judge, he would not have accepted invite to an event hosted by a politically-inclined organization."If as a sitting judge, I was invited by Adhivakta Parishad to speak on its platform, I would have politely said no, because my belief was Adhivakta...

Deposition Of Hostile Witness Acceptable To Creditworthy Extent : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 15) held that courts cannot discard the testimony of a hostile witness in its entirety and must instead identify and rely on the “creditworthy” portions of such evidence. “…every court considering the deposition of a hostile witness has to look at the extent of the deposition, which is creditworthy to provide proof, of the case set up.”, observed...

Supreme Court Appoints Former Madras HC CJ As Administrator To Clear Jaiput Udyog Ltd Workers' Dues

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 15) appointed former Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava as Court Administrator to verify and oversee the long-pending issue of unpaid dues along with PF claims of thousands of workers of Jaipur Udyog Ltd. (JUL), directing completion of the exercise by August 31, 2026. “An exercise be carried out in...

Difficult To Declare Belief Of Millions Wrong : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing

'Can a Court declare a religious faith wrong without hearing the millions of followers?' asked the bench during the heraing.

'Those Who Twisted My Speech Were At Fault, Not Me': Allahabad HC's Justice Shekhar Yadav Retires Amid Pending Impeachment Motion

Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial remarks at a public event in December 2024 prompted an impeachment motion against him, RETIRED TODAY. Addressing the Full Court reference held in his honour, Justice Yadav clarified that the words of his speech at the event organised by the legal cell of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Prayagraj were twisted and...

Sabarimala Reference | Can't Hollow Out Religion In The Name Of Social Reform, Supreme Court Says In Hearing

During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally commented that in the name of social welfare and reform, one can't hollow out a religion.Justice BV Nagarathna, part of the 9-judge bench hearing the matter, made this observation while hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi regarding Article 25(2)(b) and its interplay with the...

Declaratory Decree Can't Be Set Aside Merely Because Plaintiff Didn't Seek Its Execution: Supreme Court

The Court held that execution of a decree declaring title is immaterial if the plaintiff is already in possession.

'Go To HC': Supreme Court Rejects Savukku Shankar's Nephew's Plea Against 3rd Preventive Detention Order Under Goondas Act

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition filed by YouTuber and journalist Savukku Shankar's nephew seeking quashing of a third detention order passed against Shankar under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter and asked the petitioner to approach the High Court. It also said that upon being so approached,...

Sabarimala Reference | Travancore Devaswom Board Disagrees With Nair Service Society's Argument On Articles 25(2)(b) & 26(b)

In the Sabarimala Reference hearing before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court, the Travancore Devaswom Board disagreed with the argument advanced by the Nair Service Society and certain temple organisations from Kerala that Article 26(b) of the Constitution was subject to 25(2)(b) of the Constitution.Article 25(2)(b) allows the State to enact law for social welfare and reform or the...

'We're Surprised' : Supreme Court Stays Telangana High Court's Transit Anticipatory Bail To Pawan Khera In Assam FIR

The Supreme Court today stayed the order passed by the Telangana High Court granting transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR registered by the Assam Police on Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, over Khera's allegations that she held multiple passports of different countries.A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul...

Convicts Sentenced To Only Fine Also Entitled To Benefit Of Probation Of Offenders Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that offenders sentenced only to payment of a fine can still be granted the benefit of probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar ordered the release of convicts, who were convicted under Sections 323 and 324 read with Section 34 IPC for assault and were sentenced to only a...