Supreme Court Special Bench To Hear Petitions Challenging Constitutionality Of Places Of Worship Act On December 12

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality validity of the Places of Worship Act (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 on December 12 at 3.30 PM. The challenge will be heard by a special bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justices Sanjay Kumar, and K.V. Viswanathan. The petitioners argue that the law is arbitrary and unreasonable and infringes...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Supreme Court Seeks CBI's Response To Former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar's Plea To Suspend Sentence

The Supreme Court on December 6 directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file counter affidavits within 2 weeks on a plea filed by one of the former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar, one of the convicts in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, seeking suspension of life sentence. In 2013, Khokar was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots....

TODAY AT 4.55 PM- Justice Rohinton Nariman To Deliver 10th Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture [Watch Live]

The Sarda Krishna Satgamaya Foundation For Law and Justice is organising the 10th Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Memorial Law lecture on the topic “Economic Criterion And Sub-Classification Of Scheduled Castes - Has Reservation Eclipsed Merit Altogether?” The lecture will be delivered by Justice Rohinton Fali Naman, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India Justice K. Balakrishnan...

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Amicus S Muralidhar Suggests Amendments To Supreme Court Rules To Ensure Accuracy In Pleadings

Senior Advocate S Muralidhar suggested to the Supreme Court on Friday (December 6) that amendments should be made to the Supreme Court Rules to delineate the responsibilities of different categories of lawyers involved in a case to verify the pleadings made in a petition.“Supreme Court Rules could be amended to formally recognise and delineate the roles and responsibilities of...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Plea Challenging Gujarat Gov's Extended Ban On Fishing Activities In Arabian Sea

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the order of the Gujarat High Court which dismissed a writ petition challenging the imposition of an extended ban on fishing activities in the Arabian Sea for 15 days under the State Rules. It granted liberty to the petitioner to approach the State Government's appropriate department to seek relief. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and...

Supreme Court Seeks Details Of Shelter Homes For Urban Poor From States/UTs Amid Winter Season

While hearing the PIL seeking adequate shelters for homeless persons, the Supreme Court recently called for an affidavit from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) which shall detail inter-alia the number of persons who can be accommodated in existing shelters and how the Board proposes to address deficits (if any).A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan heard the matter...

Supreme Court Allows Medical Student With 70% Hearing Impairment To Appear For PG Admission Counselling

The Supreme Court today (December 6) issued a notice returnable 4 weeks in a petition filed by a medical student with a benchmark disability, having a 70% hearing impairment, challenging the disability clause under the Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023 whereby a person with a hearing disability of 40 % or more shall be ineligible for admission to Post-Graduate (PG)...

Complete Police Verification Of Candidates Selected For Govt Service Within 6 Months Of Their Appointment : Supreme Court Directs All States

The Supreme Court warned against the careless and indifferent approach of the Police Authorities in failing to submit the Police Verification Report of candidates selected for government service appointments within the required timeframe, affecting the regularization of candidates. In this regard, the bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice R Mahadevan issued a direction to...

Nurture Spirit Of Fraternity To Create An Inclusive India Overcoming Barriers Of Caste, Religion, Class Etc. : Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud

Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said that unless we embody the spirit of Fraternity, we would not abe able to create an India which is inclusive overcoming the shadows of caste, creed, religion, gender and class."The path forward is ours to decide, whether we can rise above the shadows of caste, religion, gender and class to create an India that is inclusive and...

Senior Advocate Designation Must Not Become a 'Distribution Mechanism': Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, while calling for a relook on Senior Advocate designation process, submitted before the Supreme Court on Friday (December 6) that the process must not devolve into a “distribution” mechanism.“We have nothing against any individual. When your lordships confer designation, your lordships confer responsibility on the person. Let that conferment not be...

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and...