Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To File Report On Suggestions Given By Petitioner For Effective Implementation Of Domestic Violence Act

The Supreme Court today (November 2) directed the States and Union Territories to file a status report in response to the suggestions filed by the petitioner 'We The Women of India', a non-governmental organisation, for the effective implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA).A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and NK Singh passed the order after...

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Trial Court Has Duty To Inform Accused Of Right To Free Legal Aid When Accused Has No Means To Engage Advocate: Supreme Court

In a crucial decision, the Supreme Court today set aside the conviction of a man accused of committing a rape and murder of a nine-year-old minor who was not afforded proper legal aid during the trial. The Court was shocked to know that the prosecution witness examination-in-chief was conducted in absence of the legal aid to the accused, depriving the accused of objecting to the...

'They Have To Be Given A Chance' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging SC/ST Reservations In Punjab's Gram Panchayat Posts

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 2) dismissed the challenge to the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes in Gram Panchayat elections in village in Ferozepur, Punjab.The bench of CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a plea challenging the two circulars issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepur through which the seat of the sarpanch of the village as three wards...

'Don't Dig Up Ghosts, Be Sensitive About Judiciary': Supreme Court In PIL Against Ex-Andhra CM Jagan Over Remarks On Justice Ramana

While hearing a PIL filed against ex-Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over his allegations of impropriety against former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, the Supreme Court today remarked that people should be sensitive atleast towards the judiciary.The matter was listed before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, which disposed of an interlocutory application on account...

'Bar Not Consulted' : SCAORA Requests CJI Sanjiv Khanna To Remove Glass Panels In Corridors, Relocate National Judicial Museum

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) on December 2, wrote to the Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna requesting for the removal of the glass panels installed in the corridors and relocation of the National Judicial Museum and Archive to a lower security zone area. These infrastructural changes were introduced during the term of the previous CJI, Justice...

Delhi Air Pollution | 'Advocate Commissioners Risked Life To Report Violations' : Supreme Court Seeks Police's Explanation

The Supreme Court today (December 2) directed the Delhi police to provide armed protection to those Court Commissioners who wish to continue monitoring implementation of GRAP IV measures in Delhi-NCR.“Those Court Commissioners that desire to continue the work will send email to the Nodal Officer appointed by Delhi Police. Protection of armed policemen shall be given to those...

Can ED Attach Property Without FIR For Predicate Offence? Supreme Court To Examine In TN Sand Mining Case

The Supreme Court is set to examine the issue of whether the Enforcement Directorate can attach a property in the absence of any FIR in relation to the scheduled offence with which the property is allegedly related. The bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the ED's challenge to the Madras High Court judgment which restrained the ED from carrying...

Delhi Air Pollution | Won't Permit GRAP-IV Relaxation Without Seeing Consistent Downward AQI Trend : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 2) refused to relax the restrictions under the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) Stage-IV imposed in Delhi to tackle air pollution.The Court said that it would take a call on the relaxations proposed by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday (December 5) after analysing the downward trend of the Air Quality Index (AQI).A...

'Only If We Summon Top Officers, Ball Will Start Rolling' : Supreme Court Summons Chief Secretaries Of NCR States For Not Paying Workers' Allowances

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 2) expressed anguish at the fact the States of the National Capital Region - Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Haryana- have failed to pay subsistence allowance to the workers who are out of work due to the ban on construction activities in NCR due to the imposition of GRAP-IV measures to tackle air pollution in NCR.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S...

Supreme Court Stays Arrest To YSR Congress Party's Social Media Head For 2 weeks, Asks him To Approach Andhra Pradesh HC

The Supreme Court today (December 2) granted protection from arrest to YSR Congress Party's social media head, Sajjala Bhargav Reddy to approach the Andhra High Court for appropriate remedy.As per Reddy's writ petition, he has challenged Sections 111 and 113, BNS, which he argues has introduced the offences of the Organised Crime and Terrorist Act. He has also claimed that the ruling...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Journalist Mamta Tripathi In UP Police FIR Over Alleged Defamatory Video Report

The Supreme Court today granted interim protection against coercive steps to journalist Mamta Tripathi booked over an alleged defamatory video report dated September 23, 2023 published by Dainik Bhaskar.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti passed the order, stating, "The matter stands deferred to...In the meantime, coercive steps should not be taken against the petitioner on...