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Supreme Court Seeks Actionplan To Implement Menstrual Hygiene Policy For School-going Girls
The Supreme Court yesterday (November 12) heard a petition seeking directions from the Union, the States and Union Territories for providing free sanitary pads to adolescent girl children from Classes 6-12 in all Government, Government-aided/unaided schools, and residential schools. It passed an order for further action by States and UTs after the Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya...
Why Maternity Benefit Available To Adoptive Mothers Only If Adopted Child Is Below 3 Months Old? Supreme Court Asks Centre
The Supreme Court today (November 12) sought response from the Union in a petition challenging the provision of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 as per which maternity benefits are available to an adoptive mother only if the child in aged below 3 months. The bench of Justices Pardiwala and Pankaj Mithal was hearing a PIL filed by an adoptive mother challenging S. 5(4) of the 2017...
Hindu Succession Act | 2005 Amendment Giving Equal Rights To Daughter Resulted In Reducing Shares Of Mother & Widow : Madras High Court
While discussing the 2005 amendments to the Hindu Succession Act, Justice N Seshasayee of the Madras High Court observed that while the amendment ensured that daughter's got a share in the ancestral property, it also took away the quantum of property that would otherwise vest with the widow and the mother of a deceased. “In the din of this euphoria what however, appears to have...
Supreme Court Asks Jammu & Kashmir UT To Frame Policy On Premature Release Of Convicts
Through a significant order, the Supreme Court recently nudged the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to frame policy for premature release of convicts, considering that framing of the policy lies within the exclusive domain of the UT and it has no policy for remission on the basis of period of incarceration.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, while dealing...
'Amendment To NIA Act May Not Protect Victims Of Sex Trafficking' : Supreme Court Seeks Union's Fresh Affidavit
The Supreme Court today (November 12) gave one last chance to the Union Government to file a fresh affidavit in a petition seeking comprehensive victim protection protocol for victims of sex trafficking. The Court noted that the amendments made to the National Investigation Agency Act may not serve the purpose of protection, as the NIA can at best prosecute the offenders. The Court also...
Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Pleas Challenging Bulldozer Actions By Authorities Against Houses Of Accused
The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment tomorrow on pleas challenging bulldozer actions allegedly taken by authorities across the country against houses of accused persons as a punitive measure.The pronouncement, by the bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, will take place at 10:30 AM. The judgment is authored by Justice Gavai.To recap, the orders in the matter were reserved...
Supreme Court Disposes Of Petition Challenging Enrolment Fees Of UP Bar Council In Light Of Its Recent Decision
The Supreme Court today (November 12) disposed of a petition filed by a law graduate, challenging the enrollment fee charged by the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council, in light of its July 30, 2024 decision wherein it was observed that the enrolment fee cannot exceed Rs.750 for advocates belonging to the general category and Rs.125 for advocates belonging to SC/ST categories as specified in...
No Prosecution For Possessing Waqf Property Without Sanction From Waqf Board If Possession Was Before Insertion Of S.52A Waqf Act: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court held that there cannot be a prosecution under Section 52A of the Waqf Act for taking possession of Waqf property without prior sanction of the Waqf Board if there was prior possession of the property, that is before the insertion of Section 52A in 2013. Section 52A of the Waqf Act provides rigorous imprisonment up to 2 years for alienation, purchasing or possession...
Supreme Court Dismisses AAP Leader Somnath Bharti's Plea To Transfer Criminal Case From UP to Delhi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 12) dismissed a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti, seeking the transfer of a criminal case from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, to New Delhi.The case, arising from Bharti's remarks about Uttar Pradesh's healthcare and educational facilities while campaigning in Prayagraj in December 2020,...
Supreme Court Adjourns Jharkhand Govt's Plea Against CBI Probe Into Mining Case
The Supreme Court today (November 12) adjourned by two weeks the plea of Jharkhand Government challenging the High Court's order for a CBI investigation into alleged illegal stone mining and attack on protesting villagers and complainant in Sahibganj district The case involves alleged close associates of the incumbent Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren. The CBI has filed an FIR against...
“We Will Bring The Home Minister Here”: Supreme Court Reprimands Puducherry Sentence Review Board For Non-Compliance With Order
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 11) strongly reprimanded the Sentence Review Board of the Union Territory of Puducherry for failing to consider a remission plea of a convict, despite a prior court direction.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih ordered the Inspector General of Prisons, who is the Board's member-secretary, to submit an affidavit explaining...
'How Can Discharge Order Be Stayed?': Supreme Court Expresses Surprise At HC Order
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 11) issued notice on a plea by Sikh leader Sudershan Singh Wazir challenging the Delhi High Court's recent order that stayed his discharge order in a murder case and directed him to surrender.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih stayed the direction to surrender and also directed that the trial proceedings against Wazir would...