Prashant Bhushan Writes To SC Registry Alleging Irregularities In Listing Of UAPA Pleas Before Justice Bela Trivedi

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has written to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, against the 'arbitrary' listing of a batch of matters before a bench led by Justice Bela Trivedi. The cases challenge the invocation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) against journalists and lawyers regarding their fact-finding report on Tripura riots. The batch of matters also consists of...

Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment In Article 370 Case On December 11

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict in the case challenging the Union Government's 2019 decision to repeal the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution on December 11. The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, had...

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Calcutta HC Judgment Advising Female Adolescents On Sexual Behaviour

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Calcutta High Court judgment which observed, "every female adolescent should control sexual urge as in the eyes of the society she will be the looser when she gives in to enjoy the sexual pleasure of hardly two minutes."A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal will consider the suo motu case against this judgment tomorrow....

S.498A IPC - Bail Condition That Husband Should Resume Conjugal Life With Wife Can't Be Imposed: Supreme Court

Recently, the Supreme Court observed that while granting anticipatory bail to the accused husband under Section 498A of the IPC, a condition that the husband shall take his wife to his house and maintain and honor her, cannot be imposed.A Division Bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing the matter. In the present case, the accused husband (appellant) had...

Woman Can Be 'Karta' Of Hindu Undivided Family; Hindu Law Doesn't Limit Women's Right To Be HUF Karta : Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that neither the legislature nor the traditional Hindu Law, in any way, limits the right of a woman to be a Karta of an Hindu Undivided Family (HUF).A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that “societal perceptions” cannot be a reason to deny the rights expressly conferred by the Legislature. “To say that...

Delhi Chief Secretary, Though Appointed By Centre, Must Follow Directions Of Delhi Govt On Matters Over Which It Has Power: Supreme Court

In the judgment upholding the power of the Central Government to appoint the Chief Secretary of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Supreme Court observed, "The actions (or inactions) of the Chief Secretary must not put the elected government at a standstill."The judgment, pronounced by a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on November 29, was uploaded...

Internet Shutdown : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea By Journalists' Association For Implementation Of 'Anuradha Bhasin' Judgment

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 7) refused to entertain a plea by the Foundation for Media Professionals, a non-profit organisation, seeking compliance with the Anuradha Bhasin judgment.A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Dipankar Dutta and Aravind Kumar was hearing a miscellaneous application filed through Advocate-on-Record Prateek K Chadha, in the Anuradha Bhasin case, filed by...

Kerala High Court Lays Down Guidelines On Handling Digital Evidence Containing Sexually Explicit Materials

The Kerala High Court on Thursday laid down comprehensive guidelines to be followed by law enforcement agencies and Courts while handling sexually explicit materials. The Single Judge Bench of Justice K. Babu issued the guidelines while ordering a 'fact-finding enquiry' on the allegations raised by the survivor in the 2017 actor sexual assault case pertaining to unauthorized access and copy...

'Exchequer Should Not Suffer' : Supreme Court Directs Officers To Reimburse Loss Caused By Their Illegal Decisions

The Supreme Court recently directed certain public servants to reimburse the loss caused to the public exchequer by their illegal decisions. A bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Rajesh Bindal were considering a case where a government employee (Respondent No. 4 in the appeal before the Apex Court) was granted upgradation of pay scale, from the date of his joining. The Court found the...

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Fresh Status Report On Progress Of Sexual Assault And POCSO Cases, Facilities In One Stop Centres

The Delhi High Court recently sought a fresh status report from the Delhi Government on the progress of the sexual assault cases registered under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.A division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Girish Kathpalia said that the response shall also indicate the location as well as the facilities provided...

Raid On Advocate| 'This Isn't Emergency Era, Atrocious Power Exercised': Gujarat HC Raps I-T Dept Officials For 'Seizing' Client's Docs, Seeks Explanation

Rapping the Income Tax Department for allegedly raiding an advocate's premises and seizing certain digital and physical files/documents (of the client) without a warrant, the Gujarat High Court today issued show cause notices to the department's erring officials directing them to come up with their explanation regarding the raid.Calling the approach of the IT department 'unexpected', a bench...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Seeks Data From Union Government On Illegal Migration To Assam & NE States Post-1971

The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 7) directed the Union Government to furnish data on the inflow of illegal migrants to Assam and North-Eastern states after March 25, 1971.The Court also directed the Centre to inform the steps taken by the Government at an administrative level to deal with illegal immigration into the North Eastern states particularly Assam. Details have to be furnished...