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Bilkis Bano Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice On 2 Convicts' Appeal Against Life Sentence For Murder & Gang Rape
The Supreme Court today issued notice on plea by two convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, Bipinchand Kanaiyalal Joshi and Pradip Ramanlal Modhiya, against the May 04, 2017 judgment of the Bombay High Court which upheld their conviction and sentence. A bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Vijay Bishnoi issued notice to the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra and kept the SLP for hearing...
NGT Can't Order Removal Of Encroachment Raised In Violation Of Municipal Laws : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the National Green Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to order the removal of an alleged encroachment, which was raised in violation of the Municipal Laws. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe set aside the New Delhi NGT decision, which had ordered the removal of a Temple, which was illegally constructed on the land shown as open space/Park in Sector...
Fraudulent Diversion Of Company's Funds Can't Be Cured By Subsequent Shareholder Ratification : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that diversion of funds raised through preferential allotment for purposes other than those disclosed to investors amounts to fraud under securities law, and cannot be cured by subsequent shareholder ratification.Allowing appeals filed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), a Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan set aside...
Why Can't Information About Unclaimed Bank Accounts Of Dead Persons Be Given To Heirs? Supreme Court Asks Union, RBI
The Supreme Court today asked the Union Government and the Reserve Bank of India why details of the bank accounts of deceased persons could not be disclosed to heirs for them to access unclaimed funds. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in 2022 by financial journalist and Managing Editor of Money Life, Sucheta...
'Let's Not Add To Holidays' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking National Holiday For Guru Gobind Jayanti
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 17) dismissed a petition seeking to declare Guru Gobind Jayanti as a national holiday.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta dismissed a writ petition filed in 2020 by the All India Shiromani Singh Sabha.Justice Mehta, commenting that India was a "holy land of holidays", said, "Let us not add to that".When the bench...
Bring Law Recognising Paternity Leave : Supreme Court Urges Union
The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the Union Government to bring a law recognising paternity leave as a social security benefit. The Court observed that the duration of the leave must be determined to suit the needs of both the parents and the child.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan made this recommendation in a case concerning the constitutionality of the...
Denying Maternity Benefits To Adoptive Mothers Of Children Above Three Months Unconstitutional: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 17) held that Section 60(4) of the Social Security Code, 2020, which allow maternity benefit to an adoptive mother only if the adopted child is less than 3 months of age, is unconstitutional.The Court held that an adoptive mother should be entitled to maternity leave of 12 weeks, irrespective of the age of the adopted child. The Court read down the provision...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 16, 2026
Links to reports from March 16, 2026 :After Supreme Court's Nudge, Haryana Govt Rejects Sanction To Prosecute Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad For Posts On 'Operation Sindoor''We Can't Thrust Our Views' : Supreme Court On Plea To Reduce 5 Year LL.B Course As 4 YearSupreme Court Senior Designation Committee Seeks Feedback On 293 Applications For Senior Designation'Go To HC': Supreme Court...
'Industry' Definition Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench Hearing
A 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear today the reference on the correctness of the definition of “industry” given by then Justice VR Krishna Iyer in the 1978 decision in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices BV Nagarathna, PS Narasimha, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma,...