One Can't Rely Only On The State To Determine Truth; Speaking Truth To Power Both A Citizen's Right & Duty: Justice Chandrachud

The exercise of the right to speak truth to power by the citizens is integral for the functioning of a modern democracy, said Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud at a virtual event on Saturday.He was delivering a talk on the topic "Speaking Truth to Power : Citizens and the Law" as part of the 6th MC Chagla Memorial Online Lecture."Speaking truth to power" refers to an act by a speaker...

States Should Bear Fees Of Children Who Lost Either Or Both Parents After March 2020 If Private Schools Don't Waive It : Supreme Court

To ensure the uninterrupted education of children who lost either or both their parents after the onset of COVID in March 2020, the Supreme Court has asked the State Governments to shoulder the burden of their school fees if the private schools are unwilling to waive it."For children who have lost either parent or both parents after March 2020, the State Governments shall confer with...

Justice CT Ravikumar : A Bench Clerk's Son Who Rose To Become A Supreme Court Judge

Justice CT Ravikumar, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court from the Kerala High Court, comes from humble origins.In a farewell reference organized by the Kerala High Court, Justice Ravikumar remembered his father who was a bench clerk at a Judicial First Class Magistrate Court. He became tearful while talking about his late parents. "Blessings from their heavenly abode takes me to...

Justice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka Has A Record Of Enforcing State Accountability & Protecting Citizens' Rights

Justice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka, who is now elevated to the Supreme Court, has made several notable judicial interventions - both as a judge of the Bombay High Court and later as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court - to protect the fundamental rights of the ordinary citizens against the excesses of the State. He has displayed a pro-people and a rights-based approach in his judicial career so far, with no hesitation to question the actions of the State on the anvil of Constitutional...

Justice BV Nagarathna, Who Might Become First Woman Chief Justice Of India, Has Pioneered Social Welfare

The long wait for the first woman Chief Justice of India might find an end with Justice B V Nagarathna, who is in the line to become the CJI in September 2027 as per the seniority list.Her tenure as the CJI will be for only 36 days, if appointments go as per the seniority turn.Justice Nagarathna, daughter of former Chief Justice of India ES Venkataramiah, was enrolled to the Bangalore Bar...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea For Inclusion Of Advocates As 'Professionals' Under MSME Act For Availing Welfare Schemes

The Delhi High Court today issued notices on a PIL seeking inclusion of Advocates within the definition of "Professionals" under the MSME Act, for the purpose of accessing welfare schemes.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the MSME Ministry, Finance Ministry, Bar Council of India and the RBI, after hearing Advocate Abhijit Mishra, appearing as...

Insistence On Bank Guarantee Of Scheduled Indian Private Banks In Preference To Scheduled Foreign Banks In India A Fallacy: Justice Indira Banerjee

"It is incomprehensible why Scheduled Private Banks in India should be preferred to Scheduled Foreign Banks in India with high global rating, even though, some Scheduled Private Sector Banks have not even been running well".

Rather Than Caste System Being Wiped Away, Reservation System Perpetuates It Endlessly: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court opined on Wednesday that the Constituent Assembly had envisioned the reservation system to be in force only during the infancy period of Independent India, however it is now being endlessly extended through repeated amendments thereby perpetuating the caste system in the process. The Court made the observation as a footnote while dismissing the contempt of court plea...

Sexual Intercourse Or Any Sexual Act By Husband With Legally Wedded Wife Not Rape Even If It Was By Force Or Against Her Wish: Chhattisgarh HC

The Chhattisgarh High Court has discharged a man of the offence of marital rape after observing that sexual intercourse or any sexual act by a husband with his legally wedded wife is not rape even if it was by force or against her wish.However, the Court went ahead to frame charges against him under sec. 377 of IPC after observing that his act of making unnatural physical relation with the...

Solitary Offence Under Prohibition Act No Ground For Preventive Detention Under PASA : Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that just because a solitary offence has been registered against the appellant-detenu under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, that by itself does not have any bearing on the maintenance of public order. Quashing the detention order under the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren...

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots : Medical Condition Of Sajjan Kumar Precarious, Supreme Court Told; Bail Plea Advanced

The Supreme Court today preponed the interim bail plea of ex Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, convicted in 1984 anti-Sikh Riots case for September 3, 2021. The matter was taken up on a mention made by Senior Advocate Shyam Divan who submitted that Kumar's medical condition was quite precarious. Taking note of the fact that it was not disputed that Kumar was being medically attended to,...

Supreme Court Extends Interim Order Of Status Quo On Eviction Of Over 10k Slum Dwellers In Gujarat

The Supreme Court today has extended till September 1 its interim order directing the State of Gujarat to maintain the status quo as regards the eviction of over 10000 slum dwellers till the next date of hearing. The division bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna in their order said, "As requested by the Learned Solicitor General of India, list this matter...