Supreme Court's Six Mandatory Directions To Political Parties To End Criminalisation Of Politics[Read Judgment]

A two Judge Bench of Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a Judgment on the contempt petitions regarding the criminalisation of politics in India and the non-compliance of the directions of a Constitution Bench of Supreme Court in Public Interest Foundation and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr. (2019) 3 SCC 224.The Bench comprising of Justice RF Nariman and Justice Ravindra Bhat observed that...

[CAA Protests] 'Section 144 Order Imposed In Bengaluru In December Illegal' : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

The prohibitory orders imposed in Bengaluru under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on December 18 in view of CAA Protest are "illegal" and "cannot stand scrutiny of law", held the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday.But the bench headed by CJ A S Oka refused to set aside the order, noting that the same has "worked itself out". Thus, the Court allowed the petitions filed by...

Explosion In Lucknow Court Premises Leaves Several Injured

Three persons were injured in a crude-bomb blast in the premises of a court in Lucknow, reported the PTI.The explosion happened in at the Wazirganj civil court premises around 12.30 PM on Thursday. One person has sustained major injuries, while the injuries on two others are minor in nature.As per a report of India Today, the blast was a result of a dispute between two groups of lawyers on...

[Nirbhaya] SC Hearing On Convict Vinay's Plea Against Rejection of Mercy Petition-[Live-Updates]

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice R Banumahti commenced hearing the petition filed by Vinay Sharma, convict in Nirbhaya case, against the rejection of his mercy petition by...

SC Directs Political Parties To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In LS & Assembly Polls [Read Judgment]

Taking note of "alarming" rise of criminalization of politics, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed that all political parties to publish the details of criminal antecedents of their candidates in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls within 48 hours of selection of the candidate or within two weeks of nomination, whichever is earlier.The information should be published in local newspapers,...

In A First In India Calcutta High Court Allows Live-Streaming Of Hearing [Read Order]

In a first in its history, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed live streaming of proceedings in a case seeking entry of children born to Parsi women and non-Parsi men into a fire temple, a Zoroastrian place of worship, in the city.Seeking permission for live streaming of the proceedings, Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Calcutta (PZAC) lawyer Phiroze Edulji submitted before the court...

[100% ST Reservations For Teacher Posts In Scheduled Areas][Day-2] How Will 100% Reservation Help When Qualified Persons Are Not There? Asks SC

The Supreme Court 5-judge Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on Wednesday resumed hearing on whether in schools in Scheduled Areas, 100 % reservation in the posts of teachers can be made in favour of members of Scheduled Tribes.Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhawan, for the respondent-state of AP, drew the bench's attention to Paras 6 and 7 of the Fifth Schedule- while the former empowers...

A Child In Conflict With Law Cannot Be Kept In Jail Or Police Lockup Under Any Circumstances: SC [Read Order]

"We make it clear that the Juvenile Justice Boards are not meant to be silent spectators and pass orders only when a matter comes before them. They can take note of the factual situation if it comes to the knowledge of the JJBs that a child has been detained in prison or police lock up. It is the duty of the JJBs to ensure that the child is immediately granted bail or sent to an observation home or a place of safety. The Act cannot be flouted by anybody, least of all the police,"

Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar Recuses From Hearing Petition Against Detention Of Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah

Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar, Supreme Court judge, recused from hearing the petition filed by Sarah Abdullah Pilot, sister of former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, challenging his detention under the J&K Public Safety Act.No reasons were cited for recusal.The petition came up before the bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, Justice Shantanagoudar and Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday....

'Practice Of Law Is Not To Be Taken Lightly' : Justice K M Joseph Tells Law Graduates [Read Full Text Of Speech]

Speaking at the 13th annual convocation ceremony of NUALS Kochi, Supreme Court judge Justice K M Joseph shared with young graduates his advise with respect to practice of law."The legal profession is not an employment leave alone a part time job", he said. Justice Joseph added that a "passion for learning" is necessary for a true legal professional. "The practice of law is not to be...

[100% ST Reservations For Teacher Posts In Scheduled Areas] SC [CB] Begins Hearing, 'Reservation Should Not Go If Even One Person Is Backward' Says Arun Mishra.J

A Five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Mishra has commenced the hearing on the question whether 100 % reservation in the posts of teachers can be made in favour of members of Scheduled Tribes in schools in Scheduled Areas, "Initially, the reservation was meant for the transitional phase...for ten years (of the coming into force of the constitution...then...

[Section 482 CrPC] HC Cannot Quash Criminal Proceedings On The Basis Of Its Assessment Of 161 Statements: SC [Read Judgment]

"The conclusion of the High Court to quash the criminal proceedings is on the basis of its assessment of the statements recorded under Section 161 CrPC. Statements of witnesses recorded under Section 161 CrPC being wholly inadmissible in evidence cannot be taken into consideration by the Court"