Sabarimala Reference : 9-Judge Bench Reserves Order On Maintainability Of Reference In Review; Verdict On Feb 10

After a marathon hearing session which lasted for the entire court hours on Thursday, the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court constituted to answer the questions mentioned in the Sabarimala review reserved orders on the preliminary issue whether a reference is possible in a review petition. "Whether this Court can refer questions of law to a larger bench in a review petition?" - this was...

Mumbai Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Student Booked For Sedition Over Slogans Supporting Sharjeel Imam

A Sessions Court in Mumbai on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Urvashi Chudawala, a 22-year-old student booked under Sections 124 A (sedition), 153 B (Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration) and 505 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly raising slogans in support of JNU student Sharjeel Imam during a rally held for the...

No Proposal To Link Social Media With Aadhaar, Says IT Ministry In Lok Sabha

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Wednesday has stated that the Government has neither formulated nor proposed any policy to link social media profiles of the users with their Aadhaar number.This was said by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in response to a starred question raised by Lok Sabha MP Sunil Baburao Mendhe."There is no proposal with Ministry...

[Sabarimala Reference] Nine Judge Bench Hearing -Live-Updates From Supreme Court

The 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court constituted to answer the questions mentioned in the Sabarimala review order will consider the preliminary issue whether a reference is possible in a review...

'Not Much Evidence For Involvement In Violence' : Delhi HC Grants Bail To Person Arrested Over Bus Burning During CAA Protests [Read Order]

After 49 days of custody, the Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the bail application of Danish Jaffer, one among the seven persons arrested on allegations of violence during near Jamia Milia Islamia University on 15th December, 2019 during protests against the CAA. The FIR registered by Jamia Nagar Police Station alleged that a crowd protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019...

President Rejects Mercy Petition of Nirbhaya Convict Akshay Thakur

President of India Ramnath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition filed by Akshay Thakur, one of the four convicts awaiting execution of death penalty in the Nirbhaya gang rape-murder case.A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court on January 30 dismissed the curative petitions of Akshay.President has already rejected the mercy petition of Vinay Sharma and Mukesh.Last month, SC bench...

'Holy Cow' : An Extract From The Book 'Republic Of Religion' By Dr. Abhinav Chandrachud

(This is an extract from "Republic of Religion: The Rise and Fall of Colonial Secularism in India" by Dr Abhinav Chandrachud. The extract has been published with the permission of the Author and Publisher.) This chapter examines how independent India became less secular than British India by permitting laws that banned cow slaughter. In British India, Muslims were allowed to sacrifice cows during the festival of Bakr Id (the word bakr is Arabic for cow), though Hindus worshipped...

Allahabad HC Issues Contempt Notices To Online Portals Doing Advertisements & Soliciting For Lawyers [Read Orders]

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued show cause notices for contempt to online portals carrying out advertisements and soliciting for lawyers, despite explicit directions of the high court to desist from such activities. "Issue notice to respondents no. 1 to 15 to show cause as to why the proceedings for contempt of the Court be not initiated against...

[Breaking] Nirbhaya Case : Delhi HC Refuses To Set Aside Trial Court's Stay On Execution; Directs Convicts To Exercise Legal Remedies Within 7 Days [Read Judgment]

Observing that the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case cannot be executed separately, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed them to exhaust their remaining legal remedies within 7 days from today. After that period, the authorities should act as per law, ordered the Court.Though the Court did not agree with the interpretation of the Trial Court that pendency of mercy petition of even...

Chinmayanand Bail : An 'Unusual' Order Playing On Textbook Rape Myths

The Allahabad High Court speaking through Hon'ble Justice Rahul Chaturvedi has grantedbail to former Union Minister and BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand. Chinmaynand is accused of sexually exploiting a 23 year old LL.M. student at SS Law college where he is a Director. Previously, District and Sessions' Judge, Shahjahanpur had denied the bail application of Chinmayanand. In my humble opinion, the bail order of the High Court is bad in law and is based on range of myths about rape and...

Sabarimala Reference : 9-Judge Bench To Consider Tomorrow The Issue Whether Reference To Larger Bench Can Be Made In A Review Petition [Read Notice]

The 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court constituted to answer the questions mentioned in the Sabarimala review order will consider the preliminary issue whether a reference is possible in a review petition."Whether this Court can refer questions of law to a larger bench in a review petition?" - this issue will be considered by the bench when it assembles on February 6. In the hearing held...

Nirbhaya Case : Delhi HC To Pronounce Tomorrow Judgment On Centre's Challenge Against Stay On Executions

The Delhi High Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow on the revision petitions filed by Union Ministry of Home Affairs against the January 31 order of the Trial Court which stayed the executions of four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case until further orders.Justice Suresh Kumar Kait had reserved orders on the petitions after a special hearing held on Sunday...