Nirbhaya Case : 'Mercy Rejection Cannot Be Challenged Saying That President Acted Fast', Submits SG; SC Reserves Order On Mukesh's Plea

Four days ahead of the scheduled execution of death penalties in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved orders on the plea filed by Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts, against the rejection of his mercy plea by the President.A bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna heard the plea and reserved it for pronouncement...

Journalist Ziya Us Salam Seeks Impleadment In Plea For Entry Of Muslim Women Into Mosques Pending Before SC[Read Application]

Senior journalist Ziya Us Salam has sought impleadment in petitions seeking a direction to permit the Muslim women to enter and offer prayers inside mosque. The Applicant has pointed out that while there is no explicit ban for women to enter mosques in India but, there is a tacit ban inasmuch as there is no separate entry for women, no separate ablution area for them,...

Sabarimala Reference : SG Urges SC To Consider Re-Framing The Issues As Lawyers Could Not Reach Consensus

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Monday told the CJI-led bench that the lawyers could not reach a consensus on the framing of issues to be considered by the 9-bench judges on the larger questions of faith and fundamental rights referred in the Sabarimala review case.The SG urged the bench to consider re-framing the issues, and handed over a draft containing suggestions.CJI said that the...

'Freedom Of Speech Necessary For Success Of Democracy': Mysuru Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In 'Free Kashmir' Placard Case [Read Order]

A Mysuru court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to students Nalini Balakumar and Mardevaiah Shivanna, who were booked for sedition for holding a "Free Kashmir" placard at a protest against the attack in Jawaharlal Nehru University.Their applications for pre-arrest bail were allowed Additional Sessions judge Jerald Rudolph Mendonca observing : "The quantum of punishment for the offence...

Public Employment: Can Reservation Claims Be Considered Even If Caste Certificates Were Not Produced Before Cut Off Date? SC Refers To Larger Bench [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has observed that allowing the applicants to public posts to submit certificates in proof of their claim of reservation subsequent to the notified cut-off date would create administrative chaos. The bench of Justices Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and R. Subash Reddy referred the matter to a larger bench to reconsider the observations made in Ram Kumar Gijroya vs Delhi Sub....

'NPR-NRC Process Violates Right To Privacy' : Plea In SC [Read Petition]

A Supreme Court bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, J BR Gavai and J Surya Kant today issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by three farmers seeking a direction for the process of updation of the National Population Register (NPR) to be declared void as unconstitutional. The petitioners Udagar Ram, Bimalesh Kumar Yadav and Sanjay Safi have challenged the vires of Section 14-A of...

Gay Couple Moves Kerala HC For Recognition Of Homosexual Marriages Under Special Marriage Act [Read Petition]

Nikesh and Sonu, the first 'married' gay couple from Kerala, have moved the High Court of Kerala challenging the provisions of Special Marriage Act 1954 to the extent they do not permit the registration of homosexual marriages.Justice Anu Sivaraman on Monday admitted the writ petition filed by them and issued notices to the governments of Centre and Kerala.As per the...

DRT Has No Power To Condone Delay In Filing Review Application Under RDB Act : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the Debts Recovery Tribunal has no power to condone the delay in filing application for review under the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act 1993(RDB Act)The Court held that the provisions of Limitation Act, including the provision to condone delay under Section 5 of it, apply only to original applications filed under Section 19 of the RDB Act and not to...

Muslim Personal Law Board Moves SC Seeking Impleadment In Petition Challenging Polygamy And Nikah Halala [Read Application]

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Monday sought impleadment in the challenge to the constitutionality of the practices of 'Nikah halala' and polygamy which is pending before the Supreme Court.Urging that its viewpoint be considered as it has been "working continuously for protecting the Muslim personal law which is part of the Islamic culture and tradition", it stresses that the...

"It Is A Matter Of Top Priority If Someone Is Going To Be Hanged On Feb-1": CJI On Nirbhaya Convict Mukesh's Plea

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Monday said, "It is a matter of top priority if somebody is going to be hanged on February 1"Chief Justice was responding to a plea for urgent listing of petition filed by Mukesh, one of the death row convict in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case, challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. In exercise of...

Revenue Authorities Have No Jurisdiction To Decide 'Title Dispute' Between Parties In Respect Of Immovable Properties: Karnataka HC(FB) [Read Judgment]

In an important judgement which would do away with lodging of multiple litigations, a Full Bench Of Karnataka High Court has held that "The revenue authorities viz., the Tahsildar, Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner have no jurisdiction to decide the 'title dispute', between the parties in respect of the immoveable property/properties. It is the exclusive domain of the...

71st Republic Day : A Look At The Constitutional Amendments Struck Down By Courts On Basic Structure Doctrine

Constitution of a country is the basic norm - Grund Norm - which includes fundamental principles which lay down the foundation of a society. Though the phrase 'basic structure' is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, this was recognised in the case of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala. The 13-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in this case said that every...