[Breaking] SC Sets Aside Death Sentence In A 13 Day Trial, Says 'Fast Tracking Must Not Result In Burial Of Justice' [Read Judgment]

"In the pursuit for expeditious disposal, the cause of justice must never be allowed to suffer or be sacrificed."

"Justice To 'Rape'Victims: SC Takes Suo Motu Case To Assess The Working Of System In Sexual Offences [Read Order]

Being concerned over the growing anger and agitation by the public over delay in justice in the cases of rape and sexual offences and to ensure speedy justices to the victims, the Supreme Court on Wednesday registered a suo motu petition and sought status report from Centre through Home Secretary, all states and Union Territories (UT) through Chief Secretaries and DGPs with regard...

Nirbhaya Case Death Warrant : Trial Court Asks Tihar Jail Authorities To Serve Fresh Notice To Convicts; Adjourned Till January 7

Taking note of the 'fresh developments' in the Nirbhaya case following the dismissal of the review petition of a death row convict in the Nirbhaya case, a Delhi Court on Wednesday directed the authorities of Tihar jail to serve fresh notice to the four convicts for executing death penalty.Additional Sessions Judge Satish Arora of Patiala House Courts said that death warrant cannot be issued...

Nirbhaya Case : SC Dismisses The Last Review Plea Against Death Penalty [Updated with Order]

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna on Wednesday dismissed the last pending review petition in the Nirbhaya gang rape -murder case, which was filed by Akshay Kumar Sing, one of the four convicts awaiting execution of death sentence.Reading out the verdict, Justice Banumathi said "We have given due consideration to grounds. Petitioner has sought...

Fake Encounter : Sri Lankan SC Orders Rs One Million Compensation For Custodial Killing [Read Judgment]

"Even a convicted criminal has a right not to be arbitrarily deprived of his life except in accordance with procedure established by law"

'We Will Be Reduced To A Minority In Our Home State': More Assam Organisations Move Supreme Court Against CAA 2019[Read Petitions]

The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), Assam Association of the Deaf (AAD) and the Assam State Unit of the National People's Party (NPP) have filed three separate petitions before the Supreme Court, against the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. At least a dozen Petitions have already been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the new law...

Hospital Vicariously Liable For Medical Negligence Committed By Its Doctors: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that a hospital is vicariously liable for the acts of negligence committed by the doctors engaged or empanelled to provide medical care. The bench of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Indu Malhotra observed thus while upholding an NCDRC order holding a Hospital to be vicariously liable for medical negligence of the Doctors who allegedly failed to carry out...

[Jamia Protests Hearing] 'You Cannot Have Hundreds OF FIRs And Throw Them In To Prison": Jaising [Courtroom Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the petitioners to approach the concerned High Courts with their prayers for a Court-monitored probe into the reports of police atrocities against students of Jamia Milia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.The bench consisting of CJI Bobde, Justices Surya Kant and B R Gavai said that it was not...

Nirbhaya Case : CJI Bobde Recuses From Hearing Review Plea Of Death Row Convict

Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Tuesday recused from hearing the review petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape -murder case.This was after CJI Bobde happened to spot the name of his nephew, Advocate Arjun Bobde, in the orders of the review petitions filed by the other three convicts.Arjun Bobde had appeared for the victim's family in...

DMK, DYFI And Assam Jamiat Ulema-E-Hind Move SC Against Citizenship(Amendment) Act 2019 [Read Petitions]

A PIL has been filed by the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), an organization of youth aggrieved by the enactment of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. It was mentioned in the petition that it was the first time that religion was introduced as a criteria for acquisition of Indian citizenship for illegal migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh and such...

Students, Alumni From 19 Foreign Universities Including Harvard And Yale Express Solidarity With Aligarh And Jamia Students; Seeks Independent Probe Into Abuse Of Power By Police

Universities across the USA have issued a joint statement, expressing solidarity with students of Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University, in their standoff against the Citizenship Amendment Act. While terming the Act as "unconstitutional" and "discriminatory" and while also condemning the use of police violence against students on December 15, 2019, the...

'Grant Of Citizenship On Basis Of Religion Is Against Grain Of Constitution' : Civil Rights Activists Move SC Against CAA [Read Petition]

Civil rights activists Harsh Mander, Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, Irfaan Habib and Prabhat Patnaik have filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.The petitioners argue that the Act, which liberalizes and fast-tracks grant of citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan,...