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Can Minor Muslim Girl Marry On Attaining Puberty? Supreme Court To Examine Correctness Of HC Judgment, Issues Notice On NCPCR Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the petition filed by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) challenging a recent judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which held that a 16-year-old Muslim girl can enter into a valid marriage.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka appointed Senior Advocate R Rajasekhar Rao as an...
Explained | UAPA Prosecution Sanction, Process and Interpretations
The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court Friday ordered release of former Delhi University Professor GN Saibaba and five others in a UAPA case that accused them of being members and sympathisers of the banned CPI (Maoist). A day later, the judgement was suspended by the Supreme Court.The high court in its decision on the appeals against the conviction held the trial to be "null and void"...
GN Saibaba Case : Questions Raised Regarding Supreme Court's Saturday Hearing
Lawyers groups are abuzz with discussions regarding the extraordinary special sitting held by the Supreme Court on Saturday to hear the petition filed by the State of Maharashtra against the discharge of Professor GN Saibaba and five others in a UAPA case.The tearing hurry with which the petition filed at 3.59 PM yesterday was listed for hearing on a non-working day, that too before a special bench(as per the present sitting arrangement,there is no regular bench consisting of Justice MR Shah and...
"Violation Of Article 26(d)" : High Court Stops AP Govt From Taking Over Ahobilam Mutt Temple
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the State's decision to appoint an 'Executive Officer' to control and manage the affairs of Ahobilam Temple in Kurnool is violative of Article 26(d) of the Constitution and affects the Mathadipathis' right of administration. The division bench of Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice DVSS Somayajulu made it clear that the Temple is...
Supreme Court Stays Release Of Prof GN Saibaba & Others In UAPA Case, Suspends Bombay HC's Acquittal Order
The Supreme Court, on Saturday, suspended the Bombay High Court's order discharging former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and five others in alleged Maoist links case. After a nearly two-hour long hearing in a special sitting held on Saturday, a Bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and Bela M. Trivedi passed the order while issuing notice on the appeal preferred by the State...
Rights Of Copyright Owners Must Be Balanced With Society's Right To Use Music In Marriage Ceremonies: Expert To Delhi High Court
Dr. Arul George Scaria, who was appointed as an independent expert on the legal issue of use of music in marriages, has informed the Delhi High Court that while adjudicating on the aspect of use of music in such ceremonies, in terms of Section 52(1)(za) of the Copyright Act, 1957, a proper balance has to be struck between rights of copyright owners and the rights of the users or society...
UAPA Trial Without Valid Sanction Is Void; Procedural Safeguards Can't Be Sacrificed: Bombay High Court While Discharging GN Sai Baba
Acquitting former DU Professor GN Saibaba and five others in a maoist- links case under the stringent UAPA, the Bombay High Court has held the entire trial against them to be null and void in the absence of a valid sanction under section 45(1) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The bench of Justices Rohit Deo and Anil Pansare noted that the sanction to prosecute GN Saibaba...
Third Gender Candidates Entitled To Special Reservation: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has directed the state Health and Family Welfare Department and Directorate of Medical Education to provide special reservation to the third gender/ transgender in the admissions for Post Basic (Nursing) Course.The direction was passed after a transgender woman approached the court with a plea seeking quashing of the Prospectus issued for the Post Basic (Nursing) Course...
Woman's 'Provocative Dress' No Licence For Man To Outrage Her Modesty: Kerala High Court Expunges Remarks In Civic Chandran Bail Order
The Kerala High Court on Thursday, while disposing of two pleas challenging the grant of anticipatory bail to the author and social activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case, expunged the 'sexually provocative dress' remark of Kozhikode Sessions Court.Justice Kauser Edappagath, while disposing of the two pleas moved by the State as well as the De facto complainant against...
BREAKING: SPLIT VERDICT IN HIJAB CASE- Supreme Court-Live Updates
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment in the hijab case TODAYA bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will pronounce verdict on a batch of appeals filed against the judgment of the Karnataka High Court which held that hijab was not an essential practice of Islam and allowed the ban on wearing headscarf in educational institutions in the...