Explained| Kerala Human Sacrifice : Which States Have Laws Against Superstitions & Black Magic?

Three persons including a couple have been arrested in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala in a suspected case of human sacrifice. The couple is alleged to have killed two middle-aged women with the hope that their "sacrifice" will bring them financial prosperity. While the incident has shocked people in the state called God's own country, and elsewhere, the diabolical murder of the two women...

Decision To Withdraw 86% Currency Taken Within 24 Hours, Demonetisation Contrary To RBI Act : P Chidambaram To Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to examine the legal arguments raised by the petitioners against the 2016 demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes, refusing to accept the arguments of the Centre that the issue is now merely "academic".The five-judge Bench - comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian, and...

No Person Should Be Prosecuted Under Section 66A IT Act : Supreme Court Issues Directions To Enforce Shreya Singhal Judgment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that no one should be prosecuted under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000, which was struck down as unconstitutional by the Court in 2015 in the Shreya Singhal Case.The Court issued a slew of directions to the Director Generals of Police and Home Secretaries of all States to ensure that reference to Section 66A is removed from all...

Challenge To Demonetisation Not Academic : Supreme Court Seeks Affidavits Of Union & RBI

Persuaded by the petitioners to change its preliminary view that the challenge to demonetisation has become an academic issue, the Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced hearing the legal arguments raised by petitioners on merits.After the arguments of the day, the Court asked the Union of India and the Reserve Bank of India to file a comprehensive affidavit in response to the...

Head Of Educational Institution Liable If Students Are Carried In Tourist Buses Violating Norms : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court held that the head of the educational institution would be held liable if any tourist bus, which does not meet the safety standards and standards prescribed in relation to control of noise, is used in any public place for carrying students from that educational institution."In case any contract carriage, which does not meet the safety standards and the standards...

Centre Not Entitled To Segregate Collegium Resolutions, Supreme Court Should Act Tough Against Executive For Sitting Over Proposals : Justice MB Lokur

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur opined that the Central Government is not entitled to pick and choose names by segregating the resolutions made by the Supreme Court collegium. He added that it is unfair on the part of the Centre to keep certain collegium proposals pending.The retired Supreme Court judge was speaking in an interview with Manu Sebastian, the Managing Editor...

Lawyers Expected to Address Court with Deference, Judges also Should Refrain From Showing Needless Sensitivity On Counsel's Utterances: Delhi HC

Observing that lawyers are expected to always address the court with deference, the Delhi High Court has said that mutual respect between the bench and bar is essential for a vibrant legal system."Counsel are, on all occasions, expected to address the Court with deference and respect. Mutual respect between Bench and Bar is the indispensable sine qua non for a vibrant and vigorous legal system...

Explained | Nayanthara-Vignesh Shivan Controversy: What Does Surrogacy (Regulation) Act Say?

Actor Nayanthara and her husband filmmaker Vignesh Shivan on October 9 posted pictures of their twin babies on Instagram and other social media platforms. Within hours of the announcement about the newborns' birth, a controversy has erupted — questions are being raised whether surrogacy laws were followed by the couple. During a presser, the Tamil Nadu Health Minister was asked a...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Plea Challenging Bail Granted To Anil Deshmukh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging the Bombay High Court's order granting bail to NCP leader and former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a PMLA case. A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli however clarified that the observations made by the High Court will not influence the trial and are only...

CJI UU Lalit Recommends Justice DY Chandrachud As The Next Chief Justice Of India

Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit has written to the Union Government recommending the name of Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, the second senior judge of the Supreme Court, as the next Chief Justice of India.CJI Lalit handed over the letter designating the successor CJI to Justice Chandrachud today at 10.15 AM. CJI Lalit had requested all judges of the Supreme Court to assemble at...

"State Of West Bengal Usurped Powers Of Chancellor" : Supreme Court Affirms Quashing Of Calcutta University VC's Reappointment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the State of West Bengal usurped the powers of the Chancellor (WB Governor) while re-appointing Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee as the Vice-Chancellor of the Calcutta University.Holding so, the Court dismissed the petitions filed by the State of West Bengal and Banerjee assailing the order of the Calcutta High Court, whereby the decision of the State...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of J&K&L HC CJ Pankaj Mithal As Rajasthan HC CJ; Notifies Appointment Of New CJ Of J&K&L HC

The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.The Centre has also notified the appointment of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey as the new Chief Justice of the J&K&L High Court.The Supreme Court collegium had made recommendations regarding...