Four Years Of Navtej Singh Johar Judgment : The Road Ahead After De-criminalization Of Consensual Homosexuality

Four years back, on this day a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, to the extent that it criminalised same-sex relations between consenting adults. The judgment in Navtej Johar v. Union of India & Ors, was a landmark constitutional reform with regard to rights of sexual minorities. Justice DY Chandrachud, who was one of the authors in Navtej Johar Case (Supra) began his opinion by the following lines: "A hundred and...

Supreme Court Asks Union To Impress Upon States Which Continue To Register FIRs Under Section 66A IT Act To Take Remedial Steps

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union Government to get in touch with the Chief Secretaries of the States where FIRs under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act are continuing to be registered despite the provision being declared as unconstitutional by the Court in 2015. The Court asked the Union to impress upon such states to take "remedial measures as soon as possible".A...

Consumer Court Directs Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam To Allot Seva Ticket Or Pay Rs 45 Lakhs To Devotee Who Had Been Waiting Since 2006

On a man's plea against the Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanam (TTD), the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Salem had directed the TTD to allot a ticket for Melchat Vastram Seva within a year after the public is allowed to witness the dharshan/sevas or in alternative to pay a sum of Rs 45,00,000 towards compensation for deficiency of service and mental agony. The complainant...

Scheme For Appointing Heirs Of Employees On Their Retirement Is Unconstitutional : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that appointment to the heirs of the employees on their retirement/ superannuation is violative of Articles 14 and 15 of Constitution of IndiaIf such an appointment is permitted, in that case, outsiders shall never get an appointment and only the heirs of the employees on their superannuation and/or retirement shall get an appointment and those who are the...

Hijab Case : Can Religious Clothing Be Worn In A Govt Institution In A Secular Country? Supreme Court Asks During Hearing [Day 1]

The Supreme Court, on Monday, heard a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State.The matter was heard by the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia. At the outset, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave appearing for petitioners, requested the matter to...

Karnataka Hijab Ban- Supreme Court Hearing- DAY-1 -LIVE UPDATES

A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear a batch of petitions challenging the ban on wearing #Hijab in educational institutions in #Karnataka.A batch of 23 petitions was listed before the bench. Some of them are writ petitions filed directly before the Supreme Court seeking the right to wear hijab for Muslim girl students. Some others are special leave...

Madras High Court Restrains Media From Revealing Identity Of Victims Of Sexual Violence, Publishing Depositions Given In Trial

Coming down heavily on the print and visual media for disclosing the names and details of the victims of sexual abuse and sexual violence during the trial, the Madras High Court restrained print and electronic media from publishing details of the victims, their family members, and the witnesses or any materials pertaining to the deposition of the victims. The court observed...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: August 29 To September 4, 2022

NOMINAL INDEXCitations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 806 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 838HANZLA IQBAL v. THE STATE & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 806VISHV MOHAN v. DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING AND ORS. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 807RAJINDER SINGH BHATIA v. MANJU BHATIA 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 808SMT. SHIPALI SHARMA v. State & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 809VED PRAKASH MANCHANDA v. DELHI URBAN SHELTER...

SARFAESI - Dues Of Secured Creditor Superior To Dues To State Govt Departments: Bombay High Court Full Bench Answers 7 Questions Of Law

The Bombay High Court has held on Tuesday that the dues of a secured creditor would rank superior to the dues of a state government department on sale of secured asset. A full bench consisting of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice M. S. Karnik and Justice N. J. Jamadar answered seven questions of law related to the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and...

MBBS : Kerala High Court Admits Plea Challenging NMC Rule Limiting Number Of Attempts To Clear Exam, Protects Students From Coercive Action

The Kerala High Court on Friday admitted a petition filed by a group of students pursuing MBBS course in various colleges under the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), challenging the amendment to the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education,1997 by the National Medical CommissionThe Amendment notified on 04.11.2019 had restricted the maximum number of attempts to clear the...

Supreme Court Disposed Of 1293 Miscellaneous Matters, 106 Regular Matters & 440 Transfer Petitions In Last Four Days: CJI UU Lalit

Speaking at the felicitation function organised by the Bar Council of India, the newly appointed Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit today provided figures of the number of cases disposed of by the Supreme Court in the last four days, after taking charge as the new CJI. CJI Lalit said that in the past four days, the Supreme Court has disposed of a total of 1293 miscellaneous matters, 106...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Teesta Setalvad In Gujarat Police FIR

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to social activist Teesta Setalvad, who is under custody since June 25 over alleged fabrication of documents to file cases in relation to 2002 Gujarat riots. She has been asked to surrender her passport till the matter is considered by the Gujarat High Court.On her lawyer Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal submitting that local sureties might not...