‘Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan’ was born on October 11, 1902, in Sitabdiara village, Bihar. His father Harsu Dayal Srivastava was a junior staff in the State Government. He married to Prabhavati Devi in 1920. Popularly known as ‘Lok Nayak’, Jai Prakash Narayan was a great freedom fighter and a[Read More…]
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Sabarimala: Travancore Dewaswom Board denies special arrangements for women devotee
Thiruvananthapuram: Travancore Dewaswom Board (TDB) denies special arrangements for women devotee while entering the Sabarimala temple. TDB president A Padmakumar says, “Earlier also women visited Sabarimala with the present amenities. Further action on the subject will be taken as per the direction of the Supreme Court.” TDB has made amendments[Read More…]
Sheroes Hangout Cafe Lucknow: SC gives stay order of 9 months to the acid attack survivors
The Supreme Court of India gives 9 months of stay order for shutting down the Sheroes Hangout Café Lucknow. The SC has also directed the Allahabad High court to depose the case within nine months. Anshu Rajpoot an acid attack survivor and one of the petitioners in the case was[Read More…]
Why has economy failed
The fate of coal industry in India is simply cursed with misfortunes. Even after 4 years of Apex court’s economically destructive order declaring 204 coal block allocations done since 1993 as illegal, the sector has still not revived to break the shackles of adversity it once got it hit with.[Read More…]
Supreme Court will be supreme, no one can steal its independence: CJI Dipak Misra
New Delhi: Demitting office after a tumultuous tenure, Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Monday said the Supreme Court will stand supreme not just for now but for all times to come and that judicial independence cannot be taken away. Speaking at a farewell ceremony hosted by the Supreme Court Bar[Read More…]
Chennai: Woman hangs herself after husband justifies extramarital affair referring SC verdict on adultery
On finding extramarital affair of husband, wife threatened to make a police complaint against him. The husband challenged the woman that recent verdict by Supreme Court has scrapped adultery as crime following which, the depressed jilted wife committed suicide. The incident took place at MGR Nagar in Chennai on Saturday[Read More…]
The recent gender friendly judgements of the Supreme Court of India
Doing away with colonial era Section 377 was perhaps Supreme Court’s one of the most vital judgments in ensuring belated justice to the LGBTQ community as well as affirming India’s stance as a nation that is defined by liberalism and acceptance.
Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court orders to continue house arrest of activists for 4 more weeks
Bhima Koregaon case: In a setback for activists Supreme Court has ordered an extension of the house arrest of activists for four more weeks. The top court has also declined to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case and accused at liberty to pursue other appropriate remedies[Read More…]
Supreme Court Ayodhya verdict LIVE updates: SC to begin hearing on Ayodhya matter from October 29
Live Updates: SC to hear land dispute from 29 Oct; no need to refer matter to larger bench; 1994 ruling not applicable to Ayodhya case Supreme Court to begin hearing on Ayodhya matter from October 29, 2018 to decide the suit on merit. Justice Abdul Nazeer dissents. Holds what is essential[Read More…]
Aadhaar Verdict: Nandan Nilekani hails Supreme Court verdict
Bengaluru: Asserting that Aadhaar is a unique identity project, its pioneer and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court judgement on it as a landmark. “This is a landmark judgement in favour of Aadhaar, which is a unique identity project that is critical to the development goals[Read More…]
Aadhaar verdict historic, says it has prohibited and permitted areas, says Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The government on Wednesday termed the Supreme Court judgement in the Aadhaar case as historic but asserted that some of the prohibitions by the court cannot be assumed to be “perpetual”. “Government has every intention to go by this judgement. It has set a law[Read More…]
Mammoth task to audit, dismantle Aadhaar data lying with private firms: Experts
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Terming the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar a breath of fresh air for Indian citizens, cyber law experts on Wednesday said a completely new regime has to be put in place to protect the Aadhaar data that is lying with private companies. Stating that private[Read More…]
Supreme Court rules out reservation in promotions for SCs, STs in government jobs
Supreme Court in a landmark decision has ruled out any reservation in promotions of SCs, STs in government jobs on Wednesday. The court clearly refused to review the 2006 order on SC/ST quota in promotions and stated that there is no need to refer the matter to a seven-judge bench.[Read More…]
Publicise criminal records of candidates: SC to political parties
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed political parties to post on their websites and publicise in the media full details of the criminal charges the candidates they are fielding in elections are facing. Pronouncing the judgment, a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also urged Parliament to[Read More…]
MPs, MLAs can continue to practice as advocates: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a ban on members of Parliament and legislative assemblies from practising as advocates. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar dismissed the plea saying there is no bar on lawyers, who are members of[Read More…]
SC allows lawyers elected as lawmakers to practice in courts
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday September 25, dismissed the plea seeking ban on lawyers elected as lawmakers to practice in courts. It stated that “The Bar Council of India rules does not prohibit legislators from practicing as lawyers.” A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A[Read More…]
SC Constitution Bench to hear plea on FGM amongst Dawoodi Bohra community
The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution Bench a plea questioning the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) prevalent in the Dawoodi Bohra community. The issue was referred to the Constitution Bench on the request of Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the[Read More…]
Aadhaar, Ayodhya and adultery — SC verdicts likely next week
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce next week a spate of judgement including on Aadhaar, Ayodhya and adultery that would have bearings on the right to privacy, politics and social morality. The verdicts on the challenge to the constitutional validity of Aadhaar on the touchstone of it being violative[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: SC set aside Patna HC order of blanket ban on the reporting by media
The Supreme Court directs the Bihar Income Tax department to probe against the prime accused Brajesh Thakur and his NGO, in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. Supreme Court vacates Patna HC order which had imposed a blanket ban on reporting on the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case. Court clarifies that there[Read More…]
Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Manoj Tiwari gets a contempt notice from the Supreme Court for allegedly breaking the lock of a sealed house in east Delhi. He was booked under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and 461 and 465 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act for his[Read More…]
SC slams media: Where’s anonimity of Rewari gang-rape victim?
The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed a section of the media, especially news channels, for revealing the identity of the Rewari gang-rape victim and asked how such disclosures could be stopped. “Where is the anonymity of victim?” a bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta asked as[Read More…]
Provide treatment, security to acid attack victim, SC tells UP
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide free medical treatment and adequate security to a woman attacked with acid in Bulandshahr for refusing to accept ‘triple talaq’ and undergo ‘nikah halala’. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud[Read More…]
Approach HC for CBI probe into assault cases, SC tells Agnivesh
The Supreme Court on Monday asked social activist Swami Agnivesh to approach the High Court for a probe by the CBI or the NIA into attacks on him in Jharkhand and Delhi. A bench of Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao also asked the social activist to approach[Read More…]
ISRO spy case: SC awards ex-ISRO man Nambi Narayanan Rs 50 lakh compensation
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation to former ISRO scientist S. Nambi Narayanan who was falsely implicated in an espionage case and had to suffer jail term and ignominy. Awarding the compensation, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar[Read More…]
First time migrant woman with Indian relatives gets release order from Supreme Court
The Supreme Court releases migrant woman on bail after finding her relatives to be Indian Citizens. The woman was arrested by police on the directions of Foreigner’s Tribunal and the Gauhati High Court which found her to be an illegal migrant. The case was heard by the bench comprising Justice[Read More…]