Now virtually at the end of his tenure the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir NN Vohra has put the Union Government in Delhi in a quandary. He has moved the Supreme Court for the deferment of any decision regarding Article 35A that deals with domicile, citizenship, property rights and issues[Read More…]
Tag: Supreme Court
Backwardness of SCs/STs enough to grant them quotas in promotions, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that mere backwardness of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes was enough to grant them reservations in promotions and that there was no need for the government to back their inadequate representation with quantifiable data. The contention came during a[Read More…]
Govt accepts MK Joseph’s elevation to Supreme Court
The early reports of Friday reveal that the Central government has finally accepted the collegium’s recommendation to elevate Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court. Seven months after the SC Collegium’s recommendation, Justice Joseph’s name has been cleared along with the names of Chief Justices Indira[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: SC takes suo motu, bans publishing of victims’ image
Taking suo motu cognizance of Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Bihar government and the Ministry of Women and Child Development and has asked to keep the identity of the rape survivors confidential. Putting a ban on releasing or publishing the victims’[Read More…]
Supreme Court asks to phase out mule rides for Vaishno Devi pilgrims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Jammu and Kashmir authorities to prepare within a month a plan to phase out the use of mules to carry pilgrims from the Katra base camp to the Vaishno Devi shrine and to rehabilitate mule owners. A bench of Justice Madan B.[Read More…]
98% cases of child abuse remain unreported: SC judge
About 97-98 per cent of child abuse cases are not reported to the appropriate authorities in the country, Supreme Court Judge Deepak Gupta said here at a symposium. “The cases are not reported because these incidents of cruelty or ill-treatment happen within the family or (involve) close friends or relatives,”[Read More…]
SC slams Power Ministry for extending deadline to modify thermal power plants
New Delhi: Taking a dim view of the Union Power Ministry shifting to 2022 the deadline for installing flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) in coal-fired thermal power plants, the Supreme Court on Wednesday told the ministry to be honest and say it will not do it or is incapable of doing it.[Read More…]
Post truth politics is the biggest achievement of Modi government
In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries declared ‘post-truth’ the word of the year in response to a rise in its usage in relation to political developments in the US for the presidential election and in the UK on Brexit. It is defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts[Read More…]
Regulate cryptocurrency to curb illegal transaction: RBI to SC
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is necessary to regulate the Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to check illegal transactions which will impact the international flow of funds. The RBI told the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar[Read More…]
Sabarimala Case: Once you open a temple for public, anybody can go, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that denying women entry into Kerala’s Sabarimala shrine was against the Constitutional provisions. A bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra was hearing a plea if prohibiting the entry of women[Read More…]
SC asks Centre to consider a new law on mob lynching
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, while stating their verdict over mob lynching on Tuesday July 17, reminded the Central and state governments of their responsibility to curb violence by vigilante groups. The Supreme Court has asked the Parliament to see whether[Read More…]
People are more important than industries, Supreme Court tells Centre over pollution deaths
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, while taking into a report that 60,000 people have died due to pollution, told the Centre that people are more important than industries. A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta slammed the Ministry of Environment and Forests after it[Read More…]
SC refuses Centre’s plea to ban cautionary notice on Tobacco and Cigarette packets
The Supreme Court has refused to ban the notification issued by the central government regarding the tobacco product. The Center issued notification regarding giving graphic warnings on tobacco and cigarette packets. The court has also refused to ban the government’s decision in which a helpline number will be written to[Read More…]
‘Sacred Games’ actors cannot be liable for insulting dialogues: Supreme Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that actors cannot be held liable for dialogues that allegedly insulted former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the Sacred Games web series. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Chander Shekhar wanted to know as to why the actors were made party[Read More…]
Govt seeks to tap WhatsApp texts of the citizens, says SC
New Delhi: In response to the I&B ministry’ decision to set up a social media hub to monitor online data the Supreme Court said the government wanting to tap citizens’ WhatsApp messages is “like creating a surveillance state”. The top court has sought the government’s response in the matter within[Read More…]
Constitution is not a standalone precept but an amalgam of ideals: Justice Ranjan Gogoi
The courts have done their bit to uphold the “vision of justice” detailed in the Constitution, but such efforts have not really made a difference on the ground, where it is a “descent into chaos” with messengers being sued, shot, or simply not delivering the message out of fear, justice[Read More…]
Congress slams government for not taking stand on decriminalizing gay sex
New Delhi: With the Narendra Modi government leaving decriminalizing gay sex to Supreme Court’s wisdom, Congress on Wednesday slammed it for not taking a stand on the issue and claimed it the government believes in such draconian laws. It is extremely unfortunate that after evolving as a society, we continue[Read More…]
Taj Mahal should either be protected or demolished: Supreme Court to Government
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that protecting the Taj Mahal had become a “hopeless cause” and from July 31 it will hold daily hearings on how to protect the monument from pollution. “Either you shut it, demolish it or restore it,” said the court, expressing its disappointment[Read More…]
Justice Lokur slams CM Kejriwal, “Mumbai is flooded with water but Delhi, with garbage”
Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta has recently questioned the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, “Who is responsible for the loads garbage in Delhi?” The bench was considering a suo motu writ petition, ‘Re: Outrage as parents end life after child’s Dengue’ and hearing the[Read More…]
Supreme Court upholds death penalty to 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape convicts
The Supreme Court on Monday, 9 July announced death penalty to the convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Three of the four adult convicts, Mukesh, Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma, had filed review petitions seeking reduction of the death sentence to life imprisonment. A three-judge bench comprising[Read More…]
SC orders private hospitals to provide free treatment to poor
Supreme Court on Monday, ordered all the private hospitals of Delhi, which built on subsidised government lands, to provide free treatment to certain percentage of patients belonging to poor financial backgrounds. Providing treatment to the poor was one of the clauses in the lease deed due to which land was[Read More…]
Congress will probe BJP CMs misdeeds after coming to power, says Congress
New Delhi: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting the corrupt BJP leaders including Chief Ministers of various BJP-ruled states, Congress on Saturday said when it comes to power, there will be a thorough investigation on the cases against them and they will be in jail and not out on[Read More…]
Supreme Court: CJI Deepak Mishra is the master of roster
The Supreme Court today rejected former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan’s plea challenging the Chief Justice of India’s power as the master of roster. Supreme Court reiterated that CJI is the master of the roster and has the power to allocate cases in the top court because he is the first[Read More…]
Delhi power tussle: law, politics, constitution and legality
You come to know about politics when people are denied their rights and are treated cynically as subjects and not as citizens. The most recent example being the attempt by an elected Chief Minister to initiate a program wherein the people residing in the National Capital Territory of Delhi would[Read More…]
Big victory for Kejriwal in AAP versus LG Anil Baijal case
By limiting the Lt Governor Anil Baijal to three subjects – Public order, police and land, the Supreme Court has pronounced its verdict on Wednesday, July 4 at about 10:30 AM, stating that Lt Governor cannot act independently and has to act as per aid and advice of Council of[Read More…]