Jallikattu Ban: SC Dismisses TN Govt’s Review Plea [Read Judgment]

In a major blow to the Tamil Nadu government, the Supreme Court today turned down its review plea to lift the ban centuries old Jallikattu or bull fighting in the state.A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said it found no ground for a review.The rejection comes a week after the apex court had questioned the Centre for its notification allowing the use of bulls in events like Jallikattu,...

PIL In SC Seeks AIJS/National Commission On The Lines Of UPSC For Judges’ Appointments [Read Petition]

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the establishment of the National Judicial Service Commission on the lines of Union Public Service Commission.The petition filed by BJP Delhi spokesperson and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay sought a direction to the government to establish an independent secretariat for appointment of judges, as directed by the Constitution...

The Curious Case Of Criticism, Conflict & Contempt

Friday’s hearing in Courtroom No. 6 of the Supreme Court displayed a series of interesting events reverberating with judicial thunder when the Supreme Court issued contempt notice to a retired yet vocal veteran of the same court. In my previous post, I had written about as to why in my view the Justice Katju calling order was violative of Article 124(7) and the only provision permitting...

The Bhopal Disaster Criminal Case Against The Accused Is At A Glacial Pace, Laments Activist N.D. Jayaprakash

The anniversary of Bhopal gas disaster every year is an occasion to look back, and review what India has learnt so far and can learn even now, from the tragedy. This year is no different, with the passage of 32 years since the disaster. Many observers have described the legal struggle of the survivors as another catastrophe – whether it be the impunity of the Union Carbide Corporation, which owned the pesticide factory in Bhopal whose leak caused the disaster, and its inheritor, Dow Chemicals,...

Controlling Honour Crimes: SC Gives Government Four More Months To Respond To Suggestions [Read Suggestions]

A six-year old Public Interest Litigation, pending in the Supreme Court, to prevent and punish honour crimes and any gathering of Khap Panchayats, is still nowhere near resolution, as the Centre was granted four more months on November 8, to respond to a slew of suggestions, submitted by the Amici Curiae (AC). The AC include senior advocate, Raju Ramachandran, and advocate Gaurav...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

A Female Child Is Entitled To Enjoy Equal Right Of A Male ChildSupreme Court on Tuesday in Voluntary Health Association Vs State of Punjab, issued additional directions to curb female foeticide by effective implementation of the ‘The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994’. TN Govt’s 5% Relaxation To Reserved Category TET...

Shelter Homes For Urban Poor In Winters: SC Forms Panel To Study And Recommend Suggestions [Read Judgment]

Yet another winter approaches and enough has not been done for protection of many homeless in our towns/cities, the Bench observed.The Supreme Court has expressed extreme dissatisfaction over non-implementation of the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) Scheme meant to provide shelters for urban homeless.A Bench of CJI TS Thakur, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao made...

HC, Trial Court Grossly Erred In Imposing Death Penalty In #Nirbhaya Case: Amicus Raju Ramachandran [Read Written Submissions Part-II]

Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran, one of the amicus curiae in Nirbhaya case, has submitted before a three-judge Supreme Court bench hearing appeals by death row convicts that both the high court and trial court grossly erred in imposing death penalty to the accused without considering the circumstances relating to the criminals.In the first part of his written submissions, he had submitted...

#Saumya case: SC Dismisses Review Petitions: Issues Contempt Notice To Justice Katju Amidst An Ugly spat Between Him And Justice Gogoi [Read Orders]

Supreme Court of India Today has dismissed the review petitions filed against the Judgment in Saumya rape and murder Case. The bench also issued contempt notice to Justice Katju, after hearing him, amidst an ugly spat between him and Justice Gogoi.Former Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Markandey Katju, created history today, by appearing in the Court and arguing himself, in defence of...

SC Upholds The Constitutional Validity Of Entry Tax by 7:2 Majority [Read Judgment]

A Nine Judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India Today upheld the constitutional validity of Entry Tax imposed by States on goods coming in from other states.The Bench has also directed the three Judge Bench to decide whether the States' entry tax laws on the basis of Guidelines issued by this Bench.The nine-judge constitution bench  of Chief Justice T S Thakur and justices  A K...

SC Upholds TN Govt’s 5% Relaxation To Reserved Category TET Candidates [Read Judgment]

“By granting relaxation of 5% marks in TET for reserved categories only, the eligibility criterion is neither altered nor is any prejudice caused to the appellants,” it said.The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the state government cannot be faulted for altering the selection criteria by relaxing marks in favour of reserved category candidates. It upheld relaxation of 5% marks to...

RBI’s FAQ On Withdrawal of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 Notes And Available Remedies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the five hundred rupee and thousand rupee currency notes presently in use will no longer be legal tender from midnight of 8th November 2016.Read Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) by Reserve Bank Of India on Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of the Old High Denomination Bank Notes1. Why is this scheme?The incidence of fake Indian currency notes...