Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate can be accepted as proof of age: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

In case, a copy of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate can be accepted as proof of age, it does not even strike to common sense as to why the copy of the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate, duly attested, cannot be accepted as proof of age.”The Supreme Court, in Hina vs. Union of India, has held that Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate can be accepted as proof of age....

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Complaint against termination also maintainable in the place where the management had decided to terminate the employee: SCSupreme Court held that a complaint against termination of an employee of a company is not only maintainable in a Labour court having jurisdiction of the place where the employee was working, when the termination was ordered, but also the Labour court having jurisdiction...

CJI Thakur slams Government for delay in Appointments of High Court Judges; Calls for Social Audit of Govt’s performance

Chief Justice of India Justice Thakur has reportedly criticized the Government for its approach towards appointment of High Court Judges.“The process of appointing High Court judges begins from the state where candidates are approved by a committee and gets nod from the Governor. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) also submits its report about the candidates and the file reaches a committee...

Death from Trial Court, Acquittal from High Court and Life Sentence from Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

In these days, civilized people are generally insensitive to come forward to give any statement in respect of any criminal offence. Unless it is inevitable, people normally keep away from the Court as they feel it distressing and stressful, the Bench said.Supreme Court in Sadhu Saran Singh vs. State of UP, taking note of the reluctance of people to come forward to give statement in respect...

Inmates are duty-bound to offer an explanation about death occurring in a house: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The inmates of the house where the crime occurred, cannot get away by simply keeping quiet and offering no explanation on the supposed premise that the burden to establish its case lies entirely upon the prosecution and there is no duty at all on the accused to offer, the Bench said.The Supreme Court, in Gajanan Dashrath Kharate vs State of Maharashtra has held that an accused, by virtue...

Indian Penal Code requires a thorough revision to meet the changing needs of the twenty-first century; President Pranab Mukherjee

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Valedictory Function of 155th Anniversary of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 organized by the Directorate of Prosecution, Kerala today (February 26, 2016) at Kochi, Kerala.Speaking on the occasion, the President said there is no doubt that the IPC as a premier code for criminal law is a model piece of legislation. Nevertheless,...

Block Child Pornographic Sites; Explore if viewing porn in public can be prohibited: SC to Centre [Read Order]

Observing that right to free speech, thought and expression was not “absolute”, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to  take steps to block child pornographic sites and also to gradually consider steps to block all pornographic sitesA bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra significantly also decided to hear a plea to make watching pornographic material in any form in public places...

Plea for Establishment of National Court of Appeal; SC issues Notice to Centre [Read Petition] [Updated]

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur today issued notice to Centre seeking response on a plea for setting up of National Court of Appeal with regional Benches. The Court has appointed Senior Advocates K.K.Venugopal and Salman Khurshid as Amicus Curiae in this Case.Interestingly in 2010, K.K.Venugopal in his landmark Jain Memorial Lecture on the subject “TOWARDS...

Reservation is to achieve the concept of giving equal opportunity to all sections of the society; SC [Read Judgment]

Candidate eligible for selection to the post under the OBC category even if the OBC Certificate was submitted after last date of application: SC.Supreme Court in Ram Kumar Gijroya vs. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board has held that a candidate who appears in an examination under the O.B.C. category and submits the certificate after the last date mentioned in the advertisement is...

EXCLUSIVE; Kanhaiya Kumar was badly beaten up by lawyers, while Police did nothing to prevent [Read the Report of Advocates Commission appointed by SC]

Supreme Court appointed Lawyers commission has submitted its report on the violence witnessed in the Patiala Court on February 15 and 17. In its report released yesterday, it blames Delhi Police for inaction. Report say that lawyers and journalists were locked inside the court room and Kanhaiya Kumar was badly beaten up by lawyers, while Police did nothing to prevent.“The atmosphere outside...

The ball is in the Court

It must lay down clearly what constitutes sedition.The current controversy over the ready resort to Section 124A of the IPC in the case of Kanhaiya Kumar has once again revived the debate over the need to retain this provision in the law. As a lawyer who appeared on his behalf in the Supreme Court last week, I would refrain from going into the merits of the case against him. But it is...

Breaking; Prosecution for Corruption (PC Act) against Officials of Private Bank is maintainable as they are deemed Public Servants; SC

Supreme Court Today delivered a landmark Judgment holding that Chairman, Directors and Officers of Global Trust Bank Ltd. (a private bank before its amalgamation with the Oriental Bank of Commerce), can be said to be public servants for the purposes of their prosecution in respect of offences punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.The Two Judge Bench held that by virtue of...