Hijab Case : CJI DY Chandrachud To Take A Call On Urgent Listing To Consider Muslim Students' Plea To Attend Exams In Govt Colleges

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said that he will take a call on listing the Hijab case from Karnataka to consider the plea made by the Muslim girls seeking interim relief to allow them to attend exams in the government colleges.Advocate Shadan Farast mentioned the matter before the CJI seeking urgent listing, saying that the exams are scheduled to commence from March...

Order Allowing Couple To Adopt Not Meant To Supplant CARA Process : Supreme Court Clarifies In Unmarried Student's Abortion Case

The Supreme Court has issued a clarification with respect to the order passed by it in a petition filed by an unmarried woman seeking termination of pregnancy. After the AIIMS reported that there was high probability of the baby coming out alive if the 29-week pregnancy was attempted to be terminated, the Court had persuaded the woman to opt for delivery. The woman, a 21-year old...

Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Live Updates From Supreme Court | Shiv Sena Case Hearing [February 22]

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to Shiv Sena rift.Yesterday, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal made arguments on behalf of Uddhav Thackeray side. Reports about yesterday's hearing can be read here and here.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha is hearing the...

Reforms And Initiatives Mark The First 100 Days Of 50th Chief Justice Of India, Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud

Supreme Court of India has witnessed several new initiatives in the first hundred days of the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India, Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. CONFERENCES AND PROGRAMMES To continue the tradition of celebrating the Constitution Day jointly by all the three organs of the State, the Supreme Court of India, had organized...

Shiv Sena Case | What Is The Ultimate Relief Court Can Grant? Supreme Court Asks Thackeray Faction

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the pleas concerning the constitutional issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups on merits today. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha heard the matter. In yesterday's proceedings,...

Cheque Cases Can Be Transferred From One State To Another Invoking Section 406 CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that it has power under Section 406 CrPC to transfer cheque cases from one state to another.Notwithstanding the nonobstante clause in Section 142(1) of the NI Act, the power of this Court to transfer criminal cases under Section 406 Cr.P.C. remains intact in relation to offences under Section 138 of the Act of 1881, if it is found expedient for the ends of justice,...

RSS Route March : Tamil Nadu Government Approaches Supreme Court Against HC Order Lifting Conditions

The Tamil Nadu Government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court, which set aside conditions imposed by the Single Judge on the route march sought to be carried out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the State.The Division Bench had passed the order in a petition filed by RSS assailing the order of the Single Judge...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Assam MLA Akhil Gogoi In UAPA FIR

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the National Investigation Agency with respect to an appeal filed by activist turned politician Akhil Gogoi against the Gauhati High Court’s decision to set aside a discharge order in connection with offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. A division bench of Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj...

Shiv Sena Case | Approving Shinde Faction Will Enable Future Bulk Defections, Any Govt Can Be Toppled : Kapil Sibal In Supreme Court

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the pleas concerning the constitutional issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups on merits today. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha heard the matter. In today's proceedings,...

'Land Acquisition Compensation Can't Be Different Based On Nature Of Ownership' : Supreme Court Strikes Down NOIDA Authority's Classification

The Supreme Court, on Monday, stuck down the classification made by the Greater NOIDA Authority between Pushtaini and Gair-Pushtaini Landholders for the purpose of granting compensation upon acquisition. In 1998, the Board of Directors of NOIDA (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority) had classified the landholders into ‘Pushtaini’ and ‘Gair-pushtaini’ for the purposes of...

Can Period Of Parole Granted On Account Of COVID-19 Be Counted As Part Of Actual Sentence? Supreme Court To Consier

The Supreme Court will hear an application by a convict seeking the consideration of parole granted during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of their actual sentence period on March 17.The application came up while the Court was hearing a batch of matters pertaining to the release of prisoners due to the overcrowding in prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court had passed a slew of...

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-9

PPayment of Gratuity Act, 1972Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972; Sections 2(e) and 13A - Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2009 - Constitutional validity of the amendment to Section 2(e) and insertion of Section 13A upheld - The amendment with retrospective effect is to make the benevolent provisions equally applicable to teachers - It seeks to bring equality and give fair treatment to...