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Colonial Rulers Imported Caste-Based Allocation Of Work To Prisons Due To Pressure From Oppressor Castes : Supreme Court
In a significant judgment declaring caste-based discrimination in Indian prisons as illegal and unconstitutional, the Supreme Court revisited the history of how the colonial administrator adopted discriminatory social practices prevailing in British India to not upset the oppressor castes. The Court has also initiated suo moto proceedings to ensure that prisons across India comply with...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused Charged Under PMLA In Relation To Mahadev Betting Scandal
The Supreme Court today (October 3) granted bail to accused Sunil Dammani in relation to a money laundering case connected to the Mahadev Betting Scandal. The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge to the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court which rejected the bail plea of Dammani. The accused was accused of the offence of money laundering under s.3 and 4...
Supreme Court Initiates Suo Moto Proceedings On Discrimination In Prisons Based On Caste, Gender, Disability Etc.
The Supreme Court today while observing that the discrimination inside prisons based on grounds of caste, gender, and disability is illegal, has initiated a suo moto proceedings tilted In Re: Discrimination Inside Prisons in India from now onwards.The suo motu case will be listed after three months for the compliance affidavit by the States/Union with respect to the directions in the...
We've Not Been Able To Eradicate Evil Of Caste Discrimination Even After 75 Years Of Independence, Laments Supreme Court
In its landmark judgment issuing directions to end caste-based segregation and division of work in prisons, the Supreme Court lamented that the evils of caste discrimination are prevalent in India even after 75 years of Independence."More than 75 years since independence, we have not been able to eradicate the evil of caste discrimination. We need to have a national vision for justice...
1998 Brij Bihari Prasad Murder : Supreme Court Upholds Conviction, Life Sentence Of Ex-MLA Munna Shukla & Another; Upholds Acquittal Of 6
In a significant development, the Supreme Court today upheld the conviction and life sentence of accused Munna Shukla (ex-Bihar MLA) and Mantu Tiwari in the 1998 Brij Bihari Prasad murder case. Out of a total of 8 accused, while two's conviction by the trial court was upheld, the Court gave benefit of doubt to 6 others and refused to interfere with their acquittal by the Patna High Court.A...
Tirupati Temple Laddu Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear at 3.30 PM today a batch of petitions seeking a Court-monitored investigation into the allegations that adulterated ghee was used to prepare the laddus which are offered as the parasadam at the Tirupati temple.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan will hear the matters. On the previous hearing date (September 30), the Court had criticised the...
TOLA Extends Income Tax Reasssment Timelimit; Notices Can Be Issued After 2021 Under Old Regime : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 3) set aside the judgments of the High Courts which held that the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment of Certain Provisions Act) (TOLA) 2021 will not extend the time limit for issuing notices for re-assessment under the Income Tax Act.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra delivered...
Justice Surya Kant Reflects On A.K. Sen's Enduring Impact On Law And Society
“What Palkhiwala is to Bombay, AK Sen was to Calcutta” said Justice Dipankar Dutta at the AK Sen Memorial Lecture Organised by the AK Sen Memorial Foundation at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 1st October. The Lecture was delivered by Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India on the topic “Advancing Justice Through The Legal Services Act And The...
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In 2020, the Government of India embarked on an ambitious exercise of reforming the Criminal Justice System. On 11th August 2023, three bills titled Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 seeking to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 and the Indian...
Delhi Police's Prohibitory Order Against Gatherings Withdrawn, Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court
The Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta today (October 3) informed the Supreme Court that the order of Delhi Police Commissioner prohibiting public gatherings beyond 5 or more persons from September 30 to October 5 has been withdrawn. The SG made this statement before the bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra in response to an urgent mentioning of a...
Supreme Court Restrains TN Police Enquiry Against Sadhguru's Isha Yoga Centre, Transfers Petition From Madras HC
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 3) restrained the Tamil Nadu police from conducting any further enquiry against the Isha Yoga Centre run by spiritual leader Sadhgur at Coimbatore pursuant to the directions issued by the Madras High Court.The Court transferred the habeas corpus petition, in which the High Court passed the order, from the High Court to the Supreme Court. The Supreme...
End Caste-Based Allotment Of Work To Prisoners, Delete Caste Column In Prison Registers : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (October 3) laid down crucial guidelines for the prevention of segregation and division of labour solely on the basis of the caste of the prisoners in Prisons.The Court struck down the provisions of the Prison Manuals of several States as per which jobs were assigned to prisons based on their castes. The Court held that assigning cleaning and sweeping to the...