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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Supreme Court Urges Punjab Govt To Consider Relief For 39 Families Unable To Prove They're Genuine Riot Victims
The Supreme Court recently directed the Punjab State to explore the possibility of providing alternative accommodation to 39 families occupying flats in SAS Nagar Mohali Phase-XI for the last 40 years, meant for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims, as they do not have red cards given to identify the genuine victims of the riots. A special leave petition has been filed claiming that 39 families...
Arms Act | Prohibition On Buttondar Knife Applies Only If Knife Was For 'Manufacture, Sale Or Possession For Sale Or Test' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court yesterday quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. The bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Sandeep Mehta heard the case, in which the appellant was accused of possessing a buttondar knife (having dimensions 31.5 cms in length (blade length of 14.5 cms and handle of 17 cms) and width of 3 cms), violating the Arms Act, 1959,...
Supreme Court Allows West Bengal BJP Leader Kabir Shankar Bose's Plea For CBI Probe Of Assault Cases Against Him
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 4) ordered a CBI investigation into two assault and sexual harassment cases arising from an incident on December 6, 2020, against West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kabir Shankar Bose.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Pankaj Mithal delivered its judgment today in the writ petition filed by Bose alleging that false criminal...
Supreme Court Seeks Union's View On Bihar Election Commission's Plea Against Election Of Nepali Citizen As Panchayat Mukhiya
The Supreme Court recently called for Union's response on Bihar State Election Commission's plea challenging a direction that citizenship issue of a Mukhiya in the state be referred to the Union. The said Mukhiya was disqualified by the Bihar SEC on a view that he was a Nepali citizen when the elections took place.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order for impleadment...
Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Petitions Challenging Places Of Worship Act
[Update : The matter has been deleted from tomorrow's list.]The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Places of Worship Act (Special Provisions) Act 1991.A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar will hear the matter.The lead petition (Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India) was filed in 2020 in which...
'Need To Preserve Temples With Utmost Care' : Supreme Court Appoints Retired HC Judge For Election Of Kerala's Oachira Temple Management
In a plea related to the management and administration of Oachira Parabrahma Temple in Kerala, the Supreme Court appointed a former Kerala High Court Judge as an Administrator to conduct a fresh election for the administration and management of the subject temple and its allied institutions, in a free and fair manner. The bench comprising CJI Sanjiv Khanna, and Justices Sanjay Kumar and...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Validity Of Rule Excluded Visually Challenged Candidates From MP Judicial Service
The Supreme Court today (December 3) reserved the judgment on suo motu matter regarding a rule in the State of Madhya Pradesh that excludes visually impaired and no-vision candidates from seeking appointment to judicial services.The Rule in question is Rule 6A of the Madhya Pradesh Services Examination (Recruitment and Conditions of Services) Rule 1994, which completely excludes visually...
Charge Sheet Can't Be Filed When There Is Interim Order Restraining Coercive Action Against Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that a charge sheet cannot be filed after a court passes an interim order restraining the state from taking coercive action against the accused in a criminal case,A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih discharged contempt notices issued to three officers of the Jharkhand Police after they apologised for filing charge sheet despite...
'Soldier's Widow Should Not Have Been Dragged To Court': Supreme Court Imposes Rs. 50K Cost On Centre For Challenging Pension Order
The Supreme Court today (December 3) dismissed Union of India's appeal against order of Armed Forces Tribunal granting a Liberalised Family Pension (LFP) and other benefits to the widow of a soldier who died while on an Area Domination Patrol along the Line of Control.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih imposed cost of Rs. 50,000 on the appellant, observing that...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In Kerala HC Order Invalidating 'Compassionate Appointment' To Late MLA's Son
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 2) refused to interfere in the order of the Kerala High Court which had set aside the appointment of late MLA Ramachandran Nair's son in the State's Public Works Department under 'compassionate employment'.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the challenge against the Kerala High Court order which cancelled the...
Supreme Court Issues Directions For Effective Implementation Of POSH Act
The Supreme Court today (December 3) passed comprehensive directions for the effective compliance of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). The Court particularly emphasised "decentralising" the POSH Act to take on board the private sectors, which the Union also pointed out is a "red flag" because they have been "very hesitant"...