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Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Implement S.19(6) Of POCSO Act & JJ Act Provisions To Ensure Rehabilitation Of Child Victims
Immediately after the knowledge of the commission of a heinous offence under the POCSO Act, the State, its agencies and instrumentalities must step in and render all possible aid to the victim children, the Court said.
'How Can POCSO Act Offence Be Termed Romantic?' : Supreme Court Slams HC Suggestion To Decriminalise 'Consensual' Sex Involving Older Teens
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) criticized the Calcutta High Court for observing in a judgment that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) must be amended to decriminalise consensual sexual acts involving adolescents above sixteen years.The Supreme Court further expressed disapproval of the High Court's suggestion that an exception must be carved out...
'Not A Case Of Passive Euthanasia' : Supreme Court Expresses Reluctance To Entertain Euthanasia Plea Of Man In Vegetative State
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) expressed disinclination to entertain the plea of a man for euthanasia, observing that it was not a case of "passive euthanasia" as he was not completely dependent on life-support machines. However, the Court agreed to consider the prayer for good treatment facilities and issued notice to the Union Government to explore such options.The petitioner, who...
Reserved Category Candidate Can Claim General Category Seat Of Horizontal Reservation Based On Merit : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 20) set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order which refused to allow admission of the meritorious reserved category candidates to the unreserved (UR) category. Upon placing reliance on the case of Saurav Yadav and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others, the bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan observed that the candidates...
View Of Coordinate Bench Of Same HC Can't Be Ignored: Supreme Court Quashes Preventive Detention Over Non-Supply Of WhatsApp Chats
The Supreme Court today (August 20) quashed a detention order upheld by a division bench of the Kerala High Court, noting that once the coordinate bench of the High Court had set aside the detention based on same grounds and material relied, the division bench could not have ignored the same.In this case, the division bench of High Court of Kerala had passed an order upholding the detention...
Senthil Balaji's Bail Plea In PMLA Case | Either Have Trial Of All Predicate Offences Or Exclude Any : Supreme Court To ED While Reserving Judgment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) observed that the ED must either rely on a complete trial of all three predicate offences against Senthil Balaji in the money laundering case against him or decide to let go of some cases as predicate offence. The Court observed that splitting the trial would not serve any purpose.“Either there is complete trial of all offences which are treated...
Supreme Court Declines To Restrain Formation Of CoC In Byju's Insolvency Proceedings
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) refused to pass orders to restrain the Resolution Professional from forming a Committee of Creditors for ed-tech company Byju's in the insolvency proceedings against it.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singvhi, representing Byju's, mentioned the matter today morning before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, saying that the previous order of the...
Seeking Stay Of HC Judgment Scrapping OBC Classifications, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court
The West Bengal Government on Tuesday (August 20) told the Supreme Court that it was seeking stay of the Calcutta High Court's judgment which quashed the classification of seventy seven communities as Other Backward Classes (OBCs).Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the State, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today at 2 PM when the Court assembled after...
'You Became Claimant, Prosecutor & Judge' : Supreme Court To UP Govt On Recovery Against Congress Over UPSRTC Dues
The Supreme Court today (on August 20) extended the stay granted from the recovery of Rs 2.66 crores from the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) towards the dues to the Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). Pertinently, the dues were for using the buses and taxis of the UPSRTC for its political purposes between 1981-89, the period during which the Congress party was...
'HC Was Not Right' : Supreme Court Questions Delhi HC For Asking Congress To Approach ITAT To Stay Tax Recovery
The Supreme Court, today (on August 20), issued notice on the petition filed by the Indian National Congress(INC) against the Delhi High Court rejecting its application for a stay on the recovery of income tax demand for an Assessment Year 2018-2019. The Division Bench of the High Court had refused to re-examine or reconsider the questions decided by the Income Tax Appellate...
RG Kar Hospital Rape & Murder | Remove Name, Photos & Videos Of Deceased Doctor From Media & Social Media: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (August 20) directed the immediate removal of all social media content including any references to the name or pictures and videos taken of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a petition filed by two...