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"Right Of Undertrial To Receive Medical Attention" : Supreme Court Directs To Take Bhima Koregaon Case Accused Gautam Navlakha To Hospital Immediately
While considering the petition filed by Bhima Koregaon case accused Gautam Navlakha seeking transfer to house arrest, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed that he be taken to a hospital of his choice immediately for a thorough medical check-up.The Court will consider his plea next on October 21. The hospital has been asked to submit a report to the Court based on the check-up.The 73-year...
Teenage Pregnancies -Doctor Need Not Disclose Identity Of Minor Girl Seeking Abortion In Information Given To Police : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday read down the mandatory police reporting requirement under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to hold that a doctor need not disclose the name and identity of the minor girl in the the information given to police.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, AS Bopanna and JB Pardiwala called for a harmonious reading of the Medical...
How Does Joseph Shine Judgment Prevent Disciplinary Actions Against Armed Forces Officers For Adultery? Supreme Court Asks Centre
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union Government if there is anything specifically in the 2018 judgment in the Joseph Shine case which precludes disciplinary proceedings on the ground of misconduct against army officers for adultery.The Joseph Shine case had decriminalised the offence of adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Orissa HC CJ Justice Muralidhar As Madras High Court Chief Justice
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice S. Muralidhar, as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.Justice S Muralidhar had succeeded Justice Mohammad Rafiq as the 32nd Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Justice Muralidhar was born on August 8, 1961. He enrolled as an advocate on September 12, 1984 and practiced in civil courts...
Rape Includes "Marital Rape" For The Purposes Of MTP Act, Wife Conceiving Out Of Forced Sex Can Seek Abortion : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud, on Thursday, held that the meaning of rape must be held to include "marital rape" for the purpose of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules.The Court held that wives, who conceived out of forced sex by their husbands, will also come within the ambit of "survivors of sexual assault or rape or incest" mentioned in Rule 3B(a) of...
All Women Entitled To Safe & Legal Abortion, Distinction Between Married & Unmarried Women Unconstitutional : Supreme Court
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared that unmarried women are also entitled to seek abortion of pregnancy in the term of 20-24 weeks arising out of a consensual relationship.The Court ruled that exclusion of unmarried women who conceive out of live-in relationship from the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules is unconstitutional."All women are entitled to safe...
Speaker Can't Deny Pension & Other Benefits To MLAs While Disqualifying Them Under 10th Schedule : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday held that under the Xth Schedule of the Constitution, the Speaker of a Legislative Assembly does not have power to deny pension and other benefits available to a former MLA while deciding a disqualification plea against him.The Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Ravindra Bhat and JB Pardiwala was considering a set of appeals by then four JD(U)...
EWS Quota Violates Basic Structure Of Constitution Due To Caste-Based Exclusion & Breach Of 50% Ceiling : Petitioners' Arguments On Final Day Of Supreme Court Hearing
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala on Tuesday(September 27), reserved judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which introduced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and public employment.On...
Arguments That Reject Theory of Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Since It Is Sacrament Do Not Make Any Legal Sense: Jaising Tells SC
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing a batch of petitions raising common questions of law, namely, whether it could exercise its powers under Article 142 to dissolve a marriage, what were the broad parameters to exercise such power, and whether the invocation of such extraordinary powers was allowed in the absence of the mutual consent of the parties. The first...
Supreme Court To List 300 Old Pending Matters From October 11, Oldest One Dates Back To 1979
The Supreme Court on Wednesday notified that 300 oldest after notice pending matters will be listed on non-miscellaneous days from October 11.The oldest matter listed among the 300 cases is a civil appeal of 1979. There are about 20 matters which were filed between 1993 and 2000.Recently, the Supreme Court Registry had scrapped over 13,000 cases filed before 2014, which were lying with...
