Able-Bodied Husband Should Earn By Legitimate Means And Maintain His Wife And Minor Child : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an able-bodied husband is obliged to earn by legitimate means and maintain his wife and the minor child.The husband is required to earn money even by physical labour, if he is an able-bodied, and could not avoid his obligation, except on the legally permissible grounds mentioned in the statute, the bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M. Trivedi...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Dismissal Of Ishrat Jahan Case Probe Officer Satish Chandra Verma IPS, Requests Delhi HC To Hear His Challenge Soon

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Union Government's order dismissing Gujarat cadre IPS officer Satish Chandra Verma from service.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph an Hrishikesh Roy observed that the Court is not inclined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's order refusing to stay the dismissal order, as it was an interim order. "At the same time, having heard the...

Death Sentence Imposed Without Any Shred Of Evidence : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Alleged Rape & Murder Of Minor Girl

The Supreme Court acquitted a man who was sentenced to death for alleged rape and murder of a six year old girl. The Court noted that there are seriously inherent contradictions in the statements made by prosecution witnesses and both the Trial Court and the High Court have overlooked it completely. "Court cannot make someone, a victim of injustice, to compensate for the injustice to the...

Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal Of Petition Challenging Provisions Of J&K Reservation Act 2005

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday allowed to withdraw a petition seeking to declare certain provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act, 2005 and related rules as illegal and unconstitutional. A Bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Ravindra Bhat and JB Pardiwala was prompted to do so after the Court was told of the developments which took place subsequent to the...

Do MPs/MLAs Have Immunity From Prosecution For Offence Of Taking Bribes For Votes In Legislature? Supreme Court To Hear On Nov 15

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, decided to commence with the hearing of the plea pertaining to the issue whether Article 194(1)/105 of the Constitution of India grants immunity to MLAs /MPs from being prosecuted for an offence involving offer or acceptance of bribe to cast vote in the legislature on 15th November, 2022. A 5-Judge Bench comprising Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S....

Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre For Not Deciding Mercy Petition Of Death Row Convict Balwant Singh Rajoana Within Time Limit

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday took exception to the lackadaisical attitude of the Central government in not considering the mercy petition filed by death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, in the Chief Minister Beant Singh assassination case. On May 2, the Supreme Court had directed the Central Government to decide the mercy plea of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana within...

Can Greater Restrictions Be Imposed On Freedom Of Speech Of Ministers? Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear On Nov 15

The Supreme Court, on Monday, decided to commence with the hearing of pleas pertaining to the limits of right to freedom of speech and expression for public functionaries, on 15th November, 2022.While briefly hearing the substratum of the matter, a 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian and B.V. Nagarathna indicated that restrictions on...

'Litigant Can't Be Expected To Wait Indefinitely For Reasons': Supreme Court Once Again Stresses On Need To Deliver Judgments Soon

The Supreme Court has once again stressed on the need to immediately deliver judgments by observing that a litigant cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for availability of the reasons for a Court Order.In this case, a party to election petition filed an an application under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in the High Court for Telangana. An order was pronounced...

Suit Is Liable To Be Dismissed If A "Necessary Party" Is Not Impleaded : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a suit is liable to be dismissed if a "necessary party" is not impleaded.For being a necessary party, according to the court, the twin test has to be satisfied (1) there must be a right to some relief against such party in respect of the controversies involved in the proceedings (2) that no effective decree can be passed in the absence of such a party.Order I...

Additional Seats Approved So That EWS Quota Won't Impact General, SC/ST/OBC Seats : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Union of India has informed the Supreme Court that additional seats have been approved in central educational institutions to ensure that there is no adverse impact due to the implementation of the reservation for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS).The Centre said that 2,14,766 additional seats have been approved in that regard.The affidavit by the Ministry of Social Justice pointed out...

AIBE-Validity Of All India Bar Examination- Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgment- LIVE UPDATES

#SupremeCourt to continue hearing the challenge against the All India Bar Examination. (Day 2)The #ConstitutionBench comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, A.S. Oka, Vikram Nath, and J.K. Maheshwari.Follow Live Updated Here...

Has Challenge To Demonetisation Become Academic? Does Issue Survive? Supreme Court Asks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will first examine whether the petitions challenging demonetisation have become academic and posted the matter to October 12.A Constitution Bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian and BV Nagarathna was considering 58 petitions which challenge the decision taken by the Central Government to demonetise...