Breaking: Supreme Court Stays Dismissal Of IPS Officer Satish Chandra Verma Who Assisted CBI in Ishrat Jahan Case Probe

The Supreme Court has kept in abeyance for a week, the order of Central government dismissing from service Gujarat cadre IPS officer Satish Chandra Verma, who assisted the CBI in the investigation in the Ishrat Jahan encounter killing case. A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy directed that in the meantime, it is for Verma to take appropriate steps for amending the...

Chattisgarh NAN Scam-"High Court Judge Was In Touch With People Who Were Helping Accused": ED Tells Supreme Court

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India, U.U. Lalit, Justices Ravindra Bhat and Ajay Rastogi, on Monday, heard the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate, seeking a plea for transfer of investigation in the Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam case, which relates to corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Chattisgarh. The bench directed the parties to place...

Hijab Ban- Supreme Court Hearing- DAY-7 Live Updates

Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear a batch of petitions challenging the ban on wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka.A batch of 23 petitions is listed before the bench. Some of them are writ petitions filed directly before the Supreme Court seeking the right to wear hijab for Muslim girl students. Some others are special...

Kashmiri Pandit's Killing : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Probe Into Murder Of Advocate Tika Lal Taploo In 1989

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking investigation into the murder of Advocate Tika Lal Taploo in Kashmir valley in 1989 by militants. The petition also sought rehabilitation of family members and restoration of their properties in the Kashmir Valley and investigation and prosecution of people involved in the murder.The writ petition was filed by Ashutosh Taploo, son...

Larger Bench Judgment Will Prevail Regardless Of Number Of Judges In Majority : Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a judgment delivered by a larger bench will prevail irrespective of the number of judges constituting the majority. To illustrate, the judgment of a 7-judge bench delivered with 4:3 majority will prevail over a unanimous 5-judge bench.A 5-judge bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee, Hemant Gupta, Surya Kant, M. M. Sundresh...

Supreme Court Refers Issue On "Framing Guidelines On Mitigating Circumstances To Be Considered While Imposing Death Sentences" To Five Judge Bench

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a 5-judge bench the issue relating to hearing the accused before imposing the death penalty on him.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia noted that there were conflicting judgments regarding the grant of hearing to an accused before imposing death sentence on him. The bench noted that in...

[CRPF Protection To Unnao Survivor's Family And Lawyer] There Is No Threat Perception Now:Centre Submits Before SC

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Friday received responses from the State of Uttar Pradesh and the Union of India with respect to the "threat perception" in UP. The hearing was held as a part of the writ of "perpetual mandamus" issued in 2019 after Supreme Court decided to take suo motu cognisance of various reports on the rise in cases of sexual assault on children....

"Dissent Is The Basis for Tomorrow's Lawmaking": SC Judges Remember Justice Syed Mahmood: Colonial India's Dissenting Judge

"Dissent is the basis for tomorrow's lawmaking, one must remember. Sometimes, it is felt that if everybody goes on the same line and the same passageway, that is what should happen, forgetting that the legal minds are rendering opinions. There is nothing to be touchy about it. The opinion is what a particular judge feels should be the law and therefore, it is the jurisprudential development...

'Matter Requires Hearing": SC Posts Plea Against Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 After Diwali

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for hearing after the Diwali vacation the 2008 petitions by NGO Wildlife First and few retired forest officials, challenging the validity of the Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. The Court allowed parties to file any affidavits that they may wish to, with service on the other side.According to...

Not Necessary To Give Opportunity Of Hearing To Would-Be Accused Before Court Makes Complaint U/Sec 195/340 CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that it is not necessary to give an opportunity of hearing to a would- be accused before a complaint is made under Section 195/340 CrPC.The Three Judges Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul , Abhay S. Oka and Vikram Nath were answering the reference made to it by a two judges bench. The issues referred were i) Whether Section 340 of the Code of...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up : September 12 To September 17,2022

Hyderpora Encounter - "Decent Burial Given, Last Rites Performed By State" : Supreme Court Dismisses Father's Plea For Handing Over Son's BodyCase Status: Mohammad Latief Magrey v. Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir And Ors. SLP(C) No. 12743/2022 Observing that Amir Magrey, who was killed by security forces in the Hyderpora encounter in Jammu and Kashmir was given a decent burial by the...

Disburse Arrears Under One Rank One Pension Scheme In Three Months : Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court, on Friday, asked the Central Government to disburse the arrears to eligible pensioners of the armed forces within a period of 3 months. It extended the three months period granted to the Central Government in its judgment dated 16.03.2022, wherein the Apex Court had upheld "One Rank One Pension" ("OROP") Scheme in Defence Forces. "Time period of 3 months fixed in...