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Farm Laws & Farmers Protests : Recap Of Eventful Supreme Court Hearings
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today morning that the Central Government will take steps in the upcoming Parliament session to repeal the three controversial farm laws, against which several farmers organizations have been holding country wide protests over the past one year.While the passage of the three farm laws by the Parliament in September 2020 triggered off widespread...
Additional District & Sessions Judge Physically Assaulted In Court By Policemen: Patna High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance
In an unprecedented occurrence, the Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of an act of police violence against an Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ), Jhanjharpur. On its own motion, the Court has taken note of the incident upon receiving a letter from the District and Sessions Judge, Madhubani, about the incident that happened in the Sub Division of Madhubani at...
'Whether Playing Cards Under Gambling Act Amounts To An Offence Involving Moral Turpitude'? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition, raising a question as to whether a person, convicted under the Gambling Act, 1867 for playing cards, can be said to have committed an offence which tantamount to 'moral turpitude'. The Division Bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh issued notice on the petition filed by one Satendra Singh Tomar, against a...
Supreme Court Dismisses CBSE-ICSE Students' Plea Seeking Hybrid Option For Class X-XII Term Exams
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by students seeking urgent directions to conduct Class X and XII CBSE and ICSE Term I exams in hybrid manner for November 18, 2021.The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar dismissed the petition observing that the CBSE term exams have already commenced on November 16 and an intervention at this juncture will disturb...
Restricting 'Touch' Or 'Physical Contact' Only To 'Skin To Skin' Contact Absurd : Supreme Court Reverses Bombay HC's POCSO Judgment
"The most important ingredient for constituting the offence of sexual assault under Section 7 of the Act is the "sexual intent" and not the "skin to skin" contact with the child"
[Lakhimpur Kheri] 'Concerned About Guaranteeing Impartial, Just & Fair Investigation' : Supreme Court Appoints Monitoring Judge, Reconstitutes SIT
While appointing a retired High Court judge to monitor the Lakhmipur Kheri case probe and also reconstituting the Special Investigation Team of the Uttar Pradesh Police with IPS officers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it is "concerned about guaranteeing an impartial, fair, just and thorough investigation into the incident which has resulted in such a tragic loss of lives...
'Act Used To Quell Dissent' : Former Civil Servants Challenge Validity Of UAPA; Supreme Court Issues Notice
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a Writ Petition filed by petitioners- who have all been former IAS/IPS/IFS officials- challenging the vires and validity of the various provisions of the draconian anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967On Wednesday, a Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant issued...
Isn't Govt Responsible To Redress Citizen's Loss Of Job Due To Non-Recognition Of COVAXIN By Foreign Nations? Kerala High Court Asks Centre
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday questioned the government if it is not duty bound to redress the grievance of a citizen who may lose his livelihood due to a state-sponsored vaccination scheme. The query was posed in light of non-recognition of Covaxin by some countries.Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) had approved Covaxin, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by...
'Welfare State Has To Ensure No One Dies Of Hunger' : Supreme Court Gives Centre Last Chance To Frame Community Kitchen Policy
Emphasizing that a welfare state has a constitutional duty to ensure that no one dies of hunger, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted 3 weeks time to the Central Government, as a last opportunity, to frame a pan-India policy on community kitchens, after taking the view of different state governments.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana recorded unhappiness over the affidavit...
Criminal Appeal Cannot Be Dismissed As Infructuous Merely Because Appellant Served Out Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an appeal against conviction cannot be treated as infructuous merely for the reason that the convicted appellant had served out the sentence awarded by the Trial Court.Merely for execution of the sentence, an appeal against conviction cannot be treated as infructuous, the bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath said.In this case, a...