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Bofors Case: What Is Your Locus To File Appeal? SC Asks BJP Leader
Live Law News NetworkCHIEF JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA: “We expect the petitioner to argue the matter on the next date of hearing and argue the parameters on grant of leaves” “PILs are used in personal...
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CJAR Seeks In-house Inquiry Against Chief Justice Of India
Live Law News NetworkThe Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) has made a complaint under the in-house procedure seeking inquiry by a committee of three/ five judges against the Chief...
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SC Constitution Bench To Begin Final Hearing On Validity Of Aadhaar Cards...
Live Law News NetworkA five-judge constitution bench headed by the Chief Justice Dipak Misra will commence the much-awaited hearing on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar cards on Wednesday. The...
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Judge Loya Case To New Bench?
Apoorva MandhaniWhile adjourning the petitions seeking independent probe into Judge Loya’s Death, the Supreme Court bench of justices Arun Mishra and M Shantanagoudaron Tuesday directed the matter to...
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Marital Rape: Married, Married But Separated, & Unmarried-Classifying Rape...
Akanksha JainIf slapping and anal rape in marriage is criminal why isn't rape? Pressing against provisions allowing “legal rape” of married women and the unconstitutional classification of rape victim...
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Ex-PMs, Presidents Be Barred From Occupying Govt Bungalows? SC To Hear...
Live Law News NetworkThe Supreme Court today said it will hear the law officers of the central government before considering the plea of amicus curiae Gopal Subramanium to expand the ambit of plea to...
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Aadhaar Is A Switch Which Can Cause Civil Death Of An Individual: Senior...
Apoorva MandhaniThe hearing on the Constitutional validity of Aadhaar cards is currently progressing in the Supreme Court, with Senior Advocate Shyam Divan submitting that the Aadhaar "seeks to tether...
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There Should Be Roster Of Allotment Of Matters Available In The Public...
Prabhati Nayak MishraAmidst the on-going differences between four senior most judges of Supreme Court with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra over the allocation of cases, the Supreme Court Bar...
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Aadhaar Hearing: Day-1 (Summary) ‘Eminent Domain Does Not Extend To Human...
Mehal JainThe hearing on a string of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act of 2016 commenced on...
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SC Stays Ban On Screening Of ‘Padmavat’ By Four States
MEHAL JAINDuring the hearing CJI Misra said "We are concerned that a film is being banned from being exhibited...expression of a creative content..my constitutional conscience is shocked". Justice...
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Aadhaar- [Day2] We Are Being Compelled By State To Part with Our Sensitive...
Mehal JainOn Day 2 of the Aadhaar hearing, Senior Counsel Shyam Diwan resumed his arguments for the petitioners before a constitution Bench of the Supreme Court. Diavn asked the bench comprising CJI...
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Breaking: Senior Advocate Indira Jaising Moves SC For Live Streaming Of Court...
With the Supreme Court divided over questions of transparency in its functioning, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has now approached the Apex Court demanding live streaming and video recording of cases...
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Aadhaar [Day-2 Session-2] Violation Of Fundamental Rights Cannot Be Validated...
Mehal JainJustice A. M. Khanwilkar asked Shyam Divan “Are the many notifications issued prior to the Act of 2016, which mandate Aadhaar, not validated by virtue of section 59 of the Act?” “In my...
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SC Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Plea For Quashing CBFC Certificate Of ‘Padmavat’
Mehal JainAfter granting an interim stay on the Gujarat and Rajasthan state notifications and the decisions of the states of Haryana and Madhya Pradesh prohibiting the public exhibition of the film...
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SC Orders Provisional Release Of Two Prisoners Who Spent About Two Decades In...
Ashok K.MThe Supreme Court has ordered provisional release of two convicts who suffered incarceration for about two decades. A bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Amitava Roy, while disposing...
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SC Rejects Victim’s Plea Against Acquittal Of ‘Peepli Live’ Director Mahmood...
Mehal JainThe Supreme Bench of Justice S. A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao, on Friday, refused to admit the Special Leave Petition (SLP) arising out of the judgement of the Delhi High Court dated...
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Lake Palace Resort Case: In Third Instance Of Recusal, Justice Kurian Joseph...
Mehal JainFormer Kerala state transport minister Thomas Chandy, who has moved the Supreme Court in a Special Leave Petition (SLP) arising out of the judgment dated November 14, 2017, of the Kerala High...
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Direct CBI To Challenge Amit Shah’s Discharge Order In Sohrabuddin’s Fake...
Nitish KashyapA PIL has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking a writ of mandamus to be issued against the CBI directing them to challenge the discharge of BJP national president and Rajya Sabha...
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Don’t Put Each Other’s Photos Anywhere, Including On Social Media: SC Tells...
Ashok K.MThe Supreme Court, while dissolving a marriage, issued this interesting direction: “Neither the husband nor the wife shall put the photographs of each other in any mode at any place, which...
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SC Slams Centre For Ignoring Construction Workers’ Welfare
Live Law News Network“You are not implementing the law meant for the welfare of construction workers. Why don’t you come out and formally state that the orders passed by us are being thrown in the...
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