Source:- nationalheraldindia.com An important challenge during the Supreme Court’s Aadhaar hearings was the question of whether citizens have absolute rights over their bodies. The government categorically stated that citizens do not have such rights and thus it can collect our biometrics even if we are unwilling to part with them. While the matter has been
Source:- bloombergquint.com When, in October 2015, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, and with it the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the judgment was celebrated by many as a victory for the cause of judicial independence. The prevailing system, which gives primacy to a collegium of Supreme Court judges
Source:- telegraphindia.com he Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh each, totalling over Rs 100 crore, to nearly 400 owners whose apartments are part of buildings that are to be demolished as they had been constructed in a prohibited coastal regulation zone. The state government
Source:- dnaindia.com The Supreme Court, on Friday, told the Hindu and Muslim sides in the Ayodhya title suit case that archaeological evidence in the case cannot be discredited as it is largely based on inference and not direct evidence. The bench’s comment came after the Muslim side sought to dismiss the Archaeological Survey of India
Source: gadgets.ndtv.com Expressing its concerns over issues like trolling, character assassination, spreading lies and fake news, the Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasised that social media should be regulated. The observation by a bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta came while asking the Centre to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing the timeline when the
Source: thehindu.com Supreme Court Judge Justice Deepak Gupta on Tuesday expressed his extreme unease at the dangerous inroads made by online technology, saying it hardly took five minutes to buy an AK-47 on the dark web. A visibly alarmed Justice Gupta said he may renounce his smartphone and embrace privacy. He observed orally that innocents were
Source: ndtv.com NEW DELHI: Appointment and transfer of judges form “the root of the administration of justice” and interference in that “does not augur well” for the institution, the Supreme Court said today. It made the observation while deciding to keep the Gujarat High Court Advocate Association’s plea pending which has sought a direction to the
Source: hindustantimes.com Over 69 years after it came into existence, the Supreme Court of India will, for the first time, have a judge sitting singly to decide on matters of bail and anticipatory bail — in cases which carry a punishment of up to seven years’ imprisonment — and transfer of cases form one state
Source: hindustantimes.com The five-judge Supreme Court bench hearing the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title case on Wednesday set October 18 target to complete hearing in the case. “Let us make a joint effort to conclude the same by Oct 18”, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said. Chief Justice Gogoi had yesterday asked the parties
Source: indiatoday.in Four new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, taking its strength to 34, the highest-ever. According to separate Law Ministry notifications, justices Krishna Murari, SR Bhat, V Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy were appointed as judges of the top court. The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names to the government
