Tag: Supreme Court

Supreme Court stays Kathua rape trial till May 7

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Within an hour of becoming only the seventh woman judge of Supreme Court on Friday, Justice Indu Malhotra witnessed an acrimonious display of lung power by three women lawyers in a case seeking a CBI probe into the Kathua rape and murder case and transfer of trial outside the J&K town. The bench that also included CJI Dipak Misra

Delhi hotelier who has moved Supreme Court against Sec 377: It’s time that privileged people spoke up for LGBTQI rights

Source – indiatimes.com After filing a writ petition in the Supreme Court to quash Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises sexual acts “against the order of nature”, following which the Apex Court issued a notice to the Centre seeking its response within a week, hotelier Keshav Suri is hopeful that the battle against the law will end in the LGBTQI community’s favour. He

Fair trial in Kathua case a priority: Supreme Court

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said its priority was to ensure fair and speedy trial in the rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua and examine whether the trial needed to be transferred out of the town. Two weeks ago, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and

Trump’s travel ban faces US Supreme Court showdown

Source – indiatimes.com WASHINGTON: The first big showdown at the US Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies is set for Wednesday when the justices hear a challenge to the lawfulness of his travel ban targeting people from several Muslim-majority countries. The case represents a test of the limits of presidential power. Trump’s policy, announced in September, blocks

In a first, Modi govt changes collegium’s recommendation on HC judge’s appointment

Source – theprint.in New Delhi: For possibly the first time since the collegium system was introduced, the Centre has unilaterally amended the recommendation of the judicial appointments body to apply its own writ, considered a violation of settled law and procedure. Last month, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended that Punjab and Haryana High Court additional judge