Source – indianexpress.com NOTING THAT there were “instances of abuse” of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, by “vested interests” for political or personal reasons, the Supreme Court on Tuesday laid down stringent safeguards, including provisions for anticipatory bail and a “preliminary enquiry” before registering a case under the
Source – indianexpress.com Claiming that Aadhaar impinges on his religious beliefs and was against the tenets of the Bible, a Christian man on Tuesday has sought exemption from applying for the 12-digit biometric ID from the Supreme Court. In his petition, before a five-judge Constitution bench hearing the Constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act, petitioner
Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: While stating that the Supreme Court was firmly against gagging the media, a three-judge bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra on Thursday said a section of the press, especially the electronic media, had crossed the line by “writing what they think.” The bench of CJI Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar
Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In a peculiar case, a human resources manager from Bengaluru on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the UIDAI to hand him back the biometric data of his late father collected for Aadhaar card. Santosh Min B said he wanted the biometric details as these would be of
Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ousted BJP leader Subramanian Swamy from being a part of the politically and communally sensitive case relating to the Hindu-Muslim ownership battle over the 2.77 acre Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi disputed plot. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer
Source – economictimes.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Foreign lawyers cannot carry out any litigation or non-litigation work in India on a permanent basis, the Supreme Court held in a ruling, which also gives the Bar Council of India (BCI) regulatory control over overseas legal professionals even if they are in the country on temporary assignments. Foreign lawyers or
Source – newsclick.in The Supreme Court of India delivered a Judgement in favour of farmers who had lost their land through a fraudulent land acquisition process. On March 12, farmers from the villages Manesar, Lakhnoula and Naurangpur in Haryana finally got some relief from the Supreme Court after around seven years of litigation. The issue began
Source – indianexpress.com The apex court has taken a “backward” step by interpreting Section 377 of Indian Penal Code and “curtailing the rights of gay” people, Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur said on Monday. Justice Lokur, part of the SC collegium, said that it “has to be debated and discussed to what extent” does the
Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to release the attached properties of the mother-in-law of an absconding businesswoman, who is currently residing in London, saying she should first bring her daughter-in-law back to India. The top court asked the 75-years-old woman to first bring her daughter-in-law Ritika Awasty, a promoter of Bush
Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In its path-breaking verdict linking right to life with right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court on Friday took the first step towards giving judicial support to the much canvassed proposition that it was inhuman to punish a distressed person who failed to end his life through suicide. Section 309 of IPC provides that “whoever attempts
