Source – ndtv.com The Supreme Court has held that the second marriage of a person during the pendency of an appeal against a divorce decree would not be void in cases where the parties have decided not to pursue the appeal. A bench of Justices SA Bobde and LN Rao, while interpreting section 15 of the
Source – newindianexpress.com Continuing his attacks on the Modi government in London, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre for denigrating public institutions, ignoring the poor and insulting citizens by saying no development happened before 2014. “Institutions such as the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India and the Reserve Bank of India are being torn
Source – hindustantimes.com Petitions related to mob lynching incidents in Alwar and Hapur, updating of National Register for Citizens (NRC), creation of special courts for politicians and Article 35A would be heard this week in the Supreme Court. A bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will take up a petition on the Hapur lynching case
Source – indiatvnews.com In a major relief for Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to order re-polling on over 20,000 panchayat seats in West Bengal which were won uncontested by the Trinamool Congress in May. Setting aside the Calcutta High Court order allowing filing of nomination papers through e-mail, WhatsApp in West Bengal
Source – indialegallive.com The Supreme Court constitution bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Kurian Joseph, Rohinton Fali Nariman, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Indu Malhotra, hearing the case of continuation of reservation for promotions for SC/ST candidates on Thursday (August 23) again discussed inclusiveness and the creamy layer. During one exchange, Justice Nariman asked: “Suppose
Source – hindustantimes.com The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the operator of world’s largest biometric database for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks. A two-judge bench headed by Justice S Ravindra Bhat of Delhi High Court has asked the Unique Identification Authority of
Source – theprint.in Former CJI R.M. Lodha and ex-judges G.S. Singhvi and Dalveer Bhandari all belong to the Oswal Jain community that comprises less than 0.5% of Rajasthan’s population. New Delhi: The Oswal Jains are a minuscule community in Rajasthan, comprising less than 0.5 per cent of the state’s population, but their prominence in the country’s judiciary is something
Source – newindianexpress.com MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court directed the CBI today not to discard the call data records of its officer who is investigating the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam involving diamond jeweller Nirav Modi. A single bench of Justice Ajey Gadkari also directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its affidavit in response
Source – hindustantimes.com The Delhi high court refused to hear a plea challenging a provision in law setting the minimum age of marriage for women and men at 18 and 21 years, respectively. However, it granted protection to a man and woman, both 19 years old, who feared torture by people, including policemen, for solemnising an
Source – dnaindia.com The Supreme Court has restored the honour of an Army veteran who was among the officers who led the Operation Blue Star in 1984 and upheld a decision to exonerate him of charges of alleged misconduct and award him a rank of Lieutenant Colonel post-retirement. The top court upheld the decision of Armed
