Month: March 2018

SC/ ST Act being abused, prior sanction must for arrest, says Supreme Court

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

Petition before Supreme Court: ‘Devoted Christian’ seeks exemption from Aadhaar

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

Keep off Babri case, Supreme Court tells Swamy and activists

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

Delhi High Court stays ban on bullbars

Source – autocarindia.com Months after the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways had banned the fitment of bullbars on vehicles  in India, the Delhi High Court has stayed the government order. PTI reports that a two-member bench of the Delhi High Court – which is hearing a plea filed by a supplier and manufacturer of bullbars in India

Supreme Court Orders Compensation to Farmers

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