Source – verdict.justia.com In a 547-page judgment, the Supreme Court of India recently ruled that the Constitution of India protects a right of privacy. The decision will undoubtedly be extremely important in India, which, with a population of over 1.3 billion, is not only the world’s largest democracy but by one measure includes roughly one-third of all people living in democracies.
Source – indianexpress.com The Centre defended in Supreme Court on Tuesday the exception in Section 375 of the IPC, which states that sexual intercourse between a man and a girl aged between 15 and 18 years will not amount to rape if they are married. Senior counsel Rana Mukherjee told a bench headed by Justice
Source – livemint.com New Delhi/Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an order passed in August by the Allahabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which initiated insolvency proceedings against Jaypee Infratech Ltd. Legal experts said the apex court’s ruling could set a precedent in terms of how it balances the rights of lenders versus
Source – thewire.in New Delhi: The Supreme Court is currently hearing challenges to the validity of a clause in the Indian legal definition of rape which excludes sexual intercourse by a man with a minor girl above the age of 15 if she happens to be his wife. Most observers believe the court is unlikely to strike this exception down.
Source – deccanchronicle.com Thiruvananthapuram: With the Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelling the admissions to the DM Institute of Medical Sciences, Wayanad, and Mount Zion Medical College, Pathanamthitta, the future of 400 students admitted to MBBS courses was hanging in the balance. The SC cancelled the admissions on a petition of Medical Council of India (MCI). The admissions
The Supreme Court of India has reportedly issued notices to Google and Twitter, in reference to the public interest litigation petition filed against the Internet behemoths over data privacy concerns by Pallav Mongia, an Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court. The petition, according to sources, has raised concerns about the lack of control over data sharing
Source – legallyindia.com Through its historic ruling delivered by a five-judge bench in the case of Shayara Bano and Ors v. Union of India on August 22nd 2017, the Supreme Court of India (SC) liberated Muslim women from the perpetual fear of arbitrary and whimsical divorce. The SC banned the regressive practice of instant ‘triple talaq’, which allowed
Source – nytimes.com Supreme Court of India, in a rare unanimous judgment, declared privacy a constitutional right. The court unflinchingly reasoned that the rights to life and liberty of which privacy is a part protect the sanctity of the home and relationships like marriage, procreation and sexual orientation. It is a ruling that will forever affect
Source – businesstoday.in The CBI on Monday presented to the Supreme Court a sealed cover containing details of investigations that have revealed possible transactions in foreign countries and 25 overseas properties allegedly belonging to Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram. The FIR, lodged by the CBI on May 15, had alleged irregularities in
Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: A 73-year-old man from Madurai in Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court seeking a ban on the internet-based suicide game ‘Blue Whale challenge’ that has been linked to the deaths of several children worldwide. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud agreed to
