Month: April 2018

Female genital mutilation a crime: Centre to Supreme Court

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the practice of female genital mutilation(FGM) is a “crime under existing laws”. Attorney General KK Venugopal asked a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar to “step in and issue directions” on the issue. “It is a crime punishable

Unfortunate & disturbing: Supreme Court

Source – dnaindia.com The Supreme Court said on Friday that it was “very disturbed” by “unfortunate” public statements made by lawmakers on the issue of impeaching judges. “We are all very disturbed about it,” a bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan told the counsel of a petitioner who sought to restrain legislators and gag

Supreme Court orders Centre to seize Dawood Ibrahim’s properties

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) today ordered the Centre to seize wanted terrorist and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s properties. An SC bench headed by Justice R K Agrawal dismissed a plea filed by the underworld don’s family against the attachment of his properties in Mumbai. Last November, three south Mumbai properties belonging to the fugitive don

No indignity in furnishing proof of identity, UIDAI tells Supreme Court

Source – indianexpress.com The Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) — the nodal agency in charge of implementing Aadhaar — on Wednesday contended that there was no indignity associated with furnishing proof of identity to any institution or person, as it was only a “regulatory procedure.” Appearing for UIDAI, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, said: “In a relational