Category: Supreme Court of India

Why is SC discouraging Article 32,which Ambedkar said was ‘heart & soul’ of the Constitution?

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The honourable Supreme Court of India felt really hurt the other day. How could people, especially pesky journalists, be unfair to it? The esteemed Chief Justice of India aimed his remarks at the lawyer of journalist Siddique Kappan, in jail since October 5 for the terrible crime of trying to get to Hathras in

SC issues notice on plea against arrest of Kerala scribe on way to Hathras

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea challenging the arrest of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped. A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V

Explained: What is ‘contempt of court’, and why does the A-G have to consent to these proceedings?

Source:-https://indianexpress.com Attorney General K K Venugopal on Thursday gave his consent for the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweets following the Supreme Court’s decision to grant interim bail to television anchor Arnab Goswami. Writing to one Skand Bajpai who had sought his consent, Venugopal said: “…People believe that

Hear AAP’s plea on reserving 80 pc ICU beds for ,patients on Nov 12: SC to High Court

Source:-https://www.indiatvnews.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant any interim relief against the Delhi High Court order staying the AAP government’s decision to reserve 80 per cent ICU beds in 33 private hospitals for COVID-19 patients and ordered an urgent hearing on the plea on November 12. The top court asked the AAP government

Firecracker ban: CAIT demands compensation for traders’ losses

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday said states that have banned sale of firecrackers should compensate firecracker traders for the losses suffered by them due to the ban. CAIT in a statement demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and chief ministers of other states should “compensate the firecracker

Supreme Court: All insults against SC/STs can’t be termed as offence under SC/ST Act

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The Supreme Court on Thursday said that an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not made out on the fact that the complainant is a member of SC or ST. A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi said: “All insults or intimidations

SC asks Centre to issue directions for banning use of disinfectants and ultra violet rays on humans

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to issue directions for banning use of disinfectants and ultra violet rays on humans for COVID-19 management. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan asked the government to do the needful in this regard within a month. The bench passed the verdict on a plea seeking

SC rules on spouse maintenance

Source:-https://www.telegraphindia.com The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that an estranged wife is entitled to maintenance from the day she files her application rather than from the date a court grants her maintenance. The bench of Justices Indu Malhotra and R. Subhash Reddy also made it mandatory for a spouse to reveal at any maintenance proceedings

‘Nobody should fall sick’: Supreme Court stands tough on stubble burning

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred hearing on a PIL over stubble burning in the neighbouring states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh till November 6 after the Centre informed a bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde that that it has already promulgated an ordinance to curb air pollution

Supreme Court orders states to provide dry ration to sex workers

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com New Delhi (ILNS): The Supreme Court has directed all states to provide dry ration to sex workers in adequate amounts and uniformly. It asks them to seek help from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and legal services authorities in identifying them for providing succour during the pandemic. A bench of Justices L. Nageswara