Justice PB Varale was sworn in as the 34th Justice, SC working right now at full strength
The SC is at full strength as Justice PB Varale was sworn in as the judge of the Supreme Court of India. CJI DY Chandrachud had administered the oath of office to Justice Varale. Today, Justice Varale sat with the bench comprised of
Supreme Court Rejects Pleas for Delayed Surrender in Bilkis Bano Case
Introduction: On January 8, the Supreme Court nullified the remission granted by the Gujarat government to 11 convicts in the high-profile Bilkis Bano case. The court criticized the state’s complicity with an accused and ordered the convicts, prematurely released on Independence Day in
Whether SFIO Officers are police officers under the CrPC? Question of Law left opened by SC
Background:- The litigation came up when the Ministry of Corporate Affairs had ordered the investigation into the affairs of 15 companies. The SFIO had appointed the team of inspectors who were supposed to carry out investigations but later they were sanctioned to investigate
Gujarat Encounters : Petitioners plead to SC to prosecute the identified police officers
In the issue of the pleas that were filed, the petitioners informed the SC that the report of the monitoring committee led by Justice HS Bedi has found that there was foul play in 3 cases out of 17 and the police officers
Plea to implement women reservation before the Lok Sabha Polls to be heard next month by SC
Background:- The One Hundred and Sixth Amendment Act, 2023 was signed into law in September by the President of India, by the act cannot be implemented until a delimitation exercise has been carried out after the next census. Issue:- A PIL was filed
Allahabad HC’s order on the appointment of a commissioner to inspect Shahi Eidgah Masjid stayed by SC
On Tuesday the SC stayed the Allahabad HC’s implementation order, where it appointed a commissioner for the inspection of the Shahi Eidgah Mosque at Mathura in the Krishna-Janmbhoomi Case. The bench comprised of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the interim order
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Brutal Crime of Spousal Immolation
Introduction:In a recent Supreme Court case, a man’s appeal challenging his life imprisonment for the murder of his wife was dismissed. The court observed that setting a person on fire constitutes ‘extreme cruelty’ falling under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),
Prima Facie jurisdictional determination should take place , before the relief, when the maintainability is questioned: SC
It has been observed by the SC that in a case where the maintainability of the civil suit is questioned and the interim relief to be granted is opposed on this ground, the trial court, must firstly see the satisfaction regarding the maintainability
Directions for protection of Chittorgarh Fort from blasting activities issued by SC
The SC on Friday, issued directions that were for the protection of the Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, against the blasting activities that are being conducted in the radius of its 5 k, for limestone mining. The order was passed by the bench comprised of
Review petitions filed in SC challenging judgement upholding Article 370
Several petitions have been filed before the SC which challenged the judgement that was given on 11th December 2023, that upheld the centre’s decision of scrapping J&K’s special status. Lawyer Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, who was also a petitioner in the main case, had
