The Central government has appointed Harjit Singh Grewal as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), while nominating S Munawari Begum as the Vice-Chairperson and Glenn E Souza Ticlo as a Member of the statutory body constituted under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. The appointments were notified by the Ministry of…
The Delhi High Court has deferred the implementation of its earlier decision declaring the first and third Saturdays of every month as regular court sitting days, pending a fresh examination of the issue by a committee to be constituted by the Chief Justice. According to a notification issued by the High Court, the decision was…
The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Union government on a public interest litigation seeking separate legal recognition and constitutional safeguards for persons born with congenital variations in sex characteristics, commonly referred to as intersex persons. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana…
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has directed all law colleges to obtain a written undertaking from every student at the time of admission and before each internship, affirming compliance with professional ethics and responsible conduct on social media and digital platforms. The direction, issued through a July 17 circular, mandates the immediate implementation of…
The Supreme Court has called upon the Indian Railways to take stronger steps to prevent overcrowding in trains, observing that passengers continue to lose their lives after falling from packed coaches. The Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh on Friday also suggested that the Railways stop referring to travellers as “second…
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued comprehensive guidelines regulating the use of social media by advocates, law students and law interns, while making it mandatory for all future applicants seeking enrolment as advocates to submit an affidavit or compliance undertaking affirming adherence to digital ethics and professional standards. In a circular dated July…
The Supreme Court has ruled that the mere use of abusive, vulgar or offensive language does not by itself constitute the offence of obscenity under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), clarifying that while such expressions may be uncivil, distasteful or offensive, they cannot automatically be treated as legally obscene. The Bench of…
The Punjab government has informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the decision to withdraw the Punjab Police security cover provided to Rajya Sabha MP and former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh was taken pursuant to a periodic threat perception assessment conducted by the State Security Review Committee and was not linked to his resignation…
Newly-appointed Supreme Court Judge Justice V. Mohana on Thursday described her return to the Supreme Court as “coming back to my maika (parental home)” while addressing a felicitation ceremony organised by the Supreme Court Ladies Bar Association (SCLBA) to mark her elevation to the country’s highest court. Addressing an audience comprising the Chief Justice of…
The Supreme Court on Friday orally reiterated that deletion of a person’s name from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise did not result in the loss of Indian citizenship, stressing that powers of the Election Commission of India (ECI) were confined to maintaining electoral rolls and did not extend to determining…