By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In a significant development, the Supreme Court has suggested that the legislature consider introducing a “Romeo-Juliet” clause into the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Made by a bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh in State of Uttar Pradesh vs Anurudh & Anr, the observation…
The Supreme Court has directed all higher education institutions across the country to immediately notify law enforcement authorities of any student suicide or unnatural death, emphasising that colleges and universities cannot evade their statutory and constitutional obligations. Exercising its plenary jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice…
The Supreme Court has stayed the operation of a Calcutta High Court judgment in the anti-defection case involving senior Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy, and has issued notice to West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and other respondents. The interim order was passed by the apex court while considering a challenge to the…
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to constitute a three-member committee against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma by the Lok Sabha Speaker over corruption charges. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma rejected the petition filed by Justice Varma challenging the Speaker’s…
The Delhi High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its reply to a petition moved by former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, who has challenged the framing of charges against her in the alleged IRCTC corruption case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice to the CBI while hearing Rabri Devi’s…
A Delhi court has found Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi guilty under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for her involvement in activities aimed at promoting secessionist ideology and undermining the sovereignty of India. The verdict was delivered by a special court dealing with NIA cases, which also convicted Andrabi’s associates Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida…
The Delhi High Court has announced that it will function on the first and third Saturdays of every month, marking a change in its existing working schedule. The decision has been taken to improve judicial efficiency and address the growing pendency of cases before the Court. According to the notification issued by the High Court…
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, State Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar, and other officials on petitions filed by the Enforcement Directorate alleging interference by the state in a money laundering probe related to political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC). The Bench of Justice…
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on a petition seeking judicial authorisation for the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in the case of a 32-year-old man who has remained in an irreversible permanent vegetative state for more than 12 years following a fall from a building. The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV…
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition filed by the producers of Jana Nayagan, the Vijay-starrer awaiting certification, refusing to interfere with the interim stay granted by a Division Bench of the Madras High Court on the film’s release. A single-judge Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta rejected the plea moved by KVN…