The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 of Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (now Section 63 of BNS), which granted immunity from prosecution to a husband for having sexual intercourse with his wife, older than 15 years. The Bench of Chief…
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking re-election on 20 Assembly seats of Haryana. The order was passed by the Bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra. Earlier in the day, the matter was mentioned before the Apex Court for urgent listing. Taking exception to the prayers sought…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is addressing concerns over India’s vulnerable coastlines, with a focus on preparing Coastal Zone Management Plans (CZMPs) and Island Integrated Management Plans (IIMPs) for coastal states and union territories. The NGT, led by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Judicial Member Justice Sudhir Agarwal, and Expert Member Dr A. Senthil Vel, initiated…
The Allahabad High Court has said that after the death of a divorced woman employee, only her dependent sons and daughters are entitled to family pension and other service benefits. A Single Bench of Justice Neeraj Tiwari passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Niyaz Ahamad. The petition has been filed seeking following…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the explosion at a firecracker factory in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh resulting in the death of six people, including two children, and injuring several others. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated 03.10.2024. As per the article the…
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has denied relief to Arif Hussain @ Sonu Singh who has been accused of concealing his name and religion and by identifying himself with the wrong name initially enticed away the victim, raped her and thereafter forced her to marry him. The Division Bench of Justice Vivek…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) is addressing concerns over the alleged illegal felling of 112,000 trees for a road project along the Upper Ganga Canal. The case involves the construction of a 111 km Kawar Marg from Muradnagar to Purkaji near the Uttarakhand border. The NGT directed the Survey of India to submit satellite images…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, which recognized the Assam Accord, by 4:1 majority. The verdict was delivered by the five-judge Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra. Justice…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recommended the name of second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, as his successor. The CJI has written a letter to the Government of India proposing the name of Justice Khanna as the 51st Chief Justice of India. CJI Chandrachud will demit office on November…
The Supreme Court today directed the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi VK Saxena, who serves as the Chairperson of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), to file an affidavit explaining which officers of the DDA should be held liable for cutting trees in Delhi’s Ridge Forest area in violation of court orders. A Bench comprising Chief…