Judges Appointing Judges and collegium system
The five-member constitution bench headed by J S Khehar of the Honourable Supreme Court, while hearing the case which challenging the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act where the Act…
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Government affidavit on benefits to transgender
Division Bench of Kerala High Court comprising of Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice A.M. Shaffique, while considering a petition filed by High Court lawyer Basil Attipety, seeking a directive…
Don’t demand Aadhaar Card for people seeking benefits
Justice Rakesh Jain of the Punjab & Haryana High Court, while disposing of a petition filed by Sudhir Yadav who had approached the High Court following reports that Aaadhar card…
Tough time for Kejriwal’s government: SC issues notice
A bench of Justices AK Sikri and UU Lalit, while refusing to stay Delhi HC order allowing Anti- Corruption Bureau of Delhi to take action against officials in corruption cases,…
Kejriwal Centre Tug-of-War: Delhi High Courts Observations put on hold
Kejriwal Centre Tug-of-War In a big blow to the Aam Aadmi Party Government in Delhi, the Supreme Court has stayed the Delhi High Court’s observations on Delhi Government’s notification which…
Don’t hang the convicts hurriedly and secretly, says Supreme Court
Supreme Court on in its recent judgment said that the execution of death sentence cannot be carried out in a hurried and secret manner. A bench of justices AK Sikri…
Analysing the Suprme Court’s stand on the Fatwa
Raghavi Viswanath In terms of religious significance and Islamic jurisprudence, fatwa is a legal ruling given by Muslim scholars based on religious evidence. Therefore, fatwas are primarily based on the…
Law and the Mother – Maternity Benefit Act
Raghavi Viswanath History bears testimony to the fact that maternity has been viewed as a disability. Since the times of the Industrial Revolution, pregnant women have been treated as a…
President gives nod to National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill
The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 has received President’s assent on 31st December, 2014.The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 gives the executive an equal role in the appointment…
Supreme Court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment
A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra, R F Nariman and U U Lalit said that, “Though no time limit can be fixed within which the mercy petition ought to be…