SC Issues Guidelines & Asks Parliament To Consider Ban On Child Betrothals
The Supreme Court, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution, which raised an issue to address the failure of authorities to prevent child marriages despite it being debated in India for over one and a half centuries. The court has rejected the center's plea to enforce the Prohibition of Child […]
SC Relieves Sadhguru by Closing Habeas Corpus PetitionÂ
The Supreme Court has closed the Habeas Corpus petition filed by a man alleging that his two daughters were “brainwashed” and have been held captive in the Isha Foundation ashram in Coimbatore. A three-judge bench of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice J.B. Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra concluded the legal proceedings that started […]
SC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Sec. 6A of Citizenship Act
On 17th October,2024, the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Amended Citizenship Act, 1955,which granted Indian citizenship in furtherance of the Assam Accord, 1985. The Constitution Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant, Justice M M Sundresh, Justice J B Pardiwala, and Justice […]
Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Of Priest Accused Of Rape On Pretext Of MarriageÂ
The Kerala High Court has dismissed a criminal miscellaneous case filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking quashment of chargesheet and further proceedings against a priest accused of raping a woman on the pretext of marrying her after leaving his priesthood. Justice A. Badharudeen refused to quash the proceedings as […]
Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Police Reply on Denial of Permission for Wangchuk’s Protest
The Delhi High Court has sought response from Delhi Police on seeking permission to permit activist Sonam Wangchuk and others from Ladakh to hold peaceful protests demanding Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh and raising environmental awareness at Jantar Mantar. The Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Amit Sharma directed the authorities to […]
OLA Received Show Cause Notice From CCPA
OLA the Largest EV Company In The World (excluding China) Received Show Cause Notice From CCPA Ola Electric Mobility Limited has received a show cause notice from the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) in regards to widespread discontent from consumers regarding its services. The show cause notice was issued by the central authority for alleged […]
SC Transfers Isha Foundation Case to Itself
Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order against Isha Foundation, Transfers the Petition From Madras HC to itself. Staying the order of the Madras High Court and transferring the case to itself, the Supreme Court bench presided by Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra on October 3rd, 2024, has […]
Sadguru’s Isha Foundation Under Scrutiny – Madras HC Asks State To Provide Details of Criminal Cases
"We want to know why a person who had given his daughter in marriage and made her settle well in life is encouraging the daughters of others to tonsure their heads and live the life of a hermitess. That is the doubt’’. These were observations of the division bench of Justice S M Subramanium and […]
Supreme Court Holds PMLA To Prevail Over CrPC For issuing Summons
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma has dismissed the Appeal filed by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee, challenging the Enforcement Directorate's summons in relation to a scam case. The couple has raised objections against the summons of ED where attendance is required in the national […]
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Suspension of Arms Exports To Israel
The Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) demanding suspension of military exports from India to Israel amidst the conflict going on in Gaza. The bench held that the matter was beyond its jurisdiction to direct the Government of India […]