Whether SFIO Officers are police officers under the CrPC? Question of Law left opened by SC
Background:- The litigation came up when the Ministry of Corporate Affairs had ordered the investigation into the affairs of 15 companies. The SFIO had appointed the team of inspectors who were supposed to carry out investigations but later they were sanctioned to investigate
Gujarat Encounters : Petitioners plead to SC to prosecute the identified police officers
In the issue of the pleas that were filed, the petitioners informed the SC that the report of the monitoring committee led by Justice HS Bedi has found that there was foul play in 3 cases out of 17 and the police officers
Plea to implement women reservation before the Lok Sabha Polls to be heard next month by SC
Background:- The One Hundred and Sixth Amendment Act, 2023 was signed into law in September by the President of India, by the act cannot be implemented until a delimitation exercise has been carried out after the next census. Issue:- A PIL was filed
Allahabad HC’s order on the appointment of a commissioner to inspect Shahi Eidgah Masjid stayed by SC
On Tuesday the SC stayed the Allahabad HC’s implementation order, where it appointed a commissioner for the inspection of the Shahi Eidgah Mosque at Mathura in the Krishna-Janmbhoomi Case. The bench comprised of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the interim order
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Brutal Crime of Spousal Immolation
Introduction:In a recent Supreme Court case, a man’s appeal challenging his life imprisonment for the murder of his wife was dismissed. The court observed that setting a person on fire constitutes ‘extreme cruelty’ falling under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),
Prima Facie jurisdictional determination should take place , before the relief, when the maintainability is questioned: SC
It has been observed by the SC that in a case where the maintainability of the civil suit is questioned and the interim relief to be granted is opposed on this ground, the trial court, must firstly see the satisfaction regarding the maintainability
Directions for protection of Chittorgarh Fort from blasting activities issued by SC
The SC on Friday, issued directions that were for the protection of the Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, against the blasting activities that are being conducted in the radius of its 5 k, for limestone mining. The order was passed by the bench comprised of
Review petitions filed in SC challenging judgement upholding Article 370
Several petitions have been filed before the SC which challenged the judgement that was given on 11th December 2023, that upheld the centre’s decision of scrapping J&K’s special status. Lawyer Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, who was also a petitioner in the main case, had
THE NEED TO EMPOWER MINORITY SECTS IN EDUCATION (DAY 2)
Introduction: The Supreme Court clarified that Article 30 of the Constitution, granting minorities the right to establish and administer educational institutions, does not intend to segregate any religious community. The statement came during the ongoing hearing on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim
THE NEED TO EMPOWER THE MINORITY SECTS IN EDUCATION
Introduction: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal defended the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) before the Supreme Court, emphasizing that Muslims in India face educational disadvantages worse than Scheduled Castes. Sibal argued that education is crucial for Muslim empowerment and urged the court
