New: The Supreme Court yesterday indicated that it would deliver within a month its verdict on the decades- old Cauvery Water Dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, saying enough confusion has been created on it for over two decades. A Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud said that…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning modified an order that made it mandatory to play the National Anthem in cinemas, saying the playing of the Anthem must be left to the discretion of the cinema owners. However, patrons have to mandatorily show respect in case the cinema does play the Anthem, the SC added….
New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning ordered that the deadline for mobile phone-Aadhaar linking be extended from Feb. 6 to March 31. The Court also fixed the final Constitution Bench hearing on Aadhaar for Jan. 17, 2018. On the issue of linking bank accounts with Aadhaar, the Court said that existing Aadhaar card holders…
New Delhi: What a lawyer charges a client remains largely unregulated in India. The advocates’ fees rules are only for guidance and there is no bar to money claimed beyond what is fixed under the rules. The Supreme Court favours a law to check growing commercialisation of the legal profession and to “prescribe floor and…
New Delhi: Over three months after the Supreme Court “set aside” the practice of instant triple talaq or Talaq-e-Biddat, the Centre has drawn up a draft law which makes it a “cognizable and non-bailable” offence, punishable with three years jail and a monetary fine. The draft law — Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage)…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that using casteist remarks over phone in a public place against the SC and ST category would amount to criminal offence warranting a jail of a maximum five years. The Apex Court refused to stay the criminal proceedings and quash an FIR lodged against a person, who allegedly…
Mysuru: Demanding immediate implementation of Supreme Court order on SC/ST job promotion, AHIMSA (Kannada acronym for Minorities, Backward Classes and General Category) Vedike will take out a massive demonstration in Bengaluru tomorrow (Nov.10). Speaking to SOM, the vedike Secretary K. Govindaiah said that the Supreme Court has struck down the consequential seniority in job promotion…
The lead front page news on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 reads “Speed up trial of politicians, says SC.” Well, to whom is the gentle suggestion? To politicians? I mean to the Government run by the politicians? If so the Supreme Court is chasing a charade. The Court was hearing a PIL by a BJP leader…
Mysuru: Over 8,000 people from the district would participate in the protest rally to be held on Oct. 31 in Bengaluru urging the Government to implement the judgement made by the Supreme Court regarding promotion reservation policy. Disclosing this at a press meet held at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Dr. K.N. Chandrashekar, Hon. President, Ahimsa…
New Delhi: Sex with a wife below 18 is rape, the Supreme Court said today, ending an exception in the law for men married to girls who are above 15 despite the ban on child marriage. “If a man has sexual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years, it is an offence. The…
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