Tag: JuD
Sex With Wife Below 18 Is Rape: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said sex with wife below 18 years of age is rape, striking down the provision of criminal law that permitted sex with wife aged between 15 and 18. ....
SC Refers To 5-judge Constitution Bench Plea Seeking Probe Into Medical Scam Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday referred to a five-judge constitution bench a petition seeking probe into the alleged role of a retired Orissa High Court judge in a scam involving a medical institution and casting its shadows on the functioning of the top court.....
President Urges Legal Fraternity To Provide Free Services To Poor
Expressing concern over non-affordability of legal services by the poor in the country, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday called upon on the legal fraternity to provide free legal services them.....
2G Spectrum Scam: Final Judgment On December 21
The much-awaited judgment in the alleged multi-thousand crore rupees 2G spectrum scandal will be delivered by a special court here on December 21. ....
SC To Commence Hearing On Ayodhya Title Suit On Feb 8
The Supreme Court will commence on February 8, 2018 its hearing on a batch of petitions challenging a 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit that had divided the disputed Babri Masjid site between the Nirmohi Akhara, Lord Ram deity and the Sunni Waqf board.....
Pandher, Koli Sentenced To Death In Nithari Serial Rape-murder Case
A CBI court here on Friday sentenced businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his aide Surendra Koli to death in one of the Nithari serial rape-murder cases. ....
Raja, Kanimozhi Acquitted In 2G Case
A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted all the accused in the alleged 2G scam, giving a major relief to former Telecom Minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi who were jailed on charges of taking kickbacks to issue the telecom spectrum and licenses in 2008 at throwaway prices.....
100 Triple Talaq Cases Since SC Verdict In August: Prasad
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday moved the triple talaq Bill for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha and said about 100 triple talaq cases had taken place since the Supreme Court struck it down in August this year. ....
Divisions In SC Surface In Open; Four Judges Attack CJI
Divisions at the top in the Supreme Court burst out in the open on Friday when four senior sitting judges took an unprecedented step of publicly accusing Chief Justice Dipak Misra of not strictly adhering to rules in assigning cases to appropriate benches which they said can create "doubt" about the integrity of the apex court. ....
BCI Meeting On SC Judges Issue, Says Presser 'unfortunate'
Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said a meeting of the members is being held on Saturday evening, after which a delegation will meet Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and the four senior judges, who spoke against the CJI on Friday. ....
