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New Delhi, Dec 11. The Supreme Court on Monday, went by government assurances that statehood status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir sans Ladakh would be restored soon, to uphold the centre’s decision to strip the erstwhile state of its special status in the Indian union and reduce it to a Union Territory but asked the Election Commission to hold elections to the JK assembly by Sept 2024. Buddhist dominated Ladakh would continue to be a Union Territory with the five-judge bench upholding the move to make it a centrally-administered territory. The bench led by Chief Justice of…

New Delhi, Dec 7. The Supreme Court on Thursday sought data from the central government on the extent of illegal immigration into India’s north-east after 1971 and ways and means to curb such illegal migration blamed for changing the demographics of Assam. The government will have to file a statement on this by Monday. The order came amidst concerns expressed by those challenging the legality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act about the alleged change in Assam’s demography after such illegal immigration. Under Section 6A, those who have come into Assam prior to March, 1971, are eligible for Indian…

New Delhi, Nov 23. In the backdrop of petitions filed by several state governments questioning the manner of functioning of state Governors, the Supreme Court has said that state Governors cannot sit on bills indefinitely effectively stalling them, and also do not have the option of challenging the house business on the ground that any session was not valid. The states of Kerala, Punjab, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have moved the apex court in recent months challenging the decision of their respective Governors in failing to take any action on the bills sent to them for their assent. The…

as akin to voter’s right to secret ballot New Delhi, Nov 1. The central government defended the anonymous electoral bond scheme in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, insisting that the shift from earlier cash payments to political parties to electoral bonds was better, as also it insisted that donors enjoy a right to privacy akin to the right to secret ballot enjoyed by a voter. Right to privacy would extend to the donor’s political views or ideology, if any, the government said in fresh written submissions made in court. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued these points in court before a…

SC asks govt committee to consider benefits which can be granted to such unions New Delhi, Oct 17. The Supreme Court on Tuesday did not accord legal recognition to same sex marriages and instead sent out a strong message to police and other authorities against subjecting same sex couples to discrimination, violence or any other coercive step such as invasive medical procedures to change their gender. The top court asked the government to set up a committee to consider granting any other benefits to such unions. These could be enabling a partner to receive gratuity, pension etc of the other…

1.What does the UAPA entail? Ans: The dreaded Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, brought in by the UPA, implies a) Longer detention b) Jail the rule, bail is the exception c) Presumption of guilt if slapped with terrorist act under Section 15 d) Offices of those charged can be sealed e) Their properties can be attached f) They have a duty to furnish all information related to the alleged offence g) Their passports can be impounded 2. Can they be denied an FIR copy? Ans. No. Under Section 43B, which lays out the procedure of arrest, seizure, etc, * Any officer…

Asks senior police officer to examine non-inclusion of cognisable charges in FIR New Delhi, Sept 25. The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government’s delay in filing an FIR and also the quality of education being imparted to children in the state over an incident in which a Muslim kid was shown being hit by other kids under the teacher’s exhortation in a viral video. The court also questioned the non-inclusion of cognisable sections covering the communal angle in the FIR and ordered that the case be investigated by a senior IPS ranked officer to be nominated by…

* Asks state government to provide relief to all irrespective of who they were New Delhi, Sept 6 The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Manipur government to seize all illegal arms which have reportedly been procured by raiding police stations across Manipur. The bench also asked the government there to ensure that relief is provided to all affected persons irrespective of their ethnic background. The state has been rocked by ethnic violence for the last few months and many have died in the ethnic clashes. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud had earlier send…

After govt assurance that statehood would be restored to the state which was bifurcated into two UTs in 2019 New Delhi, Aug 29. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday sought to from the central government if it intended to restore full statehood and democracy back to the erstwhile state of JK and if the government had a roadmap on this. The government had diluted the special status accorded to the state in the Indian union under Article 370 in 2019 and divided the state into two Union Territories. “Restoration of democracy is very important. Is there a roadmap…

Says Rs 1 lakh fine under existing regulatory mechanism inadequate, fines must be proportionate to profits earned from such programmes New Delhi, Aug 14. The Supreme Court on Monday said that while it firmly believed that the right to freedom of speech and expression of the press must be respected, it drew the line at the media “destroying reputations” and airing programmes based on “presumption of guilt” on the part of the accused. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud also said that the fines imposed by the self-regulating mechanism on the electronic media for violating…