Tag: JS Khehar
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SC issues notice to Centre on PIL seeking 10-yr-old rape victim’s abortion
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and others on a plea seeking its permission to allow a 10-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy even as it asked the member secretary of Chandigarh Legal Services Authority to assist as an amicus curiae and get the rape survivor examined by a …
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July 24, 2017 -
SC refuses plea to probe mass murder of Kashmiri Pandits
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking probe and prosecution of various persons, including separatist leader Yasin Malik, for offences including murder of over 700 Kashmiri Pandits during the height of militancy in the Valley in 1989-90. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said …
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July 24, 2017 -
SC allows Govt to replace panel on MCI
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the functioning of the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a fresh panel of five eminent doctors. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, said the Centre had proposed the names of five eminent doctors to replace …
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July 18, 2017 -
9-judge Constitution bench to decide on right to privacy
The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to set up a nine-judge bench to decide if the right to privacy can be declared as a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar said the larger bench would examine the correctness of the two judgments delivered in the …
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July 18, 2017 -
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Constitutional validity of triple talaq
On the sixth and last day of the hearing in the triple talaq case, the Supreme Court on Thursdayreserved the verdict on its constitutional validity. The apex court was hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the instant- divorce practice. On the final day, representing several aggrieved women petitioners and women’s rights …
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May 18, 2017 -
Will focus only on triple talaq now, says Supreme Court
Continuing hearing the triple talaq issue for third day, Supreme Court on Monday said that it will keep issues of 'polygamy' and 'nikah halala' pending because of lack of time but will focus on triple talaq. “It may not be possible to deal with all the three issues in the limited time we have. We …
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May 15, 2017 -
Will examine if triple talaq is fundamental to religion: SC
As the hearing on triple talaq began, Supreme Court on Thursday said it would examine whether triple talaq is fundamental to religion. "We will also examine whether triple talaq is part of enforceable fundamental right," the top court bench said. Hearing a series of petitions, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J Khehar …
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May 11, 2017 -
India becoming hub of international arbitration: CJI
Chief Justice of India J S Khehar on Saturday said that India is becoming a hub of international arbitration and assured that there will be zero interference of the government in international arbitration process. "India is becoming hub of international arbitration. There will be zero interference of the government of India in international arbitration process, …
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April 22, 2017 -
Justice CS Karnan contempt case: SC asks for unconditional apology within 4 weeks
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restore the administrative and judicial duties of Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan and asked him to apologise unconditionally within four weeks. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar also advised Karnan to file medical records if he thought he was 'not mentally fit' …
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March 31, 2017 -
Justice CS Karnan contempt case: SC asks for unconditional apology within 4 weeks
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restore the administrative and judicial duties of Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan and asked him to apologise unconditionally within four weeks. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar also advised Karnan to file medical records if he thought he was 'not mentally fit' …
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March 31, 2017 -
Five-judge bench of Supreme Court to hear triple talaq issue
A five-judge bench will be constituted to give ruling on the constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The next hearing on the issue will be held in May 11 and the bench will give the final verdict on the issue on the orders of Chief Justice of …
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March 30, 2017 -
SC declines to entertain plea on reducing pollution
A plea, seeking an order for fixing the exhausts of all vehicles on the top rather than in the bottom claiming that this would lessen pollution, has been rejected by the Supreme Court. "You tell us what is the basis of your prayer. Is there any scientific research on it which would indicate that if …
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March 12, 2017 -
SC declines to entertain plea on reducing pollution
A plea, seeking an order for fixing the exhausts of all vehicles on the top rather than in the bottom claiming that this would lessen pollution, has been rejected by the Supreme Court. "You tell us what is the basis of your prayer. Is there any scientific research on it which would indicate that if …
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March 12, 2017 -
CJI asks FinMin to give details on major tax cases
Chief Justice of India Justice JS Khehar has written to the Finance Ministry to provide details of major tax cases pending with the Supreme Court, so that the decision in one case could have a cascading effect in disposing of several others. Listing out initiatives taken by the apex court in reducing the pendency of …
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February 23, 2017 -
When justice is made to wait
The words tareekh pe tareekh were made famous by Sunny Deol in the Hindi film Damini, and truly adjournments are the big hindrance in dispensing speedy justice in India and contribute majorly to the system getting clogged. Chief Justice JS Khehar has little patience with lawyers and advocates who seek adjournment on flimsy grounds. A few …
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February 1, 2017