The apex court left open the option of an election petition before the High Court as the Congress intensified its protest over the rejection of Natarajan's candidature.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for courts dealing with cases involving the custody of a child who is an alleged victim under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, emphasising that the child’s welfare, dignity, emotional security and psychological well-being must remain the paramount consideration at all stages of the proceedings.
The Bench noted that the calculation of compensation based on historically low notional income figures "grossly undervalue" the role of homemakers.
However, the apex court clarified that the relief was being granted in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and would not serve as a precedent.
The Supreme Court has said that arbitration in India has not failed, but that judicial interference, and at times the conduct of governments, has undermined the efficacy of the arbitral process.
India’s latest amendment to its transgender rights framework signals a decisive turn in how the state understands identity ~ not as something lived and asserted, but as something to be verified, certified, and, ultimately, controlled.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea challenging the Central government’s guidelines on playing the national song Vande Mataram at government and public functions, observing that the advisory neither imposes any penalty nor makes singing mandatory.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up a litigant over the conduct of the petitioner’s father, calling (phoned) the brother of the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, questioning an order passed on January 28 relating to the petitioner, Jaat, by caste, converting to Buddhism to avail reservation benefits accruing to a minority community.
The court suggested that the petitioner should first approach the Commissioner of Police with a representation.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had proceeded largely smoothly across the country, with concerns being raised mainly in West Bengal.
