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.
The Supreme Court’s recent affirmation that larger companies may legitimately face heavier penalties for environmental violations has triggered familiar constitutional unease.
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi said the seriousness of the allegations warranted a senior-level probe by the ED.
The political slugfest in West Bengal intensified on Tuesday after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sought time from the Supreme Court to examine the affidavit filed by the state government in connection with the alleged “Green File”.
A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi deferred the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, sought time to respond to the counter-affidavit filed by the State of West Bengal earlier in the day.
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the punitive demolitions of structures continuing to take place in the state despite the Supreme Court's November 2024 decision in 'Bulldozer Justice'.
