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.
Justice is often portrayed as rigid and detached, but Justice Surya Kant has consistently prove d that fairness and compassion can coexist.
“Private offices are requested to widely communicate these protocols and ensure prompt, effective implementation in all subsidiary and branch locations,” the Environment Department said in a statement.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s recent opinion that courts cannot prescribe timelines for the President or Governors to grant assent to Bills passed by State legislatures, describing the advisory as a reaffirmation of the Constitution’s core principle of separation of powers.
At the SCBA event, a poem written by Vijayalakshmi Venkataramani for the wife of Chief Justice Gavai was also read aloud, prompting the CJI to remark that the couple (AG & his wife) were “made for each other”.
Appearing for Kerala, senior counsel Kapil Sibal told the Bench, “We are saying this (SIR) is co-terminus with the local election.”
