Hearing the case of a woman whose crises of help was deliberately spurned by
the wife of a man raping her, the Supreme Court (SC) surprisingly concluded
that the wife and any woman cannot be accused or charged for rape or gang
rape.<More>
9. BHC Asks Railways to Revamp Disaster Management
(June 24, 2006)
The Bombay High Court (BHC) has directed the Central and Western Railways to
upgrade their disaster management system and submit a comprehensive process
for review by August 16.<More>
10. SC Asks HC Not to Intervene on Policy
(July 20, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) has
directed all High Courts
(HC) not to interfere with
policy making or
administrative action as
the Constitution “does not
permit” the court to be
become the “appellate
authority” to “direct or
advise the Executive” on
policy.<More>
11. SC Rebukes Government
(July 07, 2006)
Listening to a complaint
from resident doctors, the
Supreme Court (SC) rebuked
the Federal Government for
breaking its promise during
the anti-reservation strike
of not initiating
“punitive” action against
doctors if they
stopped their strike.<More>
12. SC Stops Banerjee Report
(July 05, 2006)
In a rebuke to hasty
politicization of sensitive
issues, the Supreme Court
(SC) refused to allow the
Government to table the
controversial Justice UC
Banerjee Commission reporton the
Godhra carnage in
Parliament supporting a
restraining
verdict by the Gujarat High
Court.<More>
13. SC Intervenes on Quota, Demands Answers from Govt
(May 30, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) admitted a Public Interest
Litigation (PIL) on the ongoing quota issue and asked
several inconvenient questions to the Government while
appealing to the striking doctors to withdraw their
strike.<
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14. Rape Victim's Testimony Enough for Conviction
(May 17, 2006)
In a landmark judgment that could have a large impact
on male behavior in India, the Supreme Court said that
just the testimony of a rape victim without supporting
documents or evidence is enough to gain conviction.<More>
15. SC Stays Vadodara Demolition
(May 5, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) accepted a Federal
Government writ and stayed the Gujarat High Court (GHC)
verdict that sanctioned the demolition of scores of
Hindu Temples and Muslim Mosques illegally constructed
on public land.<More>
16. SC Says Narmada Work to Continue
(April 17, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) ordered that the Narmada Dam
project to continue as planned but asked the federal
Government to institute mechanisms in parallel that
will manage proper rehabilitation of affected people.<More>
17. Salman Khan Jailed—Long Live Justice
(April 11, 2006)
Justice in India is delayed, lumpy, and selective but
it works—Salman Khan the actor accused of shooting
endangered animals to please girlfriends and killing
roadside dwellers in inebriated state has been
sentenced to 5 years by a trial court in Rajasthan.<More>
18. SC Stays EC Hand
(April 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court restrained the Election Commission
to hold elections for the 10 Lok Sabha seats held by
the disgraced Parliamentarians who took money on
camera to ask questions in the Parliament.<More>
19. SC to Control Hostile Witnesses
(April 03, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) has called for strong action
against prosecution witnesses who turn hostile because
of inducement, threat, or coercion.<More>
20. Court allows Lesbian Cohabitation
(April 01, 2006)
In the first ruling of its kind, a municipal court in
Mumbai allowed the cohabitation of lesbian couples as
it did not violate outdated Indian laws that prohibit
“intercourse against the order of nature.”<More>
21. SC Refuses Total Cow Slaughter Ban
(March 31, 2006)
The Supreme Court refused to ban cow slaughter as that
would amount to judicial legislation and would
infringe on the roles, responsibilities, and authority
of the Legislative bodies. <More>
22. Customary Laws Govern Religion, Posts: SC
(March 31, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) has said that tribal customary
laws requiring a headman to perform both
administrative and religious obligations can bar
individuals who converted to other religions from
contesting for such positions.<More>
23. Landmark SC Labor Judgments
(March 30, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) made three landmark judgments
that together would vastly change how labor is viewed
and used by the Government.<More>
24. Islamic Court Review in 4 weeks
(March 28, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) granted four extra weeks to the
Government to collect data on the presence of Islamic
and Shariat courts, their roles, and implications on
the judicial system.<More>
25. 15% Shortfall in High Courts
(March 25, 2006)
Law Ministry said that despite approved positions for
High Court judges, there is a 15% shortfall in the
number of judges in higher courts leading to delays in
hearings even in high profile cases that sometimes
extend beyond 7 years.<More>
26. SC Advises Parliament Amend HMA
(March 23, 2006)
The Supreme Court has advised the Parliament to amend
the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) 1955 to accommodate
divorces where there is "irrevocable breakdown."
<More>
27. Delhi Police goes after Hostile Witnesses
(March 16, 2006)
The Delhi Police is turning the heat on eyewitnesses
who are retracting their story in the “Jessica Lall
murder case.”<More>
28. Delhi Police Reopens Jessica Case
(March 14, 2006)
Intense public protest veiled chiding of prosecution
lapses and judgment by Supreme Court Chief Justice Y.K.
Sabharwal and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has
spurred the Delhi police to represent the “Jessica
Lall” case to the Delhi High Court.<More>
29. Chief Justice Says Criminal Justice System Verge of
Collapse
(March 13, 2006)
In his keynote address of the Chief Ministers and
Chief Justices, Supreme Court Chief Justice Y.K
Sabharwal said that the criminal justice system in
India is on the verge of collapse and asked the
executive to bear part of the load.<More>
30. Zahira Gets 1 Year for Perjury
(March 10, 2006)
Supreme Court (SC) sentenced Zahira Sheikh for a
year’s imprisonment for changing her deposed story
made under oath many times and committing perjury in
the “Best Bakery” case.<More>
31. Law Minister Works on “Judges Inquiry Bill”
(March 07, 2006)
The Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj is working on a Judges
Inquiry Bill of “minor measures” that can be ordered
against “erring” Supreme Court and High Court judges
but not strong enough to seek their impeachment.<More>
32. Delhi Police Admits Irregularities in Jessica
Investigation
(March 07, 2006)
Responding to public outrage across the nation, the
Delhi Police announced that it will start an inquiry
into determining who, what, and how "mistakes in the
probe" in the murder of Jessica Lall.<More>
33. SC Makes Strong Statements against Rape
(March 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court made strong statements today against
rape but surprisingly commuted a life sentence handed
by lower courts to a rapist of a 8 year old to 10
years of rigorous imprisonment.<More>
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