8th July 2016 This is a landmark judgement by the Supreme Court to end impunity of the security forces for human rights violation under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, in which the Supreme Court laments the armed forces “license to kill” under the protective umbrella
“Accountability is a facet of the rule of law.” This established legal principle has acquired fresh significance after the Supreme Court ruled that the armed forces cannot escape investigation for excesses in the course of the discharge of their duty even in “disturbed areas”. In
07/07/2016 New Delhi: On June 30, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton Fali Nariman set aside the Allahabad high court’s suo motu contempt proceedings against Outlook journalists, who had covered the Ghaziabad provident fund (PF) scam in 2008. The Allahabad high court had accused
July 5, 2016 Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre, Department of Bio-Technology (DBT) and Christian Medical College, Vellore in a PIL filed by S. Srinivasan seeking complete centre-wise results of the clinical trial of anti-diarrhea vaccine Rotavac. Advocate Prashant Bhushan appeared for the Petitioner. On
The collegium, while returning the government’s draft, was of the view that it was an attempt by the government to circumvent judicial pronouncements and settled law on appointments in the higher judiciary.