-Scroll.in Two non-governmental organisations had urged the court to ban export of meat for consumption and leather. The Supreme Court on Friday rebuked petitioners who sought a ban on the export of meat for consumption and leather, asking him if everyone in the country should become vegetarian, Live Law reported. “Do you want the entire country to be full of vegetarians?” Justice Madan B Lokur asked non-governmental organisations Healthy Wealthy Ethical World and...
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Only 54 of 2,874 children's homes received positive reviews, finds NCPCR audit
-The Hindu SC finds audit of child shelters ‘frightening' New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday called the preliminary contents of a social audit conducted by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) as “frightening.” In an affidavit filed before a Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur, the NCPCR, represented by advocate Anindita Pujari, submitted that out of a total of 2,874 children’s homes surveyed, only 54 institutions...
More »What a petition on citizenship law could mean to Assam NRC update -Faizan Mustafa
-The Indian Express Under Article 6 of the Constitution, anyone who migrated to India before July 19, 1948, from territory that had become part of Pakistan, automatically became a citizen if either of their parents or grandparents was born in India. But those who entered India after this date needed to register themselves. A petition pending before the Supreme Court, and expected to come up before a five-judge Bench, could potentially affect...
More »How CJIs have involved senior colleagues in major cases: a study -Srinivasan Ramani & Varun B Krishnan
-The Hindu Representation of collegium members other than the CJI is among the lowest during Chief Justice Dipak Misra’s term Chief Justice Dipak Misra’s role as Master of the Roster was called into question by the other four judges in the Supreme Court collegium in January. While their complaint was about cases being “assigned selectively” to benches of “preference”, how have members of the collegium been represented in major cases (those with...
More »SC query to govt on abuse at shelters
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to explain what action it had taken against government-funded shelters as a social audit showed that 1,575 cases of sexual harassment of children had been reported from across the country. The social audit was conducted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The 1,575 cases were reported during the five years till 2016. A three-judge bench of Justices Madan B....
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