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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petitions in Sacrilege Cases, Holding Fair Trial Possible in Punjab. Apprehensions of Bias Not Supported by Credible Material; State Assures Security.

The Supreme Court dismissed six transfer petitions filed under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking transfer of criminal trial...

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Supreme Court Disposes of PIL Challenging Affixing of Posters Outside Residences of COVID-19 Positive Persons. Union of India Clarifies No Such Guidelines Exist Under Disaster Management Act, 2005.

The petitioner, Kush Kalra, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution of India challenging the decision of various State...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging GST on Lotteries — Holds Lottery as Actionable Claim and Movable Property Under CGST Act. Levy of GST on Face Value of Lottery Tickets Without Abating Prize Money Upheld as Constitutional.

The petitioner, Skill Lotto Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an authorized agent for sale and distribution of lotteries organized by the State of Punjab, filed a ...

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Supreme Court Directs Universal CCTV Installation in Police Stations and Constitution of Oversight Committees to Prevent Custodial Violence. Failure of States to Comply with Earlier Directions Leads to Comprehensive Monitoring Mechanism.

The Supreme Court, in a special leave petition concerning the implementation of its earlier directions in Shafhi Mohammad v. State of Himachal Pradesh...

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Supreme Court Upholds Sub-Classification Within Scheduled Castes for Reservation in Punjab Act. State can provide preferential treatment to more backward castes without tinkering with Presidential List under Article 341.

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) ...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Dispute — Rule 55A of MP Motor Vehicles Rules Valid. State can charge separate fee for reserved registration numbers under Section 41(6) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh against the High Court judgment that had quashed Rule 55A of the Madhya Prad...

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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Journalist in Multiple FIR Case Based on News Broadcasts. Court Transfers One FIR for Investigation, Stays Other Proceedings, and Emphasizes Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Criminal Process Under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 32 of the Constitution.

The dispute arose from two news broadcasts by the petitioner, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and R Bharat, on 16 April 2020 and 21 Ap...