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Enact law for additional courts to deal with pendency of cheque bounce cases: SC suggests Centre Synopsis A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that Centre has the power under Article 247 of the Constitution coupled with the duty to establish additional courts to deal with cheque dishonour cases under provisions of Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act. AFP The top court suggested that Centre can appoint retired judges or any experts on the subject to deal with such cases. The Supreme Court on Thursday termed the pendency of over 35 lakhs of cheque bounce cases as ...

Can Judges Dispense Gender Justice While Expressing Views That Go Against It? When the highest constitutional court indicates that an offence of rape can be compounded or mitigated, contrary to the law, it sends a dangerous signal to all sexual offenders that marrying the victim would grant them amnesty. File image of a statue depicting the scales of justice. Women04/Mar/2021 The persistent prevalence of patriarchal prejudices and misogyny appears to have been in full display when the Chief Justice of India asked the serial rapist of a minor girl whether he would marry her. The man to whom...

CJI S.A. Bobde Must Step Down for Asking Rape Accused to Marry Victim: Open Letter "Enough is enough. Your words, scandalise and lower the authority of the Court." CJI S.A. Bobde. Photo: PTI/File Women03/Mar/2021 New Delhi: A group of more than 4,000 women’s rights activists, progressive groups and concerned citizens have written an open letter to Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, saying that he must resign for asking a rapist to marry his schoolgoing victim and justifying marital rape in the Supreme Court. While hearing the bail request of a government employee, a bench headed by CJI B...

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde on Wednesday told Attorney General K K Venugopal that it proposes to lift the extension of limitation period with effect from March 15 this year and it might give a period of 90 days thereafter for the eventuality if restrictions may be re-imposed due to the pandemic.

Making false marriage promises wrong, but consensual sex in live-in not rape: Supreme Court Supreme Court was hearing a case related to two call centre employees who had been in a live-in relationship for five years. (Image Source: File Photo) Updated: Mar 2, 2021, 12:18 PM IST Any couple who have been in a live-in relationship since long, consensual sex between them cannot be termed as rape, if the man failed to keep his promise of marriage to the woman. The Supreme Court of India on Moday said this in its observation.  Supreme Court was hearing a case rela...