Contributing to the interest in and speculation about this case is the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent death. Should the Supreme Court’s deliberations end in a 4-4 tie, the lower court’s ruling would remain intact and undisturbed, thus foreclosing the ability of individuals who would otherwise be qualified for employment authorization under DACA expansion and DAPA to receive employment authorization as the 2014 executive action intended. However, because an affirmance by an equally divided 4-4 Court would be non-precedential, the issues could be raised again in another case, after a ninth justice was seated on the Court. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court’s Decision on Future of DACA and DAPA
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State Supreme Court strikes down death penalty, converts sentences to life in prison
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Supreme Court Starts Doing What It Preaches; But Much More Needs To Be Done
Supreme Court of India (SC) recently asked the union government to finalize the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for the appointments and transfers in the higher judiciary. Since the Supreme Court’s National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) decision of October, 2015 talks of finalization of new MoP are going on; but union government is insisting on ‘national security clause’. According to the union government, it must have the power to reject any name for appointment in the higher judiciary for reasons of ‘national security’. This would be like giving ‘veto’ to the union government to reject any name recommended by the SC’s collegium. The SC opposed this clause as it is of the view that under the garb of ‘national security’ independence of judiciary might be jeopardized. SC’s collegium wants its own primacy in the appointment and transfer processes. SC’s rejection of this clause seems to be an attempt to make … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Starts Doing What It Preaches; But Much More Needs To Be Done
Pak SC upholds setting up of military courts to try civilians; says vires of constitutional amendment can be examined
Chief justice Nasirul Mulk and Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rahman’s opinion said “These judgments have been criticized for introducing uncertainties as the Parliament while amending the Constitution would not know as to whether the amendment would survive the test of basic features forming the basic structure of the Constitution. Kesavananda Bharati did not lay down with precision any of the basic features of the Constitution which were identified by the Court in the later cases of Indira Gandhi, Minerva Mills Ltd., Waman Rao, I.R. Coelho (supra) etc and have been listed by certain commentators on Indian Constitution to be 27 in number and growing in count. Even these identified basic features are very broad in nature and open to varied interpretation by the judiciary. The dissent in Kesavananda Bharati questions many of the assumptions forming the basis of laying down implied limitations on Parliament‘s powers to amend. One of the arguments forwarded was the … [Read more...] about Pak SC upholds setting up of military courts to try civilians; says vires of constitutional amendment can be examined
Supreme Court warns the States of Contempt for Non-implementation of POCSO, RTE and NCPCR ACTs
Supreme Court has said that in spite of the emphatic directions that have been issued by it on 3rd January, 2013 directing all the States and the Union Territories to implement the protective provisions contained in the Protection of Rights of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, many States and Union Territories have not complied with the same. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court warns the States of Contempt for Non-implementation of POCSO, RTE and NCPCR ACTs
