Master of Roster PIL: Who is Asok Pande?
Who is Asok Pande? The name might not sound familiar but his petition in Supreme Court seeking rules to regulate constitution of benches had hogged the limelight a few weeks ago. Pande in his petition...
View ArticleBreaking: Collegium defers decision on elevation of Justice KM Joseph to...
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has deferred its decision on elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice, Justice KM Joseph to Supreme Court. In the...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court rules against proprietorship concern of Abhishek Manu...
The Supreme Court today allowed an appeal filed against the proprietorship concern of Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. A Bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi delivered the judgment...
View ArticleChallenge to IBC Code, NCLT appointments to be heard by Justice Rohinton...
The petitions challenging provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC Code) and appointment to NCLT and NCLAT made prior to 2018, will now be heard by a Bench presided by Justice Rohinton...
View ArticleSuit in Civil Court not maintainable when SARFAESI proceedings are initiated,...
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a suit in civil court will not be maintainable in a situation where proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of...
View ArticleJoseph alias Joseph: Media attributes Justice Kurian Joseph’s comments to...
Supreme Court judge, Justice Kurian Joseph who is part of the Collegium made some remarks about the non-elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice, KM Joseph to the Supreme Court. And today it...
View ArticleBreaking: Former Chief Ministers cannot occupy government bungalows, SC...
The Supreme Court has today struck down Section 4(3) of the UP Ministers (Salaries, Allowances, and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1981 which allowed former Chief Ministers of the State to occupy...
View ArticleBreaking: Constitution Bench of Supreme Court to hear petition on impeachment...
The petition filed in Supreme Court challenging the decision of Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu to reject the notice of motion for removal of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, will be heard by...
View Article“This is a fascinating case”, Justice Rohinton Nariman in Monsanto Bt Cotton...
A battery of Senior Advocates appeared in the Supreme Court today in the appeal filed by Monsanto against a verdict of Delhi High Court which had held that Monsanto Technologies’ patent claim on its Bt...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court moots three-member committee to consider issues...
The Supreme Court is mooting formation of a three-member committee to consider issues concerning tribunals across the country. The order was passed by a Bench of Justices AK Goel and Indu Malhotra...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court can rely on Parliamentary Standing Committee Reports...
The Supreme Court today ruled that it can place reliance upon Parliamentary Standing Committee Reports in cases filed before it under Article 32 or Article 136 of the Constitution. The judgment was...
View ArticleJustice Jasti Chelameswar turns down invite to attend farewell function
Supreme Court judge, Justice Jasti chelameswar has turned down the invitation by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to attend his farewell function. The SCBA Executive Committee met with the judge a...
View ArticleRailway Accident Claims: What the Supreme Court ruled on Strict Liability and...
The Supreme Court today passed a detailed judgment clarifying the law with respect to certain subjects which repeatedly arise in railway accident claims before Railway Claims Tribunal. The judgment was...
View ArticleNo Senior Designations by Supreme Court from the Bar in the last three years
No lawyer has been made a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court for over three years now. The last time the Court made Senior designations was in April 2015. Subsequently, a petition for streamlining...
View ArticleDistrict Judges entitled to benefit of past service rendered by them as Fast...
The Supreme Court today ruled that District Judges will be entitled to benefits of past service rendered by them as Fast Track Judges for ascertaining their pensionary and other benefits. The judgment...
View ArticleAccredited Journalists allowed to carry Mobile Phones inside SC courtrooms
Accredited journalists can carry mobile phones inside the court rooms of Supreme Court. According to a notification issued today, Chief Justice Dipak Misra has passed the order allowing accredited...
View ArticleBreaking: Collegium will reiterate elevation of Justice KM Joseph to SC (but...
The Supreme Court Collegium today unanimously agreed, on principle, that the recommendation for appointment of Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, Justice KM Joseph, as a Judge of the Supreme...
View ArticleWhat the Supreme Court said about Second Appeal under Section 100 of Code of...
The Supreme Court has reiterated that Second Appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure should be entertained by the High Court, only if there is a substantial question of law. A Bench of...
View ArticleWhat the Supreme Court held on Forgery under IPC [Read Judgment]
In a judgment rendered yesterday, a Supreme Court Bench of Justices NV Ramana and Abdul Nazeer emphasised that an offence of forgery cannot be made out unless the accused himself has made the forged...
View ArticlePIL in SC seeks ban on Hospitals mandating medicine purchase from hospital...
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in Supreme Court seeking ban on hospitals and medical facilities from compelling their patients to mandatorily purchase medicines from their...
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