Justice Jasti Chelameswar uses mic, will other Supreme Court judges take a cue?
Two years ago, I had penned a piece on non-use of microphones in court rooms by judges of Supreme Court of India. Nothing seemed to have changed two years down the line. The money spent on procurement...
View ArticleWithout Fundamental Rights, we would forever be insecure, CJI TS Thakur
The Apex Court yesterday saw much fanfare as the Supreme Court Bar Association celebrated the Constitution Day within its premises. Earlier referred to as the Law Day, it was later renamed as the...
View ArticleThe B&B Causelist #325: Shahabuddin, Uttarakhand President’s Rule,...
A list of important cases from the causelists of the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. TABLE OF CASES Supreme Court of India Asha Ranjan v. State of Bihar State of Haryana v. State of...
View ArticleAll you need to know about #Demonetisation and District Co-op Banks in the...
One significant fall-out of the de-monetisation move by the Centre is the fate of district co-operative banks. In certain States in south and west India, these banks play a major role in rural areas,...
View ArticleChallenge to shifting Bombays’ Debt Recovery Tribunal reaches Supreme Court
The opposition to the shifting of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) from South Mumbai to Vashi has reached the Supreme Court of India. In a petition filed by the DRT Bar Association (petitioner), a vacation...
View Article[Breaking] Senior designations challenge alive: SC to hear Jaising’s petition...
The challenge by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising to the designation process followed by the apex court took an interesting turn today. The court recalled its earlier order on delivering a verdict today...
View Article#Nirbhaya: Supreme Court seeks mitigating circumstances from the accused
In a significant development in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the Supreme Court of India has asked the four convicts to file affidavits on the aggravating and mitigating factors to be considered for...
View ArticleTrial judge duty bound to pronounce judgment as provided under CrPC, rules...
The Supreme Court has held that a judgment which is not available on record is not a judgment at all. A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy noted that “a fair trial leading to a judgment is...
View ArticleJustice Karnan to appear in-person to argue his transfer to Calcutta High Court
Sitting judge of Calcutta High Court, Justice CS Karnan, will appear in-person in Supreme Court next month, to argue a case relating to his own transfer to Calcutta High Court from the Madras High...
View ArticleOrder in Sahara Birla pay-offs a blackmark on the reputation of Supreme...
Criticizing the order passed by the Supreme Court today in the plea filed by NGO Common Cause seeking SIT probe into Sahara Birla pay-offs, Advocate Prashant Bhushan said that the order is very...
View ArticleWho will make it to the Supreme Court of India?
The rumour mills are on overdrive regarding the elevation of new judges to the Supreme Court of India. And for good reason. The Supreme Court is currently functioning with 23 judges as against its...
View ArticleSupreme Court refuses to recognize Ecclesiastical decrees
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking recognition of divorce decrees of Ecclesiastical Courts. The Public Interest Litigation petition filed by a lawyer, Clarence Pais was heard at...
View ArticleVacancies in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal spell trouble for the government
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition, filed by one Akshay Pundir, challenging the inaction of the Central Government in filling up vacancies in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (the...
View ArticleNarmada Bachao: Supreme Court says no to returning land but moots...
The Supreme Court has today floated the possibility of a Committee being set up to deliberate the amount of compensation to be granted to those who were displaced by Narmada Dam Project. A Bench of...
View ArticleSupreme Court refuses to stay Jallikattu ordinance, allows Centre to withdraw...
The Supreme Court today issued notice to state of Tamil Nadu in a challenge to the law passed by the State government to facilitate conduct of Jallikattu. A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Rohinton...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court to hear sentencing of Nirbhaya convicts afresh
In a major development in the 2012 Nirbhaya case, the Supreme Court today accepted Amicus Curiae Raju Ramachandran’s submissions that there has been violation of procedure with regard to the sentencing...
View ArticleRestriction on sale of spare parts: Supreme Court stays COMPAT order against...
The Supreme Court of India yesterday stayed an order of the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) in the case involving imposition of fine on car manufacturers by Competition Commission of India...
View ArticleThe Weekly Reports: Supreme Court of India
Last week at the Supreme Court was marked by opinions. The budget, collegium recommendations, etc. all formed a part of discussions in the corridors. Amidst this, several matters of interest came up....
View ArticleChanges in Bench and changing fortunes of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy
It doesn’t look like it’s a good day to be Subrata Roy. A Bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, and comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and AK Sikri today directed that Sahara’s premier property in Amby...
View ArticleJolly LLB 2: Fox Star Studio withdraws appeal in Supreme Court to release...
Fox Star Studios today withdrew the appeal filed in the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court decision on its film Jolly LLB 2. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi who appeared for Fox told a...
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