#Aadhaar: Centre’s figures of 115 crore Aadhaar puffed up, petitioner to...
Responding to the counter affidavit filed by the Central government in the Aadhaar case, petitioner Kalyani Sen Menon has filed a rejoinder affidavit rebutting the Central government’s submissions...
View ArticleTwo Supreme Court judges in the Collegium want to “revisit’ Collegium system
The Supreme Court today pronounced its judgment in the contempt episode involving retired Calcutta High Court judge, Justice CS Karnan. The judgment was pronounced nearly two months after the court had...
View ArticleMukul Rohatgi appears for Sahara in SEBI Sahara case in Supreme Court
After stepping down from the post of Attorney General, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi is already making his presence felt in the Supreme Court of India. And he has taken upon himself the herculean task...
View ArticleSupreme Court nod to Centre to serve status report to party via Email
The Supreme Court today allowed the Central government to serve a status report to the petitioner via Email. A Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Dipak Gupta were hearing a petition concerning...
View ArticleBreaking: Constitution Bench of CJI JS Khehar, Chelameswar, SA Bobde, DY...
The composition of the Constitution Bench slated to hear the challenge to Aadhaar in Supreme Court has been decided. The Bench will be headed by Chief Justice of India, Justice JS Khehar. Other members...
View ArticleAbysmal Legal Aid, Untrained Jail Officials the Bane of Undertrials
Effective, free legal aid and release from prison if half the sentence has been served in pre-trial detention: these are the twin pillars which, according to criminologists and legal experts, form the...
View ArticlePetition in Supreme Court on Constitutional validity of Article 35A referred...
The Supreme Court today referred the petition challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A of the Constitution to a 3-judge Bench. A Bench of Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice DY...
View Article“Sitting judges are not holy cows”, Dushyant Dave in Judge Loya case
The hearing in the case seeking probe into the death of Judge Loya continued today in court room 1 of Supreme Court. Arguing before a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and...
View ArticleCentre for Public Interest Litigation seeks intervention in Judge Loya case
Centre for Public Interest Litigation has filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court in the case seeking probe into death of Judge Loya. The case is being heard by a Bench headed by the...
View ArticleAttempt was made to take Hadiya to Yemen, Hadiya’s father Asokan tells SC
An attempt was made to take Hadiya alias Akhila to Yemen, Hadiya’s father Asokan has submitted in an affidavit filed in Supreme Court The affidavit, which has been filed in response to Hadiya’s...
View ArticleJunk food should not be allowed in Supreme Court creche, Indira Jaising to SC
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising today argued against allowing junk food in the creche which is being built in the Supreme Court. The Senior Counsel made these submissions on behalf of petitioner...
View ArticleHadiya: Look-out circular for two witnesses; Eventful hearing in the offing...
An eventful hearing is in store in the Hadiya case tomorrow in Supreme Court as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Sainaba, who is Respondent no. 8 in the petition, have submitted fresh...
View ArticleJudge Loya: Matter of great regret that judiciary was unwittingly drawn in,...
Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave concluded his arguments today in the petitions seeking a probe into the death of Judge Loya. Appearing for Bombay Lawyers Association, Dave argued at length on the report...
View ArticleBreaking: Supreme Court recognises Passive Euthanasia, Living Wills
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has recognised and given sanction to passive Euthanasia and living will/advance directive. The Court also laid down guidelines governing execution and...
View ArticleJudge Loya: These are crocodile tears for independence of judiciary, Mukul...
The hearing in the petitions seeking a probe into the death of Judge Loya was expected to conclude today, but it did not. Now, the matter will, in all probability, conclude on Monday next week. Today’s...
View ArticleWhat it takes to crack the notoriously difficult Supreme Court AOR exam
All those intent on becoming an Advocate on Record (AoR) at India’s Supreme Court have to go through a notoriously difficult process of evaluation. How difficult? Well, less than one in five who took...
View Article10 year-old boy’s handmade Thank-You Card is part of Justice Kurian Joseph’s...
In a very rare gesture, the Supreme Court’s judgment, in what was otherwise a very regular case, begins with a colourful Thank-You Card embedded to it. The above is the handmade Thank-You card given by...
View ArticleIf people are helpless, this Court is helpless, SC dismisses petition seeking...
While dismissing a petition praying for implementation of two-child policy, Justice Kurian Joseph made some rather sharp observations about the failure of the Parliament and elected representatives in...
View ArticleCan a victim be allowed to conduct prosecution independently? SC to answer
Can a victim, under the proviso to Section 24(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), be permitted to conduct prosecution either independently or in addition to the public prosecutor by putting...
View ArticleLeave no stone unturned in investigating 2G cases: Supreme Court to CBI
Expressing its dismay over the long-pending investigation in the 2G cases the Supreme Court today directed the Enforcement Directorate and CBI to complete the investigation within a period of six...
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