Breaking: Foreign Law Firms Case: Supreme Court upholds ‘fly in fly out’;...
The Supreme Court today upheld the Madras High Court and Bombay High Court judgments, with some modifications. The judgment was rendered by a Bench of Justices AK Goel and UU Lalit in a batch of...
View ArticleAadhaar: March 31 deadline for linkage extended indefinitely [Read order]
In a significant interim order, the Supreme Court today extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar with various schemes, including mobile phone number and new bank accounts. The linkage with Aadhaar...
View ArticleBreaking: Amended Section 36 of Arbitration Act to apply to Section 34...
In a judgment which could have a major impact on arbitration cases pending in courts, the Supreme Court today held that Section 36 of Arbitration Act as amended by the Amendment Act of 2015 will apply...
View ArticleJudge Loya: These are arguments for destruction of judiciary, Mukul Rohatgi
The hearing in the petitions seeking a probe into the death of Judge Loya concluded today in the Supreme Court. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for State of Maharashtra, completed his last leg...
View ArticleLanguage used in Court must be decorous: CJI Dipak Misra
A Supreme Court Bench headed by the Chief Justice Dipak Misra and comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud today took strong exception to the arguments advanced by advocate JP Dhanda in the...
View ArticleA misjudgment two years and three months old
The sight of Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra stepping out of her car was what greeted me yesterday at gate C of the Supreme Court. Malhotra, whose name was recommended for Supreme Court judgeship, had...
View ArticleAarushi Talwar: Widow of Hemraj challenges Allahabad HC verdict [Read petition]
The Supreme Court today issued notice in the appeal filed against Allahabad High Court verdict challenging the acquittal of Aarushi Talwar’s parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. They were convicted in...
View ArticleSymbolic Justice is all that Construction Workers get, Supreme Court laments...
It was rant and rave from the word go, as the Supreme Court today slammed the Centre, States and Union Territories for non-implementation of and adherence to Building and Other Construction Workers...
View ArticleBreaking: Section 13(3A) of SARFAESI Act mandatory, not directory, SC [Read...
The Supreme Court has held that in recovering secured property from Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), a secured creditor is bound to consider representations, if any, made by the debtor under Section...
View ArticleSupreme Court clarifies its order on appointments to Tribunals [Read order]
The Supreme Court today issued clarifications with respect to its order passed on February 9 on appointments to tribunals. A Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY...
View ArticleRTI fees should not exceed Rs. 50 per application, Supreme Court
While adjudicating a batch of petitions challenging the RTI rules framed by different High Courts and other government authorities in the Country, the Supreme Court today directed that RTI fees should...
View ArticleDetention without formal arrest: Supreme Court orders release of former...
In a strongly worded order, the Supreme Court yesterday berated the State of Meghalaya for illegal detention of former Meghalaya police officer, Chamipon R Sangma (petitioner) while ordering his...
View ArticleAadhaar data secured in walls measuring 13 feet long and 5 feet wide, submits...
The Central government commenced its defence of Aadhaar in the Supreme Court today by pitching the principle of ‘economic distributive justice’ against the issue of privacy. Attorney General KK...
View ArticleSupreme Court initiates contempt of court against lawyer for derogatory...
Court room 11 of Supreme court witnessed rare histrionics today as contempt of court action was initiated against advocate Nisha Priya Bhatia after she made derogatory remarks against the Bench. Bhatia...
View ArticleAadhaar biometric authentication process not 100% secure, UIDAI CEO
CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Ajay Bhushan Pandey today conceded before the Supreme Court that the Aadhaar biometric authentication process is not one hundred per cent secure....
View ArticleRam Mandir-Babri: Every temple, mosque is to be protected, Rajeev Dhavan
Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan attacked the test of comparative significance employed by the Supreme Court in its 1994 judgment in Ismail Faruqui v. Union of India for deciding the significance of a...
View ArticleSupreme Court gives effect to BCI resolution for clean Bar Council Elections...
Adding to recent efforts made to ensure the clean conduct of this year’s controversy-stricken State Bar Council elections, the Supreme Court has directed the implementation of a Bar Council of India...
View ArticleUse Section 144 CrPC to prevent Khap Panchayat gatherings, Supreme Court...
Assertion of choice is an insegregable facet of liberty and dignity, thus begins the Supreme Court judgment in a case relating to Honour killings and Khap Panchayats. In a judgment delivered by Chief...
View ArticleCongress party initiates impeachment process against CJI Dipak Misra
Indian National Congress has initiated the process for impeachment of Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. According to Times Now, the draft on impeachment motion against CJI has been signed by Kapil...
View ArticleBreaking: Subordinate judges to get pay hike of 30 per cent on Basic pay,...
In a significant order passed today, the Supreme Court has ordered a 30 percent hike in basic pay of judges of subordinate judiciary. The order was passed today by a Bench of Justices Jasti Chelameswar...
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