Appointment Of Rakesh Asthana As Delhi Police Commissioner: CPIL Seeks Intervention In Plea Before Delhi High Court

The Centre for Public Interest Litigation has filed an application before the Delhi High Court, seeking to intervene in a plea challenging the appointment of IPS Officer Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner. The NGO had initially moved the Supreme Court challenging Asthana's appointment.Delhi Police Commissioner, Rakesh Asthana is a 1984-batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer who took...

'Illegal Construction Has To Be Dealt With Strictly': Supreme Court Orders Prosecution Of NOIDA & Supertech Officials For Collusion

Illegal construction has to be dealt with strictly to ensure compliance with the rule of law, the Supreme Court remarked while it directed the demolition of twin 40 storey towers in the Emerald Court project of Supertech Ltd in NOIDA for violation of building norms.Such constructions, the court said, strikes at the very core of urban planning, thereby directly resulting in an increased harm...

CA Exams 2021 - Direct ICAI To Conduct Back-Up Exam For Those Who Opted Out : Plea In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for one week a plea filed seeking directions to ICAI to conduct back up exam or second cycle of the July attempt of CA Exams 2021, before November 2021 for those candidates who had opted out of the July, 2021 attempt.The relief has been sought through limited modification of the Court's previous order order dated 30 June 2021 in petitions related to CA...

'Not An Ordinary Crime' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Asaram Bapu's Plea To Suspend Sentence For Medical Treatment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain an application filed by religious leader Asaram Bapu, who is serving life sentence for rape of a minor, seeking temporary suspension of sentence to pursue medical treatment. The matter was heard by the bench of Justices Indira Banerjee, V Ramasubramanian and Bela M Trivedi. Expressing unwillingness to entertain the plea,...

Delhi Gymkhana Club Case : Justice Sanjiv Khanna Recuses From Hearing Appeals

Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused from hearing appeals filed challenging NCLAT's order directing the suspension of the General Committee of the Delhi Gymkhana Club and appointment of an Administrator nominated by the Union of India to manage the affairs of the Club.A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice JK Maheshwari was hearing...

Phone Tapping: Delhi High Court Asks Centre To File Detailed Reply Explaining Procedure For "Monitoring & Interception"

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government to explain in detail the law and procedure followed by it for monitoring and interception of phones of the citizens of India.The order has been passed by a Division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh on a PIL filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation, alleging that though its 'general surveillance...

NEET PG 2021 : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pregnant Students' Plea For Option To Change Centre

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a writ petition filed by doctors to bring to the Top Court's notice grave and serious problems faced by thousands of NEET PG aspirants across the country due to absence of any option given to the candidates to change their centers for NEET-PG 2021. A bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath while issuing notice only with respect...

President Appoints Justice CK Abdul Rahim As Chairman Of Kerala Administrative Tribunal

The President has appointed Justice CK Abdul Rahim, a retired judge of the Kerala High Court as the Chairman in the Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) for a period of four years or till he attains the age of 70 years. The Order issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions also stated that the conditions of service of the position shall be governed by the provisions of...

Element Of Judicial Accountability Is Lost Where Oral Regimes Prevail: Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Issuing 'Oral Directions'

Deprecating the practice of issuing oral directions, the Supreme court said that Judges ought to speak through their judgments and orders and not by issuing oral directions which does not form a part of the judicial record."The element of judicial accountability is lost where oral regimes prevail. This would set a dangerous precedent and is unacceptable. Judges, as much as public officials...

Supreme Court Has Now 4 Women Judges Sitting, Highest Ever In Its History

With three women judges sworn-in on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has four sitting women judges, the highest ever in its history. The previous high was three sitting women judges, during the period from August 2018 to May 2020 when Justices R Banumathi, Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra were serving.Newly appointed Justices Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and Bela M Trivedi and Justice Indira...

Change Datesheet Of CBSE Class XII Private, Compartment Exams; Allow Provisional Admissions For Students : Plea In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to September 3 a writ petition filed seeking directions to CBSE to declare results Class XII Private Patrachar/2nd Compartment Students by devising a similar assessment as applied to regular students.The plea also seeks directions to change the date sheet of the Class XII of Private Patrachar and Compartment Students so as to ensure that the proposed...

Gold Smuggling Attempt: Kerala High Court Grants Bail to Second Accused Arjun Ayanki

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the second accused in the gold smuggling attempt, Arjun Ayanki, with stringent conditions, one of them being to surrender his original passport.Justice Shircy V allowed the bail plea in a matter where an attempt was made to smuggle gold through a carrier at the Karipur airport by a group of individuals. The applicant was the second accused in...