PS Narasimha 9th Lawyer To Get Direct Appointment As Supreme Court Judge; Might Also Become CJI

Senior Advocate Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha will swear in as the Judge of the Supreme Court on 31st August 2021. He will be the ninth Supreme Court judge to be directly elevated from the Bar and might also become the Chief Justice of India before his retirement comes due in May 2028.Narasimha had served as Additional Solicitor General of India from May 2014 to December 2018. He represented...

SCAOR Welfare Trust Extends Deadline For Group Medical Insurance Scheme For Advocates & Clerks To 31st August

The Supreme Court Advocates On Record Welfare Trust has on Sunday extended its deadline for the Group Medical Insurance Scheme for Advocates and Clerks to 5.00 PM of 31st August 2021.The Advocates who are regularly practising in the Supreme Court, i.e. whose names appear in the Voters List for the year 2020 can apply for the same, provided their income is less than 8 lakhs gross.It has...

Exempt Advocates From Wearing Black Coat & Gown In Summers : Lawyer's Plea In Supreme Court

The petitioner says that not all the advocates practising at the Supreme Court and the High Courts are affluent enough to afford an air-conditioned mode of conveyance and that the current dress code only aggravates the summer heat.

"Painful To Note That Standard Of Investigation Is Very Poor In Large Number Of Riots Cases": Delhi Court Pulls Up Police, Calls For Remedial Action

A Delhi Court has pulled up the Delhi Police for the manner of investigating cases concerning the North East Delhi riots including half baked filing of chargesheets and non appearance of Investigating Officers before Court. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav also called for immediate remedial action and asked the DCP of North East District and other senior officials to take notice of...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, August 23 To August 29, 2021

JUDGEMENTS THIS WEEK1. Fundamental Right To Reside Anywhere In/Move Throughout The Country Cannot Be Denied On Flimsy Grounds: Supreme Court Quashes Externment Order Against JournalistCase: Rahmat Khan @ Rammu Bismillah vs. Deputy Commissioner of Police ; CrA 912 OF 2021Citation: LL 2021 SC 404While quashing an externment order passed against a journalist, the Supreme Court observed that a...

Allahabad HC Directs UP DGP To Train Officers On Manner Of Conducting Investigations In View Of SC's Prakash Singh Ruling

The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Director General of Police, U.P. to issue a circular/order informing all the investigating Officers through respective Superintendents of Police, the manner in which investigations to be carried out. The Bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal also directed him to ensure that all the Investigating officers are given periodic training and that the...

"Speaking Truth To Power: Citizens And The Law": Full Text Of Justice MC Chagla Memorial Lecture By Justice DY Chandrachud

"...we live in a world that is increasingly become divided along social, political, economic, and religious lines. This also leads to the increasing polarization of "truth", where sections of the population contest on "your truth" versus "our truth" even on subjects that are unrelated to the common affinity that the group shares."

Rape Victim's Examination- "Direct Medical Officers To Strictly Comply With S. 164 A (2), (3) CrPC": Allahabad High Court To Govt

The Allahabad High Court last week directed the UP Government to issue a circular to all the Chief Medical Officers of the State to further direct the medical officers to strictly comply with the provisions of CrPC. and particularly Section 164 A (2) and (3) Cr.PC while submitting the medical report and their provisional/primary opinion.The Bench of Justice Manish Kumar also directed that...

Touching Cheeks Without Sexual Intent Wouldn't Attract Offence Of 'Sexual Assault' Under POCSO: Bombay High Court

Touching the cheeks without sexual intent would not attract the offence of 'sexual assault', as defined under Section 7 of the POCSO Act, the Bombay High Court has observed on Friday, while granting bail to a man booked under various offences under POCSO.Granting bail to a 46-year-old man, the Bench of Justice Sandeep K. Shinde observed that primary evaluation of the material on record does...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's Rajay Sabha Membership

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the nomination of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi as a Member of Parliament (Council of States) in the Upper House. The plea seeks issuance of a writ of quo – warranto against the respondent (Gogoi) calling upon him to show by what authority, qualification and a title, he holds the membership by nomination under Article 80 (1)...

COVID- Plea Before Bombay High Court Challenges State's Decision To Allow Only Fully-Vaccinated Persons To Use Local Trains

A petition has been filed before the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra Government's decision to permit only 'fully vaccinated persons against Covid-19' to use local trains and visit malls and workplaces. The pleas seek all people within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region be allowed to use trains, irrespective of their vaccination status. The SOP issued on August 10 and 11 by...

Supreme Court Notifies SOP For Resumption Of Physical (Hybrid) Hearing From September 1

The Supreme Court has notified the Standard Operating Procedure to be followed during phased resumption of physical hearing (with hybrid option) from September 1, 2021.Cases to be heard physically The final hearing/regular matters listed on non-miscellaneous days may be heard in the physical mode (with hybrid option). Final hearing/regular matters where the number of Advocates for...