Supreme Court Notifies Next AoR Exam In June 2025

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 9) notified that the next examination for the Advocates-on-Record will be held at New Delhi on 16th, 17th and 21st June, 2025. Applications can be submitted for the AoR exam-2025 till 5 PM, April 30, 2025.Click here to read the...

Only Bombay HC Should Hear Cases Related To New Bombay HC Land : Supreme Court Transfers Cases From Other Courts

In the suo moto case involving the issue of additional land allotment for Bombay High Court's new complex, the Supreme Court was informed today that out of an area of 4.09 acres, which was to be handed over by March 31, 1.94 acres has been handed over and the remaining (2.15 acres) shall be transferred by April 30.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih heard the matter and posted it to...

Singapore's Supreme Court Sets Aside Award By Tribunal Presided Over By Ex-CJI Dipak Mishra Upon Finding Almost 50% Copy-Pasted Content

The Supreme Court of Singapore has set aside an arbitral award passed by a tribunal presided over by former Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra upon finding that almost half of the contents of the award were verbatim 'copy-pasted' from earlier awards passed by the same presiding arbitrator.A bench comprising of Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Justice Steven Chong held:"...New arguments...

No Suitable Candidates For District Judge Promotion Based On Written Exam Results: Rajasthan High Court Notifies

The Rajasthan High Court has notified that no candidates/Senior Civil Judges have been found suitable for promotion to the cadre of District Judge 2024, based on the results of the written examination. The notification for the 'Limited Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of District Judge' was issued on 09 July 2024. As per the notification, Senior Civil Judges who completed...

Delhi Court Orders FIR Against Police Inspector, Doctor For Custodial Torture Of Accused And Preparing False Medical Report

A Delhi Court yesterday ordered registration of FIR against a Delhi Police inspector and a Junior Resident Doctor of Indira Gandhi Hospital over custodial torture of an accused and preparation of a false medical report showing no injury to him, respectively.ACJM Pranav Joshi of Patiala House Courts directed the SHO to conduct investigation in the case and to also probe the role of other...

Minor Victim's Mother Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Allahabad HC's Controversial Ruling On Rape Attempt

The Allahabad High Court's controversial ruling - which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert would not come under the offence of attempt to rape - has been challenged in the Supreme Court by the mother of the victim girl.Earlier, the Supreme Court had suo motu stayed the High Court's decision - which caused...

'Why Should Advocate Be Spared For Wrongdoing? You Are Pressuring Us Not To Pass Orders' : Supreme Court To Bar Members

The Supreme Court today(April 9) orally remarked that the members of the Supreme Court bar were trying to protect an Advocate-on-Record (AOR) who had filed a second Special Leave Petition to circumvent an earlier order of the Court for the surrender of the petitioner within 2 weeks. While taking the affidavit of the AOR on record in which an unconditional apology has been tendered, the...

If ED Claims To Have Fundamental Rights, It Should Worry About Fundamental Rights Of Others Too: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8) questioned the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for filing a writ petition seeking transfer of the corruption case (predicate offence) arising out of the 2015 Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam out of Chhattisgarh.Under Article 32, a writ petition can be filed before the Supreme Court by individuals for the enforcement of their fundamental rights.Justice Oka...

'Singles Out Muslim Endowments For Govt Intrusion' : RJD MP Manoj Jha Approaches Supreme Court Against Waqf Amendment Act 2025

Two Members of Parliament from Rashtriya Janta Dal, representing the State of Bihar, Dr Manoj Kumar Jha and Faiyaz Ahmad, have filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on grounds of violation of Articles 1, 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 300A of the Constitution.The Petitioners contend that these amendments fundamentally weaken the...

Supreme Court Calls Fresh Report From Union, Bihar Govts On Steps Taken To Remove Illegal Encroachments From Ganga River Banks

In a matter pertaining to illegal encroachments on Ganga River banks, the Supreme Court recently called for a report from the Union government and the Bihar government detailing the current position of encroachments as well as the steps taken to remove them.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan passed the order, stating,"We would like to know what steps have been taken by...

S.28 Contract Act Doesn't Bar Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses In Contracts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that exclusive jurisdiction clauses in employment contracts, which confers exclusive jurisdiction on the courts of a particular location to decides disputes relating to the contract, are not barred by Section 28 of the Contract Act.Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, declares void any agreement that restricts a party from enforcing their rights under a...

Governor Can't Reserve Bill For President's Assent After It Was Re-Enacted By Assembly : Supreme Court

In an important judgment interpreting Article 200 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has held that a Governor cannot reserve a Bill for the assent of the President once it has been re-enacted by the State Legislative Assembly after the Governor had withheld his assent in the first instance.The Court held that if the Governor has to reserve a Bill for the President's assent, then it must...