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'I Leave This Court With A Sense Of Fulfillment' : Justice Indu Malhotra On Her Last Working Day As SC Judge
"I am happy and leave this Court with a sense of fulfilment", Justice Indu Malhotra said on her last working day as a judge of the Supreme Court, choking with emotions. As per convention, Justice Malhotra was sharing bench with the Chief Justice of India, on her last working day as SC judge. After the hearing, CJI Bobde and members from the Bar expressed their views...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Provisions Of Places of Worship Act
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, challenging the Constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991 inasmuch as it bars remedies against illegal encroachment on the places of worship and pilgrimages prior to August 15, 1947. A Bench comprising of CJI SA Bobde and Justice AS Bopanna issued notices to...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On DMK MP RS Bharati's Plea Seeking To Quash Criminal Case Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by a DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP R S Bharathi challenging a Madras High Court's refusal to quash a chargesheet filed against him under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act over a speech made by him.A division bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat posted the matter after two weeks.When the matter was...
SCBA Plea Against SOP For Hybrid Hearings : Supreme Court Calls For Minutes Of Meeting From SC Registry
The Supreme Court on Friday called for the report and Minutes and Meeting from the Supreme Court Registry in a plea filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking quashing of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Registry last week for enabling "Hybrid Physical Hearing" from March 15 onwards. A Bench headed by Justice SK Kaul took into account the submission...
Single Bench Hearing Transfer Petition Cannot Invoke Article 142 To Pass A Decree Dissolving Marriage By Mutual Consent: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that its single bench while hearing a Transfer Petition cannot invoke power under Article 142 of the Constitution to pass a decree for dissolving a marriage by mutual consent.In this case, the parties (husband and wife) to a transfer petition before the Supreme Court filed a joint application for divorce by mutual consent of the parties. They requested the court...
"You Get A More Patient Hearing Via Video Conferencing Than In Physical Court": Justice SK Kaul
"You get a more patient hearing via video conferencing than in physical court", Justice S. K. Kaul told SCBA President and Senior Advocate Vikas Singh on Wednesday.The remark came when a matter, in which Mr. Singh was appearing, came up before the bench of Justices Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy and it appeared that Mr. Singh happened to be unmuted slightly late."We can't hear you, Mr. Singh",...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Appointment Of Regular CBI Director
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Government on a PIL filed by NGO Common Cause seeking the appointment of a regular director for the Central Bureau of Investigation.The public interest litigation opposes the appointment of Mr. Praveen Sinha as an interim / acting CBI Director, after expiry of the term of the last incumbent viz. Mr. Rishi Kumar Shukla on February...
"Cannot Be Morally Accepted In Society": P&H HC Declines Protection To Couples In "Contractual Live-In-Relationship"Which is Not A "Marital Relationship"
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday (10th March) registered its disapproval of 'new concept of contractual Live-In-Relation' backed by a deed, wherein parties state that their live-in-relationship is not 'Marital Relationship'. The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan opined that "especially stating (in the deed) that it is not a 'Marital Relationship' is nothing but...
Non Filling Of Medical Seats Is Not A Solution: SC Declares Rule 12 (8)(a) Of Madhya Pradesh Chikitsa Shiksha Pravesh Niyam Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court held that Rule 12 (8) (a) of the Madhya Pradesh Chikitsa Shiksha Pravesh Niyam, 2018 is unconstitutional as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India.According to Rule 12 (8) (a), the vacant seats as a result of allotted candidates from MOP-UP round not taking admission or candidates resigning from admitted seat shall not be included in the college level...
Delhi Court Extends Interim Protection To Subham Kar Chaudhuri Until Mar 15 In Toolkit Case
A Delhi Court today granted environmental activist Subham Kar Chaudhuri protection in Toolkit case until Mar 15 on state's submission of no objection to such extension.Assistant Public Prosecutor Irfan Ahmed submitted that a co-accused person's application was coming up for hearing on Mar 15 and that he had no objection to the extension of interim protection. Chaudhari was granted transit bail...