'Teamwork Important In Legal Profession' : Justice KV Viswanathan At 'AmiQuiz Curiae' North Zone National Quiz Round

The North Zone round of AmiQuiz Curiae - a national legal quiz for lawyers - was held in Delhi on Sunday (February 16). Justice KV Viswanathan, Judge of the Supreme Court and Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Judge of the Delhi High Court were the Chief Guests.Speaking at the ceremony, Justice Viswanathan emphasised the value of teamwork as a key contributor to growth in the legal profession. "Teamwork...

Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy Re-Elected As President Of Advocates' Association Bengaluru

Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy has been re-elected as the President of the Advocates' Association of Bengaluru. The results were declared on late Sunday evening. Reddy was declared winner securing a total of 6,820 votes while candidate Advocate A P Ranganatha received 4,518 votes. Advocate Girish Kumar C S was elected to the post of Vice President of the Association. The...

'Your Decisions Should Reinforce People's Trust In Judiciary, Not Diminish It': Chhattisgarh HC CJ To Newly Promoted District Judges

Addressing the newly promoted District Judges during the concluding session of their orientation programme, which was recently held, Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha underscored the significance of judicial responsibility, integrity, and accountability in upholding justice. Addressing 42 newly promoted District Judges from the Civil Judge Senior Division cadre,...

Right To Information (RTI) Act: All India Annual Digest 2024

SUPREME COURTSection 12(4) – Validity of Central Information Commission (Management) Regulations, 2007 framed by the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) under Section 12(4) of the RTI Act – Powers of the CIC – Held, the use of the words “superintendence, direction and management” in Sections 12(4) of the RTI Act clearly provides the CIC an ambit of power wide enough to frame its...

Justice BV Nagarathna Calls For Inter-Ministerial Forum To Strategize And Handle High-Stakes Investment Arbitration Disputes

Justice Nagarathna also emphasized the need for capacity building in investment arbitration to reduce reliance on foreign legal expertise.

26 Principles Relating To Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Explains

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court (bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice PK Mishra) summarised the principles relating to compassionate appointment.a) Appointment on compassionate ground, which is offered on humanitarian grounds, is an exception to the rule of equality in the matter of public employment [see General Manager, State Bank of India v Anju Jain (2008) 8 SCC...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 | Specific Relief Act, 1963

Section 16 - Whether the defendants were entitled to protection under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, based on an unregistered sale agreement - Whether the concurrent findings of the Trial Court, First Appellate Court, and High Court were perverse or erroneous. Held, the Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition, affirming the judgments of the High Court,...

There's An Element Of Truth In Allegation That Courts Aren't Granting Bail In Deserving Cases : Justice Abhay S Oka

Justice Abhay Oka, Judge of the Supreme Court, said that there was an element of truth in the public criticism that the Courts are not granting bail to deserving persons.Talking about the issue of granting bail, Justice Oka remarked that bail hearing was earlier simple but now the culture of "reply, rejoinder, sur-rejoinder" introduced in bail jurisprudence, is consuming time. He stated...

Need Not Be Aggressive To Succeed In Litigation; Be Authentic : CJI Sanjiv Khanna To Law Students

"Success isn't built on inspiration—it's built on the habits you cultivate, the effort you put in, and the consistency with which you show up."

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 | Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Section 54 - Ownership of an immovable property does not get transferred until the sale deed is registered. Mere transfer of possession and payment of consideration will not transfer ownership, unless the sale deed is registered. Sanjay Sharma v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd; 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 1054Section 54 - In the case concerning the auction sale of a property conducted under the SARFAESI Act,...

Filing Of Fresh Bail Application After Rejection Of Earlier Bail Plea Or Cancellation Of Bail Is A Matter Of Right : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a High Court cannot dismiss a bail application solely on the ground that the Apex Court had not permitted the filing of a fresh application.The Court reiterated that the filing of a fresh bail application, after the dismissal of an earlier bail application or the cancellation of the bail granted, was a right."Filing of a fresh bail application, once an...

'High Fees, Without Substantial Relief' : Supreme Court Says Exorbitant Litigation Cost Must Not Hinder Access To Justice

In a recent order, the Supreme Court raised concerns about the rising cost of litigation, which prevented persons without adequate financial means from accessing justice.Saying that the legal profession, once regarded as a service-oriented profession, has now fallen prey to "rapid commercialization and competition", the Court voiced its concerns that justice is becoming unaffordable for...