Supreme Court Pulls Up Advocate For Alleging Nepotism In Senior Designations For Judges' Relatives, Warns Of Contempt

The Supreme Court today slammed Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara over a plea filed insinuating that it is impossible to find any constitutional court judge (sitting or retired) across the country whose offspring/brother/sister/nephew over 40 yrs of age has not been designated as a senior advocate.The petition was filed challenging the recent senior designations conferred by the Delhi High Court...

Bar Council Of India Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Enhancement Of Enrollment Fees To Rs.25,000

The Bar Council of India has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions to enhance the enrollment fee, which is presently capped at Rs 750 by virtue of a judgment, to Rs 25,000.The application has been filed in the case Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, in which the Supreme Court, by its judgment in July 2024, held that the Bar Councils cannot charge enrollment fee beyond what...

Farmers' Protests | 'Why Can't Centre Make A Statement That Their Doors Are Open For Farmers?' Supreme Court Asks

The Supreme Court today (January 2) heard a petition filed by Guninder Kaur Gill seeking the Court's intervention in the larger issues raised in the ongoing farmers' protest, including seeking a statutory guarantee of Minimum Support Price. During the hearing, the Court orally asked the Union Government why it could not express readiness to consider the genuine grievances.When the matter came...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against UP Court's Remarks On 'Love Jihad'

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking expunging of 'Love-Jihad' remarks in an Uttar Pradesh Court's order as well as guidelines to ensure that judicial pronouncements remain free from personal/generalized observations.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti dismissed the petition as not pressed, noting that the petitioner had no locus (not being a party before...

Places Of Worship Act| MP Owaisi Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Restrain Courts From Passing Hasty Orders In Mandir-Masjid Suits

Member of Parliament and President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Supreme Court, seeking to enforce the Places of Worship Act 1991. The petition also seeks general directions to all Courts on the procedure to be followed before entertaining suits raising claims over religious sites and passing...

Farmers Protest | 'Your Attitude Is There Should Be No Reconciliation' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Punjab Govt For Not Shifting Dallewal To Hospital

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 2) expressed displeasure at the Punjab Government for not shifting farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a hunger strike, to hospital in terms of the earlier directions.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan clarified that shifting Dallewal to hospital does not mean that he should break his fast and that he can continue...

Supreme Court's Tryst With Politicians' Bail In 2024

Among the many bail pleas the Supreme Court of India was called on to decide during 2024, a few were preferred by political leaders. These included - Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh; BRS leader K Kavitha; former Tamil Nadu minister (and MLA) V Senthil Balaji; Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren; UP MLA Abbas Ansari; and former West Bengal Education Minister...

Supreme Court To Have 3 CJIs & 7 Retirements In 2025

In 2025, the Supreme Court will be functioning under three Chief Justices and witness a wave of retirements- a total of seven.The incumbent Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, is set to demit office on May 13, 2025. The next in line to be the CJI is Justice BR Gavai, who will have a term till November 23. Justice Surya Kant is in line to take over the mantle after Justice...

Best Of 2024 : Top 5 Supreme Court Decisions Of Past Year

The Supreme Court delivered several notable judgments in 2024 (a compilation of the 100 important judgments of the past year can be read here). Out of these, here is a pick of the top five judgments, which have the effect of strengthening the rule of law, boosting public confidence in the judiciary and triggering a positive change in the social and political spectrum.1. Setting aside...

Supreme Court Yearly Digest 2024: Family Law [Marriage, Divorce, Child Custody, Alimony & Succession]

CustodyCustody of minor children – Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) – It is challenged that the Minor Children have been influenced against the Respondent and the preference indicated by the Minor Children ought not to be considered representative of their true emotions. Held, courts ought not to prematurely and without identification of individual instances of 'alienating behaviour',...

2024 Supreme Court Decisions Relating To Judges & Judicial Service

In 2024, the Supreme Court passed notable orders and made key observations on multiple issues related to the working of the District Judiciary and Judicial Officers. Here is a relook of the important developments :High Court Chief Justice Cannot Individually Reconsider Judges' Appointment, Must Be Collectively Done By Collegium : Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court allowed a writ petition filed by...

Farmers Say Dallewal Would Take Medical Aid If Centre Is Ready For Talks : Punjab AG Informs Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (December 31) granted more time to the Punjab Government to comply with the directions on giving medical aid to farmers' protest leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a hunger strike.A vacation bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia posted the contempt petition filed against the Punjab Chief Secretary and DGP to January 2, 2024, for...