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Supreme Court Proposes To Appoint Ad-Hoc Judges In High Courts With High Criminal Appeals Pendency
The Supreme Court today (January 21) proposed to modify its earlier decision which said that ad hoc judges can be appointed in High Courts only when vacancy is 20% or more of the total sanctioned strength of the High Court. The special bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices BR Gavai and Suryakant was hearing the matter relating to the pending appointment of Ad Hoc Judges in various High...
Mathura Mosque Committee Urges Supreme Court To Close Centre's Right To File Reply In Challenge To Places Of Worship Act Due To Delay
In the pleas challenging constitutionality of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, the Mathura Shahi Masjid Committee has filed an application assailing the Centre's delay in filing response and seeking that the latter's right to file reply be closed so that the matter can proceed.It may be recalled that a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar, KV Viswanathan...
Frame Rules To Increase Posts Of District Judge (Selection Grade) & District Judge (Super Time Scale) In 3 Months : Supreme Court To States & HCs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21) directed the High Courts and State Governments to frame rules regarding the increase of posts of District Judges in the Selection Grade and Super Time Scale categories.A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai, Justice AG Masih and Justice KV Vinod Chandran noted that the recommendation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission regarding District...
Supreme Court Warns Imposition Of Cost On States Over Not Responding To PIL For Transgender Welfare Boards
While warning imposition of cost of Rs.20,000/- in the event of failure, the Supreme Court today gave 6 weeks' time to non-compliant states to file their responses to a PIL seeking establishment of Transgender Welfare Boards.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti passed the order, noting that multiple adjournments had been granted on earlier occasions. The order was dictated...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi In FIR Over Instagram Clip With “Ae Khoon Ke Pyase Baat Suno” Poem
The Supreme Court today issued notice in plea against the Gujarat High Court's refusal to quash an FIR against Congress MP and poet Imran Pratapgarhi. The FIR was registered over an Instagram post featuring a video clip with the poem “Ae khoon ke pyase baat suno” running in the background.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan also granted interim relief to Pratapgarhi...
Can HC Appoint Sole Arbitrator When Arbitration Clause Provides For Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator ? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Monday ( January 20) agreed to consider the issue of whether the High Court can appoint a sole arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 if the arbitration agreement between parties provides for unilateral appointment in violation of the decision in CORE v. M/S ECI SPIC SMO MCML. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing...
Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Police Response On Tahir Hussain's Plea For Interim Bail For Delhi Elections
The Supreme Court today sought Delhi Police's response on the plea filed by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate and Delhi Riots case accused Mohd Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail in order to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.To recapitulate briefly, Hussain initially sought interim bail from the Delhi High Court in a murder case registered in relation to...
Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Plea To Cancel Bail Of Former Maharashtra Dy CM Chhagan Bhujbal In Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21) dismissed pleas by Directorate of Enforcement seeking bail cancellation of former Maharashtra Deputy CM and current NCP MLA Chhagan Bhujbal and his nephew Sameer in a money laundering case connected to the Maharashtra Sadan scam.“Impugned orders granting bail have been passed way back in the year 2018. Therefore, at this stage no case for...
Record ACRs Of Judicial Officers Without Delay : Supreme Court To High Court Judges
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21) urged the High Court judges to record the Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs) of judicial officers promptly so that they do not lose opportunities of promotion.The Court also urged the appellate committees of the High Courts to decide the representations made by judicial officers regarding ACRs at the earliest.A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai,...
Bengal Govt Approaches Calcutta High Court Challenging Life Sentence For RG Kar Convict, Calls For Death Penalty
The West Bengal government has approached the Calcutta High Court demanding the death penalty for the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sessions court. The court had held that the case did not fall within the "rarest of rare" category.Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her 'X' handle criticised the verdict, and vowed to appeal against...
Serious Doubt About NGT's Jurisdiction To Direct Prosecution Under PMLA: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently expressed doubt over the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) jurisdiction to direct prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).“There is a serious doubt about the jurisdiction of the NGT to direct prosecution of an individual under the PMLA. However, we are not going into this question, as the direction contained in paragraph 230 will have to...