Bail Condition That Accused Shall Furnish Bail Bonds 6 Months After Passing Of Order Can't Be Imposed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently (October 24) dismissed two special leave petitions challenging the bail orders of the Patna High Court. It set aside the orders passed by the High Court and remitted the matter back to the High Court for a fresh hearing on merits, not before orally remarking that they have repeatedly witnessed bail orders passed by the High Court without assigning reasons.The...

Bar Council Of India Removes 107 Fake Advocates From Rolls In Delhi

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has removed 107 fake advocates from the Roll of Advocates in the State of Delhi.The action is being conducted under Rule 32 of the Bar Council of India Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015.Between 2019 and 23rd June 2023, several thousands of fake advocates were removed after a thorough investigation into their credentials and...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Contempt Petition Filed Against Rajasthan Authorities Over Lack Of Steps To Tackle Air & Noise Pollution

The Supreme Court recently issued notice on a contempt petition filed against Rajasthan authorities over an alleged lack of steps to tackle air and noise pollution in the state, particularly in Udaipur, despite the Court's directives of November, 2023.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, dispensing with the appearance of the alleged contemnors -...

Meetings Between Government Head & Chief Justice Do Not Mean 'Some Deal Is Cracked': CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Chandrachud on Saturday said that whenever the heads of the government, be it in a State or at the Centre, meet the Chief Justice of the High Court or the Supreme Court, they do stick to the 'political maturity' and never would speak about a pending case."We do meet but that doesn't mean that there is some deal cracked. We have to be in dialogue with...

PMLA Oppressive, Has No Reasonable Procedure : Kapil Sibal

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal called the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, (PMLA) oppressive and devoid of any procedure established by law guaranteed under Article 21. While addressing the Sikkim Judicial Academy, Sibal called out the Supreme Court for upholding the provisions of PMLA in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. UOI and not listing the review petition for two years. Sibal was...

Supreme Court Stays HC's Imposition Of Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Adv Mehmood Pracha, Seeks ECI's Response On Why Remarks Against Him Be Not Expunged

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed an Allahabad High Court order to the extent that it imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on Advocate Mehmood Pracha for "wasting Court's time" by filing a petition concerning videography during the electoral process.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, issuing notice to the Election Commission for the limited purpose as to why...

All India Judicial Service For District Judiciary Would Be Absolute Disaster : Kapil Sibal

On Saturday, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, criticised the Supreme Court Collegium, which is headed by the Chief Justice of India and four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court. He added that the judges appointed through the Collegium system are necessarily not on merits but no one wants to do away with it because there is "inbuilt pressure...

Why Video Conferencing Facilities Not Used To Produce Accused? Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Home Secretary To File Affidavit

The Supreme Court has asked the State of Maharashtra to explain why Video Conferencing facilities are not being used to produce the accused in Court for trial proceedings.The Court has sought an affidavit from the Secretary of the Home Department of the Maharashtra Government. A bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and R Mahadevan passed this order while noting that the trial in a case...

It's Our Compassion For Society Which Sustains Us As Judges : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjay Chandrachud on Friday said that a sense of compassion for the society sustains judges."But above all, what sustains us as judges? It is our sense of compassion for the society in which we render justice," he stated while addressing a felicitation function organised by the Bombay Bar Association in honour of the outgoing CJI.In this context, he referred...

Varanasi Court Rejects Plea Seeking ASI Survey To Find Out If 'Swayambhu Jyotirling' Lies Beneath Gyanvapi Mosque

Today, a court in Varanasi rejected a plea seeking an additional ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) survey of the entire Gyanvapi Mosque complex, focusing on the areas the ASI has not already surveyed, including beneath the mosque's central dome. Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), FTC Varanasi, Yugal Sharma dismissed the plea moved in February this year in the 1991 suit concerning the...

Senthil Balaji Corruption Case Assigned To District Judge With Reduced Caseload : Madras High Court Informs Supreme Court

The Madras High Court has informed the Supreme Court that the corruption and cheating cases arising out of the cash-for-jobs scam in which Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji is the prime accused have now been assigned to a district judge with a reduced caseload, who will only handle these specific cases.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih recorded –“Pursuant to...

Supreme Court Allows Candidate With Locomotor Disability To Appear For Rajasthan Civil Judge Interview

The Supreme Court today (October 25) allowed a candidate with locomotor disability to appear for the interviews for Rajasthan Civil Judge. The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the plea of a petitioner who suffers from locomotor disability to the extent of 60% cleared the preliminary and main examinations with 111.5 marks. Sr Advocate Shadan Farasat appearing for...