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'Undermines Perception Of Judicial Independence': CJAR Issues Statement Over Prime Minister's Visit To CJI's Ganpati Puja
The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) in its recent statement has expressed 'deep concern' over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's residence for Ganpati Puja yesterday. It states that such visits would create unwarranted precedents undermining the public's perception of judicial independence and separation of powers. CJAR...
Alleged Involvement In Crime No Ground To Demolish Legally Constructed Property, Such Demolitions Against Rule Of Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today observed that alleged involvement in a crime is no ground for demolishing a legally constructed property, and the Court cannot ignore such demolition threats in a nation governed by the rule of law.“In a country where actions of the State are governed by the rule of law, the transgression by a family member cannot invite action against other members of the family...
Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy Hosts Conference On 'Empowering District Judiciary: Insights Into Criminal & Civil Laws'
Last week, the Chhattisgarh State Judicial Academy, under the aegis of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, hosted a State-Level Conference of Judicial Officers on the topic "Empowering District Judiciary: Insights into Criminal and Civil Laws”. The inaugural session of the conference was graced with the presence of Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India, as Chief Guest,...
Conversion 'Racket' Case | UP Court Sentences Umar Gautam, Kaleem Siddiqui & 10 Others To Life Imprisonment
A Special NIA Court in the Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow District on Tuesday convicted 16 persons in an alleged illegal mass religious conversion case and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Addl. District & Sessions Judge Lucknow Viveka Nand Sharan Tripathi sentenced Maulana Umar Gautam, Mohd Kaleem Siddiqui, and ten others to life imprisonment for their convictions under Sections...
'Choking Docket Of Court' : Supreme Court Imposes 1 Lakh Cost On Man For Repeated Litigations To Change Birth Date In Service Records
The Supreme Court recently imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on an engineer who initiated multiple cases before different forums seeking change in date of birth recorded in his service records. It was remarked that the petitioner had been "flogging a dead horse" and these type of cases choke the dockets of the court. "Such type of litigation is choking the dockets of the Court as the claim of...
Supreme Court Stays NGT Order Restricting Number Of Members In Dhol-Tasha-Zanj Troupes For Ganpati Visarjan In Pune
The Supreme Court today (September 12) stayed the direction issued by the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone) Bench that the total number of Dhol+Tasha+Zanj members in each troupe during the Ganpati Visarjan Procession in Pune shall not exceed 30 in number.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra passed the interim order while issuing notice on...
Supreme Court & Permanent Court Of Arbitration To Hold Conference On International Arbitration
The Supreme Court of India and the Permanent Court of Arbitration are holding a conference on International Arbitration and the Rule of Law in New Delhi from September 13 to 15. The Conference is held in collaboration with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).The event will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court and the...
Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment Tomorrow On Arvind Kejriwal's Petition For Bail In CBI Case
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow in the petitions filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the CBI in the Delhi liquor policy case and seeking bail in the same.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, which reserved judgment on September 5, will pronounce the decision. The judgment is authored by Justice Surya Kant.To recap, one...
Supreme Court Stays FIR Against Mother For Allegedly Making False Accusation Of Father Sexually Abusing 3-Year-Old Child
The Supreme Court has recently stayed the order of the Kerala High Court, which led to the lodging of an FIR against the mother for allegedly making a false case against the father of the child under the Protection of Child from Sexual Offences, 2012. The Supreme Court stayed the observations made by the High Court against the mother and stayed the proceedings in the FIR.A bench of Justices...
Letter By Judicial Officers Flagging 'Miscreants' Loitering Around Residence: District Judge Forwards Complaint To Calcutta High Court
The District Judge of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on Monday, wrote to the Calcutta High Court Registrar (Inspection) flagging a letter received from senior judges of the Diamond Harbour Sub-divisional court mentioning issues involving miscreants allegedly loitering outside the judge's residential quarters late at night, with 'ulterior motives' such as disconnecting electricity,...