SCAORA Writes To CJI Requesting Fixing Of Final Daily List At Supplementary Stage Itself With No Alterations After That

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has written a letter to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud calling for fixing of the final daily list at the supplementary stage and disallowing any alteration thereafter.The letter states that the current practice is unprecedented and unknown to the Court, as well as causes immense problems for lawyers and litigants. It...

Medical Colleges Charge Rs 1 Crore But Won't Pay Stipend To MBBS Interns? Either Pay Them Or Don't Have Internship: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 6) expressed concerns at the complaints of MBBS interns that medical colleges are not adequately paying them stipend.A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanna B Varale was hearing a batch of writ petitions filed by medical students.Justice Dhulia orally voiced his discontent with how medical colleges are charging such hefty fees and are...

Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society Appoints Two New Members To Executive Committee Following Resignation Of Two Senior Advocates

The Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society has undergone a shift in its leadership with the recent appointment of advocates-on-record Vanshaja Shukla and Ravi Raghunath to its Executive Committee.This move has been approved by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in consultation with Justice Dipankar Datta, the president of the MIG society.This decision, effective as of February 21,...

Bona-Fide Mistake In Court Reporting Doesn't Constitute Penal Offence: Calcutta HC Stays Proceedings Against News Anchor Suman De

The Calcutta High Court has stayed all criminal proceedings against ABP Ananda news anchor Suman De, who was accused under Sections 153 and 505 of the IPC for making allegedly misleading claims pertaining to the events in Sandeshkhali on his Bengali news show 'Ghantakhanek Songe Suman'.It was alleged that the anchor had wrongfully contended that the police had not opposed the bail prayer of...

Argument Of 'Functional Difference' Can't Work In 2024 To Deny Women Permanent Commission In Coast Guard: Supreme Court Tells Union

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 26) was not persuaded by the argument of the Union Government that there are functional differences in the Indian Coastguard because of which women officers cannot be given permanent commission there unlike the Army, Navy or Air Force.The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra were hearing the petition filed by a...

Supreme Court Stays Trial Against Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai In Case Over Alleged Remarks Against Christian Missionary NGO

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 26) stayed the trial against Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Annamalai over his alleged remarks against a Christian missionary non-profit.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta today granted the state BJP president temporary relief in response to his special leave petition challenging a February 8 Madras High Court...

Wheelchair-Bound Woman Approaches Supreme Court Alleging She Was Asked To Stand Up During Kolkata Airport Security Check

A specially-abled woman has approached the Supreme Court complaining of the humiliation she had to face at the Kolkata airport where she was allegedly asked to stand up by the security personnel.Arushi Singh, the petitioner, who graduated from the National Law Institute University, Bhopal and earned a LL.M. from the National University of Singapore, filed the writ petition referring to...

[LIVE NOW] Seminar On 'Decoding The Three New Criminal Laws'

LiveLaw presents a Seminar On “Decoding The Three New Criminal Laws”Date: 26th February, 2023Time: 6 PM (IST)Speakers: 1. Anup Surendranath, Executive Director, Project 39A, NLU- Delhi2. Justice M. Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court3. Vrinda Grover, Lawyer and human rights activist4. Mohan Gopal, Former Director, National Judicial Academy5. Sarim Naved, LawyerModerator: Anjali...

'Retired District Judges Getting Pension Of Only Rs 19-20K, How Do They Survive? : Supreme Court Seeks AG's Assistance

The Supreme Court today (February 26) while hearing the matter of the pension scheme for judicial officers, flagged concerns on the plight of the retired district judicial officers who were getting inadequate financial support through the present pension policies. The Court urged the Union to find a 'Just Solution' for the officers who have substantially contributed to the cause of Justice...

'ED Can't Investigate Predicate Offences', Says TN; 'What Prejudice Caused If State Helps ED?', Asks Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 26) continued its probing examination of the Tamil Nadu government's standing to challenge summonses issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to district collectors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining-money laundering cases.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was hearing a special leave petition filed by the Directorate...

'Message To AoRs To Not File Frivolous Petitions' : Supreme Court Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Plea Against HC's Posting Order

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 26) expressed displeasure at the trend of Special Leave Petitions being filed against High Courts which merely issue notice or grant adjournments. While dismissing a petition filed against a High Court order posting a matter to April, the Court imposed a token cost of Rs.1 lac to "send a message" to Advocates-on-Record (and Counsels engaged by them)...

Senior Designation | 'Interview Was Only For Few Minutes' : Indira Jaising Requests Supreme Court To Hold Fresh Interviews For Excluded Advocates

In a notable development, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has written a letter to the Secretary-General, Supreme Court, citing concerns with regard to the latest designation of 56 advocates as senior advocates. In the letter, Jaising, in whose petition the Supreme Court had issued guidelines to ensure objectivity in the process of senior designation, state that some of the advocates...