Judiciary Must Avoid Unnecessary Interference With Administrative Decisions Involving Specialized Expertise: Supreme Court

While allowing the appeal against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order, which set aside Chief Minister ML Khattar's (Accepting Authority's) remarks and overall grade regarding senior IAS Officer Ashok Khemka's Performance Appraisal Report (PAR), the Supreme Court yesterday reiterated the principle of judicial restraint in administrative decisions.Calling it a foundational principle of...

ADR Seeks Urgent Hearing Of Challenge In Supreme Court Against New Election Commissioners' Law Dropping CJI From Selection Committee

A plea challenging the constitutionality of Section 7 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 was mentioned on Tuesday (March 12) before the Supreme Court, seeking an urgent hearing.This petition, moved by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), sought relief against the provision, which lays down the process for the appointment of the Chief...

Mahua Moitra's Expulsion Beyond Judicial Review, Parliament Sovereign On Its Internal Proceedings : Lok Sabha Secretariat Tells Supreme Court

The Lok Sabha secretariat asserted the Parliament's exclusive jurisdiction over its internal proceedings and procedures, in response to Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra's plea challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha.In its counter-affidavit filed to Moitra's petition, invoking Article 122 of the Constitution, the secretariat has insisted that Parliament is sovereign in its...

Allow Additional Borrowing By Kerala Before March 31 As One Time Measure Subject To Adjustment Next FY : Supreme Court Urges Union

"You can be slightly liberal in relaxing your certain norms as a one-time package as a special case, subject to more rigid conditions the next financial year," Court told Centre.

BREAKING| 'Prima Facie Unconstitutional' : Indian Union Muslim League Moves Supreme Court To Stay Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024

A day after the Union Government notified the rules to implement the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) filed an application seeking stay of the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024.Political party IUML is the lead petitioner in the batch of writ petitions pending in the Supreme Court challenging the CAA.IUML filed an interlocutory application in...

CAA : Centre Notifies Committees In States/UTs To Process Applications As Per Citizenship Amendment Act 2019

The Union Government notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024 yesterday (March 11), thus paving the way for enforcement of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act2019 (CAA). Along with this, a gazette notification regarding the formation of an Empowered Committee and a District Level Committee in the states or Union territories for granting citizenship has also been notified by...

Should CBFC's Advisory Panel Include Persons With Disability To Deal With Films Portraying Disability? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court on Monday (March 11) issued notice in a petition challenging the alleged insensitive portrayal of disabled individuals in the film 'Aankh Micholi,' produced by Sony Pictures. The Court, in the present matter, will consider the potential implications of the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 ( Act of 2016) on the certification process for films...

ED v. Tamil Nadu | Can't There Be Judicial Oversight Before Coercive Orders Are Passed? Supreme Court Asks ED

The Supreme Court today posted to March 20, 2024 a plea by the ED seeking transfer of investigation into bribery allegations against one of its officers from Tamil Nadu State authorities to CBI.The order was passed by Bench of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan, to enable the agency to file a rejoinder.Simultaneously, notice was issued in a connected petition filed by the accused-ED...

Centre Notifies Rules To Enforce Citizenship Amendment Act 2019

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday notified the rules to enforce the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.The rules, titled Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024, incorporate provisions listing out the procedure for application for citizenship by persons who are entitled to seek Indian citizenship as per the CAA.The CAA, which seeks to fast-track the process for getting...

SCAORA Executive Committee's Elections To Take Place on April 29

Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association has notified today (March 11) that elections of its Executive Committee will take place on April 29, 2024, “in physical mode at Bar Lounge.” “In the EC meeting held on 11.03.2024 it was resolved that the Election for the Executive Committee of SCAORA 2024-2026, will be held on 29.04.2024 in physical mode at Bar...

Manipur Violence | Judges Committee Raises Concerns About Armed Protests By Weaponised Outfits, Supreme Court Seeks Union's View

Senior Advocate Ms. Makhija, representing the Court-appointed Committee led by Justice Gita Mittal, today brought urgent concerns before the Supreme Court regarding recent spurt of violence in Manipur. The Committee, formed in August 2023 to address humanitarian issues arising from ethnic violence, sought specific directions from the court to restrain protesting organizations from...

'Counselling' In Habeas Corpus Proceedings Should Not Be To Change One's Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity: Supreme Court To HCs

The Supreme Court on Monday (March 11) issued a word of caution that there should not be any attempt to influence the sexual orientation or gender identity of persons by directing them to undergo "counselling" during habeas corpus proceedings before High Court.A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing a petition filed by a woman against...