AAP MP Raghav Chadha Agrees to Apologize To Rajya Sabha Chairperson, Supreme Court Urges 'Sympathetic View' On Suspension

Contemplating a 'way forward' in the matter concerning the suspension of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha, the Supreme Court today recorded the statement of Chadha agreeing to tender an unconditional apology to the Chairperson of Rajya Sabha and urged the Chairperson to take a 'sympathetic view' for the same. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB...

Tamil Nadu's Plea Challenging RSS Marches : Supreme Court Asks State Govt Why Intra-Court Appeal Can't Be Filed In HC

The Supreme Court on Friday (03.11.2023) asked the Tamil Nadu Government why it cannot file an intra-court appeal before a division bench of the Madras High Court challenging the single bench's order directing the police authorities to grant permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to carry out route marches in various places in the State. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and...

Electoral Bonds Put A Premium On Opacity, Have Serious Deficiencies; Do It In A Proportional Manner: Supreme Court Tells Union [Day 3]

On the final day of arguments in the case pertaining to the Electoral Bonds Scheme case, the Supreme Court asked the Union Government if it was planning to amend the Companies Act to reintroduce a profit percentage-based limit on donations by Companies. The court also remarked that while it was not asking the government to go back to a cash-based system, it was asking the scheme to be made in...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In 3 High Courts

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended names to the Union Government for the appointment as Chief Justices of three High Courts. They are :Justice Ritu Bahri as the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High CourtJustice Chakradhari Saran Singh as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court and Justice S Vaidyanathan as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.'The resolutions, signed...

42 Candidates Clear Supreme Court's Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates Exam 2023

The Supreme Court has published the results of the Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates Examination 2023.42 candidates qualified the Interview and are offered engagement as Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates. 28 candidates have been placed in the wait list. The list can be seen...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of 7 New Judges Of Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of seven new judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.They are :1. Vinay Saraf, Advocate2. Vivek Jain, Advocate3. Rajendra Kumar Vani, Judicial Officer4. Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Judicial Officer Binod Kumar Dwivedi, Judicial Officer6. Devnarayan Mishra, Judicial Officer7. Gajendra Singh, Judicial Officer.In exercise of the power conferred by...

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up [October 2023]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 844-944]Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India, Basant Bansal v. Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 844Aditya Khaitan & Ors. V. IL and FS Financial Services Limited 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 845Union Bank of India V. Rajat Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 846Adarsh CB v. CB Awasthy Sidharthan 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 847Sanjana Kumari v. Vijay Kumar 2023...

Attorney General, R.Venkataramani To Deliver The 9th Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture At Kochi [18th November]

Sarada Krishna Satgamaya Foundation for Law and Justice is organizing the 9th Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer Memorial Law Lecture at Kochi. Date: 18th November, 2018 Time: 10:30 AMVenue: Kerala High Court Auditorium at Ernakulam Justice P.S.Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India will be the Chief Guest for the function. The Law lecture will be delivered by Shri R.Venkataramani,...

Supreme Court Asks Election Commission To Submit Data Of Electoral Bonds Funding Received By Political Parties Till Sep 30

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 2) directed Election Commission of India to get the details of the funds received by all the political parties through Electoral Bonds till September 30 and submit the data to the Court. The data has to be submitted to the Registry of the Court in a sealed cover.A Constitution Bench, which is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the electoral...

SC Lawyer Writes To Rajasthan High Court Registrar Aggrieved By Lack Of Virtual Access To Court Proceedings At Jaipur

Advocate on Record Shobha Gupta has made a representation to the Registrar General of Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur Bench, demanding the rectification of faults in virtual court access, due to which she was unable to appear in a case in which she was engaged as the arguing counsel.Missing a posting date can turn out to be detrimental in many cases, the counsel said adding that the glitch...

Can Trans Woman Invoke Domestic Violence Act? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court is set to examine whether a transgender woman who has undergone sex re-assignment surgery can be an “aggrieved person” under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and has the right to seek interim maintenance in a domestic violence case. The matter has been listed for hearing in 2025. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Rajesh Bindal granted leave in an appeal filed...

Electoral Bonds Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 3]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing the petitions challenging the electoral bonds scheme today.A Constitution Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing the matter. Yesterday, the bench raised several pertinent queries to the Central Government about the scheme, flagging its "selective anonymity" and also asked whether it...