Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of PIL Seeking EVM-VVPAT Tally, Says There Is No Urgency

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday expressed doubts over a public interest litigation (PIL) petition asking for more extensive verification of electronic voting machine (EVM) data against voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) records. The court also shared its misgivings about the multiplicity of fresh PILs seeking electoral reforms filed from time to time despite its...

[LIVE NOW] Vimukta Diwas Lecture On ‘Justice For Marginalised In A Constitutional Democracy’ By Justice P.S. Narasimha

CEDE is hosting a lecture on the occasion of Vimukta Diwas Today at 5PMCEDE, Community for the Eradication of Discrimination in Education and Employment is a network of lawyers, law firms, judges, and other organisations and individuals, who are committed towards reforming the Indian legal profession.The lecture will be delivered by Justice P.S. Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court Of India.Date:...

Judges' Committee's Lawyer Objects To Manipur Govt's Statement Against Her; CJI Tells SG, 'Keep The Counsel Out Of It'

Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora, who is representing the judges' committee constituted by the Supreme Court in relation to Manipur violence cases, took objection to certain adverse statements made against her in the affidavit filed by the Chief Secretary of the Manipur Government.Saying that the affidavit was a "direct attack" on her, Arora said that she will recuse from appearing for...

Vandalism Of Manipur Lawyer's Home : Supreme Court Bar Association Condemns Attempts To Intimidate Advocates

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has expressed serious concerns at reports regarding the ransacking of the home and office of Manipur lawyer S Chittaranjan for representing Kuki professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing in a criminal case.Earlier this month, reports emerged that the home of Soraisham Chittaranjan, Hausing's lawyer, had been vandalised by a mob. Following this, he and...

Carrying Capacity Of 13 Himalayan States Should Be Assessed, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has submitted a report before the Apex Court suggesting the constitution of an Expert Committee to determine the carrying capacity of 13 Himalayan Region States. The Supreme Court has been considering a plea seeking for Carrying Capacity studies to be conducted in 13 Himachal States/UTs. On 21st August, a bench of Chief Justice...

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking 2 Years' Cooling Off Period For Retired Judges' Post-Retirement Appointments

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking a ‘cooling off’ period of two years before any retired judge of a constitutional court can accept a post-retirement appointment.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a plea filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association with the objective of “upholding the independence...

Judges' Appointments | Supreme Court To Hear On Sept 26 Contempt Petition Against Centre Over Delay In Notifying Appointments

The Supreme Court has directed to list a plea against the central government sitting over names reiterated by the court's collegium for appointment to constitutional courts on September 26. This was orally mentioned for an early hearing before a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia today by Advocate Amit Pai.The plea has been filed by Advocates Association Bengaluru,...

Editors Guild Of India Members Approaches Supreme Court Against Manipur Police FIR Over Fact-Finding Report

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea filed by the Editor's Guild of India (EGI) against the Manipur police's action of registering FIRs against three members of a fact-finding team of the EGI over a report on the conflict in the northeastern state. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra. The...

Judge Is Not A Mere Recording Machine; Must Actively Search For Truth In Trial : Supreme Court Sends Back Death Penalty Matter To HC

The Supreme Court On September 4 overturned a judgment of the Patna High Court which confirmed the death sentence of a convict for the offence of rape and murder of a 10 year old girl, after finding several faults with the High Court's approach. While remitting the matter for reconsideration by the High Court, the Supreme Court made strong observations about the concept of fair trial....

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statutte Wise Index [August 7 – 13, 2023]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 609 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 638 SUBJECT WISE INDEXAbkari ActPerson receiving information of crime or detecting the occurrence can investigate it. Sathyan v. State of Kerala, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 627 : 2023 INSC 703Adverse PossessionAdverse Possession - Principles Summarised. Government of Kerala v. Joseph, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 621 : 2023 INSC 693When adverse possession...

Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker Appointed As The Chairperson of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission

Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, the former judge of the Allahabad High Court has been appointed as the chairperson of the Gujarat State Human Rights Commission (GSHRC).Justice Thaker, who initially assumed his role as a judge in the Gujarat High Court on May 4, 2013, was later transferred to the Allahabad High Court on April 11, 2016. After serving as a judge for nearly seven years in...

One Country, Many Names: What The Architects Of Our Nation Said About ‘India, That Is, Bharat’ In Constituent Assembly

Hundreds of years ago, famous English playwright William Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” This is what Juliet says to herself, as she ponders over the meaning of a name. Hundreds of years later, we ponder over the same thing, against the backdrop of rumours of a name change to be proposed for the country in the upcoming 'special session' of the Parliament. What did the Constituent Assembly say about this?Article 1 of...