Marriage Equality Case: Key Highlights From The Landmark Hearing Before Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its long-awaited judgment on a batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for queer marriages tomorrow. A five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli, and PS Narasimha, had started hearing the petitions on April 18, 2023. After rigorous deliberation, the bench...

Many First Generation Lawyers Have Made Their Mark In Legal Profession & Have Got Senior Designation : Supreme Court

Many first generation lawyers have made their mark in the profession and have attained prominence and have been conferred with senior designations, observed the Supreme Court while rejecting an argument that the "senior designation" system was benefiting only a special class of lawyers which comprise of the kith and kin of judges, prominent lawyers, politicians and Ministers.The bench...

"This Is Like Bonded Labour": Supreme Court On MBBS Interns Working Without Stipends; Asks, 'What Is NMC Doing?'

The Supreme Court on Monday (October 15) expressed grave concerns regarding the non-payment of stipends to MBBS interns, likening the situation to "bonded labor". A bench comprising of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra was hearing a plea as per which 70 percentage of medical colleges do not pay any stipend or are not paying the minimum set stipend to doctors...

BREAKING| Centre Notifies Appointment Of Manipur High Court Chief Justice 3 Months After Supreme Court Collegium Recommendation

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice Siddharth Mridul, judge of the Delhi High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court, pursuant to a recommendation made by the Supreme Court collegium on July 6.The High Court of the north-eastern State, which has been gripped in violent ethnic conflict since May, has been functioning without a regular Chief Justice...

Manish Sisodia's Bail Plea: ''You Can't Keep Someone Behind Bars Infinitely; When Will Charges Be Framed?' Supreme Court Asks ED, CBI

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) about the delay in the trials that former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is facing in the Delhi excise policy scam case. Sisodia has been slapped with money laundering and corruption charges over alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Challenge Against Bail Granted To Chanda Kochhar & Husband in ICICI Bank Videocon Load Fraud Case

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the bail granted to former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband, Deepak Kochhar, in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud caseA bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi was hearing the central agency's special leave petition against an order passed by the...

Bihar Caste Survey | Plea In Supreme Court Against Inclusion of Transgender Identities Under Caste Lists Withdrawn In View of Govt's Clarification

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition against the Bihar government including ‘hijra’, ‘kinnar’, ‘kothi’, and ‘transgender’ as an item in the caste list, while conducting its caste-based survey in August, in view of a clarification issued later by the government allowing non-binary persons to disclose their gender identities in a separate column. The court...

Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgement In Same-Sex Marriage Case Tomorrow

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for queer marriages in India tomorrow (17.10.2023). A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS Narasimha had started hearing the matter on April 18 and reserved judgement in the matter on May...

Supreme Court Releases Report With Recommendations For Better Accessibility For Persons With Disabilities, Senior Citizens And Women

The Supreme Court Committee on Accessibility chaired by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, on Monday released its Audit Report on the physical and functional access of the Supreme Court to persons with disabilities. The Committee that was set up by Chief Justice Chandrachud on 28th November 2022, released its report today (16.10.2023) making several recommendations geared towards removing barriers...

Technological Transformation Of Kerala High Court: Think Tank DAKSH To Launch Case Study On October 19

Bengaluru-based think tank and research institution DAKSH is set to launch its seminal case study on 'Technological Transformation of Kerala High Court' on October 19, 2023, at the High Court Auditorium. The study shall shed light on how the Kerala High Court embraced technology to modernize its justice delivery platform and keep abreast with the changing times.The Panelists for the event...

Thinking Of Making AAP An Accused In Delhi Liquor Scam Case, ED Tells Supreme Court

In a major development in the Delhi liquor policy scam case, Additional Solicitor General of India SV Raju told the Supreme Court that the Directorate of Enforcement is contemplating making the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an accused in the money laundering case and invoking Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to probe the aspect of vicarious liability."We are...

AFT Chandigarh Bar Association Objects To Attorney General's 'Racket On Disability Pension Cases' Comment

The Armed Forces Tribunal Chandigarh Bench Bar Association has taken objection to the remark made by the Attorney General for India before the Supreme Court that there was a racket running on disability pension cases. Attorney General R Venkataramani made the statement last Friday while defending the transfer of a judicial member of the AFT Chandigarh bench to another bench.In a press...