“Independence Of Judiciary Is Essential For Democracy” Justice P.S. Narasimha At Singhvi-Trinity-Cambridge Scholarship Award

“Independence of judiciary is essential for Democracy. It needs to be seen how the independence of judiciary and the concept of democracy is interconnected through constitutionalism and the rule of law. They are both dependent on each other through the concept of separation of powers”, said, Justice P.S. Narasimha, Judge, Supreme Court of India at a distinguished public lecture...

Make Scheduled Caste Status Religion Neutral : Plea In Supreme Court

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that 'religion' should not be used as a criterion to grant Scheduled Caste status.On July 3, a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul ordered that the petition filed by Tamil Activist Kundanthai Arasan to be tagged along with the pending petition seeking SC reservations for Christian and Muslim Dalit converts.The...

Virtual Courts For Traffic Challan Cases Inaugurated At 5 Districts In Himachal Pradesh

The Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao, on Monday inaugurated Virtual Courts of Mobile Traffic Magistrates for expediting the disposal of Motor Vehicle Challans. The virtual courts are launched in five districts of Bilaspur, Ramirpur, Solan, Sirmaur, and Kinnaur. The virtual ceremony was graced by the esteemed presence of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur,...

Supreme Court Declines Whistleblower IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi's Plea For CBI Probe Into Alleged Forgery By DoPT

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday refused to grant relief to whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi who sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into allegations of discrimination and irregularities in the selection process for a post on the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), for which his application was allegedly overlooked without reasonable...

Penniyar River Dispute | Proposal To Form Tribunal Submitted To Cabinet Secretariat : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Union Government has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court to apprise it that, pursuant to its order, the Centre submitted a proposal to the Cabinet Secretariat for formation of Pennaiyar Water Dispute Tribunal to resolve the Pennaiyar river dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The affidavit states that the Union Cabinet is yet to take a decision in this regard.In November,...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Highlighting Three Vacancies in NHRC

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea highlighting the vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. The Public Interest Litigation was filed by Radhakanta Tripathy who appeared in person to argue that there were three vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission of–1....

Review Petition Filed Before Supreme Court Against Quashing Of Cheating Case Against Former Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal & Akali Dal Leaders Over Dual Constitution

A review petition has been filed against a decision of the Supreme Court to quash the criminal proceedings pending against Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, his father and five-time chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, and party senior vice-president Daljit Singh Cheema in an alleged forgery case over the political party’s dual constitutions. This verdict was delivered...

Delhi Govt Says Sec 45D Of Centre's Ordinance Affects Bodies Created & Financed By It; Supreme Court Seeks AG's View On Challenge

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Attorney General for India in Delhi Government's plea challenging the constitutionality of Section 45D of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023. The petition was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha also challenged the Delhi Lieutenant Governor's...

Supreme Court Affirms Delhi HC's Order Dismissing Judicial Officer For Accepting Favour Of 'Sponsored' Foreign Travel From 'Stranger'

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the order of the Delhi High Court that upheld a judicial officer's dismissal from service for allegedly accepting a "favour" from a "stranger". The allegation against the judicial officer was that a “stranger” had “sponsored” his family's foreign travel in 2016.A division bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Pankaj...

Frivolous PILs Face Supreme Court's Ire; CJI-Led Bench Imposes Heavy Costs For 'Abuse Of Process'

In a series of decisive orders today, Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud dismissed four consecutive Public Interest Litigations (PILs) and firmly condemned the "abuse of process" before the Top Court. The PILs were listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. Through the dismissal of the PILs in question, which were listed...

Decide Habeas Petition Against Senthil Balaji's Arrest Soon : Supreme Court To Madras High Court After Split Verdict

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday once again adjourned the hearing in a set of appeals preferred by the Enforcement Directorate against orders of the Madras High Court in a habeas corpus petition filed against the arrest of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in connection with a cash-for-jobs scam in the state. This development came hours after a two-judge bench of the high court...

Uddhav Thackeray Faction Moves Supreme Court Seeking Expeditious Decision By Speaker On Disqualification Pleas Pending Against Eknath Shinde Faction

The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) party MP Sunil Prabhu has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker to expeditiously decide on the disqualification pleas pending against rebel Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde. The disqualification pleas have been pending since over a year. In its May 11, 2023 constitution bench judgement in the matter pertaining...