Magistrate Can Take Cognizance Of Protest Petition After Rejecting Police Final Report : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that on the receipt of final report, Magistrate can exercise his discretion to treat protest petition as a complaint case.The bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Dipankar Datta noted that on the receipt of the police report under Section 173 Cr.P.C., the Magistrate can exercise three options. Firstly, he may decide that there is no sufficient ground for...

Manipur Violence | Supreme Court Directs IT Ministry To Create Website For Public To Give Information To Court-Appointed Committee

Last week, while transferring the sexual violence cases related to the Manipur ethnic clashes currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - now 27 in number - to Assam in view of the 'overall environment' in Manipur and the need to ensure a 'fair process of criminal justice administration, the Supreme Court issued a slew of directions. The court's directives...

'Rampant Corruption In Judiciary' Remark: Lawyer Files A Complaint In Bihar Court Against Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

A private complaint has been filed before a court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district concerning Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's remark alleging 'Rampant Corruption' in the Judiciary.The Complaint has been filed by a lawyer named Sudhir Kumar Ojha stating that by making the statement in question, Gehlot deliberately played with the reputation of the advocates...

Bilkis Bano Case| Does Non-Deposit Of Fines By Convicts Have Bearing On Remission? Supreme Court Asks

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked whether the non-payment of the fine imposed as a part of the sentence would have an effect on the remission of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. This question was posed to Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, when he informed the bench that recently, the full amount owed by the convict he is representing, has been paid to a sessions court in Mumbai.A bench...

‘Do Not Become Adjournment or Pass Over Counsel, Become Arguing Counsel Yourself’: Justice BV Nagarathna To Young Lawyer

Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna on Thursday stressed the importance of junior lawyers beginning to argue in court early on in their career. This remark was made during today’s court proceedings, when a junior lawyer requested a bench of Justices Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan to adjourn the hearing of a case, citing the ill-health of the ‘main counsel’. “You are there, so...

MBBS : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With 100% Reservation For Local Candidates In 'Competent Authority Quota' In Telangana; Says HC Can Consider

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition challenging the Telangana government’s newly introduced policy of 100 per cent reservation for local candidates in 'competent authority quota' in medical colleges established after June 2014. By a July 3 order, the state government has reserved all competent authority quota seats in medical colleges established after...

Article 370 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 13]

A Constitution Bench will resume hearing today the Centre's arguments in the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution.On Day 12, the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had asked the Centre to make a definite statement regarding the timeline for restoring the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir. The bench had also raised queries regarding the...

Fake Website Of Supreme Court Created For Phishing Attack : SC Registry Issues Public Alert

The SupremeCourt has issued a public alert about a fake website of Supreme Court which had been created for phishing attack. In a public notice, the Supreme Court strongly advised the public at large, to neither click nor share on links they receive without verifying the authenticity. The Court further stated that it doesn’t seek any personal information, financial information or...

Supreme Court Deprecates High Courts Allowing Admission To Educational Institutions Through Interim Orders

The Supreme Court recently deprecated the practice of directing admission to educational institutions by way of interim orders, while considering a Special Leave Petition against an interim order of the Gujarat High Court that had directed the National Commission For Homeopathy to admit students in vacant seats of the Swanirbhar Homeopathic Medical College Sanchalak Mahamandal, an association...

Supreme Court Bar Association Condemns Police Violence Against Advocates In Uttar Pradesh's Hapur

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in a resolution passed today (30.08.2023) strongly condemned the violent and 'inhumane' treatment meted out by the police to protesting advocates in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh."..women advocates were also not spared from the brutality. The lathi charge on the advocates, who were protesting peacefully against the alleged high-handedness of the police, is a...

UP Judicial Services (CJ Jr. Div) 2022 Final Result Out | 15 Female Candidates Secure Top 20 Positions, 302 Declared Successful

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission today released the list of selected candidates in the UP Judicial Services (Civil Judge) (Jr. Div.) Exam 2022. This year too, women dominated the top positions with Nishi Gupta securing AIR 1 followed by Rashmi Singh (AIR 3), and Jahnavi Verma (AIR 5). Notably, 15 positions among top 20 ranks were secured by female candidates. Candidates...

'Women Lawyers Face Sexist Behaviour From Male Colleagues' : Indira Jaising Requests CJI To Frame Guidelines

Jaising reveals that she has not only faced micro-aggressions, but has on occasion also been asked by male colleagues to not raise her voice in court, despite aggression being a cherished trait in top male lawyers of the country.