‘Neither Transparent, Nor Efficient’: SCAORA Opposes Newly Adopted Procedure For Mentioning Urgent Matters

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has urged the Chief Justice of India to change the newly adopted mechanism for mentioning urgent matters in the Supreme Court. Ahead of the resumption of normal court functioning after the annual summer break in July, the top court notified a major change in the previous system of mentioning. Among other things, the practice...

Centre Moves Bill To Drop Chief Justice of India From Selection Panel For Election Commissioners

The Central Government has moved a Bill to prescribe the manner of selecting the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. As per the Bill, the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a Selection Committee consisting :(a) the Prime Minister- Chairperson;(b) the Leader of Opposition in the...

Supreme Court Quashes Gujarat Police FIR Against Senior Advocate & Former ASG IH Syed After Complainant Says Allegation Was Based On Misconception

The Supreme Court has recently quashed a first information report (FIR) against designated senior advocate at the Gujarat High Court and former assistant solicitor-general Iqbal Hasanali Syed after over a year of legal battle. Syed, along with five others, was slapped with charges of causing hurt, criminal intimidation, extortion, wrongful confinement, etc. on a complaint filed...

No More Queues For Supreme Court Entry Passes; Online Portal For E-Passes Launched

The Supreme Court has launched an online portal named "SuSwagatam" through which advocates, litigants and visitors can apply for passes to enter the Court. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced the launch of the portal today morning, before the commencement of the Constitution Bench hearing in the Article 370 case.At present, persons wanting to enter the Supreme Court...

Article 370 Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 5]

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue its hearing today in the petitions challenging the decision of the Central Government to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by diluting Article 370 of the Constitution.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant will hear...

Gyanvapi | Mosque Committee Files Fresh Application Before Varanasi Court To 'Immediately Stop' Ongoing ASI Survey

The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, has filed a fresh application before the Court of District Judge to 'immediately stop' the ongoing ASI Survey of the Mosque premises.The application states that the Varanasi Court's July 21 order for the ASI Survey was given in the suit filed by 4 plaintiffs to worship Shringar Gauri at the disputed...

Bilkis Bano Case Hearing | Remission Is Administrative Order; Precedents Against Third Party Action In Criminal Matters May Not Apply : Supreme Court

Allowing third parties to challenge remission orders in a public interest litigation would set a ‘dangerous precedent’ by opening a ‘floodgate of litigation’, Senior Advocate Rishi Malhotra told the Supreme Court on Wednesday, raising a preliminary objection over the maintainability of the public interest litigation (PIL) petitions filed against the premature release of...

Jammu & Kashmir Case | 2019 Presidential Order Indirectly Amends Article 370, Which Is Impermissible : Gopal Subramanium To Supreme Court [Day 4]

On the fourth day of the Indian Supreme Court's hearing in the batch of petitions challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium argued that asymmetric federalism, autonomy, and consent were the three pillars of Article 370. He also stated that the exercise of power under Article 356 could not clothe the Government with legal...

Voters' Names Won't Be Deleted From Electoral Rolls Without Giving Them Prior Notice : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court

After the Election Commission of India affirmed that the names of voters will not be deleted from the electoral rolls without giving them prior notice, the Supreme Court recently disposed of a PIL which challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 18 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.The petitioners, former bureaucrats M.G. Devasahayam, Somasundar Burra, and Aditi Mehta, had...

'It Will Cause Hindrance To Muslims In Performing Religious Acts': Mosque Committee In Varanasi Court Opposing Plea To 'Preserve' Gyanvapi

Opposing an application filed before the District Judge to pass an order 'preserving' the Gyanvapi Mosque Premises in Varanasi, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Mosque in question, has said that if such an order is passed, it would cause hindrance to the common Muslims in offering name and performing religious activities inside the Mosque.In its reply to the...

Our Colleges and Universities Are Indispensable to Our Liberal Democracy:Justice BV Nagarathna

Supreme Court Judge, Justice B.V. Nagarathna delivered the presidential address at the 12th Convocation and Founder’s Day of O.P. Jindal Global University. It was titled: ‘Nurturing our constitutional culture, a high-calling for universities.’At the outset, she congratulated the graduates for going through the academic rigor. Our Colleges and Universities Are Indispensable to Our...

Parliament Passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill

The Rajya Sabha passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 today, it was already approved by Lok Sabha on August 07.The Bill seeks “to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes.”It applies to the processing of...