BREAKING| SC Collegium Recommends Advocate's Elevation Rejecting IB Objection That His Senior Has Written A Critical Article

The Supreme Court Collegium on May 2 recommended the elevation of Advocate Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla as a judge of the Bombay High Court, overruling the objection raised by the Intelligence Bureau that his senior has written an article in 2020 expressing concerns over the state of freedom of speech and expression in the country.The Collegium stated that the article written by his senior has...

Centre Hasn't Undermined Judicial Independence But Legislature Is Independent As Well, No One Should Cross Laxman Rekha: Kiren Rijiju

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that those raising questions about government interference in the functioning of the judiciary could also raise questions about judicial interference in matters of governance. The law minister, speaking at an event organised by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in Mumbai further underscored that judicial independence cannot be seen...

Despite Clarifying In Court That Surrogate Mother Need Not Be Genetically Related To Child, Centre Refuses To Issue Notification, Petitioners Claim

The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that despite issuing an important clarification to an apex court bench regarding the eligibility of a surrogate mother under the existing surrogacy laws in the country, no notification or office memorandum to that effect had been passed by the central government. Advocate Mohini Priya, appearing on behalf of one of the petitioners, submitted that...

Advocate Moves Supreme Court Against High Court’s Refusal To Entertain PIL Seeking Independent Probe Into Alleged Fake Encounters In Assam

A Special Leave Petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Gauhati High Court’s refusal to entertain the PIL filed in 2021 seeking independent investigation of alleged fake encounters in Assam.The petitioner claims that the PIL was disposed of with “no cogent directions” despite the facts and materials placed before it.Arif Jwadder, a Delhi-based lawyer claiming to be...

Supreme Court Directs To Send Sessions Judge For Training As He Was Not Following Judgments On Bail

While considering compliance of its directions in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, from illustrative cases mentioned by the Amicus Curiae, Amicus Curiae Siddharth Luthra identified a Judge of a Sessions Court in Lucknow, who the bench felt that should be sent to the judicial academy for upgradation of his skill. It asked the Allahabad High Court to do the needful...

Why Shouldn't We Use Indian Languages In Courts? Few Lawyers In Supreme Court Charge Higher Fees Just For Knowing English: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday advocated for Indian languages to be used in constitutional courts across the country while speaking at an event organised by the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa.The minister further linked the use of English language in courts to the high cost of litigation.“Why shouldn't we use Indian languages in courts? We have told the Supreme Court...

Ludhiana Gas Leak: National Green Tribunal Directs DM To Pay Rs 20 Lakh Compensation To Kin Of Deceased, Forms Fact Finding Committee

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted the eight member fact-finding joint Committee to be headed by Chairman, Punjab State PCB in the Ludhiana gas leak case.The Tribunal has also directed the District Magistrate of Ludhiana to pay compensation of Rs. 20 lakhs each to the heirs of 11 deceased in the tragedy.The bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel ( Chairperson), Justice Sudhir...

Bombay High Court Directs Sales Tax Commissioner To Determine Applicability Of VAT On Road Tax, Insurance Premium, Octroi Duty

The Bombay High Court has directed the sales tax commissioner to determine the applicability of VAT on road tax, insurance premiums, and octroi duty.The division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Abhay Ahuja has observed that Section 55 of the MVAT Act provides for an advance ruling, which allows an applicant to apply to the Commissioner for an advance ruling on the specified...

Department Recovering Tax Without Any Authority Of Law Cannot Be Permitted To Retain The Amount: CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that just as an assessee cannot be permitted to evade payment of rightful tax, the authority that recovers tax without any authority of law cannot be permitted to retain the amount merely because the taxpayer was not aware at that time.The bench of Binu Tamta (Judicial Member) has observed that the...

Remarks On Savarkar| Lucknow Court Directs Police Investigation Into Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi U/S 202 (1) CrPC

A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district today directed an investigation [under Section 202 (1) CrPC] into the complaint filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegedly offensive remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar made in Maharashtra during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ambrish Kumar Srivastava passed this order on an application moved...

Police SI Selection | Supreme Court Finds Fault With HC For Not Considering Candidates' Objections To Questions

In a major relief to a section of police job aspirants in Jharkhand, last week, the Supreme Court set aside a high court order denying relief to candidates for the post of police sub-inspector who did not receive minimum qualification marks in a limited competitive examination, but had raised objections with respect to nine questions before the declaration of results. The...

Supreme Court Adjourns Lakshadweep Administration's Plea Against Suspension of Conviction of MP Mohammed Faizal to May 12

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to May 12, the hearing in a challenge against the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction of parliamentarian Mohammed Faizal. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna was hearing a plea by the union territory of Lakshadweep against a January 25 order of a single-judge bench of the Kerala High Court suspending the conviction and sentence...