SC To Deliver Judgment On Sabarimala Women's Entry Tomorrow

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce it Judgment in the Sabarimala women's entry Case tomorrow.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices RF Nariman, Khanwilkar , DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra reserved the Judgment on August 1.The Bench is expected to answer the following questions to the Constitution Bench1 Whether the exclusionary practice which is...

SC Relegates Matter To HC To Decide On Ahmed Patel’s Plea To Dismiss Election Petition At Threshold [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, setting aside a Gujarat High Court order that dismissed Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s application seeking dismissal of an election petition filed against him, has relegated the matter to the High Court.The bench of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud directed the high court to decide the question whether the copy of...

DRAT Has No Inherent Power To Take Suo Motu Cognizance In Public Interest, Reiterates Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has expressed “surprise” over the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT) exercising suo motu powers in public interest despite clear pronouncements of the Supreme Court that it has no such inherent power.A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao reiterated that the DRAT does not have any inherent power to take suo motu action in...

SC Dismisses Plea By Wife Saying That She Is Entitled To Be Left Alone And Can’t Be Subjected To Decree For Restitution Of Conjugal Rights As Premature [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a wife, who banking on the privacy judgment of the constitution bench had contended that she is entitled to be left alone and cannot be subjected to a decree for restitution of conjugal rights.Mr Naphade along with Advocate Ms. Fauzia Shakil submitted that “the judgment of Saroj Rani needs to be revisited in light of the right...

India To Get Virtual Access To Courtroom Proceedings: Read SC Directions On Live Streaming

Providing “virtual access to courtroom proceedings as they unfold”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday opened its doors for live streaming of cases of constitutional and national importance, barring those involving juveniles, cases of sexual assault, matrimonial issues, being argued for final hearing before the Constitution Bench.The court also ordered that to give full effect to the process...

Comments In Loya Judgement Are About The Conduct Of "Petitioners & Intervenors": SC Clarifies In Jaising's Plea [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of an application filed by former Additional Solicitor General for India and Senior Counsel Ms. Indira Jaising for removal of certain adverse remarks made by the Court in its judgment denying independent probe into CBI Special Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya’s death holding that the observations of the Court advert to the conduct of the petitioners...

Creamy Layer Test Can Be Applied To Promotions Of SC/STs, SC Holds While Declining To Refer Nagraj Verdict To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

Courts, when applying the principle of reservation, can exclude the creamy layer from groups in the Presidential Lists applying the principles of equality under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India,  held the Supreme Court. A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the judgment in the case of M. Nagraj & Others v. Union of India...

SC Dismisses Plea Against Justice Gogoi 's Appointment As Next Chief Justice Of India

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Wednesday dismissed the writ petition of Quo Warranto filed by Advocate R. P. Luthra, challenging Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s elevation as the next CJI.“The basis of filing of the petition is the unprecedented press conference (held by Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice Gogoi, Justice...

P&H HC Does It Bit To Save 1.50cr Paper Sheets Annually, Brings In Doorstep Delivery Of Orders; Adopts Many Measures For Accessible Justice System

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, under the leadership of Chief Justice Krishna Murari, has taken several measures to save paper while also making justice delivery system litigant-friendly.The high court has introduced an e-payment module and litigants can now pay for services such as copy of the order, inspection etc., through internet banking, debit, credit cards, prepaid cards etc.It is...

Nursery Class Ward Sexually Assaulted In School Van, U’khand HC Asks School To Follow Instructions Or Risk Cancellation Of Affiliation [Read Order]

FIR to be registered against school admin in 48 hrsFive days after a three-and-a-half-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in her school van by the driver and conductor in Haldwani, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the police to register FIR against the school administration within 48 hours and have directed all schools in the state to install GPS in their vehicles and CCTVs every...

CIC Asks PM, Home Minister To Consider Declassifying Files On Shastri’s Death, Dedicates Order To Late Journo Kuldip Nayar [Read Order]

Prof Acharyulu says labelling “top-secret” to make a doc top-secret not apt, cites Nambi Narayanan caseObserving that when Pentagon papers in the US and Netaji (Subhash Chandra Bose) papers in India could be declassified why not Shastri papers also, the Central Information Commission has directed that the “so-called” classified papers on the death of India’s second Prime Minister...

Bar Council Of Delhi Writes To PM Modi For Rs 200 Cr Annual Grant

Bar says funds will help needy litigants, lawyers and lawyers’ academyThe Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting an annual grant of Rs 200 crore to help it “streamline the legal system”, build adequate infrastructure including a lawyers’ academy and support needy lawyers and litigants.BCD chairman KC Mittal has written to the PM saying one of...