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...

Nun Rape Case: Kerala HC To Hear Franco Mulakkal's Plea For Regular Bail On Sept 27 [Read Petition]

Franco Mulakkal, who stands as an accused and remains in judicial custody since September 22 in the nun rape case, has moved an application for regular bail before the High Court of Kerala.Franco Mulakkal, the erstwhile Bishop of Jalandhar, was arrested by the Kerala Police on September 21 after three days of continuous interrogation. He was thereafter remanded to judicial custody, which now...

"An MP Does Not Have License To Do Anything He Wants" :SC Slams Delhi BJP Chief Tiwari For Breaking Lock Of Sealed House

"If you had any problem you could have approached the court but you had no authority to take law into your hands", the bench told TiwariThe Supreme Court today pulled up Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari for breaking the lock of a sealed house in Northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri last Sunday.Tiwari appeared in person along with his lawyer senior advocate Vikas Singh in response to contempt notice...

1996 Drug Planting Case: SC Issues Notice On Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s Wife’s Plea Challenging Custody Order [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the State of Gujarat on a petition filed by Ms. Shweta Bhatt, wife of former IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt, alleging that Mr. Bhatt is not being allowed to execute Vakalatnama to move the Supreme Court.Mr. Bhatt has been in the custody of Gujarat CID since September 5, in a 22-year-old drug planting case. The Gujarat High Court had also, earlier...

Bombay HC Rejects Maharashtra Govt’s Petition Against Lower Court Order Directing Release Of Buffaloes Grazing In Prohibited Area [Read Order]

State is the biggest litigant in our courts today, be it the high court or the Supreme Court. However, once in a while there comes across a case which makes one wonder as to how serious these litigations are. One such peculiar case came up before the Bombay High Court.Justice AS Gadkari was hearing a petition filed by the State against an order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge,...

If Arbitration Agreement Is Insufficiently Stamped, Can Court Grant Ad-Interim Relief? Kathawalla J Of Bombay HC Refers Question To A Larger Bench

A single bench of the Bombay High Court has referred a significant question of law to be considered by a larger bench. The question is:Whether Court can grant ad-interim relief when an arbitration agreement is unstamped or insufficiently stamped?Justice SJ Kathawalla was hearing an arbitration application filed by Gautam Landscapes against respondents Shailesh Shah and Gautam Estate under...

Relocation Of Van Gujjars From Forest Areas: SC Directs Status Quo On Uttarakhand HC Order [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Uttarakhand High Court directing relocation of Van Gujjars or nomadic pastoralists residing in the Corbett Tiger Reserve.The Bench comprising Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra directed status quo to be maintained by the parties, while issuing notice on a petition filed by one Tarun Joshi challenging the High Court...