A year of farewells in the Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India is set to experience a landmark change in the coming 12 months with regard to the court’s structure as out of the 15 senior-most judges, 11 will retire, including Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam and his successor R M Lodha.The year 2013 bid goodbye to Justice G S Singhvi who retired on December 11. Justice Singhvi headed the bench which was investigating the...

Seeking to get stay lifted, Madras High Court to move Supreme Court on judges' appointments

The Madras High court is all set to move the Supreme Court against a division bench comprising Justice V Dhanapalan and Justice K KSasidharan, order directing the Union law Ministry to maintain status quo in respect of the 12 names shortlisted for the posts of additional judges forwarded by the Madras high court, preventing the Centre from processing the list. Reportedly, an appeal has...

Another allegation of sexual harassment by a law intern against a Supreme Court judge

In the wake of sexual harassment charges leveled by a NUJS student against former Justice A K Ganguly, yet another incident of a former student of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (Kolkata) complaining to Chief Justice of India Justice P Sathasivam that she was sexually harassed by a former judge of the Supreme Court has come into the limelight.The student made the...

Justice CS Karnan, a man not unknown to controversies, questions collegium selection, calls it ‘unfair’

While a special bench was hearing a PIL against the proposed appointment of new judges, Justice CS Karnan of the Madras High Court surprised everyone by entering the courtroom saying the selection is unfair and expressed his desire to file an affidavit in his name, as he was also a part of the judiciary. Later, he abruptly exited the courtroom.The Madras High Court directed the Union Law...

In clash over parenthood, DNA test an accurate proof, says Supreme Court [Download Judgment]

A Supreme Court bench of justice CK Prasad and justice JS Khehar held DNA test as the accurate proof in a dispute over the parenthood of a child and said a person cannot be forced to pay maintenance to such a child. The Supreme Court held the proof based on scientific advancement "must prevail" over the definite proof envisioned under law and said it was correct to determine the parenthood of...

Lok Sabha Secretariat reveals graft complaints against SC Judges under RTI

Lok Sabha Secretariat has provided the copies of complaints against former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir and another sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of India to RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agarwal.Earlier the PMO also provided the copies of complaints against former and sitting Judges to Mr. Agarwal. The complaints were filed by Captain Jainarayan Prasad Nishad, a Loksbha MP, Advocate...

Justice Ganguly asks "what action has been taken by SC on an affidavit by a senior advocate alleging that several of Chief Justices' were corrupt"?

[embed]http://youtu.be/rUQxtC_bmRY[/embed]Justice A.K. Ganguly yesterday raised the question ""what action has been taken by SC on an affidavit by a senior advocate alleging that several of Chief Justices were corrupt"? He was speaking to Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN IBN.Here are the excerpts of the interview:Do you feel that you have led down by your own fraternity in a sense?I feel that I have...

Investments made in coal blocks without getting clearance no ground for not cancelling licenses: Supreme Court

A three-judge bench of Supreme Court headed by Justice R L Lodha said it is no ground for cancelling licenses that without getting clearance huge investment have been made by companies in coal blocks and asked the Centre to reply whether it aims to de-allocate such allocations.The Bench said it was totally the companies’ decision to take a risk of investing money on blocks without getting...

No “paid employment “ ; No “foreign hospitality”; Justice Ganguly speaking; [video & text]

Justice A.K.Ganguly who resigned from the post of WBHRC Chairman, denied all the allegations made against him. He alleged a conspiracy against him to to malign his reputation. Here is the video of his interview with CNN IBN[embed]http://youtu.be/rUQxtC_bmRY[/embed]Here is the excerpts from the InterviewFor a month you were saying that there is no question of stepping down. Then why you...

Breaking: Erring Prosecutors And Investigating Officers Must Be Proceeded Against In Case Of Unmerited Acquittals And Wrongful Convictions; SC [Download Judgment]

The Supreme Court has come up with yet another landmark judgment in Criminal Law which is in the right direction of cleansing the criminal prosecution system of our country. The Apex Court was considering a Criminal Appeal by the State of Gujarat against acquittal of an accused person, who was originally awarded death penalty by the Trial Court.The accused stood trial for rape and brutal...

Order on appointment of arbitrator in KG basin dispute reserved by Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice SS Nijjar has reserved his order on the issue of appointing national or international arbitrator for adjudication of dispute between Reliance Industries Ltd and the Government of India over recovery of cost for developing the country's key natural gas field in KG basin.The apex court has asked Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and the Centre to suggest names of...

Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal gets a new Chairman

The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, which has been without a Chairman since April 2012, when Justice N.P. Singh resigned on health grounds from the post of Chairman, will soon get a Chairman. The Centre is likely to appoint Justice B.S. Chauhan, a Judge of the Supreme Court, as Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.On February 5, 2007, the tribunal had given its final award,...