Yes Bank Scam: SC Stays Bail Granted To Wadhawan Brothers By Bombay HC Till Oct 7 [Read Order]

The bail granted to DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan by the Bombay High Court in the case pertaining to the Yes Bank Scam, was stayed by Top Court on Thursday.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Ajay Rastogi & Aniruddha Bose said that it would examine the legal issues involved in the Wadhawans' bail plea and stayed order of the Bombay High Court granting bail to...

Kesavananda Bharati, Lead Petitioner In The Basic Structure Case, Passes Away

Kesavananda Bharati, the seer who was the lead petitioner in the case which resulted in the Supreme Court evolving the Basic Structure doctrine, passed away today morning, reported the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi.He passed away today morning in his ashram at Edaneer in Kasargod district of Kerala. He was aged 79 years. Kesavananda Bharati filed the case challenging the land reform laws...

SC Issues Notice To UP Govt In Plea Challenging Amendment To Law Of Appointment Of Teachers To Minority Educational Institutions [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh in a plea challenging Government Orders which amended the state law regarding appointment of teaching staff in minority aided institutions. While the Court granted special leave to appeal against an Allahabad High Court Order which had upheld the validity of UP Government's action, the interim prayer for stay...

Cheap Publicity Stunt: Allahabad HC Imposes Cost On Petitioner Seeking Deprivation Of Citizenship Of JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed with costs a PIL for revocation of citizenship of Kanhaiya Kumar, former President of the Students' Union, JNU, in connection to the 2016 Sedition Case. The Bench of Justices SK Gupta and Shamim Ahmed noted that the plea had been filed with the sole motive of gaining "cheap publicity" without even going through the provisions relating...

Prevention Of Food Adulteration Act - No Violation Of Labelling Regulations If Relevant Information Traceable From Barcode: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has quashed a prosecution for alleged violation of Rule 32(e) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 after noting that the relevant information about the batch of the product was available in the barcode affixed to it.Rule 32 mandates that every package of food should carry a label giving out information about the manfucturer, batch of the...

Everyone Is To Blame: SC Raises Concerns About Adhocism Prevailing In Appointment Of Teachers & Lecturers [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has raised its concerns about the adhocism prevailing in the appointment of teachers and lecturers."The present dispute is a reflection of the mess in the education system where starting from the primary level to the highest level adhocism seems to prevail in the appointment of teachers and lecturers in turn having consequences for the students who need to benefit from the...

[Live-Updates] Defamation Case By MJ Akbar Against Priya Ramani- Final Arguments By Sr.Ad. Rebecca John

MJ Akbar v. Priya Ramani: Senior Adv Rebecca John begins her final arguments before ACMM at Rouse Avenure court in the defamation case filed by MJ Akbar against journalist Priya...

MP ADJ Moves SC Challenging 100-Point Roaster System For Deciding Seniority Of Officers Under HJS Recruitment Rules 2017 [Read Petition]

An Additional District Judge from Madhya Pradesh has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Services (Recruitment and Condition of Services) Rules, 2017. The Petitioner is particularly aggrieved by Rule 11 which incorporates a 100-point roaster for deciding seniority of officers, prospectively. It is contended through Advocate Ashwani Kumar...

SC Expunges Remarks Against Advocate That He Did Not Open Mouth During VC Hearing [Read Order]

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice R F Nariman has expugned the remarks made against an advocate that he had refused to open his mouth during virtual court hearing.On August 25, the bench, also comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, had berated Advocate Anukul Raj saying: "Despite the fact that the mike was on and despite the fact that he was told by the Court at least...

Chief Justice Govind Mathur, Who Quashed Kafeel Khan's Detention, Has A Consistent Record Of Upholding Fundamental Rights

With the resounding verdict against the preventive detention of Dr. Kafeel Khan, which was greeted with jubilation by all those who stand for civil liberties and rule of law, Chief Justice Govind Mathur of the Allahabad High Court marked himself as an unfailing defender of the citizens' fundamental rights.In fact, Kafeel Khan's judgment is the last in the latest in the series of several recent judicial interventions made by Chief Justice Mathur whereby executive actions were questioned on the...

Serving Judicial Officers Cannot Club Their Previous Experience As Advocates To Claim Eligibility For Elevation As HC Judges: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that serving Judicial Officers cannot invoke Explanation (a) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India to club with their judicial service, the experience that they had at the Bar before joining judicial service, to claim eligibility for considering them for elevation as High Court judges. The bench comprising the Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna...

BCI Directs BCD To Examine Prashant Bhushan's Tweets And SC Judgemnt Convicting Him For Proceeding Under Advocates Act & BCI Rules For Misconduct [Read Press Note]

The Bar Council of India has resolved that it is necessary to examine the tweets and statements made Advocate Shri Prashant Bhushan, that led to his conviction under the criminal contempt proceedings instituted suo moto by the Supreme Court. In a meeting of the General Council of the BCI on September 3, it has been decided that Mr. Bhushan's statements need to be examined in light...