Supreme Court Issues SoP For Physical Hearings [Read Notification]

The Supreme Court has issued Standard Operating Procedure for hearing of matters through physical appearance. Initially, physical hearing shall commence only in 3 Court-rooms and the same may be increased or reduced, as the situation may warrant.Only A Handful Of SC Advocates Give Consent To Appear Physically In 1000 Cases Listed For Physical Hearing Who can enter? Only a...

[Breaking] SC Sentences Prashant Bhushan To A Fine Of Rupee One In The Contempt Case Over His Two Tweets [Read Judgment]

In the contempt case taken by the Supreme Court against Prashant Bhushan for his two tweets, a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on Monday sentenced him to pay a fine of Rupee One, which is to be deposited with the Supreme Court Registry within September 15.In case of default to deposit, Bhushan will have to undergo imprisonment for three months and will be debarred from practice in SC...

SC Dismisses Vijay Mallya's Review Petition Against 2017 Contempt Verdict; Directs Him To Appear Before It On 5th October [Read Order]

Supreme Court has dismissed the Review Petition filed by fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya against its May 2017 order holding him guilty of contempt of court for transferring money to his children in violation of the Court's order. The Bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit and Ashok Bhushan also directed Mallya to appear before the Court on 5th October 2020 at 02:00 p.m. The bench...

Medical Council Of India Has No Power To Make Any Reservation For In-Service Candidates; States Have: SC Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held that Medical Council of India has no power to make any reservation for in-service candidates in Post Graduate Medical Course in any particular state. The bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose observed that the power of Medical Council of India Act is referable to Entry 66, List...

[Breaking] Merely Because The Investigation Officer And Complainant Are The Same The Trial In NDPS Cases Will Not Be Vitiated And Accused Cannot Be Acquitted On That Ground : SC Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has held that it cannot be held as a general proposition that an accused under NDPS Act is entitled to an acquittal merely because the complainant is the investigating officer."Merely because the informant and the investigating officer is the same, it cannot be said that the investigation is biased and the trial is vitiated", the bench observed...

[Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case Over Two Tweets] SC To Pronounce The Sentence] [LIVE-UPDATES]

[Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case Over Two Tweets ]Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra to assemble soon to pronounce the...

Minor JEE Aspirant Writes To CJI Seeking Postponement Of NEET 2020 /JEE (Main)

A 17-year old JEE aspirant has submitted a letter to the Chief Justice of India, urging him to postpone upcoming NEET/ JEE examinations in view of the COVID 19 pandemic and other natural disasters in the country. The letter highlights that the country is not only battling against the deadly virus but hundreds of districts are affected by incessant rains, floods and landslides, making...

[Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case] [Time Line, Petitions, Pleadings, Arguments,Orders]

21.07.2020SC Registers Suo Moto Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan, Twitter IndiaRead The Petition filed by Advocate Mahek Maheswari on July 9, seeking to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Bhushan and Twitter India based on which SC haas initiated suo motu Contempt against Bhushan And Twitter HERE22.07.2020 Hearing [Day-1]Read Live-Updates HereReportsSC Issues Contempt Notice...

SC Strongly Deprecates Practice Of Filing Delayed SLPs Only To Obtain Certificate Of Dismissal [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has again strongly deprecated the practice of filing Special Leave Petitions with huge delays only for obtaining a certificate of dismissal.State of Andhra Pradesh does it again!, said the bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul while dismissing an SLP filed by Andhra Pradesh Government on the ground of delay. The bench also comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Aniruddha...

Justice Arun Mishra Declines SCBA Invitation To Participate In His Farewell Function [Read Letter]

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Arun Mishra has turned down the invitation by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) as well as the Confederation of Indian Bar (CIB) to attend farewell functions which were to be organized on the occasion of his retirement. Communicating this decision through a letter, Justice Mishra has stated that his conscience does not allow him to attend any...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing August 24 to August 30, 2020

"No Safeguards For Non-Islamic Properties From Inclusion Of Waqf": Plea In SC Challenges The Constitutional Validity of Waqf Act, 1995

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of various provisions of the Waqf Act, 1995.Filed by six petitioners on behalf of Advocates Hari Shankar Jain & Vishnu Shankar Jain, the petition contends that stipulated provisions of the Act grant special status to Waqf properties while no such safeguard exists for Trusts, Mutts, Akharas &...