Recommendees Of HC Collegium Approved By SC Collegium & Govt Shall Be Appointed Within Six Months: SC [Read Order]

In cases where the recommendations of the High Court collegium meets with the approval of the Supreme Court collegium and the Government, the appointments must take place within at least six months, said the Supreme Court recently. The bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph were dealing with a Transfer petition when it noticed that lawyers in some Districts of Odisha...

Adv Lily Thomas, Senior Most Woman Lawyer Of SC, Passes Away

Senior most woman lawyer of Supreme Court Advocate Lily Thomas passed away at the age of 91.She has filed many important Public Interest Litigations in the Supreme Court.She filed the first petition challenging the Advocate-On-Record system. She was of the view that the court did not have the power to subject the advocates to this exam. Section 30 which is under Part IV of the Advocates...

Lok Sabha Passes Citizenship Amendment Bill

After an intense debate which spilled over eight hours, the Lok Sabha passed the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which seeks to amend the Citizenship Act 1955.Speaker Om Birla declared the bill passed, after it got 311 'ayes' and 80 'noes' . The discussion started around 4PM on Monday and went on past midnight.The bill seeks to relax conditions for acquiring citizenship...

Article 370 : SC Constitution Bench To Hear Tomorrow Petitions Challenging Abrogation Of J&K Special Status, State Bifurcation

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Sanjay Kishen Kaul, R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Kant to hear Tomorrow the petitions challenging the Presidential Orders under Article 370 which revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.It was on August 28 that the bench of CJI Gogoi, Justices Bobde and Abdul Nazeer referred the matter to the Constitution...

'Faith Of One Side Given Higher Value' : 40 Civil Rights Activists Seek Review Of Ayodhya Verdict [Read Petition]

Forty civil rights activists on Monday filed a review petition against the November 9 judgment of the 5 judges bench of the Supreme Court in Ayodhya-Babri Masjid dispute.The petitioners include academics, authors and activists such as Harsh Mander, Nandini Sunder, Apoorvanand Jha, Jayati Ghosh, Irfan Habib, Shabnam Hashmi etc.Though they were not parties to the original case, they said that...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Consumer Forums/Commissions Cannot Consider Complaint/Appeal On Merits After Finding That It Is Time Barred [M/S. Singal Udyog V. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.] The Supreme Court observed that a Consumer Forum/Commission after having come to the conclusion that the complaint/appeal was barred by limitation, could not consider the merits of the matter. The bench...

Constitutional Validity Of Domicile/Residence-Based Reservation In PG Medical Courses Within State Quota: SC Refers To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has referred the larger bench the issue of constitutional validity of domicile/residence-based reservation in admission to "PG Medical Courses" within the State Quota. Following are the questions referred by a bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari to larger bench: As to whether providing for domicile/residence-based reservation in admission to...

SC Allows Construction Activity in Delhi-NCR Region Between 6 am And 6 pm

The Supreme Court Monday allowed construction activity in the Delhi-NCR region between 6 am and 6 pm, partially lifting its complete ban on it.The Central government today, through ASG ANS Nadkarni, informed SC that the Ministry of Environmeny and Forests has set up a high powered committee, which includes IIT expert, to look into technology regarding pollution management and feasibility...

Kashmir : SC To Consider Plea Against Alleged Illegal Detention Of Juveniles On December 13

A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising of Justices N.V. Ramana, B.R. Gavai and Sanjiv Khanna heard the petitions "Asifa Mubeen v. State of Jammu and Kashmir" and "Enakshi Ganguly v. Union of India" on Monday. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stated that the detention of Mubeen Shah had been revoked. On the basis of the same, the petition was withdrawn. Dr. Mubeen Shah,...

SC Issues Notice On TMC MP Mahua Moitra's Plea To Direct ECI To Publish Final Vote Counts Of General Elections

Supreme Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a plea by TMC MP Mahua Moitra seeking directions to the poll body to publish details of voter turnout and final vote counts on their website. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayan appearing for Moitra informed the court that Form 17C part I, 17C part II and Form 20 are prepared under the Conduct of Election Rules 1961...

Citizenship Amendment Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha Amidst Opposition Uproar

The motion to introduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 was cleared in the Lok Sabha on Monday with 293 'ayes' and 82 'noes'.Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved the motion to introduce the controversial bill, which seeks to relax the conditions for acquisition of Indian citizenship for non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.The motion faced stiff resistance from...

Coal Scam: SC Asks SG To Suggest Names To Replace Special Prosecutor

The Supreme Court on Monday did not take kindly to the ED's request for changing certain investigating officers associated with the Coal-gate scam.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had sought permission to repatriate these officers to their home-states on account of their "personal issues", advancing that they were anyway on deputation.'Is deputation a punishment? They can resolve (their...