Madras HC CJ Tahilramani Likely To Resign Over Transfer Proposal

Madras High Court Chief Justice V K Tahilramani is likely to resign, reports the NDTV. She is the senior most among HC Chief Justices of the country.The move is seemingly in protest of the Supreme Court collegium's proposal to transfer her to Meghalaya High Court.As per a report in 'The Hindu', she made her plan public on Friday night during a dinner hosted by six Madras HC judges, who were...

'Tell Judges in Kerala That They Are Part of India': Justice Arun Mishra In Malankara Church Matter

"Tell judges in Kerala that they are part of India," the Supreme Court said on Friday while taking strong exception to the state high court's tinkering of its 2017 verdict on right to conduct administration and prayers in churches in a dispute between two factions.The top court set aside the Kerala High Court order that prayer services at the churches should be performed alternately by the...

Unnao Case : SC Grants CBI Further Extension Of 2 Weeks To Complete Probe

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose on Friday granted CBI a further extension of 2 weeks to complete its probe into the road crash which left the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer severely injured and killed two of her relatives.Earlier on August 19, the CJI-led bench had granted two weeks extension over the 14 days time initially given to the agency to...

Even A Year After Sec.377 Verdict, Centre Has Not Acted On SC Direction To Give 'Wide Publicity' For Judgment

The SC had called upon the Centre to give wide publicity to the verdict at "regular intervals".

SC Dismisses PIL Seeking To Prohibit MPs & MLAs From Practising Law

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Ashok Bhushan on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking to restrict Members of Parliament (MP) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from practising legal profession till they demit thier office. "Why should MPs be prohibited from practice ? You don't want MPs to practice in the court as they are public...

Plea For Live Streaming Of Ayodhya Hearing Referred To CJI

The Supreme Court on Friday referred the plea of former RSS chief KN Govindacharya's plea seeking live streaming of hearing in Ayodhya case to the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. "Ayodhya hearing is sensitive. How can it be live streamed?." "We are an open court but not to outsiders. It's open only to litigants," Justice Nariman observed and posted the matter for listing...

'Your State Is Known For Not Following Orders' : SC Asks Kerala Govt To Execute Demolition Order Against Maradu Flats By Sep 20

Expressing dissatisfaction with the non-compliance of the demolition order passed against flats in Maradu, Kochi for CRZ violation, the Supreme Court on Friday called upon the Kerala Government to carry out the directions by September 20.If compliance report is not filed by that date, the Chief Secretary to the Government will have to personally appear before the Court on September 23, warned...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Validity Of UAPA Amendment

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act 2019, which enabled the Centre to designate individuals as terrorist.The CJI-led bench was hearing the petitions filed by one Sajal Awasthi, a resident of Delhi, and an NGO Association for Protection of Civil Rights who sought for for a...

Order Admitting Second Appeal Should Specifically State Substantial Questions Of Law: SC [Read Order]

"The hearing cannot be prior to the substantial questions of law. "

Cheating By Violation Of Promise to Marry: Plea In SC To Make Section 420 IPC Gender Neutral

A peculiar special leave petition has been filed before the Supreme court by one Nagaraju K who has sought answers on a few substantial questions of law. Some of the questions are- * 1. Whether the offence defined under section 420 of Indian Penal Code is gender neutral?* 2. Whether the relations founded on the promise of marriage if breached by a woman would amount to Cheating &...

Breaking :CBI Court Remands Chidambaram To Judicial Custody Till Sep 19 In INX Media Case

Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram has been sent to judicial custody till September 19 in the INX media case by Special CBI Court, Rouse Avenue, Delhi.This means that the Congress leader will have to be in Tihar jail till then. Soon after the order was pronounced by Sepcial Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar, Chidambaram moved an application for medicines to be allowed, western toilet...

Court Can Peruse Case Diary And Materials Collected During Investigation While Considering Bail Applications : SC [Read Judgment]

"It cannot be said that refusal to grant anticipatory bail would amount to denial of the rights conferred upon the appellant under Article 21 of the Constitution of India."