HC Can Initiate Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judicial Officer Facing Sexual Harassment Allegations: SC [Read Judgment]

"Provisions of Sections 11 and 13 in no manner affect the control of the High Court under Article 235, which it has with respect to judicial officers"

SC To Consider Chidambaram's Bail Plea In INX Media Scam Case On Friday

The petition filed by Senior Advocate P Chidambaram against the August 20 judgment of Delhi High Court that refused pre-arrest bail to him in the INX Media scandal case will be considered by the Supreme Court on August 23.This was confirmed by the SC Registry to the former Union Finance Minister's lawyers, who had made attempts on Wednesday to get the petition listed urgently. The bench has...

Legal Course Adopted By Wife To Protect Her Rights Cannot Be Termed As 'Cruelty' On The Husband: SC [Read Judgment]

"Needless to mention that irretrievable breakdown of marriage by itself is not a ground provided under the statute for seeking dissolution of marriage."

No Hearing For Chidambaram Bail Plea In SC Today As Justice Ramana Refuses Urgent Listing The Second Time

The bail plea filed by former Union Finance Minister and Congress Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram apprehending arrest in the INX media case failed to get an urgent listing today, despite the attempts made by his team of lawyers.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal made a mention for the second time before the bench headed by Justice Ramana at 2 PM. In reply, Justice Ramana told that the Registry has...

12 Grounds On Which P Chidambaram Seeks Bail From SC In INX Media Case [Read Petition]

Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday filed a special leave petition against the judgment of the Delhi High Court that refused pre-arrest bail to him in the INX case.What is the INX-media case about?In the INX Media case, the CBI had registered an FIR on May 15, 2017 alleging irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to the media...

Chidambaram Bail Plea : Justice Ramana's Bench Orders File To Be Placed Before CJI; No Interim Protection Till Matter Is Listed

Justice N V Ramana, before whom a mention for urgent listing of the bail plea of former Union Minister P Chidambaram in the INX media case was made on Monday, ordered the file to be placed before the Chief Justice of India for consideration.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal made the mention before Justice Ramana, who is the next available senior judge after CJI Gogoi and Justice Bobde, who are...

Senior Adv P Chidambaram Moves SC Seeking Bail In INX Case; Fails To Get Urgent Audience

Congress leader P Chidambaram, facing threat of arrest in the INX media scam, failed to get an audience from Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Tuesday for urgent hearing of his appeal in the Supreme Court against the Delhi high Court order dismissing his anticipatory bail plea. A team of lawyers led by senior advocate and Chidambaram's party colleague Kapil Sibal was told by Registrar...

[Ayodhya Hearing] [Day 8] : Ram Lalla's Counsel Refers To Archaeological Evidence To Show Existence Of Ram Mandir

Due to the non availability of Justice SA Bobde, the constitution bench did not sit on Monday and the Ayodhya land dispute hearing resumed today. Senior advocate CS Vaidyanathan, for Ram Lalla Virajman, continued his arguments on the basis of archaeological evidence. He submitted a document which showed the existence of a stone slab from the 12th century, containing inscriptions in...

SC Upholds Imposition Of Compulsory Service Bonds For Admission To PG Medical/Super Speciality Courses [Read Judgment]

"The laudable objective with which the State Governments have introduced compulsory service bonds is to protect the fundamental right of the deprived sections of the society guaranteed to them under Article 21 of the Constitution of India."

T N Government Bats For Aadhaar-Social Media Linking; SC Issues Notice In Facebook's Transfer Petition

Linking of social media accounts with Aaadhar will help prevent the spread of fake news, pornography, anti-national content and cyber abuse, submitted Attorney General K K Venugopal in Supreme Court on Tuesday, while appearing for Tamil Nadu Government in Facebook's transfer petition.Facebook Inc has approached the SC seeking transfer of cases filed in the High Courts of Madras, Bombay and...

FIR Cannot Be Filed In Respect Of Disputes Fully Settled In Lok Adalat: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that FIR cannot be lodged in respect of a dispute settled in Lok Adalat.After noting that the electricity meter was not recording correct reading in the house of Saleem Ahmed, BSES made assessment in relation to the consumption of the electricity and sent a bill for theft for Rs. 97,786 to him. Later the matter was referred to Lok Adalat where, though...

Institutional Independence, Financial Autonomy Integral To Independence Of Judiciary: SC [Read Order]

"The constitutional vision is not to draw “lakshman rekhas” between constitutional functionaries; its command is for the constitutional functionaries to efficiently coordinate to best achieve constitutional goals."