LS Passes Bill To Increase Strength Of Judges In SC

The Lok Sabha has passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges), Amendment Bill, 2019 to increase the strength of judges in the Apex Court to 33 from the present 30, excluding the CJI.The bill was introduced after CJI Ranjan Gogoi, requested the Prime Minister to consider the same on account of huge pendency of cases in the institution. The CJI was recently quoted saying "In India, we have a...

DNA Test Cannot Be Ordered Without There Being Appropriate Satisfaction For Its Requirement: SC [Read Judgment]

"Present is a case where without carrying out any substantial investigation, the police authorities had jumped on the conclusion that DNA test should be obtained."

Bill Seeking Increase in the Number of Supreme Court Judges Introduced in Loksabha [Read Bill]

In order to address the rising pendency of cases in the apex court, central government has introduced the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 in the Loksabha. The Bill seeks to increase the current strength of judges in the Supreme Court from thirty to thirty-three, excluding the Chief Justice of India.The Judges will also be entitled to the use of rent free official...

Hope Judiciary Will Overcome Belligerent Behavior Of Wayward Constituents Of Society: CJI Ranjan Gogoi

On Sunday, the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi lay the foundation stone of an auditorium at the Gauhati High Court where he expressed his anguish over "belligerent and reckless behavior by a few individuals", a report from the Indian Express said. He refrained from naming any individuals or groups and stressed on the significance of judiciary in reinstating public faith in the system. "I...

President Promulgates Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 2019 [Read Order]

President Ram Nath Kovind today, promulgated the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 2019 (the Order), in concurrence with the Government of State of Jammu & Kashmir, with immediate effect. The order supersedes the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 and states that all the provisions of the Constitution of India shall apply to the State of...

Ayodhya Hearing Live-Streaming: SC Agrees To Consider It On Administrative Side

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue any immediate directions for the video-recording or the live streaming of the proceedings in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case which is scheduled to be heard from tomorrow. With Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi being on leave, activist K. N. Govindacharya's plea was mentioned by Senior Advocate Vikas Singh before Justice S. A. Bobde, who is also...

Breaking: Article 370 To Be Scrapped, Jammu and Kashmir Will Be A Union Territory With A Legislature

Home Minister of India Amit Shah has introduced a Bill to remove Article 370 of the Constitution of India which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir.The Govt also proposes to introduces a bill for re-organisation of Jammu and Kashmir. The bill proposes to make Jammu & Kashmir a Union Territory with Legislature and Ladakh a Union Territory without Legislature.UpdatePresident...

Understating The Special Status Of Jammu And Kashmir Under Article 35A

Article 35A was a result of an understanding between the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and the erstwhile leader of the State Sheikh Abdullah. The said provision was added to the Constitution through a Presidential Order passed under Article 370(1)(d) which empowers the President to make constitutional provisions applicable to the State with such modifications and exceptions as he...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Gang Rape And Murder Of Minor Girl: SC Confirms Death Sentence [Manoharan V. State] The Supreme Court (2:1) upheld the death sentence awarded to a man involved in gang rape of a ten year old girl and thereafter murdering her and her brother. However, Justice Sanjiv Khanna dissented with the confirmation of death sentence and opined that the case does not fall under the category of...

Upgrade Infrastructure In Government Medical Colleges To Deal With Forensic/Scientific Investigation Of Crimes, SC Tells Centre [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has suggested that the infrastructure already in existence in Government Medical Colleges across the country can be upgraded and utilized to deal with scientific and forensic aspects of investigation of crime. The bench comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Vineet Saran made this observation in Dilawar vs. State of Haryana, while taking note of the report...

Consular Access To Kulbhushan Jadhav: Issues & Concerns

A report in The Times of India on August 3 says India refuses to accept impeded consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national jailed in Pakistan for alleged espionage, and under death sentence. Pakistan is under an obligation to permit consular access to Jadhav, following the judgment delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 17. The ICJ had held...

Compromise Decree In Representative Suit Void If Obtained Without Leave Of Court And Notice To Interested Parties: SC [Read Judgment]

"Such violations of Order XXII Rule 3-B of the Code of Civil Procedure cannot be said to be merely procedural, and go to the root of the matter since they deprive the affected parties of the chance to question the terms of the compromise that they are going to be bound by."