Delhi Police Arrests Dismissed SC Officials Who Allegedly Tampered With SC Order In Anil Ambani Contempt Case

Two officials of the Supreme Court who were dismissed for allegedly tampering with order directing personal appearance of RCom Chairman Anil Ambani, has been arrested by the Delhi police yesterday, the Indian Express has reported.According to the report, a senior police officer had registered an FIR after they received a complaint from the administration department of the Supreme Court....

Nani Palkhivala Suggested To Make Arbitration Compulsory In Commercial Matters To Reduce Pendency Of Cases: Justice Indu Malhotra [Video]

Giving an overview of the arbitration landscape in India ,Supreme Court Judge Justice Malhotra stated that Nani Palkhivala had regarded as the greatest drawback of administration of justice in India the delay in the disposal of proceedings and the mind-boggling number of cases pending in courts. One of the suggestions he mooted was that arbitration must be made compulsory in...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Employee Not Entitled To Full Back Wages On Acquittal, Unless His Prosecution Was Found Malicious [Raj Narain V. Union of India] The Supreme Court held that the employer cannot be mulcted with full back wages on the acquittal of an employee by a criminal Court, unless it is found that the prosecution is malicious. SC Strikes Down RBI Circular Asking Banks To Take...

Public Confidence In Integrity Of Electoral Process Will Increase With 50% VVPAT Verification: 21 Opp parties Tell SC

Twenty-one opposition parties, led by Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu have submitted their rejoinder before the Supreme Court of India stating that 50% verification of VVPAT units against EVM machines in each constituency/segment will raise the level of public confidence in the integrity of electoral process in the country. These parties are petitioners in a PIL filed under Article 32 of...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- March 2019

If Contempt Is In The Face Of Court, Judges Can Take Immediate Action Without Issuing Notice National Lawyers Campaign For Judicial Transparency and Reforms V. Union of India To hold Advocate Mathews Nedumpara guilty of contempt, the Supreme Court followed the dictum that when contempt is in the face of court, summary procedure can be followed to inflict punishment "then and...

HC Registry Cannot Exercise Judicial Powers To Decide Maintainability Of Petitions: SC [Read Order]

"The power of judicial function cannot be delegated to the Registry."

Legality Of Electoral Bonds : SC Adjourns Hearing To April 10

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on April 10 a string of petitions challenging the electoral bond scheme. The has also agreed to consider the prayer for staying the scheme The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi deferred the hearing to a "Non-Miscellaneous Day" observing that it would require some time. Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Friday contended that ahead of the...

SC Stays Eviction Order Against National Herald Publisher AJL

The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court's eviction order against Associated Journal's Limited(AJL) - the publisher of Congress mouthpiece National Herald - from ITO premises in New Delhi.On February 28, the division bench of the Delhi High Court had upheld that eviction order passed under the Public Premises Act by Centre and the Land and Development Office(LDO) against AJL...

Plea Against Aadhaar Ordinance: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach HC

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of recent Aadhaar ordinance brought by the Centre and asked the petitioners to approach the high court with their grievances. A bench of justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer said it is not expressing anything on the merits of the case and would like to have the view of the high court on the...

SC Refuses Urgent Hearing On Petition Seeking Stay On Modi Biopic

The Supreme Court on Friday refused urgent listing of a plea seeking a stay on the release of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, "What biopic? We have not seen it. Perhaps we will watch it over the weekend, then you mention." The bench told the lawyer, who mentioned the plea for urgent listing, that it will come up in the...

Though This Court An Ardent Supporter Of Transparency In Other Public Agencies, It is Not So As To Information Residing Within Itself: Bhushan Tells SC, Judgment Reserved

As the Supreme Court five-judge bench resumed hearing on Thursday on the court's own appeals against the judiciary being subject to the RTI regime, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi clarified that one of the contentious issues- the disclosure of the identity of the union minister who had in 2009 attempted to influence Justice R. Regupathy of the Madras High Court for a favourable judgment- was...

Doctor Can Medically Terminate Pregnancy Exceeding 20 Weeks Without HC's Permission If Mother's Life Is In Danger: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday passed landmark directions after hearing three petitions filed by women seeking permission to medically terminate their pregnancy. The length of their respective pregnancies had exceeded 20 weeks. Division bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice MS Sonak held that a registered medical practitioner may medically terminate pregnancy which has exceeded 20...