Chennai Lawyer Moves SC Against Life Ban By BCI

Hearing the plea of Chennai-based advocate Manikandan Chettiar, the first lawyer to receive a life ban at the instance of the Bar Council of India (the first after Mahatma Gandhi in 1922), Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Friday observed, "What's the point of the allegations against judges? Impleading the judges as parties to proceedings? What interest does a judge have? You implead the...

Income Criteria For Elevation As HC Judge: SC Collegium Relaxes Limit For SC/ST/OBC Persons & Govt Lawyers

The February 12 resolution of Supreme Court collegium recommending elevation of judges to Allahabad High Court contains a significant observation regarding income criteria.The Collegium noted that some of the advocates recommended by the High Court Collegium were not meeting the criteria of minimum annual net professional income of Rs. 7 lakhs. Therefore, the Collegium of Chief Justice...

Law Must Adopt Patient Centric Approach :SC Awards 15L Compensation To The Husband Of Medical Negligence Victim [Read Judgment]

“In a specific case where unreasonableness in professional conduct has been proven with regard to the circumstances of that case, a professional cannot escape liability for medical evidence merely by relying on a body of professional opinion.”

Central Info Commissioner Should Have The Status Of Chief Election Commissioner; Do Not Select Bureaucrats Only For The Post: SC

The Supreme Court today issued a slew of directives regarding the filling up of vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions under Right To Information Act.The key directions passed by the bench of Justices A K Sikri and Abdul Nazeer are :Chief Information Commissioner should have the status of Chief Election CommissionersInformation Commissioners should not be just bureaucrats,...

Non-Examination Of 'Best Witness' Not Fatal In MACT Cases: SC [Read Judgment]

“The approach in examining the evidence in accident claim cases is not to find fault with non examination of some “best” eye witness in the case but to analyse the evidence already on record to ascertain whether that is sufficient to answer the matters in issue on the touchstone of preponderance of probability.”

Fulfillment Of International Commitments Cant Be Subject Of Petition Under Art.32:Observes CJI As SC Reserves Jt On PIL For Anti-Torture Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on former Union Law Minister and Senior Advocate Ashwani Kumar's PIL for an effective and purposeful legislation to check instances of custodial torture. Resuming his submissions, Amicus Curiae Colin Gonsalves repeated that the executive power of the Union under Article 73 to ratify the UN Convention Against Torture is entirely independent...

There Has Been No Aadhaar Data Security Breach: Centre Tells Delhi HC In Prof. Shamnad's PIL [Read The Counter]

Prof. Basheer moved Delhi HC seeking exemplary damages for alleged Aadhaar data leak

SC Relief To A Litigant Who Suffered Ex-Parte Decree Due To Bar Association's Call For Court Boycott [Read Judgment]

"We are conscious of the fact that all the three courts have held against the appellant, but if we allow the impugned orders to stand, it will result in miscarriage of justice."

No Obligation On State Govt. To Always Adopt Dearness Allowance As Revised By Centre: SC [Read Judgment]

“The revision of wage or Dearness Allowance would depend upon the ability and the financial position of the employer”

Breaking: Delhi Govt Vs Centre : SC Bench Split On Who Has Powers Over Services; Refers To Larger Bench [Read Judgment]

Today, the Supreme Court bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was split on the issue of who has powers to appoint and transfer officers of State Public Services under Entry 41, List II of the Constitution of India.Justice Sikri held that transfers and posting of officers of and above the rank of Joint Secretary are under the powers of Lieutenant General of Delhi; other officers are...

SC Dismisses Two Officials For Tampering With Order Directing Personal Appearance Of Anil Ambani

The Supreme Court has summarily dismissed two court masters- Manav Sharma and Tapan Kumar Chakraborty- for tampering with the January 7 order directing personal appearance of Reliance Communication's Chairman Anil Ambani reports the Telegraph It is reliably learnt the CJI Ranjan Gogoi passed the order yesterday late evening, exercising his disciplinary powers as the administrative head of...

Rape & Murder Of 7.5 Year Old: SC Commutes Death Sentence [Read Judgment]

“Though, we acknowledge the gravity of the offence, we are unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of ‘rarest of rare case’ warranting the death sentence.”