Appointment Of Information Commissioners: Why Only 'Babus' Shortlisted, SC Asks Govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre as to why only retired or sitting bureaucrats were being shortlisted by the search committee for appointment as information commissioners. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer was told by the government that chief information commissioner and four information commissioners have already been appointed while the process for...

Secured Creditor Can File Winding Up Petition Despite Obtaining Recovery Certificate From DRT: SC [Read Judgment]

"When secured creditors like the respondent are driven from pillar to post to recover what is legitimately due to them, in attempting to avail of more than one remedy at the same time, they do not "blow hot and cold", but they blow hot and hotter."

SC Upholds Madras HC's Interpretation Of TN Prison Rules For Premature Release,Quashes General Direction

The Supreme Court recently upheld the Madras High Court ruling that irrespective of the nature of the offence committed, if a prisoner is a life convict, he will be eligible as per the Tamil Nadu Prison Rules, 1983, for consideration for premature release on his completing 14 years of actual imprisonment. However, the bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice L Nageswara Rao and...

Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Dispute: Centre Moves SC Seeking Permission To Restore Non-Disputed Land In Ayodhya

In a massive development in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, the Central government has filed an application in the Supreme Court, seeking permission to restore "surplus", "undisputed" land around Babri to Ram Janambhumi Trust.As per a Times Now report, the petition points out that the Centre had acquired 67.703 acres of land in Ayodhya, including the plot where the structure commonly...

PIL In SC Blames 'Draconian' Art 31B For Farmer Suicides, Questions Doctrine Of Prospective Overruling [Read Petition]

As many as 12,602 farmers committed suicide in India in the year 2015. While many studies reason the suicides on the worsening agrarian crisis, three farmers have moved a PIL in the Supreme Court blaming "draconian" Article 31B for acting as "neck noose strangulating lakhs of farmers" since the day it was added to the Constitution by shielding many anti-farmer laws in the Ninth Schedule...

No Authority Can Claim Privilege Not To Comply With SC Judgment: SC [Read Judgment]

"CSIR by reason of its autonomy may have certain administrative privileges. No authority can, however, claim a privilege not to comply with a judgment of this Court. CSIR was no exception."

'Restitution' Under Section 144 Attracts Only When There Is Variation Or Reversal Of Decree/Order: SC [Read Judgment]

"The provisions of Section 144, CPC were not attracted there being no variation or reversal of a decree or order as contemplated by Section 144."

SC Asks ED To Provide Date On Which It Wants To Interrogate Karti Chidambaram

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Enforcement Directorate to specify by January 30 the date on which it wants to interrogate Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, in INX Media and Aircel Maxis cases. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, to seek instructions and give...

SC Asks Centre To Provide Info On Detention Centres And Foreigners Detained In Assam [Read Order]

Hearing a PIL for the humane treatment of the immigrants held in detention centres in Assam, the Supreme Court on Monday required the state to furnish details of the number of such centres and the number of inmates they house. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also wishes to be informed as to how many of the inmates are declared foreigners and how many have been duly...

SC Refers Plea To Stop Prayer Song In Kendriya Vidyalayas Based On A Particular Religion To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court today referred to larger Bench a petition which sought discontinuance of a Hindu religion based song as a morning prayer in 1,125 Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) across the country on the ground that it was a religious instruction which will create a "lot of obstacles in developing a scientific temperament among the students". The petition insisted that a school or any...

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : SC Agrees To Hear In April Centre's Petition For Additional Compensation From Union Carbide

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear in April the curative petition filed by the Centre in 2011 for additional compensation for Bhopal gas tragedy victims from US-based Union Carbide Company( which is now owned by Dow Chemicals).The petition filed in December 2010 seeks additional compensation of Rs.7413 crores, seeking re-examination of the apex court's February 14, 1989 judgement by which...

Revisit Income Limit Criteria For Compassionate Appointments At Periodic Intervals: SC [Read Judgment]

"We expect that the State Government shall, in compliance with the Policy, revisit the income limits at intervals of three years or earlier and consider whether a revision is warranted having regard to the cost of living, inflation and other relevant facts and circumstances."