State Cannot Thrust Its Own Notions Of Morality On Society: SC [Read Judgment]

"A practice which may not be immoral by societal standards cannot be thrusted upon the society as immoral by the State with its own notion of morality and thereby exercise 'social control'"

SC Asks Search Committee On Lokpal To Recommend Names By Feb End [Read Order]

The Supreme Court Thursday fixed a February-end deadline for the search committee on Lokpal to recommend a panel of names for appointment of the country's first anti-graft ombudsman. The search committee is headed by former apex court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi directed the Centre to provide the search committee requisite infrastructure...

'Cheque Bounce' Complaint Based On Second Notice After Re-Presentation Of Cheque Maintainable: SC [Read Judgment]

“Three-Judge Bench of this Court in 2013 ((1) SCC 177 MSR Leathers vs. S. Palaniappan and Another held that there is nothing in the provisions of Section 138 of the Act that forbids the holder of the Cheque to make successive presentation of the cheque and institute the criminal complaint based on the second or successive dishonour of the cheque on its presentation.”

Women Who Entered Sabarimala Seek Police Protection; SC Agrees To Hear Matter Tomorrow [Read Petition]

Petition also seeks to declare "purification ceremony" unconstitutional

Breaking: There Cannot Be A Total Prohibition Of Dance Bars In Maharashtra;SC Relaxes Stringent Conditions For Licence

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that there cannot be a total prohibition of dance bars in Maharashtra. The Bench has also relaxed the stringent conditions imposed by the Government for getting license for dance barsThe two Judge bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was delivering Judgement in a batch of petitions filed by various bar owners and 'Bharatiya Bargirls...

Nothing Changed After Judges Press Conference: Former CJI Justice Lodha

Last year's press conference by four senior-most judges including Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has not served its purpose and instead the concerns raised at it like functioning of the Collegium for the appointment of judges for higher judiciary have aggravated, a former CJI said Wednesday. Justice (retd) R M Lodha, who was the CJI from April 27 to September 27, 2014, was critical...

Breaking: Justices Dinesh Maheshwari And Sanjiv Khanna Appointed As Supreme Court Judges [Read Notifications]

The President has today notified the appointments of Justice Dinesh Maheswari and Sanjiv Khanna as Supreme Court judges.Justice Dinesh Maheshwari is currently Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. Justice Khanna is a judge of Delhi High Court.It was on January 10 that the SC Collegium recommended their elevation.This decision became controversial as it was in reversal of the previous...

It Will Lead To Humiliation And Demoralisation Of Upright Judges: BCI Demands Reconsideration Of Jan 10 Collegium Resolutions

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has decided to request the Supreme Court collegium to recall its recommendation to elevate Justice Sanjiv Khanna to the Supreme Court, ignoring the seniority of several other judges and chief justices of the country. "We have no grievance against Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna. But he can wait for his turn; there is no hurry to elevate him ignoring the merit...

Cannot Reinstate Former ADJ Who Accused HC Judge Of Sexual Harassment: MP HC Tells SC

The former Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ) who had levelled sexual harassment allegations against Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, Justice S.K. Gangele back in 2014 cannot be reinstated, Madhya Pradesh High Court has reportedly told the Supreme Court.According to a PTI report, the Registrar General of the High Court has submitted that the woman's petition is not maintainable as...

SC Dismisses Pleas Of 5 States Seeking Modification Of Its Order On DGPs

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to dilute its last year's directions in respect of the selection and the appointment of the DGPs at the behest of the states of West Bengal, Kerala, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana. On July 3 last year, a bench headed by the then-CJI Dipak Misra had obligated all states to send their proposals in anticipation of the vacancy to the UPSC well in time, that is,...

"Text Of Law Should Be Placed In The Context Of Life", Says CJI Ranjan Gogoi While Launching Book On Late CJI Sabharwal

Speaking at the launch of the book "Beyond the Name", celebrating the life of the late Chief Justice of India Y. K. Sabharwal, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday articulated that it is the task of the judge to place the text of the law in the context of life. "A majority of those associated with the law and the courts are oblivious to the experience of the litigant, the journey they...

'We Have More Important Matters To Decide': CJI Gogoi Disallows Urgent Hearing In CBI, Karti Matters

The morning 'mentioning' on Wednesday in Court 1 of the apex court witnessed some interesting remarks from Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Senior Counsel K. V. Vishwanathan sought an urgent hearing on a plea by senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram, who is implicated in several criminal cases, for permission to go abroad. "Who is Karthi? Karthi Chidambaram, you...