SC Expresses Inclination To Entrust National Testing Agency To Conduct CLAT

The conduct of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) having been marred with technical snags and malfunctions ever since its inception, the Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its inclination to entrust the National Testing Agency (NTA) with the responsibility to hold the examination.The bench headed by Justice S. A. Bobde was hearing a PIL by academician Shamnad Basheer seeking the setting up...

Breaking: SC Orders CBI investigation In 16 Bihar Shelter Home Sexual Abuse Cases [Read Order]

In pursuance of its earlier observation that the Bihar local police “is not doing its job as expected”, the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur on Wednesday transferred to the CBI the investigation into the allegations of sexual abuse of the residents of 16 children’s homes in the state.The 16 child care institutions have been identified as being of “grave concern”...

Employer (State) Should Give Plausible Reason For Not Filling Up Posts With Selected Candidates, Holds SC By 2:1 Majority [Read Judgment]

‘When the employer is the State it is bound to act according to Article 14 of the Constitution. It cannot without any rhyme or reason decide not to fill up the post. It must give some plausible reason for not filling up the posts.’The Supreme Court has observed that when a large number of posts are lying vacant and selection process has been followed, then the employer must satisfy the...

Correctness Of HC Judgment Approved By SC Can’t Be Examined In Full Bench Reference: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has upheld a full bench order of the Allahabad High Court turning down a reference to it seeking to examine correctness of a division bench judgment which was approved by the apex court.A division bench of Allahabad High Court, doubting the correctness of another division bench judgment in Dr. Vishwajeet Singh and others. Vs. State of U.P., had referred the matter to a...

Consumer Complaints By ‘Subsequent Transferee’ Of Flats Not Always Barred, Clarifies SC [Read Judgment]

‘The decision of this Court in Haryana Urban Development Authority (supra) cannot be stretched to say that in every case where there is a transfer, the complaint by the subsequent transferee would not be maintainable at all. “The Supreme Court has held that consumer complaints by ‘subsequent transferee’ of flats are not always barred.The bench comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit...

SC Seeks Report From Chhattisgarh Govt On Prof Nandini Sundar's Plea For Quashing FIR Against Her

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Chhattisgarh government to apprise it of the status of investigation in the murder case registered against social activist and Delhi university professor Nandini Sundar and others in three weeks.The top court asked the state government to enumerate steps it propose to take in the case against Sundar and others.The Chhattisgarh police registered the...

Even Long Delay In Registration Of FIR Can Be Condoned If Witness Has No Motive For Falsely Implicating The Accused: SC [Read Judgment]

‘The medical jurisprudence is not an exact science with precision; but merely opinionative.’The Supreme Court has observed that even a long delay in registration of First Information Report (FIR) can be condoned if the witness has no motive for falsely implicating the accused.The bench comprising Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee was considering an appeal against conviction...

On Constitution Day, Justice Bobde Remembers 15 Female Members Of Constituent Assembly, Says They’re Not Given Enough Credit

Supreme Court judge, Justice SA Bobde on Monday gave due recognition and appreciation to the women members of the Constituent Assembly, asserting that these women “are usually not given enough credit for their participation”.Justice Bobde, who would be succeeding the CJI, was speaking at the occasion of Constitution Day, when he named the fifteen women: (i) Ammu Swaminathan; (ii)...

"Bihar Police Not Doing It's Job As Expected", SC Likely To Transfer Investigation Of Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Cases To CBI

Perusing a chart on the allegations leveled by residents of 17 children homes in Bihar and how they were dealt with by the local police, the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur on Tuesday expressed that they would like the CBI to take over the investigation, requiring the CBI's Counsel to seek instructions from the agency.“The police is not doing its job as...

Convict Is Young And Not Beyond Reform: Read SC’s Reasons To Commute Death Penalty In A Kidnap-Cum-Murder Case [Read Judgment]

 “Though it is indeed a deeply condemnable act to destroy one’s own family for short-term pecuniary gain, it is a dangerous presumption that a perpetrator of such an act is incapable of reform and rehabilitation just by virtue of having committed the crime, and indeed flies in the face of the concept of reform to begin with.”The Supreme Court has passed a reasoned order for commuting...

Derivative Suit Filed by Shareholders Maintainable Only If the Company Is Amenable to Court’s Jurisdiction: SC [Read Judgment]

‘When the dispute is between the shareholder and the company with respect to the shares held in another, the mere existence of registered office of the subsequent company is not a factor to clothe jurisdiction.’The Supreme Court has held that while considering the territorial jurisdiction over a derivative suit initiated to protect the beneficial interest of a company, the issue qua...

Constitution Day Celebration Was Organized By Supreme Court,Not By The Govt : CJI Clarifies To SCBA President Who Praised Govt. For The Initiative

The day-long celebration of the Constitution Day at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi was the exclusive initiative of the apex court, with the government having no role to play in its organisation, clarified Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday evening.The Chief Justice was speaking at a subsequent function hosted on the Supreme Court lawns by the Supreme Court Bar Association to commemorate...