Delay In Filling Judicial Vacancies: We shall Make State Governments, HCs And Public Service Commissions Accountable”,CJI [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled the Delhi, Allahabad and Calcutta High Courts for their failure to fill efficiently and in a timely manner the alarming number of vacancies in the subordinate judiciary in the states.At the previous hearing on November 1, the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had required the concerned Registrars General and the authorised representatives of the...

SC Dismisses Plea To Establish Permanent Bench Of The High Court Of Allahabad For Western Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking establishment of a permanent Bench of the High Court of Allahabad for Western Uttar Pradesh.It cannot be the subject matter of judicial determination and directions, said the bench comprising of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph dismissing the writ petition filed by NGO- Fight for Human Rights.The NGO...

Migrant Can’t Be Recognized As Scheduled Caste Of Migrant State, Even If Her Caste Is Recognised As So, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

“Merely because in the migrant State the same caste is recognized as Scheduled Caste, the migrant cannot be recognized as Scheduled Caste of the migrant State.”The Supreme Court has reiterated that merely because in the migrant state the same caste is recognized as Scheduled Caste, the migrant cannot be recognized as Scheduled Caste of the migrant state.ReferenceThe bench comprising...

Daily Wagers Entitled To Minimum Wages Applicable To Regular Employees Holding The Same Post, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

‘The Appellants are entitled to be paid the minimum of the pay scales applicable to regular employees working on the same posts.’The Supreme Court on Wednesday reiterated that temporary employees are entitled to draw wages at the minimum of the pay scales which are applicable to the regular employees holding the same post.The bench allowed appeals filed by daily rated workers employed...

SC Interacts With IAF Officials During High Voltage Rafale Hearing

As the hearing in connection with the controversial Rafale deal continued post lunch, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi interacted with Air Marshal V R Chaudhari and two other officers from Indian Air Force as to the requirements of the Airforce.“What has been the latest induction in the IAF in terms of combat aircraft?”, he asked.When the Air Marshall cited the relevant type, the Chief...

Conviction For Contempt Against Advocate Over FB Post: SC Sets Aside P&H HC Order, Says It Wasn’t A Case For Contempt Action [Read Order]

Almost six months after the Punjab and Haryana High Court sentenced an advocate to one-month imprisonment for his contemptuous conduct in criticising a judge on Facebook, the Supreme Court has held that it was not a case where contempt action should have been taken in the first place.“We have gone through the matter in detail and are of the view that it was not a case where the contempt...

"No Sovereign Guarantee From France For Rafale Deal", AG Tells SC; Court Reserves Verdict

After an eventful hearing which crossed three and half hours, the three judges bench of Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph has reserved judgment on the petitions questioning the Rafale deal and seeking court-monitored CBI probe into it.The Court elaborately quizzed the Attorney General about the procurement process, offset conditions,...

Rafale: This Is A Matter For Experts To Examine, Not A Case For Judicial Review : AG KK Venugopal To SC [Courtroom Exchange]

In the course of the Rafale hearing which is underway in the Supreme Court, Attorney General K. K. Venugopal advanced that “This is a matter for experts and not one where judicial review may be undertaken based on media reports and other documents which is not clear how they are in the (petitioners’) possession”“The big question Your Lordships should ask is whether the court is...

[Rafale] [Session 1] : SC Agrees Not To Examine Pricing Details Of The Deal Now [Read Prashant Bhushan's Rejoinder]

Today the Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph heard the petitions seeking a court-monitored investigation into the Rafale defence deal.The arguments were started by Advocate M L Sharma, who submitted that the details handed over the Government revealed "serious fraud" in the deal. He pointed out that negotiations between India and...

“We Will Use Mics”: CJI Gogoi Assures In Open Court

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today assured that Supreme Court judges will be using mics in court.“There is a request to use mic, so we are using it,” he said.The demand for the use of mics had often come up during former CJI Dipak Misra’s tenure. A group of law students and young lawyers called Whistle for Public Interest (WHIP) had in fact made a representation to Justice...

After Meeting With CJI, Gujarat HC Advocate Assn. Calls Of Strike On Transfer Of Justice Kureshi

Over an hour-long Sunday evening meeting of Gujarat High Court Advocates Association President Yatin Oza and other office bearers with the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has brought an end to the indefinite strike called by the Association to protest the SC Collegium’s recommendation to transfer Justice Akil Abduhamid Kureshi.Advocate Oza told LiveLaw that he had requested for...

Rafale Deal: Crucial Hearing In Supreme Court Tomorrow

The sensitive pricing details of the 36 Rafale fighter jets, submitted by the Centre in a sealed cover, is scheduled to be examined by the Supreme Court Wednesday.A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph will hold a crucial hearing in the case during which the petitioners, who have sought a court-monitored investigation into the deal, will also...