Sabarimala : Attorney General Withdraws From Hearing Sanction Petitions For Contempt Action

The Attorney General K K Venugopal has withdrawn himself from considering the petitions filed seeking his sanction for initiating contempt action against those who are allegedly instigating disobedience of the Supreme Court judgment.Before his appointment as AG, he had appeared on behalf of Travancore Devaswom Board in the Sabarimala matter opposing women entry in the temple. He has also...

Unsigned Arbitration Agreement Not Invalid In All Cases, Holds SC [Read Judgment]

‘Section 7(4) only further adds that an arbitration agreement would be found in the circumstances mentioned in the three sub-clauses that make up Section 7(4). This does not mean that in all cases an arbitration agreement needs to be signed.’The Supreme Court has held that the only prerequisite for an arbitration agreement is that it should be in writing and it cannot be said that in...

PIL In SC Challenges Centre's Circular Against Using The Word "Dalit" By Media

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s circular of August 7 “advising” that the media may refrain from using the nomenclature “Dalit” while referring to members belonging to Scheduled Castes.The notification, which directs that the Constitutional term ‘Scheduled Caste’ in English, and...

CJI Ranjan Gogoi And Justices SK Kaul And KM Joseph To Hear Fresh Petitions On Sabarimala On Nov 13

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S. K. Kaul and K. M. Joseph will consider three fresh petitions regarding the entry of menstruating women between the ages of 10 and 50 years to the Sabarimala, Temple on November 13Earlier on October 23, the Chief Justice had announced that the Apex court will hear the 19 review petitions filed against the Sabarimala verdict...

Mallikarjun Kharge Moves SC Against Removal Of CBI Director Alok Verma, Says He Was Removed Without Meeting Of Statutory Committee

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today moved the Supreme Court praying for quashing of the October 23 order of the Central Vigilance Commission and that of the Centre’s Department of Personnel and Training divesting CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma on the ground that the same were passed in derogation of powers conferred upon the Statutory Committee under the Delhi Special Police...

I Would Rather Be Remembered As A Good Judge Than A Bad CJI: Justice J Chelameshwar (Retd)

‘When we choose to be silent, we have ourselves to blame. The hottest place in hell is reserved for those who ‘remain silent’.’“I would rather be remembered as a good judge than a bad Chief Justice,” said Justice Jasti Chelameshwar (Retd) as he sat down with Sanjay Jha, president of the All India Professionals Congress (AIPC), in a frank and forthright discussion called “Dissent...

Workmen’s Compensation Act: Interest On Compensation Amount To Be Awarded From The Date Of Accident: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that while awarding interest on the compensation to an employee, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, it is to be awarded from the date of the accident.The employer had challenged the compensation awarded to the wife of a workman who had died in the course of employment.In this case, the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation had awarded the interest at...

SC Recalls 2009 Judgment That Affirmed Death Sentence To Accused In A Gang Rape And Murder Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has recalled its order in criminal appeals, wherein it had confirmed death sentence awarded to some of the accused and restored it for some other accused.Six men were sentenced to death by a Nasik court for murdering five members of a family, including children. They were also accused of gangraping and murdering a minor girl belonging to that family. The Bombay High...

SC Rejects Plea Of Employer To Add ‘Break In Service’ As One Of Punishment [Read Judgment]

‘It would enable the employer to take action against its employees even in a situation where an employee is found absent even for a day and such absence will be treated as “break in service” under the Certified Standing Orders and also under the Payment of Gratuity Act.’The Supreme Court dismissed plea of an employer who wanted to add ‘break in service’ as a ground for...

UPTET 2017: SC Remands Matter Back To HC, Says Any Appointments Will Be Subject To HC Decision [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has remanded to the Division Bench of Allahabad High Court, the matter pertaining to the validity of certain questions in the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET), 2017.The Bench comprising Justice MB Lokur, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Deepak Gupta clarified that any appointments made will be subject to the outcome of the decision rendered by the Division...

'Surprised By The Speed With Which Govt Cleared Recommendations Of Four Judges', CJI Tells Journos

The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi visited the press lounge of the Supreme Court today to have an informal interaction with the journalists covering court news for various media houses.During the interaction, the CJI told that he was surprised by the "unprecedented" speed with which the Government cleared the names of four judges within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names....

CJI Assures To Look Into The Issue Of Collegium Recommendations Pending With Central Government

Hearing a PIL by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation for a direction to the Centre to notify appointment of those whose candidature for judgeship has been reiterated by the collegium, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi assured that the issue will be addressed by him on the Administrative side.The Chief Justice stated that the matter will now be taken up after eight weeks, but the bench,...