SC Refuses To Entertain Petitions Challenging Triple Talaq Ordinance

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices K. M. Joseph and Hemant Gupta on Friday was not inclined to entertain the pleas challenging the constitutionality of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018 which imposes a maximum sentence of 3 years on a Muslim husband for pronouncing Triple Talaq.“What was the date of the ordinance?”,...

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Sworn In As SC Judges,

Four new judges— Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi were sworn in as Supreme Court Judges today at 10:30 am in the Chief Justice’s Court, raising the total number of judges to 28, as against the sanctioned strength of 31 judges.The Centre on Thursday accepted the collegium recommendation for the elevation of four Judges as SC judges. The President has issued...

CJI Establishes In-House 'Think Tank' For Research & Planning [Read Press Release]

The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has established an in house 'think tank' to strengthen the knowledge infrastructure of Supreme Court of India, states a press release issued by the Court today.To this end, the CJI has redefined the mandate of Centre for Research and Planning(CRP) to meet the "fast expanding knowledge needs of judiciary"It is stated in the press release that to meet...

SARFAESI: Borrower/Debtor Can File Securitisation Application At The Stage Of The Possession Notice, Holds SC

‘The object of providing a remedy against the wrongful action of a secured creditor to a borrower will be stultified if the borrower has to wait until a sale notice is issued, or worse still, until a sale actually takes place.’Setting aside a judgment of Allahabad High Court full bench, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the borrower/debtor can approach the Debts Recovery Tribunal...

Assam NRC: Mere Possibility Of Forgery Not A Ground To Exclude 5 Additional Documents To Make Claim, SC Extends Deadline To Dec 15 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Rohinton Nariman on Thursday extended to December 15 the deadline for filing the claims and objections by individuals excluded from the first draft of the NRC for the state of Assam as published on July 30.The bench also permitted the introduction of any one or more of the following five documents for claimants to rely on to...

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Appointed As Supreme Court Judges [Read Notifications]

The Centre has accepted the collegium recommendation for the elevation of four High Court Chief Justices as SC judges. The President has issued a notification today, appointing  Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi, who are the Chief Justices of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Patna and Tripura High Courts respectively, as  Supreme Court judges.The new Judges will...

SC To Hear Plea For Life Ban On Convicted Persons From Contesting Elections On Dec 4 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday stated that it would hear on December 4 the plea for lifelong restraint from contesting elections on politicians convicted for criminal offences.The bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice U. U. Lalit and Justice K. M. Joseph was hearing BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay’s PIL to provide adequate infrastructure to setup Special Courts to...

Gujarat HC Advocates Call For Strike To Protest SC Collegium's Proposal To Transfer Justice A Kureshi [Read Resolution]

The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association has unanimously resolved to go on indefinite strike from tomorrow to protest the SC Collegium's recommendation to transfer Justice Akil Abduhamid Kureshi.The unanimous Resolution terms the transfer recommendation "unwarranted, uncalled for and unjust" and states that the Bar "fails to discern any good reason for the same and believes that such...

CLAT Fee Shockingly High, Allows Profit Margin Of 90-95% For NLUs: Committee Examining CLAT-2018 [Read Report]

The Committee directed to be constituted to look into Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2018, has found that National Law Universities (NLUs) have been grossly overcharging the students for appearing for the examination, resulting in a profit margin of 90-95% for the NLUs.The report, in fact, notes that even if it is a policy to earn profit out of the examination, earning 90%...

Breaking: Judicial Vacancies- "If You Can't Fill Vacancies, We Will Take Over And Do What Is Needed", SC Seeks Personal Presence Of Registrar Generals(HCs) And Rep. Of States On Nov 15 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded the States and the High Courts for their inefficiency in filling the vacancies in the subordinate judiciary, cautioning them that if the needful is not done in a timely manner, the court may contemplate centralizing the recruitment procedure.Deciding to examine the status of the different High Courts in batches, the bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi...

"Karti Chidambaram Going Abroad Not An Important Matter", SC Declines Urgent Hearing

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined urgent hearing on a plea by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram, who is facing several criminal cases, seeking its permission to go abroad.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the issue of Karti Chidambaram visiting abroad is not an "important matter" requiring urgent hearing."Karti Chidambaram going abroad...

Conviction Can’t Be Set Aside If No Prejudice Has Been Caused To Accused By Non-Framing Of Charge: SC [Read Judgment]

 ‘A conviction for the substantive offence without a charge can be set aside only if the accused shows that prejudice has been caused to him and that “failure of justice” has occasioned thereby.’The Supreme Court has held that a conviction for the substantive offence without a charge can be set aside only if the accused shows that prejudice has been caused to him and that “failure...