Plea Against ED Officer Probing 2G Scam: SC Adjourns Swamy's Plea For Tomorrow, Directs Personal Presence Of Petitioner

A vacation Bench of the Supreme Court of India has adjourned the application filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking to intervene in PIL seeking directions to examine the alleged amassing of disproportionate assets by Enforcement Directorate officer Rajeshwar Singh. The Bench has directed the petitioner to appear before the tomorrow.Singh is leading the investigation in the 2G...

Pendency Of Cases: CJI Writes To HC Chief Justices To Implement Disposal Review Mechanism, Fill Up Vacancies In District Judiciary

In view of the observations of the Arrears Committee of the Supreme Court in respect of the mounting pendency of civil and criminal appeals before the High Court, CJI Dipak Misra has written to the Chief Justices of the High Courts to initiate a Disposal Review Mechanism.The Mechanism is intended to concentrate on the institution and disposal of matters on a priority basis, taking stock in...

SC Agrees To Hear Plea Seeking Transfer Of 'TN MLAs Disqualification Case' To Supreme Court On June 27

Eleven days after the Madras High Court delivered a split verdict on the petitions challenging the disqualification of 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs owing allegiance to AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, the Supreme Court has been moved in a plea for transfer of the same to itself.A vacation bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul agreed to urgently hear the petition on...

Punjab & Haryana HC Allows NRI Litigant To Depose Through Video Chat On Apps Like WhatsApp Or Skype [Read Order]

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directed a US based NRI to depose in a Punjab court through video chat feature of apps such as WhatsApp or Skype. The order was passed by a Single Judge bench comprising Justice Kuldip Singh.The case, being heard by a Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Ludhiana district’s Samrala Court, concerns a dispute over ownership of some property between...

Delhi HC Stays Felling Of 20,000 Trees For Redevelopment Of South Delhi Colonies Till 4 July

The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed till 4 July the cutting down of around 20,000 trees for redevelopment of six south Delhi colonies by the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).The Bench comprising Justice Vinod Goel and Justice Rekha Palli issued the order on a petition filed by an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Kaushal Kant...

Breaking: SC Allows All Journalists And Media Persons To Carry Mobile Phones Inside Courtrooms [Read Circular]

The Supreme Court has decided to permit non-accredited journalists to carry mobile phones inside its court rooms.As per a communication issued by Assistant Registrar Dr. Sushil Kr. Sharma, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has allowed the request, facilitating reporting by such media persons.The Circular states: “…Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India has been pleased to allow the...

Justice Chelameswar Needs "Self Introspection": BCI Condemns Former SC Judge For Statements Made During Post-Retirement Interviews [Read Press-release]

Two days after Justice J. Chelameswar officially retired, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a release condemning him for the remarks made by him during several interviews given to different media houses.The release begins by preaching the value of "self-restraint" to Judges, and asserts that these statements "cannot be tolerated, accepted or digested by the Advocates including the rest...

New SC Roster To Come Into Effect From 2 July

Having introduced a subject-wise roster system in the Supreme Court in February this year, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has now notified a few changes in it. The new roster will come into effect from 2 July.Minor changes have been made through the new roster. Simple money and mortgage matters have been taken away from Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice A.K. Sikri, and have been handed over...

Would Like To Be Remembered As The Man Who Loves Democracy & Liberty & Tried To Uphold Constitutional Values: Justice Chelameswar

The proverbial rebel of the Supreme Court of India, Justice J. Chelameswar officially retired on Friday after a nearly seven year long tenure at the Supreme Court.In several interviews given to different media houses after demitting office, Justice Chelameswar spoke nonchalantly, but candidly about various issues plaguing the judicial system of the country.Notably, in his interview with...

Privacy Prevails: Police Generally Need Search Warrant To Obtain Cell Phone Location Info: US Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) on Friday ruled with a 5-4 majority that the police generally need a search warrant to obtain broad access to data that shows the location of cellphone users, unless a warrant-less search is necessary in view of the"exigencies of the situation".Authoring the majority judgment in Carpenter Vs United States, Chief Justice John Roberts...

Bar Associations Can’t Deny Advocates The Right To Legally Represent Any Individual: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday orally observed that a bar association can not restrain advocates from appearing on behalf of and defending any individual.The vacation bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer and Indu Malhotra was hearing a writ petition filed by one Deepak Kalra, who is contesting several matters against his estranged wife, and is aggrieved of the Jabalpur District Bar Association passing...

SC Collegium Dynamics To Change With Justice Chelameswar's Retirement Today

The proverbial rebel of the Supreme Court of India, Justice J. Chelameswar will retire today after a nearly seven year long tenure at the Supreme Court.With his exit, the dynamics of the Supreme Court collegium are set to change as Justice A.K. Sikri would become a part of the collegium, which also includes Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, and Justices Ranjan Gogoi, MB Lokur and Kurian...