Centre's Stand Against Justice KM Joseph: Who Said What

The rejection of Justice K.M. Joseph's candidature for elevation to the Supreme Court by the Centre has sent shockwaves throughout the legal community. Reports suggest that the collegium is likely to meet next Wednesday to deliberate on the Centre's decision.Meanwhile, here is what the legal stalwarts are saying about the Centre's move:CJI should convene collegium meeting, take up issue...

Legislatures Should Provide ‘Serious Consequences’ For Elected Representatives For Not Taking ‘Oath Of Office’: SC [Read Judgment]

We are of the view that elected representatives be visited with serious consequences for not taking the oath of office within a specified time, mainly because even the Constitution attaches a great degree of solemnity to the oath of office, the court said.The Supreme Court has suggested that legislatures should provide ‘serious’ consequences for the elected representatives to public...

Ayodhya [Day-4] Constitution Bench Must Hear This Case Since The Judgment Will Have A Vital Bearing On The Social Fabric Of The Country-Raju Ramachandran, No Need, This Is Just A Property Dispute-Salve [Read Order]

As the hearing in the string of appeals preferred against the 2010 judgment of the Allahabad High Court in the  Ayodhya [Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid] resumed on Friday before the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Abdul Nazeer, Senior Counsel Raju Ramachandran informed the bench of the absence of Senior Advocate Rajiv Dhawan on account of...

Influence Of Bias In Testimony Of Interested Witnesses Should Never Be Overlooked: SC [Read Judgment]

Under such influences, man will, even though not consciously, suppress some facts, soften or modify others, and provide favorable color, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Bhaskarrao vs. State of Maharashtra, while acquitting 14 persons accused in a murder case, observed that influence of bias in the testimonies of witnesses having a strong interest in the result of a case, should never...

Process To Remove CEC & EC Can’t Be Same : Centre To SC

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that Election Commissioners cannot be on par with Chief Election Commissioners vis-à-vis removal process and rejected a demand for same rules.A lengthy and a layered procedure — impeachment- similar to that for a Supreme Court judge has been laid out for the removal of the CEC while ECs can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the...

Master Of Roster-Devise A System Without Arbitrariness And Cherry Picking Of Cases By CJI:Dushyant Dave Appeals To SC [With Full Courtroom Exchange]

The hearing in the PIL instituted by Senior Counsel and Former Union Law Minister Shanti Bhushan seeking clarification on the power of the Chief Justice Of India as the master of the roster commenced, on Friday, with Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave submitting, before the Supreme Court bench of Justices A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, “There is a contradistinction in the...

Collegium Recommends New Chief Justices For Punjab And Haryana, Manipur, Meghalaya High Courts [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended Justice Krishna Murari of Allahabad High Court, Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar of Madras High Court, and Justice M Yaqoob Mir of Jammu and Kashmir High Court as Chief Justices of Punjab and Haryana, Manipur and Meghalaya high courts, respectively.The minutes of the collegium meeting on 19th April 2018 were published on the Supreme Court website on...

Six New Petitioners In SC Seeking Scrapping Of Section 377IPC: Hearing On Tuesday

Six more petitions were today filed in the Supreme Court seeking quashing of  section 377IPC and which said the penal code cannot be allowed to criminalise sex between consenting heterosexual adults.They were filed by Mumbai-based Humsafar trust, NGO which fights for the LGBTQ rights and individuals- Ashok Row Kavi, Vivek Raj Anand, Gautam Yadav, Yashwinder singh and Arif JafarAs...

After A High Voltage Hearing SC Stays Kathua Gangrape And Murder Trial Till May 7 [Read Order]

The lawyer for accused interfered when Indira Jaising for victim’s family was arguing and said at the top of her voice: “The accused have been falsely implicated. We are ready for narco-analysis. A tainted official is involved in the probe. We are questioning the validity of the probe.. this is injustice”.Jaising shot back: “All this is being said for the benefit of the press who...

Mechanism For Avoiding Delays In Filing Appeals By Convicts: SC In Principle Approves Report Submitted By Amicus Curiae & NALSA [Read Reports]

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, in principle approved the recommendations put forth by amicus curiae Senior Counsel Vibha Datta Makhija and the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) for dealing with inordinate delay in filing appeals of convicts.The report has been directed to be uploaded for comments by stakeholders. The Court has further directed formation of a committee for the...

Aadhaar [Day 34]: Certain Provisions Of The Act Have To Be Struck Down Or Reconciled So That The Act As A Whole Can Continue To Serve Its Essential Purpose: Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan [Read Written Submission]

On Day 34 of the Aadhaar final hearing i.e., Thursday, advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan resumed his submissions before the Supreme Court five-judge bench on behalf of the Centre for Civil Society, an intervenor.He submitted that the Aadhaar Act as a whole does not violate the fundamental right to privacy.“Certain provisions of the Aadhaar Act have to be struck down or reconciled so that the...

Breaking: Indu Malhotra Sworn In As SC Judge, SC Gets 7th Woman Judge In Its History, First From The Bar

The Supreme Court got its seventh woman judge today, with Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra sworn in as a Judge of the Apex Court. Chief Justice Dipak Misra has administered oath to Indu Malhotra . The appointment raises the total tally of Supreme Court Judges to 25.Breaking: In A First A Woman Lawyer To Be Appointed As Supreme Court Judge As Centre Clears The Name Of Senior Advocate...