You May Choose Which Amby Valley Properties To Sell: SC To Sahara

Supreme Court sets a May 15 deadline for the group. If it fails, Bombay High Court's official liquidator will proceed with the proposed auctioning process to sell them. The Sahara Group was on Thursday allowed by the Supreme Court to choose any part of its properties in the Aamby Valley city project in Maharashtra and sell them by May 15 and deposit the proceeds with SEBI-Sahara...

[Day-31]Aadhaar As A Means Of Identification Should Be Subject To The Prerequisite That It Does Not Operate As An Instrument Of Exclusion:SC

On Day 31 of the Aadhaar final hearing, Senior Counsel Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing on behalf of the UIDAI, continued his submissions on the concerns regarding the conflict between the Fundamental Right to privacy, which the Aadhaar project is contended as being violative of, and other social and economic welfare rights such as the rights to food and shelter.To buttress his argument on the...

In A First An Indian Lawyer Makes It To Fortune's World's Greatest Leaders List: Indira Jaising Ranked 20 In The List On A Day She Faced Setback From SC

On a day when the Supreme Court made some scathing remarks against her submissions in the Judge Loya case, former Solicitor General of India and Senior Advocate Ms. Indira Jaising has been named by Fortune magazine as one of the World's 50 greatest leaders of 2018.This is the first time that the name of an Indian lawyer (and not a politician) has appeared on the list.Speaking...

Judge Loya Case - Conduct Of Petitioners & Intervenors Prima facie Constitutes Contempt, But We Have Chosen Not To Initiate Proceedings: SC

We rest in the hope that the Bar of the nation is resilient to withstand such attempts on the judiciary. The judiciary must continue to perform its duty even if it is not to be palatable to some., the Bench said.The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, while dismissing the Public Interest Litigation seeking probe into the death of Judge Loya, has come down heavily...

“People Are Dying. But You Show No Urgency”, SC Summons Chief Secys In Delhi Vs Haryana Water War

Chief Secretaries of Haryana and Delhi have been summoned by the Supreme Court today for next Monday, April 23 after the Delhi Jal Board said it was not receiving enough water to supply to the national capital.A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur took a strong note of the apathy shown by authorities in dealing with the water woes of the residents of the national capital.“People are...

Loya Case: Supreme Court’s Reasons For Dismissing Petitions Seeking Probe Into Judge Loya’s Death [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed the Petitions seeking an independent probe into CBI Special Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya's mysterious death.The Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar opined that the Petitions lacked merit and that the conduct of the petitioners and the intervenors is "lacking in bona fides and...

Supreme Court Website Down; Screenshots Allege Hacking By Brazilian Team

Minutes after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking an independent probe into Judge Loya's death, the website of the Apex Court crashed, with allegations of it being hacked surfacing.Several people have since posted images with the SC website saying "hackeado por HighTech Brazil HackTeam". The most recent screenshots, however, suggest that the website has crashed now, with the...

“Rule Of Law Stands On Highest Pedestal” Says SC Seeking Affidavits From Bar Bodies On Kathua Protests

We are only concerned with fair trial. They went on strike. That is wrong. Rule of law stands on the highest pedestal. Not just this case..We are concerned with other cases too. This should not happen in any case….All of you file affidavits”, CJI Misra to Bar BodiesTaking strong note of conduct of lawyers in the Kathua rape and murder case trial including obstruction, the Supreme Court...

SC Upholds AFT Order To Reinstate Naval Officer Found Guilty Of Making Obscene Calls To Wives Of Three Naval Officers [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has upheld findings of Armed Forces Tribunal that had found a Naval officer guilty of making obscene telephone calls to wives of three Naval officers yet set aside the punishment of ‘dismissal from the service’ and had modified the punishment to ‘forfeiture of seniority of 24 months’.The Bench of Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan dismissed the appeals...

Breaking: SC Dismisses Petitions Seeking Probe Into The Death Of Judge Loya [Read Judgment]

The conduct of the petitioners and the intervenors is, as we have indicated, lacking in bona fides and reveals a misuse of judicial process, said the BenchSupreme Court of India has dismissed the petitions seeking independent probe into Judge Loya's death.[Read The Detailed Report Here]Loya Case: Supreme Court’s Reasons For Dismissing Petitions Seeking Probe Into Judge Loya’s Death...

Aadhaar [Day 30] Legitimate State Interests Must Be Pursued With The Least Possible Invasion Of Privacy: CJI

In the light of the collection and retention of confidential biometric information, Chief Justice Dipak Misra observed that there is an infringement of the right to privacy. He added that legitimate state interests must be pursued with the least possible invasion of privacy.On Day 30 of the Aadhaar final hearing, senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing on behalf of the UIDAI, addressing...

‘Exceeded Jurisdiction’: SC Sets Aside NGT’s Direction For Pilgrims To Maintain Silence In Front Of Amarnath Ji Maha Shivling

We are of the view that the tribunal exceeded its jurisdiction in giving the directions that it did, the bench observed.The Supreme Court has set aside National Green Tribunal orders that directed the pilgrims to maintain silence while standing in front of the Amarnath Ji Maha Shivling – a natural formation in the cave, observing that it exceeded its jurisdiction.In our view, the matter...