Disclosure Of Information On Memorandum Of Procedure Confidential And Not In Public Interest: Centre

The Centre has reportedly denied information on the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) to appoint Judges, stating that the information sought is "confidential and may not be shared with in public interest at present".The response came on an RTI Application filed by Mr. Paras Nath Singh, who had sought: The correspondence made between the Government and the Supreme Court Collegium/Chief Justice...

Towards Greater Transparency? SC Collegium "Interacts" With Candidates Before Recommending Appointment To High Courts [Read Resolutions]

Breaking away from tradition, the Supreme Court Collegium recently "interacted" with candidates before recommending their elevation to two High Courts.The Collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Ranjan Gogoi, was considering candidature of seven Advocates for appointment to Calcutta High Court.As per the minutes of meeting dated 26 March,...

Limitation Period For Application For Setting Aside Arbitration Award Begins From The Date Of Signed Copy Of The Award Delivered To The Party Making It: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Anilkumar Jinabhai Patel (D) v Pravinchandra Jinabhai Patel, has reiterated that the limitation period prescribed under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act would commence only from the date of the signed copy of the award delivered to the party making the application for setting it aside.The bench of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice R Banumathi made...

Transgender Activist Moves SC For Third Gender Option In PAN Cards [Read Petition]

Even as the Supreme Court had way back in the year 2014 assured that transgenders be treated as “third gender” and granted legal recognition of their identities, they continue to face hardships in routine affairs such as filing of income tax returns since there is no option for a “third gender” on PAN cards and forms.Faced with trouble in filing income tax returns, a transgender...

Justice Chelameswar Calls For Full Court Discussion On Govt. Interference In Judicial Appointments [Read Letter]

In a letter addressed to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and marked to all sitting Judges of the Supreme Court, Justice J. Chelameswar has made some scathing remarks against Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, who initiated an inquiry against a senior District and Sessions Court Judge at the behest of the Ministry of Law and Justice.In his letter dated...

UP Higher Judicial Service Promotees Can’t Be Given Promotion Without Suitability Test: SC [Read Judgment]

In a judgment rendered on Wednesday, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice Rohinton Nariman asserted that promotees recruited to the UP Higher Judicial Services (HJS) in the year 2008/2009 are not entitled to seniority prior to their appointment on the ground that the requirement of suitability test was introduced for the first time in the year 2007 and they had...

1993 Telecom Scam: SC To Hear 92-yr-old Sukhram’s Plea To Be Absolved Of ‘Stamp Of Criminality’ [Read Order]

I am 92-year-old. I don’t want to die as a convicted person, former Union Minister Sukhram in Wednesday told the Supreme Court and sought early hearing of his appeal against conviction in 1993 telecom equipment purchase scam.Appearing for Sukhram, senior advocate Ranjit Kumar submitted before the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar to hear three...

SC Directs 30% Hike In Basic Pay For Subordinate Judges Accepting Second National Judicial Pay Commission Suggestion [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Tuesday accepted the recommendation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission for the  Subordinate Judiciary of an interim relief of a 30% increase in basic pay to be paid to Judicial Officers of all categories.With this recommendation, Judicial Officers in most States would be entitled to arrears of...

Breaking: SC Asks Centre To Examine The Need For New Judicial Fora To Decongest SC&HCs, Central Selection Mechanism,Full Time Body For Appointment & Evaluation Of Judges [Read Judgment]

A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the authorities consider the proposal for central selection mechanism for filling up vacancies in courts other than the Constitutional Courts and also to consider as to how to supplement inadequacies in the present system of appointment of judges to the Constitutional Courts at all levels.The Bench of AK Goel and UU Lalit has...

Tenure Of Chairman & Members Of Arbitration Tribunals Can’t Be At The Pleasure Of Govt: SC Declares S.4(3)(b) Of BPWC Arbitration Tribunal Act Unconstitutional [Read Order]

Any termination of the service of such member by a party to the dispute would interfere directly with the impartiality and independence expected from such member, the bench observed.The Supreme Court, while holding Section 4(3) (b) of the Bihar Public Works Contracts Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008, unconstitutional, has observed that a provision that the tenure of the chairman and other...

Breaking: Stay In Civil/Criminal Proceedings Not To Be Granted Beyond Six Months; Further Extension Only By Speaking Order: SC [Read Judgment]

The speaking order must show that the case was of such exceptional nature that continuing the stay was more important than having the trial finalized. The trial Court where order of stay of civil or criminal proceedings is produced may fix a date not beyond six months of the order of stay so that on expiry of period of stay, proceedings can commence unless order of extension of stay is...

SC Keeps In Abeyance Delhi HC Order Allowing Dinakaran To Use Common Poll Symbol [Read Order]

In a big blow to AIADMK faction group leader TTV Dinakaran, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday kept in abeyance the Delhi High Court’s single judge bench order allowing him to use a common poll symbol -- preferably 'pressure cooker' -- and a suitable party name to carry on with his politics.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar asked the Acting Chief Justice of...