Bar Council Polls: Polling To Be Videographed, Results Only After Tribunal’s Nod, Luncheons To Earn Debarment As SC Orders Implementation Of BCI Resolution [Read Order]

Elections to State Bar Councils at all sensitive polling stations will now be under CCTV surveillance and video-recorded while anyone throwing luncheons etc will be debarred and the results of the polls will be published only after the Election Tribunal accords it a finality as the Supreme Court ordered that the resolution passed by the Bar Council of India will be given effect to.A bench...

Don’t File Frivolous Matters, SC Tells State Of Uttar Pradesh [Read Order]

We see a number of cases are coming, particularly from the state of UP, which are not even worth contesting, the bench observed.While dismissing a special leave petition filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court directed the Chief Secretary to issue appropriate directions to its Law Department for not filing frivolous matters before the apex court.The state had approached the...

Ayodhya [Day-2] A Mosque May Be Destroyed But The Religious Sentiment Associated With The Place Can't Be Robbed: Dhavan Challenges Farooqui Judgment

As the hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute resumed before the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Abdul Nazeer on Friday, senior counsel Rajiv Dhawan continued his submissions on the need to revisit the law laid down in Ismail Farooqui (1994) by a five-judge bench.He contended that the judgment in so far as it observes...

NIA Can’t Be Asked To Probe Kalburgi Murder: Centre To SC

National Investigation Agency is a designated agency for probing only national and inter-state terrorism cases and shall not be asked to probe the murder of scholar and rationalist M M Kalburgi in 2015 at Karnataka’s Dharwad, the Centre told the Supreme Court today.It is to be noted that on January 10, acting on a petition filed by Kalburgi's wife Umadevi Kalburgi, the Supreme Court had...

Don’t Force Govt Employees To Approach Court Claiming Gratuity: SC Tells State [Read Judgment]

It is the duty of the state to voluntarily pay the gratuity amount, the bench observed.In a huge relief to a retired government employee who fought in courts for many years, against the employer-government which denied his legitimate claim for gratuity, the Supreme Court has directed the state to pay it within three months.The bench comprising of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice AM Sapre,...

Custodial Death Of Accused In Shimla: SC Issues Notice On Former IGP’s Plea Against HP HC Order Cancelling His Bail

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Friday issued notice in the SLP preferred by former IGP Zahur Haidar Zaidi against the January 19 order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissing his bail plea in respect of the custodial death of an accused in the 2017 case of gangrape and murder of a minor schoolgirl in...

Breaking: Office Of Profit Row: Delhi HC Sets Aside Disqualification Of 20 AAP MLAs [Read Judgment]

In a major relief for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Delhi High Court has set aside the Election Commission of India's (ECI) recommendation for disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs for holding office of profit.The Bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Chander Shekhar directed the ECI to take another look at the allegations, opining that the MLAs were not given a...

SC Seeks Explanation From States & UTs For Non-Appointment Of Lokayukta [Read Order]

Supreme Court today directed Chief Secretaries of States to file an affidavit within two weeks explaining the steps taken to appoint a Lokayukta and also specify the reason for the delay.At the outset, a bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi asked to advocate Gopal Shankaranarayanan who appeared for petitioner Ashwini Upadhyaya, lawyer and Delhi BJP leader, which are the states...

Aadhaar [Day 21 Session 2] All You Need To Know About UIDAI CEO’s PowerPoint Presentation Before SC [See PDF Of PPT]

To Convince The PowerPoint presentation delivered by UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey before the Supreme five-judge bench on Thursday commenced with him submitting that prior to the introduction of Aadhaar, there was ID proof admissible at the national level in India.“Each proof of ID had its own limitation. Like, a voter’s card cannot be issued to children, while a ration card is...

Fee For RTI Application Should Not Exceed Rs.50/-, Rs.5/- Per Pages, Motive Need Not Be Disclosed: Read All SC Directions [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed all government authorities to ensure that the fee for a Right to Information (RTI) application does not exceed Rs. 50 and the fee for photocopying is not more than Rs. 5.The Bench comprising A.K. Goel and Justice U.U. Lalit issued the following directions:On the fee:"We are of the view that, as a normal Rule, the charge for the application should not be...

Contempt In The Face Of Court: SC Issues Notice To Lawyer  [Read Order]

An advocate was on Thursday issued notice of contempt by the Supreme Court after she made derogatory remarks against the court and even dared it to take action against her when warned that her remarks amount to contempt.A bench of Justices A K Goel, Rohinton Fali Nariman and U U Lalit issued notice of contempt to advocate Nisha Priya Bhatia asking her to file an affidavit within two...

Try & Make Life After Retirement Easier For A Government Servant, SC Tells GoI [Read Judgment]

On getting retired, they have to struggle for the due pension, the bench observed.While allowing an appeal preferred by the Union of India against a high court order that had favoured a retired railway employee, the Supreme Court recommended the Department of Personnel and Training of the Government of India to try and make life after retirement easier for a government servant.A bench headed...