Bar Democrazy - Photo Feature On Delhi Bar Council Elections

The former Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka, Dr Justice GC Bharuka passed away in New Delhi in the early hours of Thursday and the cremation was happening on 16th morning (Friday) at Lodhi Road crematorium, New Delhi. A lawyer contesting in the Delhi Bar Council elections was found at the crematorium, shamelessly asking for votes. Shame on us!!!Right persons manning...

SC Quashes Magistrate Order That Refused To Dispense With Personal Appearance Of Accused Who Live 1750 Km Away From Trial Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court recently quashed a magistrate’s order refusing to dispense with the personal appearance of the accused who live thousands of miles away from the trial court, in a Section 498A case filed by a lady.The husband, in-laws and other relatives were arrayed as accused by a lady before a magistrate court in Patna. Finding a prima facie case under Section 498A and Section 4 of...

Construction Workers Also Assist In Building The Nation, In Their Own Way: SC Issues Important Directives [Read Judgment]

There is a total lack of concern and apathy on the part of the powers that be in doing anything substantial for the benefit of construction workers. This is indeed an extremely sorry state of affairs that puts a Shakespearean tragedy to shame, the court said.Imparting a ‘symbolic justice’ to millions of construction workers in the country, the Supreme Court has given certain directives...

Aarushi, Hemraj Murder: SC Notice To Talwars On Plea Challenging Their Acquittal [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today admitted an appeal challenging the Allahabad High Court’s acquittal of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in 2008 double murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help HemrajA bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi issued a notice to the dentist couple on the appeal filed by Khumkala Banjade, the wife of Hemraj.Advocate Raj Kamal appeared for...

SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Disqualification Of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking disqualification of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for “not disclosing” an FIR against him in a murder case in pre-nomination affidavits.“We do not find any merit in the writ petition and is dismissed”, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said.The dismissal of the petition filed...

SC Stays Junaid Khan Lynching Case Trial, Issues Notice To State And CBI On A Plea For CBI Investigation [Read Petition]

A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the trial of Junaid Khan lynching case on a plea by his father Jalaludeen seeking CBI Investigation in the case.The Bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and Mohan Shantanagoudar has also issued notice to the State and CBI.Jalaludeen has approached the Supreme Court against the November 27, 2017 order of Punjab and Haryana High Court...

SC Directs Centre & States To File Reports About Conditions In Rohingya Camps After Site Visits

In a 2013 PIL concerning the living conditions of the refugee Rohingya Muslims residing in makeshift camps in Delhi and Haryana, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar on Monday directed the respective governments to file a comprehensive status report “based on facts and proper...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Foreign Law Firms Can’t Set Up Office In India: Foreign Lawyers Can Advice Clients On ‘Fly in And Fly Out’ BasisSupreme Court of India on Tuesday held that foreign law firms cannot set up offices in India or practice in Indian Courts. But they can give advice to Indian clients on ‘fly in and fly out’ mode in temporary basis. The Bench also directed the Centre and BCI to...

FIR Against Major Aditya Not Valid Without Our Sanction : Centre To SC [Read Application]

The Centre has in an application filed in the Supreme Court questioned the FIR filed by the Jammu and Kashmir police against Major Aditya Kumar relating to the killing of two stone pelters in Shopian on January 27 saying it could not have been done without the prior sanction of the union of India.“The union of India has considered the matter extensively and is of the view that there is a...

Complete Domestic Violence Case Against Leander Paes In 3 Months : SC

The Supreme Court  on Friday directed the Family Court of  Bandra (Mumbai) hearing the domestic violence case filed against tennis star Leander Paes by his estranged wife Rhea Pillai  to complete the trail within  three more monthsThe couple is in the midst of a matrimonial dispute. After the mediation efforts failed, the apex court had on July 18 last year said the trial should be...

Demonstrations Which Create Disturbance To Public Not Protected Under Article 19(1):SC

Supreme Court of India on Friday observed that demonstrations are also a mode of expression of the rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) and the demonstrations whether political, religious or social or other demonstrations which create public, disturbances or operate as nuisances, or create or manifestly threaten some tangible public or private mischief, are not covered by protection...

SC Rejects GJM President’s Plea To Transfer All Cases Pending Against Him, Other Members To CBI/NIA [Read Judgment]

Transfer of investigation of such large number of cases enmass is neither practicable nor justified, it said.The Supreme Court has dismissed plea of the president of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) seeking transfer of investigation of all First Information Reports lodged against the petitioner and other members of the GJM, to the NIA/CBI.GJM president Bimal Gurung, in his writ petition...