Definite Timelines Should Be Drawn For Each Stages Of Appointment Process Of Judges: SC [Read Judgment]

In the interest of all the stakeholders, including the judiciary,  that definite timelines are drawn for each stage of the process, so that process of appointment is accomplished within a time-bound manner, said the Bench.Supreme Court of India on Friday observed that definite timelines should be drawn for each stage of the process of appointment of Judges so that process of appointment...

SC Says Multi-National Accounting Firms Are Prima Facie Violating The Law; Directs Centre To Constitute Expert Committee [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the Centre to constitute within two months a Committee of Experts in order to look into the functioning of the Multi-national Accounting Firms (MAFs) in India. This Committee would have to submit a report on the issues highlighted by the Court within three months thereafter.The Bench comprising Justice A.K. Goel and Justice U.U. Lalit was hearing an...

SC Upholds Gujarat HC’s Refusal To Issue Writ To State Authorities To Aid Recovery Of Dues Of Over 37,000 Farmers From Private Corporation

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Friday refused to interfere with the Gujarat High Court order of October, 2017, wherein the High Court had ruled that, in exercise of its writ jurisdiction under Article 226, it cannot issue directions to state authorities to aid in the recovery of the outstanding dues of over 37,000 farmers from a private corporation engaged in...

Panel Meeting On Lokpal’s Selection To Be Held On Mar. 1, Centre Tells SC

'The steps taken and proposed may be indicated in an affidavit of the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training be filed on 5th March, 2018 when the Court reopens after the Holi holidays', ordered the Bench.The Centre on Friday has informed the Supreme Court that steps have been taken to process for the appointment of  Lokpal, which has been delayed since...

SC Collegium Recommends 37 Additional Judges From 5 High Courts for Permanent Judgeship [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice J. Chelameswar and Justice Ranjan Gogoi, on Thursday, recommended that 37 Additional Judges from 5 High Courts be made permanent.Allahabad High Court: Those recommended to be appointed as permanent Judges are Justices (1) Rajul Bhargava, (2) Siddhartha Varma, (3) Smt. Sangeeta Chandra, (4) Daya Shankar...

Vacancies In AFAT Being Filled Up Fast: Centre To SC

The Supreme Court today disposed of a petition which sought speedy filling up of vacancies in the Armed Forces Appellate Tribunal after noting that appointments are being made in the right earnest.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra noted that appointments to Principal benches have been made and recently a judicial member and administrative member had been appointed.The...

Breaking: Retired District Judges Can Be Appointed To HCs, Additional HC Judges Can Be Appointed For A Tenure Of Less Than 2 Yrs :SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court bench of Justices A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, on Friday, pronounced judgment on the writ petition filed by advocate Sunil Samdaria challenging the appointment of Justice Virendra Kumar Mathur and Justice Ram Chandra Singh Jhala as Additional Judges of Rajasthan High Court. The bench upheld the notifications of appointment of the aforesaid judges.The bench also held...

SC Notice To Delhi Police On Swamy's Plea For Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Sunanda Pushkar Death

"Leaving the question of maintainability open, let notice be issued", said a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and A M Khanwilkar.The Supreme Court bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, on Friday, issued notice on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) preferred by BJP Leader Dr. Subramanian Swamy against the Delhi High Court order dismissing the plea for multidisciplinary SIT or...

SC Finds UPPSC Scaling Method For Results Of 2004 Exams Arbitrary But Refuses To Upset Appointments [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has declared as “arbitrary” the adoption of scaling method by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) for awarding marks to candidates in the Provincial Civil Service (PCS) Examination, 2004, and the backlog examination, 2004 held against disturbing the appointments made pursuant to the said examinations.A bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara...

Want To Be Relieved From SPP's Role In 2G Scam Cases: Senior Advocate Anand Grover Moves SC [Read Application]

Senior Advocate Anand Grover, who was appointed by the Supreme Court as the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for the 2G spectrum scam cases in 2014, has approached the Apex Court demanding that he be relieved of his responsibilities.It must be noted here that the Centre had, through a notification dated 8 February, 2018, appointed Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as the SPP for...

Aadhaar Hearing [Day-13]- Court Must Consider Granting Compensation To Aadhaar Victims Particularly In The Cases Of Starvation Deaths: Gopal Subramnium To SC

In the post-lunch session of Day 13 of the Aadhaar hearing, Senior Counsel Gopal Subramanium, appearing on behalf of the petitioners, criticised sections 28 and 29 of the Aadhaar Act, dealing with data security and confidentiality and restrictions on information sharing respectively, and the relevant Regulations.Regarding the said provisions as unsatisfactory safeguards, he advanced, “They...

SC Takes Note Of Status Of Selection Of Members To Various Tribunals, Says Its Interim Order Not To Come In Way Where Substantial Steps Have Been Taken Already [Read Order]

Almost two weeks after issuing interim directions for appointment to various tribunals and putting in place an interim Search-cum-selection Committee, the Supreme Court on Thursday took note of the status of the selection process for various members of all Tribunals and ordered that in cases where substantial steps have been taken in respect of selection process, the same would not be affected...