Motor Accident Claim: If The Transfer Of Vehicle Is Not Registered With Authority Original Owner Is Liable [Read Judgment]

A claimant for compensation ought not to be burdened with following a trail of successive transfers, which are not registered with the registering authority, the bench observed.The Supreme Court, in Naveen Kumar v Vijay Kumar, has held that the expression ‘owner’ for the purpose of Motor Vehicles Act is the person in whose name the motor vehicle stands registered.The bench headed by the...

Plea In SC For Linking Election Identity Cards, Movable And Immovable Property Documents With Aadhaar [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to implement ‘Aadhaar Based Election Voting System’, in order to curtail bogus votes and ensure maximum participation."...as on date, the Aadhaar database is the most authenticate database of the citizens and chances of duplication in Aadhaar is almost negligible as it is...

Aadhaar [Day-7 Session-2] Coercively Imposing Only One Proof Of Identification And To Link Such Proof To Entitlements Not Acceptable: Kapil Sibal

As the Aadhaar hearing resumed post the lunch hour on Tuesday, Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal commenced his submissions- “The Aadhaar Act is for the citizen what the Right to Information Act is for the government”.“There is no technology that is fool proof or free from loopholes”, he commented.“Are you suggesting that the use of all technologies should be abandoned?”, asked Justice A....

Breaking: New Chief Justices Appointed In Karnataka, Kerala,Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur HCs [Read Notifications]

President of India has appointed new Chief Justices in Kerala, Karnataka, Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya High Courts.Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court Justice Dinesh Maheswari has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.He has been directed to assume charge on or before February-20.Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice Antony Dominic has been appointed...

Here Is Why BCI Sub-Committee Decided Not To Stop Legislators From Court Practice

The BCI sub-committee, formed in response to the letter addressed to the Chairman of Bar Council of India, Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra by BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has ruled that legislators- MPs, MLAs and MLCs- can be allowed to practice.In its order, the sub-committee comprising B.C. Thakur, R.G. Shah, D.P. Dhal and S. Prabhakaran observed, "For that matter, all kinds...

Aadhaar [Day-7] Shyam Divan Concludes His Six And Half Days Long Arguments Referring Gandhiji's Protest Against Transvaal Act

As the hearing in the string of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Aadhaar Act of 2016 resumed on Tuesday before the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, Senior Counsel Shyam Diwan, appearing on behalf of one of the petitioners, drew the attention of the bench to the instances of starvation deaths in Jharkhand on account of failure of...

“We Are Not Garbage Collectors”, SC On Centre’s 845-Page Incomplete Affidavit On Solid Waste Management

An attempt by the Centre to file a 845-page affidavit in a PIL pertaining to solid waste management across the country became the butt of a joke in the Supreme Court when Justice Madan B Lokur called the document itself a “solid waste” and angrily reminded that the apex court is not a “garbage collector”.The bench was angry as the affidavit was found not complete and told the...

Justice Chelameswar Recuses Himself From Hearing Appeals Against Cancellation Of Sanction To Prosecute B.S. Yeddyurappa

Justice J. Chelameswar, on Monday, recused himself from hearing Appeals challenging the quashing of sanction for prosecution of ex-Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in land scam cases.The order of the Bench, which also comprised of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, reads, "List the matters before the Bench of which one of us(Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar) is not a member."The Court is...

“DDA= Delhi Destruction Authority?”SC Slams DDA For Trying To Change Master Plan 2021

 “Is DDA Delhi Destruction Authority? Are you waiting for disaster to happen? You have not learnt anything from the Uphaar fire tragedy, the recent Kamala Mills incident in Mumbai, or the Bawana fire. Everybody in Delhi has kept their eyes shut”, Justice Madan B Lokur to DDAPulling up the Delhi Development Authority for planning to amend Master Plan of Delhi 2021 in its over enthusiasm...

SC Unhappy With Centre’s Approach On CCTV Cameras In Courts; Seeks Status Report

“Why such a callous attitude towards this issue. This is a serious issue. You file status report of CCTV installations in tribunals by next date of hearing”·SC appointed senior advocate Sidharth Luthra as amicus curiae During the hearing of the plea filed by Pradyuman Bisht seeking audio and video recording of court proceedings in order to bring transparency, the Supreme Court has...

Judge Loya Hearing [Day-3] Dave Vs Shishodia, Salve And Lots More [Courtroom Exchange]

The string of writ petitions seeking an independent probe into the death of Judge Loya witnessed another eventful hearing on Monday. As the hearing resumed before the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Senior Counsel Dushyant Dave, appearing on behalf of the Bombay Lawyers’ Association, sought permission to bring on...

SC Prepones Election Date For Bar Council Of Kerala [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has preponed the election date for Bar Council of Kerala to 18.03.2018 from 25.03.2018 by modifying the election schedule notified by Bar Council of India.Earlier, the Bar Council of Kerala had notified the election date as 11.03.2018. But  the Bar Council of India did not grant approve the schedule notified by the Bar Council of Kerala on the ground that the Supreme Court...