Cases Having Far-reaching Consequences For The Nation And Judiciary Assigned To Benches Without Any Rationale,This Must Be Guarded Against At All Costs: Senior Judges [Read The Letter]

"We are sorry to say that off late the twin rules mentioned above have not been strictly adhered to. There have been instances where cases having far-reaching consequences for the nation and the institution had been assigned by the Chief Justice of this court selectively to the benches ‘of their preference’ without any rationale basis for such assignment. This must be guarded against at...

Biggest Crisis In The History Of Supreme Court: Four Senior Judges To Address The Media Today

In an unprecedented move four Senior Judges of Supreme Court will address the media today. As per the reports Justices J. Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph are expected to meet the press Today.There are allegations against Chief Justice of India against allotment of matters  to benches and constituting  Constitution Benches ignoring Senior Judges of the Court.There...

Corrective Measures Will Be Taken Against Laws Discriminating Against Leprosy Patients: Centre Assures SC , SC Asks States To Do The Same

Union of India on Thursday  submitted before the Supreme Court that wherever there will be any provision which can be viewed as discriminatory or prejudicial to the persons suffering from leprosy, corrective/remedial measures shall be taken.Recording the statement, the Supreme Court then directed all state governments to look into their legislations and carry out corrective/remedial measures...

Make Laws Relating To Rape, Sexual Harassment, Stalking, Outraging Modesty Gender-Neutral: PIL In SC

Close on the heels of  the Supreme Court asking the Centre to examine if adultery law can be made gender-neutral, a fresh PIL has been filed in SC for making laws pertaining to rape, sexual harassment, stalking, voyeurism, outraging the modesty etc also gender-neutral.The petition filed by a Supreme Court lawyer Rishi Malhotra asks that the word "any man" used under these offences...

‘Constitutional Silences Open The Doors To Read Rights In An Expansive Way': Justice D.Y.Chandrachud

There are large areas of silences in the Indian Constitution and filling in those silences involves drawing principles from the Constitution itself, observed Justice D.Y.Chandrachud, while presiding over the Distinguished Public Lecture, delivered by the visiting Australian jurist, Michael Kirby AC CMG, Former Judge, High Court of Australia.The lecture on the “Evolving...

Should Husband Follow Both Maintenance Orders Under Crpc And Domestic Violence Act: SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

In case, a wife obtains an order of maintenance passed in the proceedings filed under Section 125 of CrPC is to be followed, and another order passed in the proceedings filed under the Domestic Violence Act, which of the either is to be followed by the husband or whether he should follow both.The Supreme Court has issued notice in special leave petitions filed by a husband against Bombay...

New Chief Justices Recommended For 5 High Courts By The Collegium

Five High Courts may soon get new Chief Justices with the Collegium's recent recommendations.The Collegium has recommended that Calcutta High Court Acting Chief Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya be transferred to the Delhi High Court as the Chief Justice to replace Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal.Further, Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, has...

JGLS Gangrape: SC Slams Punjab And Haryana HC Order Suspending Sentence Of Accused

The Supreme Court bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao on Thursday criticized the order dated September 13, 2017, of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, suspending the sentence of imprisonment for 20 years of two students of Jindal Global Law School convicted for gangrape of a co-student and permitting their release on bail during the pendency of the appeals against...

Justice S N Dhingra To Head New SIT To Probe 186 Anti-Sikh Riot Cases

Retired IPS officer Rajdeep Singh (1979 batch) and serving IPS Abhishek Dular (2006 batch) are the other two members in the SITThe Supreme Court today appointed former Judge of the Delhi High Court Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra as the head of the new Special Investigation Team (SIT) which will probe 186 anti-sikh riot casesIn a major order,  the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra...

In A First A Woman Lawyer Recommended For SC Judgeship: SC Collegium Recommends Names Of Sr. Ad. Indu Malhotra And Justice KM Joseph

In a first, a woman Supreme Court lawyer has been recommended from the bar for appointment as Supreme Court Judge.The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra and Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph for appointment as Supreme Court Judges.As per the Hindu report, the Five Judge Collegium comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices...

Judge Loya’s Death: Journalist Moves SC Seeking Independent Probe; Plea To Be Heard On Friday

The demand for an independent probe into the mysterious death of CBI special judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya in 2014, when he was presiding over the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, has now reached the Supreme Court.A petition seeking independent probe into the death of judge Loya was filed by Banduraj Sambhaji Lone, a journalist from Maharashtra.Lone’s counsel Anita Shinoy mentioned...

SNC Lavlin Case: SC Issues Notice To Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Stays Trial Of Other Accused

A two Judge bench of Supreme Court of India has issued notice to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and two other accused who were discharged by the CBI Special Court and Kerala High Court. The Bench also stayed the trial of other accused who were not discharged in the case.The Bench headed by Justice Ramana was hearing appeal filed by CBI against Kerala High Court Judgment which upheld...