SC Refuses To Review Delhi HC Order Rejecting AAP Leader Deepak Bajpai’s Plea Questioning Patiala House CMM’s Jurisdiction

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra dismissed a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Deepak Bajpai who, along with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and four others, is facing defamation case filed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley.“After hearing from counsel, we find no merit in the petition, dismissed,” CJI said.Deepak Bajpai had...

Former CMs Not Entitled To Govt Bungalows: Amicus Gopal Subramanium To SC

Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium, the amicus curiae in the case wherein Supreme Court is examining validity of a rule amendment as per which Uttar Pradesh government has allotted government bungalows to its former Chief Ministers, has said that “a person after he demits public office is  not entitled to occupy any public premises for personal use”.“While the present matter relates to...

Illegal Trafficking Of Kids In Orphanages: SC Directs Impleadment Of All States, Seeks Response On Setting Up Of Statutory Human Rights Courts [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Thursday, hearing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) on the issue of trafficking of children from orphanages in the state of West Bengal, directed all states to be impleaded as respondents thereto. Further, the bench required the states to file their response on the mandate of sections 30 and...

Jigisha Murder Case “Not Rarest Of Rare”: Delhi HC Commutes Death Of 2, Says Conduct As Under-Trial Prisoners Not Sufficient Marker Of Potential For Reform [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of two of the three convicts in the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case, while confirming the life term awarded by the trial court to the third convict as it held that the crime could not be characterised as the “rarest of rare” warranting the award of capital punishment.A bench of Justice S Muralidhar and Justice IS Mehta modified...

SC Tells Slum Rehabilitation Authority To Help Mumbai Slum-Dwellers Entangled In Litigation [Read Judgment]

In a relief to over 800 slum-dwellers in Mumbai whose dream of having a permanent roof over their head has become a nightmare due to multitudes of litigation between builders and the authorities, the Supreme Court, invoking its inherent powers, has issued directives to the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to ensure development of the slums and rehabilitate the slum-dwellers in...

SC Notice To States On PIL For Proper Implementation Of Rules To Prevent Sexual Harassment At Work Place [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today issued notice to States on a PIL which sought a direction for proper Implementation of provisions of Sexual Harassment At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition) Act 2013 without further delay.Appearing for petitioner Initiatives For Inclusion Foundation, Senior Advocate Sanjay Parikh said even the Local District Officers and Complaints Committees are not being appointed...

Rapid Succession of CJIs: What 2017 Tells Us

In 2017,  India had three Chief Justices of India in the same year. CJI T.S.Thakur, appointed on December 3, 2015 held office till January 3, while CJI J.S.Khehar, appointed on January 4, held office till August 27. CJI Dipak Misra, appointed on August 28, will retire on October 2 this year.This was the eighth time since the beginning of the Supreme Court, that India had three CJIs in the...

CJI Dipak Misra Permits Junior Lawyers, In Addition To AORs, To Make Mentions, Subject To Accuracy

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, during the morning mentioning on Thursday, permitted junior advocates also to make mentions, in addition to the Advocates-on-Record (AORs).Earlier, on September 20, 2017, the Chief Justice had restrained senior counsels from mentioning urgent matters and fresh appeals, pleas or interim applications, and made it categorical that the privilege shall...

Highlights Of Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill-2017 [Read The Bill]

With the objective of reducing delay in proceedings pertaining to dishonour of cheques and to provide interim relief to the payee in such cases, the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill of 2017 was tabled before the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.The Central Government has been receiving several representations from the public, including the trading community, relating to the pendency of cheque...

Why Not Make Breastfeeding Obligatory, Declare Newborn’s Right To Mother’s Milk Fundamental Right: Madras HC’s 15 Posers To Centre [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has posed a query before the Centre as to why it cannot bring an Act making it obligatory on the part of women to breastfeed as has been done by the UAE government by having mandatory breastfeeding clause in the new UAE Child Rights law.Justice N Kirubakaran has also sought to know, “Why not this Court declare right of newborn to mother’s feeding upto six...

Fodder Scam: Hearing On Lalu's Sentencing Postponed, Issues Contempt Notice To Tejaswi Yadav,3 Others

The CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh on Wednesday ordered issue of contempt notice against Lalu’s son Tejaswi Yadav and three other political leaders for making statements before media regarding RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s conviction. The CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh asked the CBI to serve the notices to them.During a brief proceeding held in connection with fodder scam case (RC 64A.96), the CBI...

Breaking: Justice Rajiv Shakdher Transferred Back To Delhi High Court [Read Notification]

Madras High Court Judge Justice Rajive Shakdher has been transferred back to his parent High Court- the Delhi High Court.As per the notification issued on Tuesday,"In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Judge of the...