Breaking: Collegium Recommends The Names Of 19 Lawyers For Appointment As Judges In Madras, Calcutta & Karnataka HCs [Read Resolutions]

The Supreme Court collegium, on Monday, resolved to recommend the names of 19 Advocates for appointment as Judges in the High Courts of Madras, Karnataka and Calcutta.Madras High CourtThe Collegium resolved to recommend the appointment of nine Advocates as Judges of the Madras High Court.The recommendations had been made on 19 December, 2016 by the then Chief Justice of Madras High Court....

Upgrade Of NRC In Assam Not Intended To Identify/Determine Original Inhabitants Of The State: SC [Read Judgment]

The sole test for inclusion in the NRC is citizenship under the Constitution of India and under the Citizenship Act including Section 6A thereof, the Bench said.The Supreme Court, in Kamalakhya Dey Purkayasth vs Union of India, has held that citizens who are originally inhabitants/residents of the State of Assam and those who are not are at par for inclusion in the National Register of...

Don't Leave Husband's Company Without Our Permission, SC Bench Tells A Wife [Read Order]

Respondent/Rajpal is directed to go with the petitioner/Harjinder Singh today from the court, the bench said.A Supreme Court Bench of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Deepak Gupta, in an unusual order in a pending appeal, has directed a woman to live with her husband for a few weeks and not to leave him without getting permission from it.The bench was considering an appeal filed by...

Centre Vs Delhi : Gopal Subramanium Explains Why Aid And Advice Of Council Of Ministers Is Binding On LG

Senior counsel, Gopal Subramanium today told the Constitution bench that Articles 239 (1), 239A(1), and 239 AA(4) must be understood as an organic whole.He said that there is no anomaly and there is no need to assume that investiture of power is lacking.  LG is just a titular head as it is the President who appoints the council of ministers in Delhi, he suggested.Describing the binding nature...

NRC-Grama Panchayat’s Certificate Is No Proof Of Citizenship, But It Can Be used As A Supporting Document For Claiming Citizenship: SC [Read Order]

The certificate issued by the Grama Panchayat Secretary, by no means, is proof of citizenship. Such proof will come only if the link between the claimant and the legacy person (who has to be a citizen) is established, the bench said.The Supreme Court has held that certificates issued by the Grama Panchayath secretary in Assam can be used as a ‘supporting document’ for claims of inclusion...

Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Hearing: Who Said What? [Also Read Today's Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Abdul Nazeer and Justice Ashok Bhushan on Tuesday directed the 13 appeals from the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid matter to be listed for further hearing on February 8.The arguments on Tuesday at 2 pm began with senior counsel Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of petitioner Sunni Waqf...

Professional Ethics: SC Asks Govt To Consider Bringing Regulatory Mechanism To Check Violation Of Ethics By Lawyers [Read Judgment]

Mandate for the bench and the bar is to provide speedy and inexpensive justice to the victim of justice and to protect their right. The legal system must continue to serve the victims of injustice, the bench observed.The Supreme Court, in B Sunitha vs State of Telangana, has made a significant observation calling upon the government and the authorities to look into the issue of...

Breaking: Lawyer’s Claim For Fee Based On Percentage Of The Decretal Amount Is Misconduct And Cannot Be The Basis Of A Complaint Under Section 138 NI Act: SC [Read Judgment]

The claim of the advocate being against public policy and being an act of professional misconduct, proceedings in the complaint filed by him have to be held to be abuse of the process of law and have to be quashed, the Bench held.Holding that a fee amount claim by a lawyer based on percentage of subject matter in litigation cannot be the basis of a complaint under Section 138 of the...

Ayodhya Case: Sunni Wakf Board& Babri Action Council Wanted Hearing Deferred Post-July 2019 Citing Political Ramifications; SC Keeps It For Feb 8,2018.

Amidst a high-voltage hearing, the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra rejected a request by Sunni Wakf Board and Babri Masjid Action Committee to defer the hearing of the matter to post-July 2019 and fixed the hearing for February 8,2018.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Sunni Wakf Board said the case had a huge political ramification and the hearing was...

Gorkhaland : Riotous Mobs Are The Antithesis Of Democracy, Abhishek Manu Singhvi Tells Supreme Court

Senior counsel for West Bengal Government Abhishek Manu Singhvi told Supreme Court today that the accused cannot cite the possibility of more unrest to challenge the ongoing investigation against Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung. He was opposing the plea of Gurung for an independent investigation into the allegations against him as the state government is facing a serious...

“Security, Take Him Away", CJI Refuses To Modify Order Directing Suraz India Chairman To Pay Rs 25 Lakh Cost

There was high drama today during the hearing of  Item No.4 ‘Suraz India Trust Vs Union Of India case as Chief Justice Dipak Misra had to order the security personnel to take  away Trust’s Chairman Rajeev Dahiya after the bench kept repeating that the cost of Rs 25 lakh imposed on him will not be  withdrawn but he kept insisting that it be recalled as he "was not given a...

SC To Hear Petitions Challenging Deportation of Rohingyas On Jan 31

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra today posted all petitions relating to deportation of Muslim Rohingya refugees for detailed hearing on January 31.Before adjourning the matter, the Chief Justice asked advocate Prashant Bhushan who is appearing for main petitioners challenging the deportation "what the status was?"Bhushan replied: "The government may not be taking steps to...