Can Live Court Proceedings Be Connected With National Judicial Data Grid? SC Asks Centre [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the Centre to consider connecting live Court proceedings with the National Judicial Data Grid.“We are of the view that proposal to connect live recordings with National Judicial Data Grid may also require consideration to which a response may be given by the Union of India”, said the Bench comprising Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice A.K....

Lucknow Medical College Case: CJI Dipak Misra’s Bench Says Allahabad HC "Abandoned Judicial Propriety" [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed a Medical College in Lucknow to grant compensation of Rs. 10 lakh each to the students it had admitted for the Academic Year 2017-18.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud also imposed costs of Rs. 25 lakhs on the College, G.C.R.G. Memorial Trust, observing that their conduct was...

SC Reserves Judgment On Petition Challenging CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana's Appointment

The Supreme Court bench of Justice RK Agrawal and Justice AM Sapre on Friday reserved judgment on a writ petition, filed by NGO Common Cause, seeking the quashing of the appointment of Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as the CBI special director.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, relied on the judgment of the apex court in the Vineet Narain case [(1998)...

IS Recruitment: SC Agrees To Hear The Plea Of Nimisha’s Mother Seeking NIA Probe [Read Petition]

Bindu Sampath, mother of suspected ISIS sympathizer Nimisha alias Fathima from Kerala, has approached the Supreme Court seeking its intervention and a direction for NIA investigation into alleged incidents of love jihad radicalization in the state.A bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Friday agreed to hear her plea after two weeks.Sampath’s counsel Aishwarya Bhati argued that Nimisha,...

“Where Has PILs Come To !!”, CJI As He Dismissed Swamy’s PIL On MHA’s National Security Policy

CJI on frivolous PILs “Look where it has come to..PIL was originally conceived for the poor and marginalized …you are seeking a policy on national security matters..we refrain from entering into the arena”. “We do not have time for all this. Yesterday we disposed of 10 matters…money claims, maintenance claims, motor accident claims..people are crying for justice,,and then comes...

Pollution Case In SC Adjourned On A Humorous Note

Hearing on a petition seeking countrywide ban on crackers got adjourned on a humorous note.When the matter was called at 10:45 AM, the juniors of advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who is arguing for petitioner kids Arjun Gopal and others sought a pass over as the senior was not available then.When the case was again called at 1PM, it was the turn of the juniors of opposite party to seek...

Bar Council Elections: SC Allows Right Of Franchise Subject To Application For Verification [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Justice R. K. Agrawal and Justice AM Sapre on Friday permitted advocates who have submitted their application for verification in Form ‘A’ of the Bar Council Place and Certificate of Practice (Verification) Rules of 2015, together with their law degrees to the respective State Bar Councils, to get their names incorporated in the electoral rolls for the purpose...

2002 Post-Godhra Riots Gangrape: SC Gives Gujarat Govt Time Till Early-January To Submit Report On Action Against Convicted Cops, Docs

The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has granted time till the first week of January to the Gujarat government to inform the court whether it had initiated any departmental action against six police officers and two doctors involved in a 2002 post-Godhra riots gangrape case in the state.Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta sought reasonable time to...

Probe "Suspicious Death" Of Judge Handling Sohrabuddin Case: Justice AP Shah

In an interview to NDTV, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice A.P. Shah has spoken out about the allegations of foul play in the death of Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, the Special CBI Judge presiding over the trial of BJP President Amit Shah and several Gujarat Police Officers in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case.Justice Shah was quoted as saying, "His family feels very strongly...

SC Stresses On Implementation Of Scheme For Urban Homeless

Emphasizing that the government had an obligation to help the poor and provide them shelter, the Supreme Court has directed Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and West Bengal governments to prepare and present a roadmap for implementation of such a schemeWhat we want is a specific plan..a vision document..there is nothing of this sort in what you have filed,  a bench of justices Madan B Lokur and...

‘Pick Up Momentum’, SC Tells States, UTs On CCTV Installation In District Courts & Tribunals

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court bench of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and Justice UU Lalit the status report on the compliance with the order dated August 14 of the same bench regarding the installation of CCTV cameras in all subordinate courts across India.The ASG also submitted before the bench that the Ministry of Information...

Bombay HC Receiver To Assist In Auctioning Sahara’s Aamby Valley :SC [Read Order]

Moving ahead with its plan to auction Sahara’s Aamby Valley to recover part of the money to be payed to duped investors, the Supreme Court today directed the Receiver of Bombay High Court to help the Liquidator in getting it auctioned.“We want the property to be auctioned. Till then, we will appoint the receiver of the Bombay High Court to help in auctioning, till it is complete, the bench...