Challenge Against BCI Verification Rules: SC To Pronounce Judgment On Friday [Read BCI Affidavit]

The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a batch of petitions challenging the Bar Council of India’s Certificate and Place of Practice (Verification) Rules, 2015 making it mandatory for all lawyers to undergo verification drive to check the professional credentials of practicing advocates. The two Judge bench of Justices RK Agarwal and AM Sapre said it will pronounce the Judgment...

Despite Inconsistencies In Statements By Minor Rape Victim, SC Upholds Conviction; But Reduces Sentence [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of raping a minor, even though it found that there were inconsistencies in the statements given by the prosecuterix.The appellant in this case was one of three accused involved in rape of a minor girl in Bihar whose conviction was upheld by the Patna High Court, by dismisssing their appeal.The bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice...

Lay Down Uniform Guidelines For Lokayukta & Up-Lokayukta Appointments; Remove Justice Gupta From MP Lokayukta's Post: Petition In SC [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court demanding that uniform guidelines be laid down for appointment of State Lokayuktas and Up-Lokayuktas.The Petition, filed by former DGP of MP and convener of Bhopal Citizens' Forum Mr. Arun Gartoo, brings to the notice of the Court the fact that till now, only 21 States and Union Territories have a Lokayukt legislation in place. Besides, all...

Breaking: India's Justice Dalveer Bhandari Re-elected As A Judge In International Court Of Justice (ICJ)

Indian candidate Justice Dalveer Bhandari has been re-elected [for the term 2018-2027] as a Judge in the International Court of Justice after Britain has withdrawn his candidate Christopher Greenwood.Justice Bhandari got 183-193 votes in the General Assembly and secured all the 15 votes in the Security Council in the election held at the UN headquarters in...

INX Media Case: SC Allows Karti Chidambaram’s UK Travel Upon Undertaking To Return By Dec 10 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Monday granted permission to Karti Chidambaram to travel to the United Kingdom in December.Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, is under investigation for his prima facie involvement in the INX Media case pertaining to alleged irregularities in...

No Multi-Level Parking In Taj Trapezium Zone: ‘Let Tourists Walk Around The World Heritage Site’, Says SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta on Monday declined to grant permission for the construction of a multi-level parking in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), asking the Uttar Pradesh government to let tourists walk in the 10,400 sq ft stretch surrounding the historic Taj Mahal rather than commute by vehicles.On October 24, the Supreme Court, on account of...

SC Disposes Of ‘Premature’ Petition To Defer Movie Padmavati’s Release

Hours after it was reported that the makers of controversial film Padmavati have decided to defer the release date of the film from December 1, the Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a petition filed by a lawyer seeking direction to the CBI for registration of FIR against the director and producer of the film.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said the Central Board of...

All Petitions On Beef Ban In M’rashtra Must Be Listed Before One Bench: SC

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AK Sikri has said all petitions relating to beef ban in Maharashtra should be listed before one bench only and sent the batch of pleas to be placed before the Chief Justice of India (CJI) for direction.The bench passed the order after it was informed that some matters on the same issue were pending before another bench of Justice RK Aggrwal.Senior...

PIL In SC Seeking Ban On Convict Or Disqualified Person From Forming Political Party Or Holding Its Office [Read Petition]

With a view to decriminalise electoral system and ensure democracy within the party, a public interest litigation has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking ban on a convicted person from forming a political party or becoming political office-bearer.The PIL, filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, also sought "ban on the convicted person from forming a political party and becoming political...

2017 To See The Highest Number Of Appointments Ever Made To High Courts: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Sunday, claimed that the Government was set to make the highest number of appointments ever made to the High Courts of the country within a year. The current record stands at 126 appointments within a year.Mr. Prasad made the claim while attending an event at the Odisha Law Academy. His assertion came as a response to a query on the one-day...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Benefit Of Infirmities In Investigation Is To Be Given To AccusedBenefit of infirmities in the investigation by the prosecution is to be given to the accused, the Supreme Court said, in State of Uttarakhand vs Jairnail Singh, while upholding a high court verdict reversing conviction awarded by the trial court.Corruption Can’t Be Condoned Even If Amount Involved Is MeagreThe Supreme Court,...

Hadiya Case: Shafin Jahan Moves Contempt Against NIA For Proceeding Probe without Justice Raveendran [Read Petition]

Shafin Jahan, who approached the Supreme Court against Kerala High Court’s Judgment nullifying his marriage with Akhila (Hadiya) has now moved a contempt petition against National Investigation Agency for proceeding with the investigation in the case without the supervision of a retired Supreme Court Judge.In August, the Supreme Court ordered NIA investigation in the case under the...