Constitution Bench Hearing Sabarimala Case Should Have 50% Women Judges: Application Before SC [Read Petition]

An Intervention Application has been filed in the Sabarimala case pending before the Supreme Court, demanding that 50% of the Constitution Bench set to hear the case should comprise of women Judges.Alternatively, the Application, filed by 85 year old S. Parameswaran Nampoothiri, seeks creation of a specially constituted Jury comprising "people of eminence like retired judges of this...

Why Delay In Finalizing Memorandum Of Procedure? SC Seeks Explanation From Centre [Read Order]

“The order of this Court (for formulation of a Memorandum of Procedure)  is dated 16th December, 2015 and thus more than one year and ten months have already gone by” “We need to consider the prayer that there should be no further delay in finalization of MOP in larger public interest”                                                                --a...

Breaking: Collegium Modifies It’s Decision To Do Away With Professional Evaluation Of Addl. Judges; Two SC Judges Will Evaluate The Judgments

The Supreme Court collegium has decided to modify it's decision to do away with the professional evaluation of  Additional High Court Judges for purpose of determining their suitability for appointment as Permanent Judges. The Collegium has now decided that two Supreme Court Judges will evaluate the Judgments of Additional High Court Judges.The Collegium in partial modification of its...

SC Deliberates Creation Of Special Schools For Children With Special Needs [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Monday, pondered upon the need of special schools for children with special needs.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud was hearing a PIL claiming lack of special educators in the State of UP for teaching children with special needs.The Court took note of the submission made by Additional Advocate General...

Lawyers And Litigants Soon To Get Updates Of Cases, Copies Of Orders & Judgments Via Email

The eCommittee of the Supreme Court has directed the High Courts to create a database of lawyers and litigants to create a Case Information System.Following the above direction, High Courts have directed all District and Sessions Judges under its jurisdiction to create a database of email ids of Advocates and litigants before 25 October and enter the same in the Case Information...

SC Disposes Petition Against Ranbaxy, But Directs Central Drug Standard Control Organisation To Take Appropriate Steps, In Case Of Any Deficiency [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of the Chief Justice, Dipak Misra, and Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud, on Monday, disposed of the petition filed in 2013 by advocate, Manohar Lal Sharma against the pharma company, Ranbaxy Laboratories (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd), after directing the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to look into the petitioner’s grievances, and...

SC Dismisses Appeal Against Allahabad HC Order Refusing CBI Probe Into Allegations Of Food Scam Behind the Murder of IAS Officer, Anurag Tiwari [Read Order]

On October 23, the Supreme  Court bench of the Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices A.M.Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud, dismissed the appeal filed by We The People, Through Its General Secretary, Prince Lenin, against the Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench's May 25 decision rejecting the plea to direct the CBI to conduct a detailed inquiry into the allegations of food scam behind the...

Removal Of Child Porn/Rape Videos: SC Asks Govt., Google, Facebook, WhatsApp Etc. To Implement 11 Recommendations Of Expert Panel [Read Order]

A two Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising Justices Madan Lokur and UU Lalit has asked the parties including Government to implement 11 recommendations of Ajith Kumar committee appointed by the Court, which is coordinating with WhatsApp, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo Etc.  to remove rape, gang rape and child pornography videos from the internet.The Bench constituted the committee...

Asaram Seeks Early Hearing Of His Bail Plea

Self-styled godman Asaram, today knocked the doors of the Supreme Court seeking early hearing on his pending bail plea in a rape case.Asaram's lawyer mentioned the matter before a bench of Justices N V Ramana and Amitava Roy saying SC had earlier fixed the matter for hearing after the Diwali vacation but it was shown to be listed on January 4 next year.The bench then told advocate Saurabh...

Justice Chandrachud Hails Justice Sikri’s Cracker Ban Order

Close on the heels of opposing the order to cine-goers to stand up for anthem, Supreme Court Judge Justice D Y Chandrachud has once again spoken out his mind on an issue being debated hotly in the society.Today he congratulated justice A K Sikri for his order banning fire cracker sales and said “it ensured that we could breathe fresh air even after Diwali”.The discussion happened during...

Delhi HC Junks Swamy’s ‘Political’ Interest Litigation For SIT Probe Into Sunanda Pushkar’s Murder [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed what it termed ‘political’ interest litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and advocate Ishkaran Bhandari seeking SIT probe into the “mysterious” death of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor while stopping short of imposing cost on them for withholding information and facts from the court and also cautioning...

Contempt of Court: SC Suspends Jail Term Awarded To Allahabad HC Lawyer [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Monday, suspended the jail term awarded to an Allahabad High Court lawyer, who had been held guilty in criminal contempt for making allegations against several High Court Judges.The Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Navin Sinha, however, clarified that the restrain imposed on Advocate Asok Pande from entering the High Court premises for a period of 2...